1945 South American Championship
Appearance
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 14 January – 28 February |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 89 (4.24 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (6 goals each) |

The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 14 January to 28 February. This Football competition was an extra edition. No trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL.
The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament.
Squads
[change | change source]For a complete list of participating squads see: 1945 South American Championship squads
Venues
[change | change source]| Santiago |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| Capacity: 70,000 |
Final round
[change | change source]Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 11 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 |
| Chile | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alcántara Vera Hormazábal Clavero |
Raymondi Chávez Jiménez Luis Mendoza |
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
| Argentina | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni Martino Loustau De la Mata |
Referee: Humberto Reginato (Chile)
| Uruguay | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. García Porta Varela |
Aguayo |
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
| Uruguay | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. García Riephoff J. García Ortiz Porta |
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
| Brazil | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ademir Tesourinha |
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
| Argentina | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni De la Mata Martino Pellegrina |
Aguayo J. Mendoza |
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
| Argentina | 9–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni Méndez Martino Boyé Loustau Ferraro |
Mendoza |
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
| Colombia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| González Rubio Gámez Berdugo |
Aguayo |
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
| Bolivia | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández Zenón González Orgaz |
González Rubio Berdugo Gámez |
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
| Brazil | 9–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ademir Heleno Zizinho Jair |
Aguayo Albornoz |
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Result
[change | change source]| 1945 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Argentina Seventh title |
Goal scorers
[change | change source]Norberto Méndez (left) and Heleno, top scorers with 6 goals each
6 goals
5 goals
Ademir
Juan Alcántara
Atilio García
4 goals
Rinaldo Martino
René Pontoni
Guillermo Clavero
Víctor Aguayo
3 goals
Desiderio Medina
Roberto Porta
2 goals
Vicente de la Mata
Ferraro
Loustau
Jair
Zizinho
Roberto Gámez
González Rubio
Fulgencio Berdugo
José García
1 goal
Mario Boyé
Manuel Pelegrina
Raúl Fernández
Zenón González
Severo Orgaz
Jaime
Jorginho
Rui
Tesourinha
Francisco Hormazábal
Manuel Piñeiro
Erasmo Vera
Arturo Mendoza
Guillermo Albornoz
José L. Mendoza
José M. Jiménez
Luis A. Mendoza
Enrique Raymondi
Nicolás Falero
José M. Ortiz
Juan P. Riephoff
Varela
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