1953 South American Championship
Appearance
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 22 February – 1 April |
| 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 | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru. It was won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.
Venues
[change | change source]| Lima |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| Capacity: 50,000 |
Final round
[change | change source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Puente Carlos Romero |
| Peru | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez Sánchez |
| Brazil | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Julinho Francisco Rodrigues Pinga |
Ugarte |
Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.[1]
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
| Paraguay | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López Berni |
Balseiro |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Romero Berni |
Ramon Santos |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López León |
Nílton Santos |
| Chile | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez Díaz Carmona |
Ramón Santos Alcón |
Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.
| Uruguay | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peláez Carlos Romero |
Play-off
[change | change source]Result
[change | change source]| 1953 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Paraguay 1st title |
Goal scorers
[change | change source]7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Aquella protesta del 53" (in Spanish). Diario Hoy. 2 July 2021.
- ↑ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.