The seventeenth edition of the
South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* ATP Buenos Aires, a tennis ...
was held in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
,
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 ...
from 10 January to 7 February.
![Uruguay 1942](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Uruguay_1942.jpg)
For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
,
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, and
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 ...
.
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
, and
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
withdrew from the tournament.
The tournament featured a match between
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
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 ...
in which
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
's
José Manuel Moreno
José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 — 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he ...
surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. , the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas.
José Manuel Moreno
José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 — 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he ...
and
Herminio Masantonio
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.
Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends, being the al ...
of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each.
Squads
Venues
Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat.
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''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 ...
left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance.''
''Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
was awarded a victory but with no goals.''
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Result
Goal scorers
7 goals
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Herminio Masantonio
Herminio Masantonio (5 August 1910 – 11 September 1956) was an Argentine football centre-forward. He played most of his career for Huracán and represented Argentina at international level.
Masantonio is one of Huracán's legends, being the al ...
*
José Manuel Moreno
José Manuel Moreno Fernández (3 August 1916 — 26 August 1978), nicknamed "''El Charro''", was an Argentine footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; for many who saw him play, he ...
6 goals
*
Sylvio Pirillo
Sylvio Pirillo (or Sílvio Pirillo) (27 July 1916 in Porto Alegre – 22 April 1991 in Porto Alegre) was a Brazilian football striker.
Pirillo's first professional club was Sport Club Americano. His good performances granted him moves to In ...
5 goals
*
Roberto Porta
Roberto Porta (; 7 June 1913 – 2 January 1984) was a Uruguayan–Italian footballer who played as a forward.
During his club career he played for Nacional (Uruguay), Inter (Italy) and Independiente (Argentina). He earned 33 caps and scored 13 ...
*
Severino Varela
Severino Varela Puente (14 September 1913 – 29 July 1995) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker. With 15 goals, he is Uruguay's all-time top scorer at the Copa América.
Career
Varela started his playing career in 1932 with ...
3 goals
* Marcial Barrios
* Fabio Baudo Franco
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Luis Castro
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Bibiano Zapirain
Bibiano Zapirain (2 December 1919 – 2 December 2000) was a Uruguayan Association football, footballer.
Honours
;Nacional
*Primera División (Uruguay), Primera División: 6
:: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1952
;Uruguay
*Copa América: 1
:: 19 ...
2 goals
*
Enrique García
* Ángel Perucca
* Pedro Amorim
*
Rodolfo Barteczko
Rodolpho Barteczko (12 November 1910 – 13 March 1988), best known as ''Patesko'', was a Brazilian footballer who played striker. He was born in Curitiba, Brazil and died in Rio de Janeiro.
Of Polish origin, in his career (1930–1943) h ...
*
Zizinho
Thomaz Soares da Silva, also known as Zizinho (; 14 September 1921 – 8 February 2002), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the Brazil national football team. He came to international prominence at the 195 ...
*
Alfonso Domínguez
Alfonso Enrique Domínguez Maidana (born 24 September 1965) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Domínguez had a spell with River Plate in the Primera División de Argentina.
International career
Domíngue ...
*
José María Jiménez
Jose María Jiménez Sastre (February 6, 1971 in El Barraco, Spain - December 6, 2003 in Madrid) was a professional road bicycle racer. During his career he excelled as a climber, winning numerous mountain stages. His nickname was "El Chava". ...
* Ruben Aveiro
*
Teodoro Fernández
Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández Meyzán (20 May 1913 – 17 September 1996) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward. All his football work was carried out as a player of the Universitario de Deportes of the Peruvian First Division ...
* Anibal Ciocca
1 goal
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Juan Carlos Heredia
Juan Carlos Heredia Araya (born 1 May 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba) is a former association football, football forward (association football), forward. Born in Argentina, he represented the Spain national football team, Spain national tea ...
*
Adolfo Pedernera
Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (15 November 1918 – 12 May 1995) was an Argentine football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro" ("The Teacher"), he was widely considered to be one of the best world football players in the 1940s and one of the gr ...
* Sandoval
* Cláudio
* Servílio
*
Tim
* Benito Armingol
* Armando Contreras
* Marino Alcívar
*
Enrique Alvarez
Enrique () is the Spanish language, Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich (given name), Heinrich of Germanic origin.
Equivalents in other languages are Henry (given name), Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, D ...
* Gorgonio Ibarrola
* Eduardo Mingo
*
Vicente Sánchez
Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who last played as a right winger for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL Championship. He has the second most goals all time for Deport ...
*
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia'' (1999) an ...
* Quiñónez
* Magallanes
* Chirimini
*
Schubert Gambetta
Schúbert Gambetta Saint Léon (14 April 1920 – 9 August 1991) was a Uruguayan footballer. He played as a half-back and was right-footed. Gambetta was a figure in the Maracanazo when he helped keep Zizinho and Ademir out of the game, which h ...
*
Obdulio Varela
Obdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela (; September 20, 1917 — August 2, 1996) was a Uruguayan football player. He was the captain of the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup after beating Brazil in the decisive final round match popular ...
External links
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Events
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January
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1942 in South American football
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1942 in Uruguayan football
1942 in Peruvian football
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1942 in Ecuador
January 1942 sports events
February 1942 sports events
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1940s in Montevideo