1953 South American Championship

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1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates22 February – 1 April
Teams7 (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 played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Francisco Molina
(7 goals)
← 1949
1955 →

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 7 goals.

Squads[edit]

Main article: 1953 South American Championship squads

Venues[edit]

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 8
 Paraguay 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
 Uruguay 6 3 1 2 15 6 +9 7
 Chile 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7
 Peru 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 7
 Bolivia 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 3
 Ecuador 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2
Bolivia 1–0 Peru
Ugarte 53'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)
Paraguay 3–0 Chile
Fernández 54', 75'
Berni 78'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Uruguay 2–0 Bolivia
Puente 11'
Carlos Romero 88'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
Peru 1–0 Ecuador
Gómez Sánchez 78'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)
Brazil 8–1 Bolivia
Julinho 18', 20', 42', 52'
Francisco Rodrigues 25', 44'
Pinga 39', 60'		 Ugarte 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Chile 3–2 Uruguay
Molina 5', 55', 67' Morel 70'
Balseiro 81'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
Paraguay 0–0 Ecuador
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
Chile 0–0 Peru
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Bolivia 1–1 Ecuador
Alcón 25' Guzmán 6'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)
Peru 2–2 Paraguay
Gómez Sánchez 47'
Terry 53'		 Fernández 36'
Berni 77'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.[1]
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
Paraguay 2–2 Uruguay
Atilio López 5'
Berni 52'		 Balseiro 36', 55'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)
Brazil 2–0 Ecuador
Ademir 18'
Cláudio 55'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Brazil 1–0 Uruguay
Ipojucan 87'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)
Paraguay 2–1 Bolivia
Angel Romero 17'
Berni 22'		 Ramon Santos 76'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)
Chile 3–0 Ecuador
Molina 33', 47'
Cremaschi 70'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Peru 1–0 Brazil
Navarrete 51'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)
Brazil 3–2 Chile
Julinho 1'
Zizinho 53'
Baltazar 70'		 Molina 62', 76'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Uruguay 6–0 Ecuador
Méndez 12'
Puente 51'
Peláez 58'
Morel 60'
Carlos Romero 86'
Balseiro 88'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)
Paraguay 2–1 Brazil
Atilio López 49'
León 89'		 Nílton Santos 12'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
Chile 2–2 Bolivia
Meléndez 28'
Díaz Carmona 52'		 Ramón Santos 15'
Alcón 49'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.
Uruguay 3–0 Peru
Peláez 23', 67'
Carlos Romero 71'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)

Play-off[edit]

Main article: 1953 South American Championship Final
Paraguay 3–2 Brazil
Atilio López 14'
Gavilán 17'
Fernández 41'		 Baltazar 56', 65'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)

Result[edit]

 1953 South American Championship champions 

Paraguay
1st title

Goal scorers[edit]

7 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aquella protesta del 53" (in Spanish). Diario Hoy. 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

External links[edit]

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