1949 South American Championship

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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.

Host countryBrazil
Dates3 April – 11 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue5 (in 4 host cities)
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1949 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates3 April – 11 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Peru
Fourth place Bolivia
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored135 (4.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Jair
(9 goals)
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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

More information Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo ...
Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Santos Belo Horizonte
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

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 7601397+3212
 Paraguay 7601216+1512
 Peru 75022013+710
 Bolivia 74031324−118
 Chile 72141014−45
 Uruguay 72141420−65
 Ecuador 7106721−142
 Colombia 7025423−192
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More information Brazil, 9–1 ...
Brazil 9–1 Ecuador
Tesourinha 3', 42'
Octavio 10'
Jair 13', 35'
Simão 16', 25'
Zizinho 67'
Ademir 88'		 Sigifredo Cuchuca 18'
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Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Bolivia, 3–2 ...
Bolivia 3–2 Chile
Ugarte 59'
Godoy 77'
Gutiérrez 79'		 Riera 30'
Salamanca 71'
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Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Paraguay, 3–0 ...
Paraguay 3–0 Colombia
López Fretes 21', 72'
Benítez 35'
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Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
More information Peru, 4–0 ...
Peru 4–0 Colombia
Pedraza 22', 90'
Drago 47'
Castillo 85'
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mario Rubén Heyn (Paraguay)
More information Paraguay, 1–0 ...
Paraguay 1–0 Ecuador
Barrios 89'
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
More information Brazil, 10–1 ...
Brazil 10–1 Bolivia
Nininho 16', 39', 86'
Jair 17'
Zizinho 25', 80'
Cláudio 49', 84'
Simão 71', 79'		 Ugarte 75'
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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Brazil, 2–1 ...
Brazil 2–1 Chile
Zizinho 20'
Cláudio 49' (pen.)		 López 89' (pen.)
Flores Red card 40'
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Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
More information Uruguay, 3–2 ...
Uruguay 3–2 Ecuador
Castro 15', 85'
Moreno 30'		 Artega 35'
Vargas 40'
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Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
More information Paraguay, 3–1 ...
Paraguay 3–1 Peru
Barrios 38' (pen.)
Arce 56'
López Fretes 67'		 Drago 89'
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Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Brazil, 5–0 ...
Brazil 5–0 Colombia
Tesourinha 20'
Canhotinho 24' (pen.)
Orlando 44'
Ademir 47', 87'
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Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alejandro Gálvez (Chile)
More information Chile, 1–0 ...
Chile 1–0 Ecuador
Rojas 4'
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Bolivia, 3–2 ...
Bolivia 3–2 Uruguay
Ugarte 47' (pen.)
Algarañaz 57'
Gutiérrez 66'		 Moll 49'
Betancourt 70'
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
More information Peru, 4–0 ...
Peru 4–0 Ecuador
Salinas 26'
Bermeo 36' (o.g.) Red card
Castillo 50'
Pedraza 85'
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
More information Chile, 1–1 ...
Chile 1–1 Colombia
López 8' Berdugo 56'
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Attendance: 7,000
More information Uruguay, 2–1 ...
Uruguay 2–1 Paraguay
García 22', 69' Arce 65' (pen.)
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Brazil, 7–1 ...
Brazil 7–1 Peru
Arce 11' (o.g.)
Augusto 15'
Jair 17', 20'
Simão 54'
Ademir 82'
Orlando 88'
Zizinho Red card 40'		 Salinas 44'
Calderón Red card 40'
González Red card
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Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Bolivia, 2–0 ...
Bolivia 2–0 Ecuador
Sánchez 6' (o.g.)
Ugarte 14' (pen.)
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Attendance: 14,000
More information Uruguay, 2–2 ...
Uruguay 2–2 Colombia
Martínez 57'
Ayala 86'		 Gastelbondo 27'
A. Pérez 81'
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Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
More information Peru, 3–0 ...
Peru 3–0 Bolivia
R. Drago 31', 74'
Heredia 77' (pen.)
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
More information Paraguay, 4–2 ...
Paraguay 4–2 Chile
Arce 10', 39', 47'
Benítez 23'		 Cremaschi 8'
Ramos 72'
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Attendance: 1,000
More information Paraguay, 7–0 ...
Paraguay 7–0 Bolivia
Benítez 30', 40', 41', ?'
Arce 38', ?'
Fernández 59'
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Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Brazil, 5–1 ...
Brazil 5–1 Uruguay
Jair 15', 40' (pen.)
Zizinho 24'
Danilo Alvim 79'
Tesourinha 89' (pen.)		 Castro 12'
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Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
More information Peru, 3–0 ...
Peru 3–0 Chile
Mosquera 28', 73'
Castillo 58'
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Attendance: 1,000
More information Ecuador, 4–1 ...
Ecuador 4–1 Colombia
E. Cantos 23'
Vargas 44'
G. Andrade 49'
Maldonado 74'		 N. Pérez 27'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia)
More information Peru, 4–3 ...
Peru 4–3 Uruguay
Mosquera 19'
Castillo 43'
Gómez Sánchez 57', 60'		 Moll 58'
Castro 60'
Ayala 85'
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia)
More information Bolivia, 4–0 ...
Bolivia 4–0 Colombia
Godoy 10'
B. Gutiérrez 55'
Rojas 77'
Ugarte 81'
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
More information Chile, 3–1 ...
Chile 3–1 Uruguay
Infante 75', 83' (pen.)
Cremaschi 88'		 Ayala 35'
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Attendance: 5,000
More information Paraguay, 2–1 ...
Paraguay 2–1 Brazil
Avalos 75'
Benítez 85'		 Tesourinha 33'
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Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)

Play-off

Main article: 1949 South American Championship Final

A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

More information Brazil, 7–0 ...
Brazil 7–0 Paraguay
Ademir 17', 27', 48'
Tesourinha 43', 70'
Jair 72', 89'		 [citation needed]
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Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Cyril John Barrick (England)

Result

 1949 South American Championship champions 

Brazil
3rd title

Goalscorers

Jair, top scorer

9 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Bolivia Víctor Algarañaz
  • Bolivia Nemesio Rojas
  • Brazil Augusto
  • Brazil Canhotinho
  • Brazil Danilo Alvim
  • Brazil Octavio
  • Chile Ulises Ramos
  • Chile Fernando Riera
  • Chile Carlos Rojas
  • Chile Manuel Salamanca
  • Colombia A. Pérez
  • Colombia Berdugo
  • Colombia Gastelbondo
  • Colombia Nelson Pérez
  • Ecuador Víctor Arteaga
  • Ecuador Sigifredo Chuchuca
  • Ecuador Enrique Cantos
  • Ecuador Guido Andrade
  • Ecuador Rafael Maldonado
  • Paraguay Enrique Avalos
  • Paraguay Pedro Fernández
  • Peru Cornelio Heredia
  • Peru Manuel Drago
  • Uruguay Ernesto Bentancour
  • Uruguay Miguel Martínez
  • Uruguay Nelson Moreno

Own goals

  • Ecuador Bermeo (for Peru)
  • Ecuador Sánchez (for Bolivia)
  • Peru Arce (for Brazil)

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