1956 South American Championship

South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up.

1956 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
DatesJanuary 21 – February 15
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) Enrique Hormazábal
(4 goals)

Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament.

Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

Venues

Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 541093+69
 Chile 5302118+36
 Argentina 530253+26
 Brazil 522145−16
 Paraguay 502338−52
 Peru 5014611−51
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

 1956 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
9th title

Goalscorers

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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