1949 South American Championship

1949 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Brazil
Dates April 3 - May 11
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up  Paraguay
Third place  Peru
Fourth place  Bolivia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 29
Goals scored 135 (4.66 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jair Rosa Pinto
(9 goals)
← 1947
1953 →

The South American Championship 1949 in football was held in Brazil and won by Brazil. Paraguay was the runner-up.

Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals.

Contents

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 7 6 0 1 39 7 +32 12
 Paraguay 7 6 0 1 21 6 +15 12
 Peru 7 5 0 2 20 13 +7 10
 Bolivia 7 4 0 3 13 24 -11 8
 Chile 7 2 1 4 10 14 -4 5
 Uruguay 7 2 1 4 14 20 -6 5
 Ecuador 7 1 0 6 7 21 -14 2
 Colombia 7 0 2 5 4 23 -19 2
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
April 3, 1949
 Brazil  9–1  Ecuador Estádio São Januário Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Tesourinha  3', 42'
Octavio  10'
Jair  13', 35'
Simão  16', 25'
Zizinho  67'
Ademir  88'		 Sigifredo Cuchuca  18'
April 6, 1949
 Bolivia  3–2  Chile Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Ugarte  59'
Godoy  77'
Gutiérrez  79'		 Riera  30'
Salamanca  71'
April 6, 1949
 Paraguay  3–0  Colombia Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (URU)
López Fretes  21', 72'
Benítez  35'
April 10, 1949
 Peru  4–0  Colombia Estádio São Januário Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mario Rubén Heyn (PAR)
Pedraza  22'  90'
Drago  47'
Castillo  85'
April 10, 1949
 Paraguay  1–0  Ecuador Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (URU)
Barrios  89'
April 10, 1949
 Brazil  10–1  Bolivia Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Nininho  16', 39', 86'
Jair  17'
Zizinho  25', 80'
Cláudio  49', 84'
Simão  71', 79'		 Ugarte  75'
April 13, 1949
 Brazil  2–1  Chile Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (URU)
Zizinho  20'
Cláudio  49' (pen.)		 López  89' (pen.)
Flores  40'
April 13, 1949
 Uruguay  3–2  Ecuador Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (BRA)
Castro  15', 85'
Moreno  30'		 Artega  35'
Vargas  40'
April 13, 1949
 Paraguay  3–1  Peru Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Barrios  38', pen.'
Arce  56'
López Fretes  67'		 Drago  89'
April 17, 1949
 Brazil  5–0  Colombia Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alejandro Gálvez (CHI)
Tesourinha  20'
Canhotinho  24' (pen.)
Orlando  44'
Ademir  47', 87'
April 17, 1949
 Chile  1–0  Ecuador Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Rojas  4'
April 17, 1949
 Bolivia  3–2  Uruguay Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (BRA)
Ugarte  47' (pen.)
Algañaraz  57'
Gutiérrez  66'		 Moll  49'
Betancourt  70'
April 20, 1949
 Peru  4–0  Ecuador Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (URU)
Salinas  26'
Bermeo  36' (o.g.)
Castillo  50'
Pedraza  85'
April 20, 1949
 Chile  1–1  Colombia Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mario Gardelli (BRA)
López  8' Berdugo  56'
April 20, 1949
 Uruguay  2–1  Paraguay Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
García  22', 69' Arce  65' (pen.)
April 24, 1949
 Brazil  7–1  Peru Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Arce  11' (o.g.)
Augusto  15'
Jair  17', 20'
Simão  54'
Ademir  82'
Orlando  88'
Zizinho  40'		 Salinas  44'
Calderón  40'
González
April 25, 1949
 Bolivia  2–0  Ecuador Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mario Gardelli (BRA)
Sánchez  6' (o.g.)
Ugarte  14' (pen.)
April 25, 1949
 Uruguay  2–2  Colombia Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (BRA)
Martínez  57'
Ayala  86'		 Gastelbondo  27'
A. Pérez  81'
April 27, 1949
 Peru  3–0  Bolivia Villa Belmiro, Santos
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (BRA)
R. Drago  31', 74'
Heredia  77' (pen.)
April 27, 1949
 Paraguay  4–2  Chile Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mario Gardelli (BRA)
Arce  10', 39', 47'
Benítez  23'		 Cremaschi  8'
Ramos  72'
April 30, 1949
 Paraguay  7–0  Bolivia Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Benítez  30', 40', 41', ?'
Arce  38', ?'
Fernández  59'
April 30, 1949
 Brazil  5–1  Uruguay Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (BRA)
Jair  15', 40' (pen.)
Zizinho  24'
Danilo Alvim  79'
Tesourinha  89' (pen.)		 Castro  12'
April 30, 1949
 Peru  3–0  Chile Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mario Gardelli (BRA)
Mosquera  28', 73'
Castillo  58'
May 3, 1949
 Ecuador  4–1  Colombia Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (BOL)
E. Cantos  23'
Vargas  44'
G. Andrade  49'
Maldonado  74'		 N. Pérez  27'
May 4, 1949
 Peru  4–3  Uruguay Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (BOL)
Mosquera  19'
Castillo  43'
Gómez Sánchez  57', 60'		 Moll  58'
Castro  60'
Ayala  85'
May 6, 1949
 Bolivia  4–0  Colombia Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Godoy  10'
B. Gutiérrez  55'
Rojas  77'
Ugarte  81'
May 8, 1949
 Chile  3–1  Uruguay Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mario Gardelli (BRA)
Infante  75', 83' (pen.)
Cremaschi  88'		 Ayala  35'
May 8, 1949
 Paraguay  2–1  Brazil Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Avalos  75'
Benítez  85'		 Tesourinha  33'

Argentina withdrew.

Playoff

May 11, 1949
 Brazil  7–0  Paraguay Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (ENG)
Ademir  17', 27', 48'
Tesourinha  43', 70'
Jair  72', 89'

Goal scorers

9 Goals
7 Goals
5 Goals
  • Simão
4 Goals
  • Castro
3 Goals
  • R. Drago
  • Ayala
2 Goals
  • Godoy
  • Orlando
  • Infante
  • P. López
  • Vargas
  • Barrios
  • Gómez Sánchez
  • Salinas
  • J. M. García
  • Moll
1 Goal
  • Rojas
  • Salamanca
  • A. Pérez
  • Berdugo
  • Gastelbondo
  • N. Pérez
  • Arteaga
  • Chuchuca
  • E. Cantos
  • G. Andrade
  • Maldonado
  • Avalos
  • Fernández
  • Heredia
  • M. Drago
  • Bentancour
  • Martínez
  • Moreno
Own Goals
  • Bermeo (for Peru)
  • Sánchez (for Bolivia)
  • Arce (for Brazil)

External links

 1949 South American Championship 

Brazil
3rd title
International association football
Asia
Africa
North,
Central America
and Caribbean
South America
Oceania
Europe
Non-FIFA
Games
See also International women's football.
Tournaments
Argentina 1916 · Uruguay 1917 · Brazil 1919 · Chile 1920 · Argentina 1921 · Brazil 1922 · Uruguay 1923 · Uruguay 1924 · Argentina 1925 · Chile 1926 · Peru 1927 · Argentina 1929 · Peru 1935 · Argentina 1937 · Peru 1939 · Chile 1941 · Uruguay 1942 · Chile 1945 · Argentina 1946 · Ecuador 1947 · Brazil 1949 · Peru 1953 · Chile 1955 · Uruguay 1956 · Peru 1957 · 1959 (Argentina · Ecuador) · Bolivia 1963 · Uruguay 1967 · 1975 (No fixed venue) · 1979 (No fixed venue) · 1983 (No fixed venue) · Argentina 1987 · Brazil 1989 · Chile 1991 · Ecuador 1993 · Uruguay 1995 · Bolivia 1997 · Paraguay 1999 · Colombia 2001 · Peru 2004 · Venezuela 2007 · Argentina 2011 · Brazil 2015
Finals
1975 · 1979 · 1983 · 1987 · 1989 · 1991 · 1993 · 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2001 · 2004 · 2007 · 2011
Squads
1975 · 1979 · 1983 · 1987 · 1989 · 1991 · 1993 · 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2001 · 2004 · 2007 · 2011