1959 South American Championship (Argentina)

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Host country Argentina Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Fourth place Peru Start date 1959 Goals scored 86		Dates March 7 – April 4 Runners-up Brazil Top scorer(s) Pelé (8 goals) Teams 7 Matches played 21

Champion Argentina national football team Third place Paraguay national football team Similar 1957 South American Championship, 1929 South American Championship, 1947 South American Championship

The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil in second.

Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament.

Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals.

Goalscorers

With eight goals, Pelé of Brazil is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 36 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

9 goals

Pelé

6 goals

José Aveiro

5 goals

Paulo Valentim

Miguel Angel Loayza

4 goals

Rubén Héctor Sosa

3 goals

Juan José Pizzuti

Omar Oreste Corbatta