1945 South American Championship
The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 14 January to 28 February. This Football competition was an extra edition. No trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 14 January – 28 February |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (7th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 89 (4.24 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Heleno de Freitas Norberto Méndez (6 goals each) |
Argentine player Rinaldo Martino being carried by the fans after the 1–0 win v. Uruguay. He scored the only goal
The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1945 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Santiago |
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| Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| Capacity: 70,000 |
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Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 11 |
| Brazil |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 |
| Chile |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 |
| Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
 Colombia |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 |
 Ecuador |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 |
| Chile | 6–3 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Alcántara  28', 59', 81' Vera 29' Hormazábal 45' Clavero 70' |
Raymondi Chávez 30' Jiménez 44' Luis Mendoza 51' |
| Argentina | 4–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni 11' De la Mata 50' Martino 69' Pellegrina 83' |
Aguayo 53' J. Mendoza 62' |
| Argentina | 9–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni 3', 7' Méndez 15', 39' Martino 27' Boyé 41' Loustau 50' Ferraro 80', 81' |
Mendoza 52' |
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| Bolivia | 3–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 57' Zenón González 75' Orgaz 80' |
González Rubio 3' Berdugo 7' Gámez 67' |
| Brazil | 9–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Ademir 3', 10', 75' Heleno 22', 28' Zizinho 40', 65' Jair 67', 68' |
Aguayo 42' Albornoz 49' |
Result
| 1945 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Argentina Seventh title |
Goal scorers
Norberto Méndez (left) and Heleno, top scorers with 6 goals each
6 goals
- Norberto Méndez
- Heleno
5 goals
- Ademir
- Juan Alcántara
- Atilio García
4 goals
- Rinaldo Martino
- René Pontoni
- Guillermo Clavero
- Víctor Aguayo
3 goals
- Desiderio Medina
- Roberto Porta
2 goals
- Vicente de la Mata
- Ferraro
- Loustau
- Jair
- Zizinho
- Roberto Gámez
- González Rubio
- Fulgencio Berdugo
- José García
1 goal
- Mario Boyé
- Manuel Pelegrina
- Raúl Fernández
- Zenón González
- Severo Orgaz
- Jaime
- Jorginho
- Rui
- Tesourinha
- Francisco Hormazábal
- Manuel Piñeiro
- Erasmo Vera
- Arturo Mendoza
- Guillermo Albornoz
- José L. Mendoza
- José M. Jiménez
- Luis A. Mendoza
- Enrique Raymondi
- Nicolás Falero
- José M. Ortiz
- Juan P. Riephoff
- Varela
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