1957 South American Championship
international football competition
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament. It was held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Peru |
Dates | 7 March – 6 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 | 21 |
Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (9 goals each) |
Top scorers
changeHumberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.[1]
Squads
changeFor a complete list of participating squads see: 1957 South American Championship squads
Venues
changeLima |
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Estadio Nacional de Lima |
Capacity: 50,000 |
Final round
changeTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 10 |
Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 8 |
Uruguay | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 |
Peru | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 |
Colombia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 4 |
Chile | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 |
Ecuador | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 1 |
Argentina | 8–2 | Colombia |
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Cruz 5' Angelillo 10', 73' Maschio 16' (pen.), 23', 53' (pen.), 85' Corbatta 59' |
Gamboa 34' (pen.) Valencia 37' |
Argentina | 4–0 | Uruguay |
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Maschio 7', 73' Angelillo 48' Sanfilippo 83' |
Brazil | 7–1 | Ecuador |
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Evaristo 22', 89' Pepe 25' Zizinho 34' (pen.) Joel 43', 68' Didì 78' |
Larraz 80' (pen.) |
Argentina | 6–2 | Chile |
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Sívori 7' Angelillo 21', 70' Maschio 53', 74' Corbatta 83' (pen.) |
Fernández 14', 28' |
Match suspended at the 43rd minute due to pitch invasion.
Result
change1957 South American Championship Champions |
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Argentina 11th title |
Goalscorers
changeA total of 33 different players scored 101 goals in the tournament. None were credited as own goals.
9 Goals
8 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
References
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to 1957 South American Championship.
- ↑ South American Championship 1957 at RSSSF