Host country Peru Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Chile Teams 7 Matches played 22 | Dates February 22 – April 1 Runners-up Brazil Start date 1953 Goals scored 67 | |
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Top scorer(s) Francisco Molina
(7 goals) Champion Paraguay national football team Third place Uruguay national football team Similar 1955 South American Championship, 1957 South American Championship, 1947 South American Championship, 1926 South American Championship, 1963 South American Championship | ||
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second.
Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
Goal scorers
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
References
1953 South American Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA