| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | December 5–December 25 |
| Teams | 5 (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 played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Sanfilippo (6 goals) |
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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 and Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title.
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The format was 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.
All matches were played at Estadio Modelo in Guayaquil.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
| December 5, 1959 |
Brazil | 3–2 | Paraguay | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Carlos Ceballos (Ecuador) |
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| Paulo 25', 39' Zé de Mello 55' |
Parodi 72' Benítez 90' |
| December 6, 1959 |
Uruguay | 4–0 | Ecuador | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) |
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| Silveira 1' (pen.) Escalada 28' Bergara 46' Pérez 52' |
| December 9, 1959 |
Argentina | 4–2 | Paraguay | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay) |
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| Sanfilippo 8', 57', 89' (pen.) Pizzuti 81' |
Insfrán 30' Cabral 90' |
| December 12, 1959 |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Brazil | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) |
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| Escalada 49' Bergara 67' Sasía 75' |
| December 12, 1959 |
Ecuador | 1–1 | Argentina | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil) |
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| Raffo 20' | Sosa 62' |
| December 16, 1959 |
Uruguay | 5–0 | Argentina | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 50,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil) |
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| Silveira 9' (pen.), 55' (pen.) Bergara 15', 64' Sasía 25' |
| December 19, 1959 |
Brazil | 3–1 | Ecuador | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay) |
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| Paulo 23' Geraldo 42' Zé de Mello 45' |
Raffo 12' |
| December 22, 1959 |
Argentina | 4–1 | Brazil | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay) |
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| García 2' Sanfilippo 27', 89', 90' |
Geraldo 64' |
| December 22, 1959 |
Paraguay | 1–1 | Uruguay | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 45,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) |
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| Parodi 32' | Sasía 88' |
| December 25, 1959 |
Ecuador | 3–1 | Paraguay | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil) |
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| Spencer 16' Balseca 25' Cañarte 74' |
Gómez 5' (o.g.) |
| South American Championship 1959 Champions |
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Uruguay 10th title |
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