1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)

the earlier tournament 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) February 2022 South American Championship 1959 Ecuador 5–25 December 5 1 1 1 Uruguay 10 Argentina Brazil 1889 Ecuador 1900 10 40 ARG José Sanfilippo (6 goals) 1959 (Argentina) 1963 The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru did not participate, whilst Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title. Format The format was the same as other tournaments; it was a round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and nothing for a defeat. The team with the most points at the end was declared the tournament winner. Venues Guayaquil Estadio Modelo Capacity: 42,000 150pxEcuador left 300 Ecuador -2.183333 -79.883333 Guayaquil right Squads 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) squads Standings Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points URU4310131+127 ARG42119905 BRA 18894202710−34 ECU 1900411259−43 PAR 19544013611−51 Matches 5 December 1959 BRA 1889 3–2 PAR 1954 Paulo 25 39 55 Parodi 72 90 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 35,000 Carlos Ceballos (Ecuador) 6 December 1959 URU 4–0 ECU 1900 Silveira 1 pen. Escalada 28 Bergara 46 Pérez 52 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 55,000 José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) 9 December 1959 ARG 4–2 PAR 1954 Sanfilippo 8 57 89 pen. Pizzuti 81 Insfrán 30 Cabral 90 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 15,000 Esteban Marino (Uruguay) 12 December 1959 URU 3–0 BRA 1889 Escalada 49 Bergara 67 Sasía 75 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 55,000 José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) 12 December 1959 ECU 1900 1–1 ARG Raffo 20 Sosa 62 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 55,000 José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil) 16 December 1959 URU 5–0 ARG Silveira 9 pen. 55 pen. Bergara 15 64 Sasía 25 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 50,000 José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil) 19 December 1959 BRA 1889 3–1 ECU 1900 Paulo 23 Geraldo 42 Zé de Mello 45 Raffo 12 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 55,000 Esteban Marino (Uruguay) 22 December 1959 ARG 4–1 BRA 1889 García 2 Sanfilippo 27 89 90 Geraldo 64 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 42,000 Esteban Marino (Uruguay) 22 December 1959 PAR 1954 1–1 URU Parodi 32 Sasía 88 Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 45,000 José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) 25 December 1959 ECU 1900 3–1 PAR 1954 Spencer 16 Balseca 25 Cañarte 74 Gómez 5 o.g. Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil 55,000 José Gomes Sobrinho (Brazil) Goalscorers thumb|150px|José Sanfilippo, top scorer With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. 6 goals ARG José Sanfilippo 4 goals URU Mario Ludovico Bergara BRA 1889 Paulo Pisaneschi 3 goals PAR 1954 Silvio Parodi URU Alcides Silveira URU José Sasía 2 goals 22em BRA 1889 Geraldo José da Silva ECU 1900 Carlos Alberto Raffo URU Guillermo Escalada 1 goal 22em ARG Juan José Pizzuti ARG Omar Higinio García ARG Rubén Héctor Sosa BRA 1889 Zé de Mello ECU 1900 Alberto Spencer ECU 1900 Climaco Cañarte ECU 1900 José Vicente Balseca PAR 1954 Eligio Antonio Insfrán PAR 1954 Pedro Antonio Cabral URU Domingo Pérez Own goal ECU 1900 Rómulo Gómez (playing against Paraguay) Controversy Originally, the 1959 Copa America was scheduled to be hosted by Ecuador. However, due to financial difficulties and infrastructure challenges, Ecuador withdrew as the host nation just a few months before the tournament was set to begin. This sudden withdrawal left CONMEBOL in a difficult situation to find a replacement host at such short notice. In response to Ecuador's withdrawal, Argentina volunteered to step in as the new host for the tournament. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) had the necessary resources and infrastructure to organize the event. Consequently, Argentina was granted the hosting rights, and the tournament was scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires. However, a disagreement arose among some South American nations regarding the legitimacy of Argentina being granted the hosting rights without a proper bidding process. A group of countries, including Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, refused to participate in the tournament hosted by Argentina and organized their own competition called the "Copa del Atlántico", in response. Meanwhile, Argentina went ahead with its plans and organized the Copa America as scheduled, inviting other CONMEBOL member nations to participate. The tournament took place from March 7 to April 4, 1959, and was won by Argentina. After Argentina's tournament concluded, the dissenting nations decided to organize their own Copa America tournament to run parallel to the one hosted by Argentina. This second tournament, known as the "Copa del Atlántico", took place in Brazil from May 30 to June 15, 1959, with Brazil as the winners. The decision to hold a second Copa America in Ecuador was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eloy Alfaro, a prominent Ecuadorian political figure. The tournament was officially named the "Copa del Centenario de la Batalla de Quito" (Centenary Cup of the Battle of Quito) to honor this occasion. Uruguay emerged as champions, securing their 10th title in the tournament's history. External links South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF 1959 (Ecuador) Championship Championship Category:1959 in Ecuadorian sport 1959 Category:20th century in Guayaquil 1959 Category:December 1959 sports events in South America