1953 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 22 February – 1 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Paraguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | Uruguay |
| Fourth place | Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Francisco Molina (7 goals) |
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru. It was 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.
Venues
| Lima |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| Capacity: 50,000 |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
| Chile | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Peru | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
| Brazil | 8–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Julinho 18', 20', 42', 52' Francisco Rodrigues 25', 44' Pinga 39', 60' |
Ugarte 73' (pen.) |
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.
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López 49' León 89' |
Nílton Santos 12' |
Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.
Play-off
Result
| 1953 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Paraguay 1st title |
Goal scorers
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
- Berni
- Fernández
- Balseiro
3 Goals
- Baltazar
- Atilio López
- Carlos Romero
- Peláez
2 Goals
- Alcón
- Ramón Santos
- Ugarte
- Pinga
- Francisco Rodrigues
- Gómez Sánchez
- Morel
- Puente
1 Goal
- Ademir
- Cláudio
- Ipojucan
- Nílton Santos
- Zizinho
- Cremaschi
- Díaz Carmona
- Meléndez
- Guzmán
- Angel Romero
- León
- Gavilán
- Navarrete
- Terry
- Méndez
References
- ↑ "Aquella protesta del 53" (in Spanish). Diario Hoy. 2 July 2021.
- ↑ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.