Host country Chile Runners-up Brazil Start date 1945 Goals scored 89 | Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Uruguay Teams 7 Matches played 21 | |
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Dates January 14 – February 28 Top scorer(s) Heleno de Freitas
Norberto Méndez
(6 goals each) Champion Argentina national football team Third place Chile national football team Similar 1947 South American Championship, 1957 South American Championship, 1926 South American Championship, 1955 South American Championship, 1929 South American Championship | ||
The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from January 14 to February 28. This tournament was an extra edition, with no trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL.
Contents
The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1945 South American Championship squads
Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.
Goal scorers
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
1945 South American Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA