1939 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship 1939 Peru 15 January – 12 February 1939 5 Estadio Nacional, Lima PER 1884 1 URU PAR 1842 CHI 10 47 PER 1884 Teodoro Fernández (7 goals) PER 1884 Teodoro Fernández 1937 1941 The 1939 South American Championship (es Campeonato Sudamericano 1939) was the 15th international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Peru, the competition ran from 15 January – 12 February 1939 and was contested by the national teams of Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Hosts Peru won the title for the first time after defeating Uruguay 2–1 in the final and decisive match of the round-robin tournament. Background In 1910, the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) organised a tournament to mark the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution. The Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay and is considered to be a precursor to the South American Championship.Del delantero desertor al goleador "de una noche", los 5 curiosidades de la Copa América https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1905168-cinco-hechos-insolitos-de-la-historia-de-la-copa-america/ La Nación 2 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160604003956/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1905168-cinco-hechos-insolitos-de-la-historia-de-la-copa-america/ 4 June 2016 es 3 June 2016 From the deserter striker to the "one-night" goalscorer, 5 curiosities of the Copa América Six years later, the AFA organised a second tournament, this time to celebrate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. Alongside the three who had contested the Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo, Brazil were invited to compete and the South American Championship was born.Martins Barriga Nicolás 2011 Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/pd/node/439 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190712214022/https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/pd/node/439 12 July 2019 2 May 2026 Periodismo Deportivo es During the competition, the four associations of the competing teams met on 9 July 1916 and founded the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL).Florio Natalia What does CONMEBOL mean? Explaining what the name of governing body organizing Copa America 2024 stands for https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/football/news/conmebol-mean-name-stand-copa-america-2024/23b01bed8950bcdf214d10b5 Sporting News 2 May 2026 20 June 2024 Argentina were the defending champions having won the 1937 edition after defeating Brazil 2–1 in the championship play-off.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1937 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/37safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 1 August 2019 Uruguay were the most successful team in the history of the competition having won the trophy on seven occasions.Di Maggio Roberto Mamrud Roberto Stokkermans Karel Copa América https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachamp.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 24 July 2024 Three teams – Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil – withdrew prior to the start of the competition so only five of the eight CONMEBOL members would compete. As a result, Argentina would be unable to defend their title.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1939 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/39safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 21 August 2019 Format The tournament was played as a round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played. Participants CHI ECU 1900 PAR 1842 PER 1884 URU Squads 1939 South American Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. LimaEstadio NacionalCapacity: 40,000200pxPeru 200 center Peru -12.06 -77.0375 Lima top Summary thumb|right|250px|The Peruvian team that won its first title The competition began on 15 January when Paraguay defeated Chile 5–1 and Peru won 5–2 against Ecuador. A week later, a hat-trick from Severino Varela helped Uruguay to a 6–0 win against Ecuador and Peru defeated Chile 3-1. On 29 January, Uruguay came from behind to defeat Chile 3–2 and Peru defeated Paraguay 3–0. With just four matches left to play, Peru were at the top of the table with six points from six, two ahead of Uruguay who had played a game less. A week later, Chile defeated Ecuador 4–1 and Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3–1 to leave them tied on points with Peru and the two teams were scheduled to meet in the final match. The last two matches took place on 12 February when Paraguay defeated Ecuador 3–1 and goals from Jorge Alcalde and Víctor Bielich helped Peru to a 2–1 win against Uruguay as they won the competition for the first time. Table main WDL Q 2 PER PER 1884 URU URU PAR PAR 1842 CHI CHI ECU ECU 1900 4 0 0 13 4 3 0 1 13 5 2 0 2 9 8 1 0 3 8 12 0 0 4 4 18 green1 A complete Results 15 January 1939 PAR 1842 5–1 CHI Godoy 10 24 Barrios 47 75 Aquino 88 Sorrel 8 Estadio Nacional, Lima Alberto March (Ecuador) 15 January 1939 PER 1884 5–2 ECU 1900 T. Fernández 6 34 77 J. Alcalde 16 58 Alcívar 55 89 Estadio Nacional, Lima Carlos Puyol (Uruguay) 22 January 1939 URU 6–0 ECU 1900 Porta 22 S. Varela 53 55 81 Lago 65 70 Estadio Nacional, Lima Enrique Cuenca (Peru) 22 January 1939 PER 1884 3–1 CHI T. Fernández 46 65 pen. J. Alcalde 80 Domínguez 55 Estadio Nacional, Lima Carlos Puyol (Uruguay) 29 January 1939 URU 3–2 CHI S. Varela 11 Camaití 30 Chirimini 73 Muñoz 3 Luco 39 Estadio Nacional, Lima Enrique Cuenca (Peru) 29 January 1939 PER 1884 3–0 PAR 1842 T. Fernández 11 30 J. Alcalde 78 Estadio Nacional, Lima Alfredo Vargas (Chile) 5 February 1939 CHI 4–1 ECU 1900 Toro 6 Avendaño 15 79 Sorrel 19 pen. Arenas 35 Estadio Nacional, Lima Carlos Puyol (Uruguay) 5 February 1939 URU 3–1 PAR 1842 Lago 14 S. Varela 40 pen. Porta 66 Barrios 59 Estadio Nacional, Lima Enrique Cuenca (Peru) 12 February 1939 PAR 1842 3–1 ECU 1900 Mingo 4 Godoy 61 Barreiro 63 Arenas 75 Estadio Nacional, Lima Enrique Cuenca (Peru) 12 February 1939 PER 1884 2–1 URU J. Alcalde 7 Bielich 35 Porta 44 Estadio Nacional, Lima Alfredo Vargas (Chile) Goalscorers thumb|150px|Teodoro Fernández, top scorer 47 10 PER 1884 Teodoro Fernández PER 1884 Jorge Alcalde URU Severino Varela PAR 1842 Tiberio Godoy PAR 1842 Marcial Barrios URU Pedro Lago URU Roberto Porta CHI José Avendaño CHI Enrique Sorrel ECU 1900 Marino Alcívar ECU 1900 Manuel Arenas CHI Alfonso Domínguez CHI Roberto Luco CHI Raúl Muñoz CHI Raúl Toro PAR 1842 Ricardo Aquino PAR 1842 Eustaquio Barreiro PAR 1842 Eduardo Mingo PER 1884 Víctor Bielich URU Adelaido Camaití URU Oscar Chirimini References 1939 South American Championship 1939 Championship Championship Category:1939 in Peruvian football 1939 Category:1930s in Lima 1939 Category:January 1939 in sports Category:February 1939 in sports Category:January 1939 in South America Category:February 1939 in South America