South American Championship 1947
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The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship
for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL
. It marked the first time Ecuador
hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell
in Guayaquil
. Argentina
won the tournament to obtain their 9th South American title. Brazil
withdrew from the tournament.
, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions.
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Brazil withdrew.
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6 Goals
Di Stéfano
Méndez
Marín
5 Goals Villalba
4 Goals
Boyé
Loustau
Pontoni
Genés
Magliano
3 Goals
Moreno
López
Sáez Gómez Sánchez
Guzmán Britos
2 Goals
B. Gutiérrez Riera
Jiménez
López
Mosquera Puente
Sarro
1 Goal
Fernández
González Orgaz Tapia Tardío Busquets
Infante Peñaloza Prieto Varela Arango Granados
Garnica Avalos F. Castillo
J. Castillo Gambetta
García
Own Goals Aráoz (for Chile)
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
for national teams, and was organized by 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...
. It marked the first time 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...
hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell
Estadio George Capwell
Estadio George Capwell is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Emelec.-History:...
in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
. 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...
won the tournament to obtain their 9th South American title. 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...
withdrew from the tournament.
Format
Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournamentRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions.
Final round
| Team | ||||||||
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| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | |11 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | |10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | |9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |6 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |||
| |3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |||
| |2 | ||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | |||
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Goal scorers
8 Goals Falero6 Goals
Di Stéfano
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
Méndez
Norberto Doroteo Méndez
Norberto Doroteo Méndez was a former Argentine football striker. He was born on January 5, 1923, in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He played 31 games for the Argentina national football team and won 3 Copa América titles and 3 Primera Division Argentina titles in his career...
Marín
5 Goals Villalba
Juan Bautista Villalba
Juan Bautista Villalba Maldonado was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a striker.Villalba was a striker, known for his great scoring ability and speed. He played for the Paraguayan national football team between 1945 and 1947, scoring ten goals...
4 Goals
Boyé
Mario Boyé
Mario Emilio Heriberto Boyé Auterio was an Argentine footballer. A powerful striker, he played for Boca Juniors, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Huracán in Argentina, Genoa in Italy and Millonarios in Colombia....
Loustau
Félix Loustau
Félix Loustau is a former Argentine footballer who was a key player on the River Plate squad known as La Máquina. La Maquina is considered to be one of the greatest team ever assembled in the history of South American football...
Pontoni
René Pontoni
René Alejandro Pontoni is a former Argentine footballer. He played club football in Argentina, Colombia and Brazil as well as representing the Argentina national football team on 19 occasions....
Genés
Magliano
3 Goals
Moreno
José Manuel Moreno
José Manuel Moreno Fernández , nicknamed "El Charro", was an Argentine football inside forward who played for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, and was the first footballer ever to have won top division league titles in four different countries .Moreno...
López
Sáez Gómez Sánchez
Guzmán Britos
Julio César Britos
Julio César Britos Vázquez is a former Uruguayan footballer, who played for CA Peñarol and Real Madrid.For the Uruguay national football team, he was part of the 1950 FIFA World Cup winning team, but did not play in any matches in the tournament...
2 Goals
B. Gutiérrez Riera
Fernando Riera
Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile...
Jiménez
López
Valeriano López
Valeriano López Mendiola was a football forward from Peru, nicknamed Tanque de Casma...
Mosquera Puente
Sarro
1 Goal
Fernández
Mario Fernández
Mario Fernández Cuesta is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
González Orgaz Tapia Tardío Busquets
Infante Peñaloza Prieto Varela Arango Granados
Garnica Avalos F. Castillo
Félix Castillo
Felix Castillo Tardío was a former Peruvian football right-wing who played for Alianza Lima and the Peruvian national team between 1947 and 1956.-Playing career:...
J. Castillo Gambetta
Schubert Gambetta
Schubert Gambetta was a Uruguayan footballer. He played as a half-back and was right-footed. Gambetta was a figure in the Maracanazo when he helped keep Zizinho and Ademir out of the game, which helped him to the 1950 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.From 1940 to 1956, he played for Club Nacional de...
García
Own Goals Aráoz (for Chile)