1953 South American Championship

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1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates22 February – 1 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil
Third placeFile:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Francisco Molina
(7 goals)
1949
1955

The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.

Squads

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000
File:Copa America-2004-02.jpg

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 8
File:Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg Paraguay 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 6 3 1 2 15 6 +9 7
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 7
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 3
File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2
Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg1–0File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Ugarte File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)







Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg0–0File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)


Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.[1]
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.










Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.

Play-off

Result

 1953 South American Championship champions 
File:Flag of Paraguay (1842-1954).svg
Paraguay

1st title

Goal scorers

7 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

References

  1. "Aquella protesta del 53" (in español). Diario Hoy. 2 July 2021.
  2. Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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