1937 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship Argentina 1937 27 December 1936 – 1 February 1937 6 1 2 1 Argentina 5 Brazil 1889 Uruguay Paraguay 1842 16 69 Chile Raúl Toro (7 goals) 1935 1939 thumb|right|250px|The Argentina squad The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event. Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament. Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle.Copa América: a 80 años de una final histórica on Xenen Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads Venues Buenos Aires Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Brandsen y Del Crucero Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 25,000 150px 150px 150px Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points ARG5401125+78 BRA 18895401179+88 URU52031114−34 PAR 18425203816−84 CHI51131213−13 PER 18845113710−33 As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion. 27 December 1936 BRA 1889 3–2 PER 1884 Roberto 7 Afonsinho 30 Niginho 57 T. Fernández 55 Villanueva 58 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Alfredo Vargas (Chile) 30 December 1936 ARG 2–1 CHI Varallo 30 43 Toro 73 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 2 January 1937 PAR 1842 4–2 URU A. Ortega 9 79 A. González 35 Erico 38 pen. Varela 16 28 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Virgílio Antônio Fedrighi (Brazil) 3 January 1937 BRA 1889 6–4 CHI Patesko 2 26 Carvalho Leite 6 Luisinho 35 40 Roberto 68 Avendaño 19 Toro 25 73 Riveros 40 Estadio Brandsen y Del Crucero, Buenos Aires José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 6 January 1937 URU 4–2 PER 1884 Camaití 16 Varela 31 56 Píriz 79 T. Fernández 29 Magallanes 40 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Alfredo Vargas (Chile) 9 January 1937 ARG 6–1 PAR 1842 Scopelli 5 54 García 8 Zozaya 33 75 82 A. González 86 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 10 January 1937 URU 0–3 CHI Toro 17 83 Arancibia 59 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 13 January 1937 BRA 1889 5–0 PAR 1842 Patesko 31 67 Luisinho 42 51 Carvalho Leite 59 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 16 January 1937 ARG 1–0 PER 1884 Zozaya 55 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 17 January 1937 PAR 1842 3–2 CHI Amarilla 5 Flor 47 Núñez Velloso 78 Toro 8 32 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 19 January 1937 BRA 1889 3–2 URU Carvalho Leite 36 Bahia 72 Niginho 77 Villadóniga 1 Píriz 66 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 21 January 1937 PER 1884 2–2 CHI J. Alcalde 1 26 Torres 16 Arancibia 70 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 23 January 1937 ARG 2–3 URU Varallo 63 Zozaya 68 Ithurbide 5 Píriz 51 Varela 58 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Alfredo Vargas (Chile) 24 January 1937 PAR 1842 0–1 PER 1884 Lavalle 43 Estadio Alvear y Tagle, Behr Raul Un histórico flash http://dechalaca.com/informes/curiosidades/un-historico-flash Dechalaca.com 16 October 2012 es Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 30 January 1937 ARG 1–0 BRA 1889 García 48 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) Play-off 1937 South American Championship Final 1 February 1937Oliver Guy The Guinness Record of World Soccer 555 1992 Guinness publishing 0-85112-954-4 ARG 2–0 yes BRA 1889 De la Mata 108 112 80,000 Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) Result fb 1937 South American Championship champions Argentina Fifth Goal scorers thumb|120px|Raúl Toro, top scorer 7 goals CHI Raúl Toro 5 goals 22em ARG Alberto Zozaya URU Severino Varela 4 goals 22em BRA 1889 Luisinho BRA 1889 Patesko 3 goals 22em ARG Francisco Varallo BRA 1889 Carvalho Leite URU Juan Píriz 2 goals 22em ARG Vicente de la Mata ARG Enrique García ARG Alejandro Scopelli BRA 1889 Niginho BRA 1889 Roberto PAR 1842 Aurelio González PAR 1842 Amadeo Ortega PER 1884 Teodoro Fernández PER 1884 Jorge Alcalde 1 goal 22em BRA 1889 Afonsinho BRA 1889 Bahia CHI Manuel Arancibia CHI José Avendaño CHI Arturo Carmona CHI Guillermo Riveros CHI Guillermo Torres PAR 1842 Juan Amarilla PAR 1842 Adolfo Erico PAR 1842 Martín Flor PAR 1842 Raúl Núñez Velloso PER 1884 Alejandro Villanueva PER 1884 Adolfo Magallanes PER 1884 Jose Maria Lavalle URU Adelaido Camaiti URU Eduardo Ithurbide URU Segundo Villadóniga References External links South American Championship 1937 at RSSSF 1937 Championship Championship Championship Championship Category:1937 in Argentine football 1937 Category:1930s in Buenos Aires 1937 Category:December 1936 sports events in South America Category:January 1937 sports events in South America Category:February 1937 sports events in South America