1949 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 January 2017 South American Championship 1949 Brazil 3 April – 11 May 8 1 5 4 Brazil 1889 3 Paraguay 1842 Peru 1884 Bolivia 29 135 BRA 1889 Jair (9 goals) 1947 1953 The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament. This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals. Squads For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads Venues Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Santos Belo Horizonte Estádio General Severiano Estádio São Januário Estádio do Pacaembu Estádio Vila Belmiro Estádio Sete de Setembro Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 71,281 Capacity: 16,798 Capacity: 30,000 150px 150px 150px 150pxBrazil center 350 Brazil -22.908333 -43.196389 Rio de Janeiro right Brazil -23.550000 -46.633333 São Paulo left Brazil -19.919133 -43.938667 Belo Horizonte top Brazil -23.936944 -46.325 Santos bottom Final round Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points BRA 18897601397+3212 PAR 18427601216+1512 PER 188475022013+710 BOL74031324−118 CHI72141014−45 URU72141420−65 ECU 19007106721−142 COL7025423−192 3 April 1949 BRA 1889 9–1 ECU 1900 Tesourinha 3 42 Octavio 10 Jair 13 35 Simão 16 25 Zizinho 67 Ademir 88 Sigifredo Cuchuca 18 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 35,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 6 April 1949 BOL 3–2 CHI Ugarte 59 Godoy 77 Gutiérrez 79 Riera 30 Salamanca 71 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 30,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 6 April 1949 PAR 1842 3–0 COL López Fretes 21 72 Benítez 35 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 30,000 Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay) 10 April 1949 PER 1884 4–0 COL Pedraza 22 90 Drago 47 Castillo 85 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 15,000 Mario Rubén Heyn (Paraguay) 10 April 1949 PAR 1842 1–0 ECU 1900 Barrios 89 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 15,000 Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay) 10 April 1949 BRA 1889 10–1 BOL Nininho 16 39 86 Jair 17 Zizinho 25 80 Cláudio 49 84 Simão 71 79 Ugarte 75 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 40,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 13 April 1949 BRA 1889 2–1 CHI Zizinho 20 Cláudio 49 pen. López 89 pen. Flores 0 40 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 45,000 Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay) 13 April 1949 URU 3–2 ECU 1900 Castro 15 85 Moreno 30 Artega 35 Vargas 40 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 30,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 13 April 1949 PAR 1842 3–1 PER 1884 Barrios 38 pen. Arce 56 López Fretes 67 Drago 89 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 30,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 17 April 1949 BRA 1889 5–0 COL Tesourinha 20 Canhotinho 24 pen. Orlando 44 Ademir 47 87 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 45,000 Alejandro Gálvez (Chile) 17 April 1949 CHI 1–0 ECU 1900 Rojas 4 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 8,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 17 April 1949 BOL 3–2 URU Ugarte 47 pen. Algarañaz 57 Gutiérrez 66 Moll 49 Betancourt 70 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 8,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 20 April 1949 PER 1884 4–0 ECU 1900 Salinas 26 Bermeo 36 o.g. 0 Castillo 50 Pedraza 85 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 7,000 Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay) 20 April 1949 CHI 1–1 COL López 8 Berdugo 56 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 7,000 Mário Gardelli (Brazil) 20 April 1949 URU 2–1 PAR 1842 García 22 69 Arce 65 pen. Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 20,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 24 April 1949 BRA 1889 7–1 PER 1884 Arce 11 o.g. Augusto 15 Jair 17 20 Simão 54 Ademir 82 Orlando 88 Zizinho 0 40 Salinas 44 Calderón 0 40 González Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 45,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 25 April 1949 BOL 2–0 ECU 1900 Sánchez 6 o.g. Ugarte 14 pen. Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 14,000 Mário Gardelli (Brazil) 25 April 1949 URU 2–2 COL Martínez 57 Ayala 86 Gastelbondo 27 A. Pérez 81 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 14,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 27 April 1949 PER 1884 3–0 BOL R. Drago 31 74 Heredia 77 pen. Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos 12,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 27 April 1949 PAR 1842 4–2 CHI Arce 10 39 47 Benítez 23 Cremaschi 8 Ramos 72 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 1,000 Mário Gardelli (Brazil) 30 April 1949 PAR 1842 7–0 BOL Benítez 30 40 41 ? Arce 38 ? Fernández 59 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 45,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 30 April 1949 BRA 1889 5–1 URU Jair 15 40 pen. Zizinho 24 Danilo Alvim 79 Tesourinha 89 pen. Castro 12 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 45,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 30 April 1949 PER 1884 3–0 CHI Mosquera 28 73 Castillo 58 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo 1,000 Mário Gardelli (Brazil) 3 May 1949 ECU 1900 4–1 COL E. Cantos 23 Vargas 44 G. Andrade 49 Maldonado 74 N. Pérez 27 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 3,000 Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia) 4 May 1949 PER 1884 4–3 URU Mosquera 19 Castillo 43 Gómez Sánchez 57 60 Moll 58 Castro 60 Ayala 85 Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro 20,000 Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia) 6 May 1949 BOL 4–0 COL Godoy 10 B. Gutiérrez 55 Rojas 77 Ugarte 81 Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro 12,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) 8 May 1949 CHI 3–1 URU Infante 75 83 pen. Cremaschi 88 Ayala 35 Estádio Sete de Setembro, Belo Horizonte 5,000 Mário Gardelli (Brazil) 8 May 1949 PAR 1842 2–1 BRA 1889 Avalos 75 Benítez 85 Tesourinha 33 Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro 35,000 Cyril Jack Barrick (England) Play-off 1949 South American Championship Final A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion. 11 May 1949Oliver Guy The Guinness Record of World Soccer 560 1992 Guinness Publishing 0-85112-954-4 BRA 1889 7–0 PAR 1842 September 2025 Ademir 17 27 48 Tesourinha 43 70 Jair 72 89 Estádio São Januário Rio de Janeiro 55,000 Cyril John Barrick (England) Result fb 1949 South American Championship champions Brazil 3rd 1889 Goalscorers thumb|150px|Jair, top scorer 9 goals BRA 1889 Jair 7 goals 22em BRA 1889 Ademir BRA 1889 Tesourinha PAR 1842 Arce PAR 1842 Benítez 5 goals 22em BOL Víctor Ugarte BRA 1889 Simão BRA 1889 Zizinho 4 goals 22em PER 1884 Félix Castillo URU Ramón Castro 3 goals 22em BOL Benigno Gutiérrez BRA 1889 Cláudio BRA 1889 Nininho PAR 1842 López Fretes PER 1884 Alfredo Mosquera PER 1884 Víctor Pedraza PER 1884 Roberto Drago URU Juan Ayala 2 goals 22em BOL Benedicto Godoy BRA 1889 Orlando CHI Atilio Cremaschi CHI Raimundo Infante CHI Pedro López ECU 1900 José Vargas PAR 1842 Marcial Barrios PER 1884 Carlos Gómez Sánchez PER 1884 Juan E. Salinas URU José M. García URU Dagoberto Moll 1 goal 22em BOL Víctor Algarañaz BOL Nemesio Rojas BRA 1889 Augusto BRA 1889 Canhotinho BRA 1889 Danilo Alvim BRA 1889 Octavio CHI Ulises Ramos CHI Fernando Riera CHI Carlos Rojas CHI Manuel Salamanca COL A. Pérez COL Berdugo COL Gastelbondo COL Nelson Pérez ECU 1900 Víctor Arteaga ECU 1900 Sigifredo Chuchuca ECU 1900 Enrique Cantos ECU 1900 Guido Andrade ECU 1900 Rafael Maldonado PAR 1842 Enrique Avalos PAR 1842 Pedro Fernández PER 1884 Cornelio Heredia PER 1884 Manuel Drago URU Ernesto Bentancour URU Miguel Martínez URU Nelson Moreno Own goals ECU 1900 Bermeo (for Peru) ECU 1900 Sánchez (for Bolivia) PER 1884 Arce (for Brazil) External links South American Championship 1949 at RSSSF References 1949 Championship Championship Category:1949 in Brazilian football 1949 Category:20th century in São Paulo Category:Santos, São Paulo 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 Category:April 1949 sports events in South America Category:May 1949 sports events in South America Category:20th century in Belo Horizonte