1959 South American Championship (Argentina)

Football tournament the later tournament 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) February 2022 South American Championship Argentina Buenos Aires 1959 7 7 March – 4 April 1 Monumental Stadium Argentina 12 Brazil 1889 Paraguay 1954 Peru 21 86 BRA 1889 Pelé (8 goals) BRA 1889 Pelé 1957 1959 (Ecuador) The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachampfulltrivia.html The Copa América Archive - Trivia Venues Buenos Aires Estadio Monumental Capacity: 67,664 273x273px Squads 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) squads Final round Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points ARG6510195+1411 BRA 18896420177+1010 PAR 19546303121206 PER61321011−15 CHI6213914−55 URU62041514+14 BOL6015423−191 7 March 1959 ARG 6–1 CHI Pedro Manfredini 5 50 Pedro Callá 7 Juan José Pizzuti 17 39 Raúl Belén 75 Luis Álvarez 25 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 70,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 8 March 1959 URU 7–0 BOL José Sasía 5 Guillermo Escalada 12 Víctor Guaglianone 17 Carlos Borges 60 65 Vladas Douksas 69 Domingo Pérez 89 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 35,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 10 March 1959 BRA 1889 2–2 PER Didi 24 Pelé 48 Juan Seminario 59 77 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 45,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 11 March 1959 PAR 1954 2–1 CHI José Aveiro 8 14 Leonel Sánchez 34 pen. Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 45,000 Luis Ventre (Argentina) 11 March 1959 ARG 2–0 BOL Omar Corbatta 2 Pedro Callá 79 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 45,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 14 March 1959 PER 5–3 URU Miguel Ángel Loayza 4 27 42 Juan Joya 29 79 Héctor Demarco 2 Vladas Douksas 31 José Sasía 81 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 40,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 15 March 1959 PAR 1954 5–0 BOL Cayetano Ré 1 21 50 Ildefonso Sanabria 11 José Aveiro 51 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 40,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 15 March 1959 BRA 1889 3–0 CHI Pelé 43 45 Didi 89 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 40,000 Alberto Tejada (Peru) 18 March 1959 URU 3–1 PAR 1954 Héctor Demarco 2 Vladas Douksas 37 José Sasía 85 José Aveiro 77 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 70,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 18 March 1959 ARG 3–1 PER Omar Corbatta 18 pen. Rubén Sosa 42 Víctor Benítez 78 o.g. Miguel Ángel Loayza 51 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 70,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 21 March 1959 BRA 1889 4–2 BOL Pelé 16 Paulo Valentim 18 26 Didi 89 Ricardo Alcón 12 Ausberto García 22 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 25,000 Luis Ventre (Argentina) 21 March 1959 CHI 1–1 PER Armando Tobar 77 Miguel Ángel Loayza 12 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 50,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 22 March 1959 ARG 3–1 PAR 1954 Omar Corbatta 15 Rubén Sosa 63 Vladislao Cap 69 Silvio Parodi 36 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 50,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 26 March 1959 CHI 5–2 BOL Mario Soto 7 42 Juan Soto Mura 17 51 Leonel Sánchez 89 Máximo Alcócer 25 76 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 70,000 Luis Ventre (Argentina) 26 March 1959 BRA 1889 3–1 URU Paulo Valentim 62 80 89 Guillermo Escalada 36 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 70,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 29 March 1959 PER 0–0 BOL Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 40,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 29 March 1959 BRA 1889 4–1 PAR 1954 Pelé 25 31 63 Chinesinho 35 Silvio Parodi 4 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 40,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) 30 March 1959 ARG 4–1 URU Raúl Belén 15 60 Rubén Sosa 55 80 Héctor Demarco 85 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 80,000 Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay) 2 April 1959 PAR 1954 2–1 PER José Aveiro 32 68 Gómez Sánchez 51 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 5,000 Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil) 2 April 1959 CHI 1–0 URU Mario Moreno 88 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 5,000 Alberto Tejada (Peru) 4 April 1959 ARG 1–1 BRA 1889 Juan José Pizzuti 40 Pelé 58 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 85,000 Carlos Robles (Chile) Result fb 1959 South American Championship champions Argentina 12th Goalscorers thumb|150px|Pelé, top scorer With eight goals, Pelé of Brazil is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 36 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. 8 goals BRA 1889 Pelé 6 goals PAR 1954 José Aveiro 5 goals BRA 1889 Paulo Valentim PER Miguel Angel Loayza 4 goals ARG Rubén Héctor Sosa 3 goals 20em ARG Juan José Pizzuti ARG Oreste Corbatta ARG Raúl Belén BRA 1889 Didi PAR 1954 Cayetano Ré URU Héctor Demarco URU José Sasía URU Vladas Douksas 2 goals 22em ARG Pedro Eugenio Callá ARG Pedro Waldemar Manfredini BOL civil Máximo Alcócer CHI Juan Soto Mura CHI Leonel Sánchez CHI Mario Soto PAR 1954 Silvio Parodi PER Juan Joya PER Juan Seminario URU Carlos Borges URU Guillermo Escalada 1 goal 22em ARG Vladislao Cap BOL civil Ausberto García BOL civil Ricardo Alcón BRA 1889 Chinesinho CHI Luis Hernán Álvarez CHI Mario Moreno CHI Tovar PAR Ildefonso Sanabria PER Óscar Gómez Sánchez URU Domingo Pérez URU Víctor Guaglianone Own goal PER Víctor Benítez (playing against Argentina) 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 the initial Copa America tournament held in Argentina from March to April 1959, there was indeed a second Copa America held in Ecuador later that year. The second tournament took place in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador, from December 5 to 25, 1959. 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. Team of the Tournament The following players were selected for the 1959 South American Championship Team of the Tournament (Ecuador).https://www.rsssf.org/tables/59-2safull.html Southamerican Championship 1959 (2nd Tournament) RSSSF 23 September 2026 GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsECU Alfredo BonnardURU José SasíaARG Juan Carlos MurúaECU Raúl ArgüelloURU Alcides SilveiraURU Mario BergaraECU Clímaco CañarteARG José SanfilippoECU Alberto SpencerECU José Vicente BalsecaURU Héctor Núñez References 30em External links South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF 1959 (Argentina) Championship (Argentina) Championship (Argentina) Category:1959 in Argentine football 1959 Category:1950s in Buenos Aires 1959 1959 Category:March 1959 sports events in South America Category:April 1959 sports events in South America