1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)

The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru did not participate, whilst Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title.

For the earlier tournament, see 1959 South American Championship (Argentina).
1959 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates5–25 December
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (10th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored40 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) José Sanfilippo
(6 goals)

Format

The format was the same as other tournaments; it was a round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and nothing for a defeat. The team with the most points at the end was declared the tournament winner.

Venues
Guayaquil
Estadio Modelo
Capacity: 42,000

Squads
Main article: 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) squads

Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 4310131+127
 Argentina 42119905
 Brazil 4202710−34
 Ecuador 411259−43
 Paraguay 4013611−51

Matches
Brazil 3–2 Paraguay
Paulo 25', 39', 55' Parodi 72', 90'
Attendance: 35,000
Uruguay 4–0 Ecuador
Silveira 1' (pen.)
Escalada 28'
Bergara 46'
Pérez 52'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Argentina 4–2 Paraguay
Sanfilippo 8', 57', 89' (pen.)
Pizzuti 81'		 Insfrán 30'
Cabral 90'
Attendance: 15,000
Uruguay 3–0 Brazil
Escalada 49'
Bergara 67'
Sasía 75'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Ecuador 1–1 Argentina
Raffo 20' Sosa 62'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil)
Uruguay 5–0 Argentina
Silveira 9' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Bergara 15', 64'
Sasía 25'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil)
Brazil 3–1 Ecuador
Paulo 23'
Geraldo 42'
Zé de Mello 45'		 Raffo 12'
Attendance: 55,000
Argentina 4–1 Brazil
García 2'
Sanfilippo 27', 89', 90'		 Geraldo 64'
Attendance: 42,000
Paraguay 1–1 Uruguay
Parodi 32' Sasía 88'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Ecuador 3–1 Paraguay
Spencer 16'
Balseca 25'
Cañarte 74'		 Gómez 5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil)

Result
 1959 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
10th title

Goalscorers
José Sanfilippo, top scorer

With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Rómulo Gómez (playing against Paraguay)
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