1955 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | February 27 – March 30 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Chile |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 73 (4.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rodolfo Micheli (8 goals) |
Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.
Venues
| Santiago |
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| Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| Capacity: 70,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 |
| Chile |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7 |
| Peru |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 |
| Uruguay |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
 Paraguay |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 |
| Chile | 7–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Enrique Hormazábal  27', 47', 53' Díaz Zambrano 31', 35' René Meléndez 33' Jorge Robledo 55' |
Washington Villacreses 64' |
| Argentina | 5–3 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Micheli 5', 18' (pen.), 64', 83' José Borello 74' |
Máximo Rolón 13' Eulogio Martínez 47' Salvador Villalba 89' |
| Chile | 5–4 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Muñoz 9' Jorge Robledo 13', 57' Enrique Hormazábal 52' Ramírez Banda 84' |
Félix Castillo 35' Guillermo Barbadillo 62' Cornelio Heredia 63' (pen.) Gómez Sánchez 83' |
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Borges 2' Julio Abbadie 5' Óscar Míguez 86' (pen.) |
Máximo Rolón 23' |
| Argentina | 4–0 | Ecuador |
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| Ricardo Bonelli 11' Ernesto Grillo 24' Rodolfo Micheli 28' José Borello 71' |
| Peru | 4–2 | Ecuador |
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| Gómez Sánchez 11', 15' Honorato Gonzabay 29' (o.g.), 88' (o.g.) |
Isidro Matute 34', 61' |
| Chile | 2–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Muñoz 30' Enrique Hormazábal 72' |
Américo Galván 24', 41' |
| Paraguay | 2–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Máximo Rolón 16', 32' (pen.) |
| Argentina | 2–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Grillo 7' Carlos Cecconato 41' |
Gómez Sánchez 23', 57' |
| Chile | 5–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| René Meléndez 10', 52' Manuel Muñoz 77', 79' Enrique Hormazábal 82' |
| Peru | 1–1 | Paraguay |
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| Alberto Terry 33' |
Máximo Rolón 65' |
| Uruguay | 5–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Américo Galván 4' Óscar Míguez 12' Julio Abbadie 26', 80' Julio Pérez 54' |
Isidro Matute 36' |
| Argentina | 6–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Micheli 37', 61' Ángel Labruna 39', 71', 87' José Borello 76' |
Óscar Míguez 32' |
| Peru | 2–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Castillo 11' Gómez Sánchez 68' |
Walter Morel 72' |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Micheli 59' |
Goal scorers
8 Goals
6 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
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2 Goals
1 Goal
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Own Goal
- Honorato Gonzabay (2 for Peru)
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