1956 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 1956 Uruguay 21 January – 15 February 6 1 1 1 Uruguay 9 Chile Argentina Brazil 1889 15 38 568000 CHI Enrique Hormazábal (4 goals) 1955 1957 South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals. Venues Montevideo Estadio Centenario Capacity: 65,235 150px Squads 1956 South American Championship squads Final round Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points URU541093+69 CHI5302118+36 ARG530253+26 BRA 1889522145−16 PAR 1954502338−52 PER5014611−51 21 January 1956 URU 4–2 PAR 1954 Míguez 12 Escalada 25 32 Roque 65 Rolón 81 Gómez 89 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 55,000 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) 22 January 1956 ARG 2–1 PER Sívori 43 Vairo 51 Drago 56 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 16,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 24 January 1956 CHI 4–1 BRA 1889 Hormazábal 8 83 Meléndez 65 Sánchez 71 Maurinho 38 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 18,000 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) 28 January 1956 URU 2–0 PER Escalada 42 Míguez 73 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 70,000 Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay) 29 January 1956 BRA 1889 0–0 PAR 1954 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 45,000 Sergio Bustamante (Chile) 29 January 1956 ARG 2–0 CHI Labruna 9 79 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 45,000 João Baptista Laurito (Brazil) 1 February 1956 BRA 1889 2–1 PER Álvaro 10 Zezinho 80 Drago 42 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 20,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 1 February 1956 ARG 1–0 PAR 1954 Cecconato 54 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 20,000 João Baptista Laurito (Brazil) 5 February 1956 PAR 1954 1–1 PER Rolón 76 Andrade 61 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 25,000 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) 5 February 1956 BRA 1889 1–0 ARG Luizinho 88 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 25,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 6 February 1956 URU 2–1 CHI Míguez 12 Borges 58 Ramírez Banda 59 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 60,000 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) 9 February 1956 CHI 4–3 PER Hormazábal 15 Muñoz 34 Fernández 70 Sánchez 86 Castillo 22 Mosquera 57 Gómez Sánchez 80 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 5,000 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) 10 February 1956 URU 0–0 BRA 1889 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 80,000 Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina) 12 February 1956 CHI 2–0 PAR 1954 Hormazábal 41 Ramírez Banda 51 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 4,000 Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay) 15 February 1956 URU 1–0 ARG Ambrois 23 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 80,000 Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay) Result fb 1956 South American Championship champions Uruguay 9th Goalscorers A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal. 4 Goals CHI Enrique Hormazábal 3 Goals 22em URU Guillermo Escalada URU Óscar Míguez 2 Goals 22em ARG Ángel Labruna CHI Jaime Ramírez Banda CHI Leonel Sánchez PAR 1954 Máximo Rolón PER Roberto Drago 1 Goal 22em ARG Carlos Cecconato ARG Omar Sívori ARG Federico Vairo BRA 1889 Álvaro BRA 1889 Luizinho BRA 1889 Maurinho BRA 1889 Zezinho CHI José Fernández CHI Manuel Muñoz CHI René Meléndez PAR 1954 Antonio Gómez PER Isaac Andrade PER Félix Castillo PER Gómez Sánchez PER Máximo Mosquera URU Javier Ambrois URU Carlos Borges URU José Walter Roque External links South American Championship 1956 at RSSSF 1956 Championship Championship Category:1956 in Uruguayan football 1956 Category:1950s in Montevideo 1956 Category:January 1956 sports events in South America Category:February 1956 sports events in South America