1955 South American Championship

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1955 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChile
DatesFebruary 27 – March 30
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (10th title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Peru
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored73 (4.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Rodolfo Micheli
(8 goals)
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1956 →

The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Squads[]

Main article: 1955 South American Championship squads

Venues[]

Santiago
Estadio Nacional de Chile
Capacity: 70,000
Estadio Nacional de Chile - vista desde Av. Grecia.jpg

Final round[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 5 4 1 0 18 6 +12 9
 Chile 5 3 1 1 19 8 +11 7
 Peru 5 2 2 1 13 11 +2 6
 Uruguay 5 2 1 2 12 12 0 5
 Paraguay 5 1 1 3 7 14 −7 3
 Ecuador 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 0
Chile 7–1 Ecuador
Hormazábal Goal 27', 47', 53'
Díaz Goal 31', 35'
Meléndez Goal 33'
Robledo Goal 55'		 Goal 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Argentina 5–3 Paraguay
Micheli Goal 5', 18' (pen.), 64', 83'
Borello Goal 74'		 Rolón Goal 13'
Martínez Goal 47'
Villalba Goal 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Chile 5–4 Peru
Muñoz Goal 9'
Robledo Goal 13', 57'
Hormazábal Goal 52'
Ramírez Goal 84'		 Castillo Goal 35'
Goal 62'
Goal 63' (pen.)
Gómez Goal 83'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Harry Dykes (England)
Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay
Borges Goal 2'
Abbadie Goal 5'
Míguez Goal 86' (pen.)		 Rolón Goal 23'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Argentina 4–0 Ecuador
Bonelli Goal 11'
Grillo Goal 24'
Micheli Goal 28'
Borello Goal 71'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Peru 4–2 Ecuador
Gómez Goal 11', 15'
Goal 29' (o.g.), 88' (o.g.)		 Goal 34', 61'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Chile 2–2 Uruguay
Muñoz Goal 30'
Hormazábal Goal 72'		 Goal 24', 41'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Paraguay 2–0 Ecuador
Rolón Goal 16', 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Argentina 2–2 Peru
Grillo Goal 7'
Cecconato Goal 41'		 Gómez Goal 23', 57'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Chile 5–0 Paraguay
Meléndez Goal 10', 52'
Muñoz Goal 77', 79'
Hormazábal Goal 82'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Peru 1–1 Paraguay
Terry Goal 33' Rolón Goal 65'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Uruguay 5–1 Ecuador
Goal 4'
Míguez Goal 12'
Abbadie Goal 26', 80'
Pérez Goal 54'		 Goal 36'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roberto González (Paraguay)
Argentina 6–1 Uruguay
Micheli Goal 37', 61'
Labruna Goal 39', 71', 87'
Borello Goal 76'		 Míguez Goal 32'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Peru 2–1 Uruguay
Castillo[disambiguation needed] Goal 11'
Gómez Goal 68'		 Goal 72'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Argentina 1–0 Chile
Micheli Goal 59'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Result[]

 1955 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
10th title

Goal scorers[]

8 Goals

6 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own Goal

  • Ecuador (2 for Peru)

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