1956 South American Championship

South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

1956 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates21 January – 15 February
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (9th title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Attendance568,000 (37,867 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Enrique Hormazábal
(4 goals)

Venues
Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235

Squads
See the main article: 1956 South American Championship squads

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 541093+69
 Chile 5302118+36
 Argentina 530253+26
 Brazil 522145−16
 Paraguay 502338−52
 Peru 5014611−51
Uruguay 4–2 Paraguay
Óscar Míguez Goal 12'
Guillermo Escalada Goal 25', 32'
Walter Roque Goal 65'		 Máximo Rolón Goal 81'
Antonio Gómez Goal 89'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Argentina 2–1 Peru
Omar Sívori Goal 43'
Federico Vairo Goal 51'		 Roberto Drago Goal 56'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Chile 4–1 Brazil
Enrique Hormazábal Goal 8', 83'
René Meléndez Goal 65'
Leonel Sánchez Goal 71'		 Maurinho Goal 38'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Uruguay 2–0 Peru
Guillermo Escalada Goal 42'
Óscar Míguez Goal 73'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)
Brazil 0–0 Paraguay
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Sergio Bustamante (Chile)
Argentina 2–0 Chile
Ángel Labruna Goal 9', 79'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: João Baptista Laurito (Brazil)
Brazil 2–1 Peru
Alvaro Goal 10'
Zezinho Goal 80'		 Roberto Drago Goal 42'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Argentina 1–0 Paraguay
Carlos Cecconato Goal 54'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: João Baptista Laurito (Brazil)
Paraguay 1–1 Peru
Máximo Rolón Goal 76' Isaac Andrade Goal 61'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Brazil 1–0 Argentina
Luizinho Goal 88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Uruguay 2–1 Chile
Óscar Míguez Goal 12'
Carlos Borges Goal 58'		 Ramírez Banda Goal 59'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Chile 4–3 Peru
Enrique Hormazábal Goal 15'
Manuel Muñoz Goal 34'
José Fernández Goal 70'
Leonel Sánchez Goal 86'		 Félix Castillo Goal 22'
Máximo Mosquera Goal 57'
Gómez Sánchez Goal 80'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Uruguay 0–0 Brazil
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Chile 2–0 Paraguay
Enrique Hormazábal Goal 41'
Ramírez Banda Goal 51'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
Javier Ambrois Goal 23'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)

Result
 1956 South American Championship champions 

Uruguay
9th title

Goalscorers

A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal.

4 Goals

  • Chile Enrique Hormazábal

3 Goals

  • Uruguay Guillermo Escalada
  • Uruguay Óscar Míguez

2 Goals

  • Argentina Ángel Labruna
  • Chile Jaime Ramírez Banda
  • Chile Leonel Sánchez
  • Paraguay Máximo Rolón
  • Peru Roberto Drago

1 Goal

  • Argentina Carlos Cecconato
  • Argentina Omar Sívori
  • Argentina Federico Vairo
  • Brazil Álvaro
  • Brazil Luizinho
  • Brazil Maurinho
  • Brazil Zezinho
  • Chile José Fernández
  • Chile Manuel Muñoz
  • Chile René Meléndez
  • Paraguay Antonio Gómez
  • Peru Isaac Andrade
  • Peru Félix Castillo
  • Peru Gómez Sánchez
  • Peru Máximo Mosquera
  • Uruguay Javier Ambrois
  • Uruguay Carlos Borges
  • Uruguay José Walter Roque

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