South American Championship 1956 was a

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tournament held in

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

, who won it.

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

were runners-up.

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, and

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

withdrew from the tournament.

Enrique Hormazábal Daniel Enrique "Cua cuá" Hormazábal Silva (January 6, 1931 – April 18, 1999) was a Chilean footballer, born in Santiago, who played as a right winger for Colo-Colo and the Chile national football team. Playing career He played a signif ...

from

became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

Venues

Squads

Final round

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Result

Goalscorers

A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal. 4 Goals *

3 Goals *

Guillermo Escalada Guillermo Escalada (born 24 April 1936) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward. Career Escalada began playing club football with Club Nacional de Football, where he would win league titles in 1956, 1957 and 1958. He also playe ...

Óscar Míguez Óscar Omar Miguez Antón (5 December 1927 – 19 August 2006) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward. He was part of the Uruguay team in the 1950 and 1954 World Cups, where he played as a striker, and is Uruguay's all-time record ...

2 Goals *

Ángel Labruna Ángel Amadeo Labruna (28 September 1918 – 19 September 1983) was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of ...

Jaime Ramírez Banda Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker on the left wing. He is recognized as one of the Best South American Footballers of the 20th Century and one of ...

Máximo Rolón Máximo Rolón Villa (born November 18, 1934 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former Paraguayan footballer who has played for clubs in Paraguay, Chile and Colombia. Teams * Libertad 1954-1956 * Everton 1957-1959 * San Luis de Quillota 1960 * ...

Roberto Drago The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

1 Goal *

Carlos Cecconato Carlos Cecconato (27 January 1930 – 12 December 2018) was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking u ...

Omar Sívori Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) was an Italian-Argentine football player and manager who played as a forward. At club level, he is known for his successful time with Italian side Juventus during the late 1950s and ...

* Federico Vairo * Álvaro * Luizinho *

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* Zezinho * José Fernández * Manuel Muñoz *

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* Antonio Gómez * Isaac Andrade *

Félix Castillo Felix Castillo Tardío (21 February 1928 – 12 October 1978) was a former Peruvian football right-wing who played for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team between 1947 and 1956. Playing career At club level, he played for Alianza Li ...

* Gómez Sánchez *

Máximo Mosquera Máximo Mosquera Zegarra (8 January 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Chincha Alta, Mosquera played for Deportivo Municipal, Deportivo Cali, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Atlético B ...

Javier Ambrois Javier Ambrois Campaña https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Ambrose_Campana (May 9, 1932 in Montevideo, Uruguay – June 25, 1975 in Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for clubs of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil and the ...

Carlos Borges Carlos Ariel Borges (14 January 1932 – 5 February 2014) was a Uruguayan footballer who played for Uruguay national team. He is best known for scoring the first ever goal in the history of Copa Libertadores. He is also one of the three Urugua ...

* José Walter Roque

External links

South American Championship 1956 at RSSSF
{{Copa América

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Championship, 1956

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