1945 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship 1945 Chile 14 January – 28 February 1945 7 Campos de Sports, Santiago ARG 7 BRA 1889 CHI URU 21 89 BRA 1889 Heleno de FreitasARG Norberto Méndez(6 goals each) 1942 1946 The 1945 South American Championship (es Campeonato Sudamericano 1945, pt Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1945) was the 18th international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Chile, the competition ran from 14 January – 28 February 1945 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay. Argentina won the competition for the seventh time after Brazil won 1–0 against Chile in the final round of 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 Uruguay were the defending champions having won the 1942 edition after defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final and decisive match.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1942 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/42safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 12 August 2009 Uruguay were also the most successful team in the history of the competition having won the trophy on eight occasions.Di Maggio Roberto Mamrud Roberto Stokkermans Karel Copa América https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachamp.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 24 July 2024 Paraguay and Peru withdrew prior to the start of the competition so only seven of the nine CONMEBOL members would compete.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1945 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/45safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 8 April 2021 thumb|right|250px|Argentine player Rinaldo Martino being carried by the fans after the 1–0 win v. Uruguay. He scored the only goal 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. Should two or more teams be tied with the greatest number of points, a play-off would be organised to decide the winner. Participants ARG BOL BRA 1889 CHI COL ECU 1900 URU Squads 1945 South American Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. SantiagoEstadio NacionalCapacity: 70,000253x253pxChile 200 center Chile -33.464444 -70.610556 Santiago top Summary The competition began on 14 January when a hat-trick from Juan Alcántara helped hosts Chile to a 6–3 win against Ecuador. Four days later, Argentina began the tournament with a 4–0 win against Bolivia and, on 21 January, Brazil defeated Colombia 3–0. Three days later, Chile won 5–0 against Bolivia and defending champions Uruguay recorded a 5–1 win against Ecuador in their first match. On 28 January, Uruguay defeated Colombia 7–0 and Brazil won 2–0 against Bolivia. Three days later, Chile won 2–0 against Colombia and Argentina recorded a 4–2 win against Ecuador. On 7 February, Argentina defeated Colombia 9–1 and Brazil won 3–0 against Uruguay. With just over half the matches played, Argentina, Brazil and Chile were tied at the top of the table with six points from six. Four days later, Bolivia and Ecuador played out a goalless draw and Chile drew 1–1 with Argentina. On 15 February, Uruguay won 2–0 against Bolivia and Argentina won 3–1 against Brazil to move two points clear at the top. Three days later, Colombia won their first match of the competition by defeating Ecuador 3–1 and Chile defeated 10-man Uruguay 1–0. With four games left to play, Chile and Argentina were tied on nine points at the top, three clear of Brazil. On 21 February, Bolivia and Colombia drew 3–3 and a hat-trick from Ademir helped Brazil to a 9–2 win against Ecuador. The final two matches were played three days apart on 25 and 28 February. First, Argentina defeated Uruguay 1–0 in their last game to sit two points clear of Chile and eliminate Brazil from the championship permutations. In the last match, Brazil defeated Chile by the same score line to hand the title to Argentina. Table main WDL Q 2 ARG ARG BRA BRA 1889 CHI CHI URU URU COL COL BOL BOL ECU ECU 1900 5 1 0 22 5 5 0 1 19 5 4 1 1 15 5 3 0 3 14 6 1 1 4 7 25 0 2 4 3 16 0 1 5 9 27 green1 A complete Results 14 January 1945 CHI 6–3 ECU 1900 Alcántara 28 