1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)

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For the earlier tournament, see 1959 South American Championship (Argentina).
1959 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
Dates5–25 December
Teams5 (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 played10
Goals scored40 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina José Sanfilippo
(6 goals)
1963 →

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, whilst Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title.

Format[]

The format was the 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.

Venues[]

Guayaquil
Estadio Modelo
Capacity: 42,000
Estadio modelo ecuador.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) squads

Standings[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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

Matches[]

Brazil 3–2 Paraguay
Paulo 25', 39', 55' Parodi 72', 90'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 35,000
Uruguay 4–0 Ecuador
Silveira 1' (pen.)
Escalada 28'
Bergara 46'
Pérez 52'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Argentina)
Argentina 4–2 Paraguay
Sanfilippo 8', 57', 89' (pen.)
Pizzuti 81'		 30'
90'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 15,000
Uruguay 3–0 Brazil
Escalada 49'
Bergara 67'
Sasía 75'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Argentina)
Ecuador 1–1 Argentina
Raffo 20' Sosa 62'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Brazil)
Uruguay 5–0 Argentina
Silveira 9' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Bergara 15', 64'
Sasía 25'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Brazil)
Brazil 3–1 Ecuador
Paulo 23'
Geraldo 42'
Zé de Mello 45'		 Raffo 12'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 55,000
Argentina 4–1 Brazil
García 2'
Sanfilippo 27', 89', 90'		 Geraldo 64'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 42,000
Paraguay 1–1 Uruguay
Parodi 32' Sasía 88'
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: (Argentina)
Ecuador 3–1 Paraguay
Spencer 16'
Balseca 25'
74'		 5' (o.g.)
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Brazil)

Result[]

 1959 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
10th title

Goalscorers[]

José Sanfilippo, top scorer

With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Ecuador (playing against Paraguay)

External links[]

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