1956 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 21 January – 15 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Chile |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 568,000 (37,867 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Enrique Hormazábal (4 goals) |
South American Championship 1956 was a
football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile
became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.
Venues
| Montevideo |
|---|
| Estadio Centenario |
| Capacity: 65,235 |
|
Squads
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Chile
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
 Paraguay
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
 Peru
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 4–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
Óscar Míguez  12' Guillermo Escalada 25', 32' Walter Roque 65' |
Máximo Rolón 81' Antonio Gómez 89' |
| Argentina | 2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Sívori 43' Federico Vairo 51' |
Roberto Drago 56' |
| Chile | 4–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Hormazábal 8', 83' René Meléndez 65' Leonel Sánchez 71' |
Maurinho 38' |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Escalada 42' Óscar Míguez 73' |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Ángel Labruna 9', 79' |
| Brazil | 2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Zezinho 80' |
Roberto Drago 42' |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Cecconato 54' |
| Paraguay | 1–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Máximo Rolón 76' |
Isaac Andrade 61' |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Óscar Míguez 12' Carlos Borges 58' |
Ramírez Banda 59' |
| Chile | 4–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Hormazábal 15' Manuel Muñoz 34' José Fernández 70' Leonel Sánchez 86' |
Félix Castillo 22' Máximo Mosquera 57' Gómez Sánchez 80' |
| Chile | 2–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Hormazábal 41' Ramírez Banda 51' |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Ambrois 23' |
Result
| 1956 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Uruguay 9th title |
Goalscorers
A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal.
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal