1937 South American Championship
Football tournament
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The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 27 December 1936 â 1 February 1937 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 69 (4.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Raúl Toro(7 goals) |
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The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event.
Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament.
Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle.[1]
Squads
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Buenos Aires | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo | Estadio Alvear y Tagle | Estadio Brandsen y Del Crucero |
| Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion.
| Brazil | 3â2 |  Peru |
|---|---|---|
Roberto  7' Afonsinho 30' Niginho 57' |
T. Fernández 55' Villanueva 58' |
| Uruguay | 4â2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Camaità 16' Varela 31', 56' PÃriz 79' |
T. Fernández 29' Magallanes 40' |
| Brazil | 5â0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Patesko 31', 67' Luisinho 42', 51' Carvalho Leite 59' |
| Brazil | 3â2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Carvalho Leite 36' Bahia 72' Niginho 77' |
Villadóniga 1' PÃriz 66' |
| Peru | 2â2 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| J. Alcalde 1', 26' |
Torres 16' Arancibia 70' |
| Paraguay | 0â1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Magallanes 84' |
Play-off
| Argentina | 2â0 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| De la Mata 108', 112' |
Result
| 1937 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Fifth title |
Goal scorers
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Afonsinho- Bahia
Manuel Arancibia- José Avendaño
- Arturo Carmona
- Guillermo Riveros
- Guillermo Torres
Juan Amarilla- Adolfo Erico
- MartÃn Flor
- Raúl Núñez Velloso
Alejandro Villanueva- Adolfo Magallanes
- Jose Maria Lavalle
Adelaido Camaiti- Eduardo Ithurbide
- Segundo Villadóniga
