1955 South American Championship
Football tournament
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The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.
Host countryChile
Dates27 February – 30 March
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 27 February – 30 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Chile |
| Third place |  Peru |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 73 (4.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rodolfo Micheli (8 goals) |
← 1953 1956 → | |
Squads
Venues
| Santiago |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| Capacity: 70,000 |
 |
Final round
| Chile | 2–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
Muñoz  30' Hormazábal 72' |
Galván 24', 41' |
| Chile | 5–0 |  Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez 10', 52' Muñoz 77', 79' Hormazábal 82' |
Result
| 1955 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina 10th title |
Goal scorers
8 Goals
6 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
José Borello- Ángel Labruna
Jorge Robledo- René Meléndez
Isidro Matute
Julio Abbadie- Américo Galván
- Óscar Míguez
2 Goals
1 Goal
- Ricardo Bonelli
- Carlos Cecconato
- Ramírez Banda
- Washington Villacreses
Eulogio Martínez- Salvador Villalba
Guillermo Barbadillo- Félix Castillo
- Cornelio Heredia
- Roberto Castillo
- Alberto Terry
- Carlos Borges
- Julio Pérez
- Walter Morel
2 Own Goals
- Honorato Gonzabay (for Peru)
External links
- South American Championship 1955 at RSSSF