1953 South American Championship

1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Peru
Dates February 22 – April 1
Teams 7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Uruguay
Fourth place  Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played 22
Goals scored 67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chile Francisco Molina
(7 goals)

The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second.

Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.

Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 6402156+98
 Paraguay 6321116+58
 Uruguay 6312156+97
 Chile 6312101007
 Peru 631246−27
 Bolivia 6114615−93
 Ecuador 6024113−122

February 22, 1953
Bolivia  1–0  Peru
Ugarte  53'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)

February 25, 1953
Paraguay  3–0  Chile
Fernández  54', 75'
Berni  78'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)

February 25, 1953
Uruguay  2–0  Bolivia
Puente  11'
Carlos Romero  88'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)

February 28, 1953
Peru  1–0  Ecuador
Gómez Sánchez  78'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)

March 1, 1953
Brazil  8–1  Bolivia
Julinho  18', 20', 42', 52'
Francisco Rodrigues  25', 44'
Pinga  39', 60'
Ugarte  73' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)

March 1, 1953
Chile  3–2  Uruguay
Molina  5', 55', 67' Morel  70'
Balseiro  81'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)

March 4, 1953
Paraguay  0–0  Ecuador
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)

March 4, 1953
Chile  0–0  Peru
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)

March 8, 1953
Bolivia  1–1  Ecuador
Alcón  25' Guzmán  6'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)

March 8, 1953
Peru  2–2  Paraguay
Gómez Sánchez  47'
Terry  53'
Fernández  36'
Berni  77'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.

March 12, 1953
Paraguay  2–2  Uruguay
Atilio López  5'
Berni  52'
Balseiro  36', 55'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)

March 12, 1953
Brazil  2–0  Ecuador
Ademir  18'
Cláudio  55'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)

March 15, 1953
Brazil  1–0  Uruguay
Ipojucan  87'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)

March 16, 1953
Paraguay  2–1  Bolivia
Angel Romero  17'
Berni  22'
Ramon Santos  76'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)

March 19, 1953
Chile  3–0  Ecuador
Molina  33', 47'
Cremaschi  70'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)

March 19, 1953
Peru  1–0  Brazil
Navarrete  51'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)

March 23, 1953
Brazil  3–2  Chile
Julinho  1'
Zizinho  53'
Baltazar  70'
Molina  62', 76'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)

March 23, 1953
Uruguay  6–0  Ecuador
Méndez  12'
Puente  51'
Peláez  58'
Morel  60'
Carlos Romero  86'
Balseiro  88'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)

March 27, 1953
Paraguay  2–1  Brazil
Atilio López  49'
León  89'
Nílton Santos  12'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)

March 28, 1953
Chile  2–2  Bolivia
Meléndez  28'
Díaz Carmona  52'
Ramón Santos  15'
Alcón  49'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.

March 28, 1953
Uruguay  3–0  Peru
Peláez  23', 67'
Carlos Romero  71'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)

Playoff

April 1, 1953[1]
Paraguay  3–2  Brazil
Atilio López  14'
Gavilán  17'
Fernández  41'
Baltazar  56', 65'
Peru
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
GK Riquelme
DF Herrera
DF Olmedo
MF Gavilán
MF Leguizamón
MF Hermosilla
FW Berni
FW López
FW Fernández
FW Romero
FW Gómez
Substitutions:
MF Parodi
MF Lacasa
MF González
Manager:
Paraguay Fleitas Solich
GK Castilho
DF Djalma Santos
DF Haroldo
DF Nílton Santos
MF Bauer
MF Brandãozinho
FW Didi
FW Julinho
FW Baltazar
FW Pinga
FW Cláudio
Substitutions:
FW Alfredo
FW Ipojucã
Manager:
Brazil Moreira

Result

 1953 South American Championship Champions 

Paraguay
1st title

Goal scorers

7 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

  • Uruguay Balseiro

3 Goals

2 Goals

  • Uruguay Morel
  • Uruguay Puente

1 Goal

External links

References

  1. Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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