| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | November 30 - December 31 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (9th title) |
| Runners-up | Paraguay |
| Third place | Uruguay |
| Fourth place | Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nicolás Falero (8 goals) |
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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.
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Each team played the teams in a single round-robin 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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 13 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 11 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 10 |
| Chile | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 |
| Peru | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 2 |
| Colombia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 2 |
| November 30, 1947 |
Ecuador | 2–2 | Bolivia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay) |
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| Jiménez 1', 24' | Gutiérrez 26', 44' |
| December 2, 1947 |
Uruguay | 2–0 | Colombia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Falero 26' Britos 61' |
| December 2, 1947 |
Argentina | 6–0 | Paraguay | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Víctor Francisco Rivas (Chile) |
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| Moreno 10' Loustau 22' Pontoni 40', 50', 82' Méndez 87' |
| December 4, 1947 |
Argentina | 7–0 | Bolivia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador) |
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| Méndez 3', 44' Pontoni 22' Loustau 56' Boyé 58', 76' Di Stéfano 62' |
| December 4, 1947 |
Colombia | 0–0 | Ecuador | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay) |
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| December 6, 1947 |
Peru | 2–2 | Paraguay | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay) |
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| Castillo 17' Mosquera 63' |
Villalba 38' Marín 74' |
| December 6, 1947 |
Uruguay | 6–0 | Chile | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Sarro 3' Falero 39', 42' Gambetta 68' Magliano 88', 89' |
| December 9, 1947 |
Chile | 2–1 | Peru | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Varela 25' Busquets 71' |
López 72' |
| December 9, 1947 |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Bolivia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mario Rubén Heyn (Paraguay) |
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| Magliano 9' Falero 50', 79' |
| December 11, 1947 |
Chile | 3–0 | Ecuador | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Peñaloza 51' López 62', 72' |
| December 11, 1947 |
Argentina | 3–2 | Peru | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay) |
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| Moreno 41' Di Stefano 55' Boyé 56' |
Gómez Sánchez 25' López 65' Torres |
| December 13, 1947 |
Colombia | 0–0 | Bolivia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay) |
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| December 13, 1947 |
Paraguay | 4–2 | Uruguay | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Genés 52', 79' Marín 76' Villalba 89' |
Magliano 3' Britos 47' |
| December 16, 1947 |
Uruguay | 6–1 | Ecuador | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Victor Francisco Rivas (Chile) |
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| Falero 19', 21' Puente 24', 88' García 28' Sarro 35' |
Garnica 51' |
| December 16, 1947 |
Argentina | 1–1 | Chile | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay) |
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| Di Stefano 12' | Riera 37' |
| December 18, 1947 |
Paraguay | 3–1 | Bolivia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Uruguay) |
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| Marín 5' Genés 20' Ávalos 25' |
González 71' |
| December 18, 1947 |
Argentina | 6–0 | Colombia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Alfredo Álvarez (Bolivia) |
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| Fernández 7' Di Stefano 30', 62', 75' Boyé 38' Loustau 55' |
| December 20, 1947 |
Peru | 0–0 | Ecuador | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay) |
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| December 20, 1947 |
Paraguay | 2–0 | Colombia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador) |
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| Villalba 22', 68' |
| December 23, 1947 |
Peru | 5–1 | Colombia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador) |
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| Mosquera 3' Guzmán 53', 79' Gómez Sánchez 67', 81' |
Arango 48' |
| December 23, 1947 |
Paraguay | 1–0 | Chile | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Villalba 60' |
| December 25, 1947 |
Argentina | 2–0 | Ecuador | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alfredo Álvarez (Bolivia) |
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| Moreno 30' Méndez 72' |
| December 26, 1947 |
Uruguay | 1–0 | Peru | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Victor Francisco Rojas (Chile) |
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| Falero 74' | González 67' |
| December 27, 1947 |
Bolivia | 0–2 | Peru | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay) |
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| Castillo 73' Guzmán 82' |
| December 28, 1947 |
Argentina | 3–1 | Uruguay | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay) |
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| Méndez 30', 46' Loustau 85' |
Britos 74' |
| December 29, 1947 |
Paraguay | 4–0 | Ecuador | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay) |
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| Marín Genés |
| December 29, 1947 |
Chile | 4–1 | Colombia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina) |
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| Prieto 28' Sáez 75', 88' Riera 78' |
Granados 90' |
| December 31, 1947 |
Chile | 4–3 | Bolivia | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador) |
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| Aráoz 30' (o.g.) Sáez 44' Infante 50' López 63' |
Tapia 77' Tardío 84' Orgaz 88' |
Brazil withdrew.
| South American Championship 1947 Champions |
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Argentina Ninth title |
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