1949 South American Championship
The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st. edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | April 3 – May 11 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 135 (4.66 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jair (9 goals) |
This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Rio de Janeiro | Sao Paulo | Santos | Belo Horizonte | |
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| Estádio General Severiano | Estádio São Januário | Estádio do Pacaembu | Estádio Vila Belmiro | Estádio Sete de Setembro |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 71,281 | Capacity: 16,798 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 12 |
| Paraguay |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
| Peru |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 |
| Bolivia |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 |
 Chile |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 5 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ecuador |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 2 |
 Colombia |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 |
| Brazil | 9–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Tesourinha  3', 42' Octavio 10' Jair 13', 35' Simão 16', 25' Zizinho 67' Ademir 88' |
Sigifredo Cuchuca 18' |
| Paraguay | 3–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| López Fretes 21', 72' Benítez 35' |
| Brazil | 10–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Nininho 16', 39', 86' Jair 17' Zizinho 25', 80' Cláudio 49', 84' Simão 71', 79' |
Ugarte 75' |
| Paraguay | 3–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Barrios 38' (pen.) Arce 56' López Fretes 67' |
Drago 89' |
| Brazil | 5–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Tesourinha 20' Canhotinho 24' (pen.) Orlando 44' Ademir 47', 87' |
| Brazil | 7–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Arce 11' (o.g.) Augusto 15' Jair 17', 20' Simão 54' Ademir 82' Orlando 88' Zizinho  40' |
Salinas 44' Calderón 40' González |
| Brazil | 5–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Jair 15', 40' (pen.) Zizinho 24' Danilo Alvim 79' Tesourinha 89' (pen.) |
Castro 12' |
| Bolivia | 4–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Godoy 10' B. Gutiérrez 55' Rojas 77' Ugarte 81' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Avalos 75' Benítez 85' |
Tesourinha 33' |
Goalscorers
9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Castillo
- Castro
3 goals
- B. Gutiérrez
- Cláudio
- Nininho
- López Fretes
- Mosquera
- Pedraza
- R. Drago
- Ayala
2 goals
1 goal
- Algañaraz
- Rojas
- Augusto
- Canhotinho
- Danilo Alvim
- Octavio
- Castro
- Cremaschi
- Ramos
- Riera
- Rojas
- Salamanca
- A. Pérez
- Berdugo
- Gastelbondo
- N. Pérez
- Arteaga
- Chuchuca
- E. Cantos
- G. Andrade
- Maldonado
- Avalos
- Fernández
- Heredia
- M. Drago
- Bentancour
- Martínez
- Moreno
Own goals
- Bermeo (for Peru)
- Sánchez (for Bolivia)
- Arce (for Brazil)
External links
References
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness Publishing. p. 560. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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