1956 South American Championship

South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

1956 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates21 January – 15 February
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (9th title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Attendance568,000 (37,867 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Enrique Hormazábal
(4 goals)
1955
1957

Venues

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Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235
 

Squads

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Final round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uruguay 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 9
  Chile 5 3 0 2 11 8 +3 6
  Argentina 5 3 0 2 5 3 +2 6
  Brazil 5 2 2 1 4 5 −1 6
  Paraguay 5 0 2 3 3 8 −5 2
  Peru 5 0 1 4 6 11 −5 1
Uruguay  4–2  Paraguay
Óscar Míguez   12'
Guillermo Escalada   25', 32'
Walter Roque   65'
Máximo Rolón   81'
Antonio Gómez   89'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

Argentina  2–1  Peru
Omar Sívori   43'
Federico Vairo   51'
Roberto Drago   56'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Chile  4–1  Brazil
Enrique Hormazábal   8', 83'
René Meléndez   65'
Leonel Sánchez   71'
Maurinho   38'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

Uruguay  2–0  Peru
Guillermo Escalada   42'
Óscar Míguez   73'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)

Brazil  0–0  Paraguay
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Sergio Bustamante (Chile)

Argentina  2–0  Chile
Ángel Labruna   9', 79'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: João Baptista Laurito (Brazil)

Brazil  2–1  Peru
Alvaro   10'
Zezinho   80'
Roberto Drago   42'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Argentina  1–0  Paraguay
Carlos Cecconato   54'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: João Baptista Laurito (Brazil)

Paraguay  1–1  Peru
Máximo Rolón   76' Isaac Andrade   61'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

Brazil  1–0  Argentina
Luizinho   88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Uruguay  2–1  Chile
Óscar Míguez   12'
Carlos Borges   58'
Ramírez Banda   59'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

Chile  4–3  Peru
Enrique Hormazábal   15'
Manuel Muñoz   34'
José Fernández   70'
Leonel Sánchez   86'
Félix Castillo   22'
Máximo Mosquera   57'
Gómez Sánchez   80'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

Uruguay  0–0  Brazil
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)

Chile  2–0  Paraguay
Enrique Hormazábal   41'
Ramírez Banda   51'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Uruguay  1–0  Argentina
Javier Ambrois   23'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)

Result

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 1956 South American Championship champions 
 
Uruguay

9th title

Goalscorers

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A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal.

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

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