1939 South American Championship

1939 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Peru
Dates	January 15 – February 12
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Peru (1st title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	Paraguay
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	47 (4.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Teodoro Fernández (7 goals)
Best player	Teodoro Fernández

The fifteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from January 15 to February 12.

The participating countries were Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Although CONMEBOL member since 1927, this tournament was the first time the Ecuadorian side participated. Colombia –member since 1936– withdrew again from the tournament, as well as Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Peru won for the first time.

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 40,000

Final round

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Peru	4	4	0	13	4	+9	8
Uruguay	4	3	1	13	5	+8	6
Paraguay	4	2	2	9	8	+1	4
Chile	4	1	3	8	12	−4	2
Ecuador	4	0	4	4	18	−14	0

Paraguay v Chile

January 15, 1939

Paraguay	5–1	Chile
Godoy 10', 24' Barrios 47', 75' Aquino 88'		Sorrel 8'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Alberto March (Ecuador)

Peru v Ecuador

January 15, 1939

Peru	5–2	Ecuador
T. Fernández 6', 34', 77' J. Alcalde 16', 58'		Alcívar 55', 89'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay)

Uruguay v Ecuador

January 22, 1939

Uruguay	6–0	Ecuador
Porta 22' S. Varela 53', 55', 81' Lago 65', 70'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

Peru v Chile

January 22, 1939

Peru	3–1	Chile
T. Fernández 46', 65' (pen.) J. Alcalde 80'		Domínguez 55'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay)

Uruguay v Chile

January 29, 1939

Uruguay	3–2	Chile
S. Varela 11' Camaití 30' Chirimini 73'		Muñoz 3' Luco 39'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

Peru v Paraguay

January 29, 1939

Peru	3–0	Paraguay
T. Fernández 11', 30' J. Alcalde 78'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

Chile v Ecuador

February 5, 1939

Chile	4–1	Ecuador
Toro 6' Avendaño 15', 79' Sorrel 19' (pen.)		Arenas 35'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay)

Uruguay v Paraguay

February 5, 1939

Uruguay	3–1	Paraguay
Lago 14' S. Varela 40' (pen.) Porta 66'		Barrios 59'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

Paraguay v Ecuador

February 12, 1939

Paraguay	3–1	Ecuador
Mingo 4' Godoy 61' Barreiro 63'		Arenas 75'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

Peru v Uruguay

February 12, 1939

Peru	2–1	Uruguay
J. Alcalde 7' Bielich 35'		Porta 44'

Estadio Nacional, Lima
Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

Result

1939 South American Championship Champions
Peru First title

Goal scorers

7 goals

T. Fernández

5 goals

J. Alcalde

Varela

3 goals

Godoy
Barrios

Lago
Porta

2 goals

Avendaño
Sorrel

Alcívar
Manuel Arenas

1 goal

Aquino
Barreiro
Mingo
Bielich

Camaití
Chirimini

External links

South American Championship 1939 at RSSSF

Copa América

Tournaments	Argentina 1916 Uruguay 1917 Brazil 1919 Chile 1920 Argentina 1921 Brazil 1922 Uruguay 1923 Uruguay 1924 Argentina 1925 Chile 1926 Peru 1927 Argentina 1929 Peru 1935 Argentina 1937 Peru 1939 Chile 1941 Uruguay 1942 Chile 1945 Argentina 1946 Ecuador 1947 Brazil 1949 Peru 1953 Chile 1955 Uruguay 1956 Peru 1957 Argentina 1959 Ecuador 1959 Bolivia 1963 Uruguay 1967 1975 (No fixed venue) 1979 (No fixed venue) 1983 (No fixed venue) Argentina 1987 Brazil 1989 Chile 1991 Ecuador 1993 Uruguay 1995 Bolivia 1997 Paraguay 1999 Colombia 2001 Peru 2004 Venezuela 2007 Argentina 2011 Chile 2015 United States 2016 (Centenario) Brazil 2019 Ecuador 2023

Finals	1975 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015 2016

Squads	1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1935 1937 1939 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1949 1953 1955 1956 1957 1959 ARG ECU 1963 1967 1975 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015 2016

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International association football

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