1959 South American Championship

1959 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	March 7 - April 4
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (12th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Top scorer(s)	Pelé (8)
← 1957 1959 (Ecuador) →

The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil in second.

Pelé from Brazil became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Stadium

All games played in Buenos Aires, at Estadio Monumental.

Final round

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Argentina 11 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14  Brazil 10 6 4 2 0 17 7 +10  Paraguay 6 6 3 0 3 12 12 0  Peru 5 6 1 3 2 10 11 −1  Chile 5 6 2 1 3 9 14 −5  Uruguay 4 6 2 0 4 15 14 +1  Bolivia 1 6 0 1 5 4 23 −19 March 7, 1959 Argentina  6–1  Chile Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 8, 1959 Uruguay  7–0  Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 35,000 March 10, 1959 Brazil  2–2  Peru Argentina Attendance: 45,000 March 11, 1959 Paraguay  2–1  Chile Argentina Attendance: 45,000 March 11, 1959 Argentina  2–0  Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 45,000 March 14, 1959 Peru  5–3  Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 15, 1959 Paraguay  5–0  Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 15, 1959 Brazil  3–0  Chile Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 18, 1959 Uruguay  3–1  Paraguay Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 18, 1959 Argentina  3–1  Peru Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 21, 1959 Brazil  4–2  Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 25,000 March 21, 1959 Chile  1–1  Peru Argentina Attendance: 50,000 March 22, 1959 Argentina  3–1  Paraguay Argentina Attendance: 50,000 March 26, 1959 Chile  5–2  Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 26, 1959 Brazil  3–1  Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 29, 1959 Peru  0–0  Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 29, 1959 Brazil  4–1  Paraguay Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 30, 1959 Argentina  4–1  Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 80,000 April 2, 1959 Paraguay  2–1  Peru Argentina Attendance: 5,000 April 2, 1959 Chile  1–0  Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 5,000 April 4, 1959 Argentina  1–1  Brazil Argentina Attendance: 85,000 Colombia and Ecuador withdrew. Results  South American Championship 1959 Champions  Argentina 12th title Top scorers 8 goals Pelé 6 goals José Raúl Aveiro 5 goals Paulo Valentim Miguel Angel Loayza References External links South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF v t e International association football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · FIFA Ballon d'Or · Teams · Debuts · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America, Central America and the Caribbean CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF-Board – Viva World Cup IGA Island Games Games All-Africa Games Asian Games CARIFTA Games East Asian Games Francophonie Games IOIG Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games See also International women's football. v t e Copa América 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 Chile 2015 Brazil 2019 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 Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo‎ Goalscorers Hat-tricks Mascots Records