Host country Argentina Runners-up Brazil Matches played 16 End date February 1, 1937 Goals scored 69 | Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Paraguay Start date 1937 Teams 6 | |
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Dates December 27, 1936 – February 1, 1937 Champion Argentina national football team Third place Uruguay national football team Similar 1929 South American Championship, 1926 South American Championship, 1947 South American Championship, 1955 South American Championship, 1939 South American Championship | ||
The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27, 1936, to February 1, 1937.
Contents
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.
Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.
As Brazil and Argentina were tied, a playoff was disputed.
Goal scorers
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
1937 South American Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA