1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 7 March – 4 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (12th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Pelé (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Pelé |
Venues
| Buenos Aires |
|---|
| Estadio Monumental |
| Capacity: 67,664 |
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Squads
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 11 |
| Brazil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 |
| Paraguay |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Peru |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 |
 Chile |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 1 |
| Argentina | 6–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Pedro Manfredini  5', 50' Pedro Callá 7' Juan José Pizzuti 17', 39' Raúl Belén 75' |
Luis Álvarez 25' |
| Uruguay | 7–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| José Sasía 5' Guillermo Escalada 12' Víctor Guaglianone 17' Carlos Borges 60', 65' Vladas Douksas 69' Domingo Pérez 89' |
| Brazil | 2–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Didi 24' Pelé 48' |
Juan Seminario 59', 77' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| José Aveiro 8', 14' |
Leonel Sánchez 34' (pen.) |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta 2' Pedro Callá 79' |
| Peru | 5–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Loayza 4', 27', 42' Juan Joya 29', 79' |
Héctor Demarco 2' Vladas Douksas 31' José Sasía 81' |
| Paraguay | 5–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Cayetano Ré 1', 21', 50' Ildefonso Sanabria 11' José Aveiro 51' |
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Héctor Demarco 2' Vladas Douksas 37' José Sasía 85' |
José Aveiro 77' |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta 18' (pen.) Rubén Sosa 42' Víctor Benítez 78' (o.g.) |
Miguel Ángel Loayza 51' |
| Brazil | 4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé 16' Paulo Valentim 18', 26' Didi 89' |
Ricardo Alcón 12' Ausberto García 22' |
| Chile | 1–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Tovar 77' |
Miguel Ángel Loayza 12' |
| Argentina | 3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta 15' Rubén Sosa 63' Vladislao Cap 69' |
Silvio Parodi 36' |
| Chile | 5–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto 7', 42' Juan Soto Mura 17', 51' Leonel Sánchez 89' |
Máximo Alcócer 25', 76' |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Valentim 62', 80', 89' |
Guillermo Escalada 36' |
| Brazil | 4–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé 25', 31', 63' Chinesinho 35' |
Silvio Parodi 4' |
| Argentina | 4–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Belén 15', 60' Rubén Sosa 55', 80' |
Héctor Demarco 85' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| José Aveiro 32', 68' |
Gómez Sánchez 51' |
| Chile | 1–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Moreno 88' |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Juan José Pizzuti 40' |
Pelé 58' |
Goalscorers
Pelé, top scorer
With eight goals, Pelé of Brazil is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 36 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Vladislao Cap
- Ausberto García
- Ricardo Alcón
- Chinesinho
- Luis Hernán Álvarez
- Mario Moreno
- Tovar
Ildefonso Sanabria
Óscar Gómez Sánchez- Domingo Pérez
- Víctor Guaglianone
- Own goal
- Víctor Benítez (playing against Argentina)
Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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