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1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)

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Host country
  
Ecuador

Runners-up
  
Argentina

Dates
  
5 Dec 1959 – 25 Dec 1959

Goals scored
  
40

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Fourth place
  
Ecuador

Teams
  
5

Matches played
  
10

1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)

Top scorer(s)
  
José Sanfilippo (6 goals)

Champion
  
Uruguay national football team

Third place
  
Brazil national football team

Similar
  
1929 South American Championship, 1947 South American Championship, 1924 South American Championship

The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru did not participate; Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title.

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Format

The format was same as other tournaments; it was a round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and nothing for a defeat. The team with the most points at the end was declared the tournament winner.

Goalscorers

With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

6 goals
  • José Sanfilippo
  • 4 goals
  • Mario Ludovico Bergara
  • 3 goals
  • Paulo Pisaneschi
  • Alcides Silveira
  • José Sasía
  • 2 goals
    1 goal
    Own goal
  • Rómulo Gómez (playing against Paraguay)
  • References

    1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) Wikipedia