The fifteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

, Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 from January 15, 1939 to February 12, 1939.

The participating countries were Chile

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

, Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...

, Paraguay

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

, Peru

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

, and Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

. Although CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

 member since 1927, this tournament was the first time the Ecuadorian side participated. Colombia

Colombia national football team

The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

 –member since 1936– withdrew again from the tournament, as well as Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

, Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

 and Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

. Peru won for the first time.

Final round

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

9

8

1

Team
	4	4	0	0	13	4
|8
	4	3	0	1	13	5
|6
	4	2	0	2	9	8
|4
	4	1	0	3	8	12
|2
	4	0	0	4	4	18
|0

• Half-time scores are in brackets

January 15, 1939

Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	5 - 1 (2-1)	Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Alberto March (Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... )
Godoy 10'		Sorrel 8'
Godoy 24'
Barrios 47'
Barrios 75'
Aquino 88'

Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	5 - 2 (3-0)	Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... )
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  6'		Alcívar 55'
J. Alcalde Jorge Alcalde Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...  16'		Alcívar 89'
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  34'
J. Alcalde Jorge Alcalde Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...  58'
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  77'

January 22, 1939

Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	6 - 0 (1-0)	Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Enrique Cuenca (Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... )
Porta Roberto Porta Roberto Porta was Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Nacional , Inter and Independiente . He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935...  22'
S. Varela Severino Varela Severino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate de Montevideo...  53'
S. Varela Severino Varela Severino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate de Montevideo...  55'
Lago 65'
Lago 70'
S. Varela Severino Varela Severino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate de Montevideo...  81'

Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	3 - 1 (0-0)	Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... )
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  46'		Domínguez Alfonso Domínguez Alfonso Enrique Domínguez Maidana is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Domínguez had a spell with River Plate in the Primera División de Argentina.-International career:...  55'
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  65' (p)
J. Alcalde Jorge Alcalde Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...  80'

January 29, 1939

Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	3 - 2 (2-2)	Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Enrique Cuenca (Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... )
S. Varela Severino Varela Severino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate de Montevideo...  11'		Muñoz Raúl Muñoz Raúl Andrés Muñoz Mardones is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a defender.-Football career:...  3'
Camaití 30'		Luco Roberto Luco Roberto Luco is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Ñublense of the Primera División in Chile.-Teams: Santiago Wanderers 2001–2006 Trasandino 2007 Santiago Wanderers 2008–2011 Ñublense 2011–present -External links:* Profile at* Profile at...  39'
Chirimini 73'

Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	3 - 0 (2-0)	Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Alfredo Vargas (Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... )
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  11'
T. Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...  30'
J. Alcalde Jorge Alcalde Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...  78'

February 5, 1939

Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...	4 - 1 (3-1)	Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... )
Toro 6'		Arenas 35'
Avendaño 15'
Sorrel 19' (p)
Avendaño 79'

Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	3 - 1 (2-0)	Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Enrique Cuenca (Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... )
Lago 14'		Barrios 59'
S. Varela Severino Varela Severino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate de Montevideo...  40' (p)
Porta Roberto Porta Roberto Porta was Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Nacional , Inter and Independiente . He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935...  66'

February 12, 1939

Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	3 - 1 (1-0)	Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Enrique Cuenca (Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... )
Mingo 4'		Arenas 75'
Godoy 61'
Barreiro 63'

Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	2 - 1 (2-1)	Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	Estadio Nacional, Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... Ref: Alfredo Vargas (Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... )
J. Alcalde Jorge Alcalde Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...  7'		Porta Roberto Porta Roberto Porta was Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Nacional , Inter and Independiente . He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935...  44'
Bielich 35'

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Bolivia and Brazil withdrew.
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Goal scorers

7 goals T. Fernández

Teodoro Fernández

Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...

5 goals

J. Alcalde

Jorge Alcalde

Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...

Varela

Severino Varela

Severino Varela was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals.Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate de Montevideo...

3 goals

Godoy Barrios
Lago Porta

Roberto Porta

Roberto Porta was Uruguayan footballer.During his club career he played for Nacional , Inter and Independiente . He earned 33 caps and scored 13 goals for the Uruguay national football team, and also played 1 match for the Italy national football team in 1935...

2 goals

Avendaño Sorrel
Alcívar Manuel Arenas
1 goal

Domínguez

Alfonso Domínguez

Alfonso Enrique Domínguez Maidana is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Domínguez had a spell with River Plate in the Primera División de Argentina.-International career:...

 Luco

Roberto Luco

Roberto Luco is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Ñublense of the Primera División in Chile.-Teams: Santiago Wanderers 2001–2006 Trasandino 2007 Santiago Wanderers 2008–2011 Ñublense 2011–present -External links:* Profile at* Profile at...

 Muñoz

Raúl Muñoz

Raúl Andrés Muñoz Mardones is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a defender.-Football career:...

Toro
Aquino Barreiro Mingo Bielich
Camaití Chirimini

External links

• South American Championship 1939 at RSSSF