59 81 Vera 29 Hormazábal 45 Clavero 70 Raymondi Chávez 30 Jiménez 44 Luis Mendoza 51 Estadio Nacional, Santiago José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 18 January 1945 ARG 4–0 BOL Pontoni 10 Martino 43 Loustau 70 De la Mata 75 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Humberto Reginato (Chile) 21 January 1945 BRA 1889 3–0 COL Jorginho 13 Heleno 15 Jaime 38 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 24 January 1945 CHI 5–0 BOL Clavero 13 27 39 Alcántara 75 79 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 24 January 1945 URU 5–1 ECU 1900 A. García 1 60 83 Porta 28 Varela 69 Aguayo 39 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Mário Vianna (Brazil) 28 January 1945 URU 7–0 COL A. García 22 89 Riephoff 25 J. García 37 83 Ortiz 75 Porta 86 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Mário Vianna (Brazil) 28 January 1945 BRA 1889 2–0 BOL Ademir 48 Tesourinha 80 Estadio Nacional, Santiago José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 31 January 1945 CHI 2–0 COL Medina 48 Piñeiro 80 Estadio Nacional, Santiago José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 31 January 1945 ARG 4–2 ECU 1900 Pontoni 11 De la Mata 50 Martino 69 Pellegrina 83 Aguayo 53 J. Mendoza 62 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 7 February 1945 ARG 9–1 COL Pontoni 3 7 Méndez 15 39 Martino 27 Boyé 41 Loustau 50 Ferraro 80 81 Mendoza 52 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 7 February 1945 BRA 1889 3–0 URU Heleno 8 32 Rui 20 Estadio Nacional, Santiago José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 11 February 1945 BOL 0–0 ECU 1900 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Mário Vianna (Brazil) 11 February 1945 CHI 1–1 ARG Medina 3 Méndez 52 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 15 February 1945 URU 2–0 BOL Falero 26 Porta 75 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Mário Vianna (Brazil) 15 February 1945 ARG 3–1 BRA 1889 Méndez 14 20 40 Ademir 32 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 18 February 1945 COL 3–1 ECU 1900 González Rubio 2 Gámez 64 Berdugo 70 Aguayo 4 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) 18 February 1945 CHI 1–0 URU Medina 8 Estadio Nacional, Santiago José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 21 February 1945 BOL 3–3 COL Fernández 57 Zenón González 75 Orgaz 80 González Rubio 3 Berdugo 7 Gámez 67 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Mário Vianna (Brazil) 21 February 1945 BRA 1889 9–2 ECU 1900 Ademir 3 10 75 Heleno 22 28 Zizinho 40 65 Jair 67 68 Aguayo 42 Albornoz 49 Estadio Nacional, Santiago José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) 25 February 1945 ARG 1–0 URU Martino 50 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Juan Las Heras (Chile) 28 February 1945 BRA 1889 1–0 CHI Heleno 20 Estadio Nacional, Santiago Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) Goalscorers 350 Tucho_mendez.jpg Heleno_freitas_botafogo.jpg Norberto Méndez (left) and Heleno, top scorers with 6 goals each 89 21 ARG Norberto Méndez BRA 1889 Heleno BRA 1889 Ademir CHI Juan Alcántara URU Atilio García ARG Rinaldo Martino ARG René Pontoni CHI Guillermo Clavero ECU 1900 Víctor Aguayo CHI Desiderio Medina URU Roberto Porta ARG Vicente de la Mata ARG Juan José Ferraro ARG Loustau BRA 1889 Jair BRA 1889 Zizinho COL Roberto Gámez COL González Rubio COL Fulgencio Berdugo URU José García ARG Mario Boyé ARG Manuel Pelegrina BOL Raúl Fernández BOL Zenón González BOL Severo Orgaz BRA 1889 Jaime BRA 1889 Jorginho BRA 1889 Rui BRA 1889 Tesourinha CHI Francisco Hormazábal CHI Manuel Piñero CHI Erasmo Vera COL Arturo Mendoza ECU 1900 Guillermo Albornoz ECU 1900 José L. Mendoza ECU 1900 José M. Jiménez ECU 1900 Luis A. Mendoza ECU 1900 Enrique Raymondi URU Nicolás Falero URU José M. Ortiz URU Juan P. Riephoff URU Obdulio Varela References 1945 South American Championship 1945 Championship Championship Category:1945 in Chilean football 1945 Category:1940s in Santiago, Chile 1945 Category:January 1945 sports events in South America Category:February 1945 sports events in South America