The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in

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from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937. The participating countries were

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, and

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thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event. Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament.

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: '' 1937 South American Championship 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 zero points for a defeat. As

and

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Play-off

Result

Goal scorers

7 goals * Raúl Toro 5 goals *

Alberto Zozaya Alberto Maximo Zozaya (13 April 1908 – 17 February 1981) was an Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Estudiantes de La Plata and represented the Argentina national team. Playing career Alberto "Don Padilla" Zozaya s ...

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 ...

4 goals * Luisinho * Patesko 3 goals *

Francisco Varallo Francisco Antonio “Pancho” Varallo (; – ) was an Argentine football forward. He played for the Argentina national team from 1930 to 1937. He represented Argentina at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. During his career, Varallo won ...

Carvalho Leite Carlos Antônio Dobbert de Carvalho Leite (June 25, 1912 – July 19, 2004), best known as Carvalho Leite was a Brazilian Association footballer who played as a striker. Leite was born in Rio de Janeiro. In a career that spanned 15 years be ...

Juan Píriz Juan Píriz (17 May 1902 – 23 March 1946) was a Uruguayan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footba ...

2 goals * Vicente de la Mata * Enrique García *

Alejandro Scopelli Alejandro Scopelli Casanova (, ; 12 May 1908 – 23 October 1987) was an Italian Argentine football player and coach. A striker, he played for Argentina between 1929 and 1941, and competed at the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also repres ...

Niginho Leonídio Fantoni, best known as Niginho or Fantoni III (born in Belo Horizonte, 12 February 1912 – died 5 September 1975) was a professional association footballer who played as a forward. Biography His Italian-origins family was a suppo ...

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* Aurelio González * Amadeo Ortega *

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 Divisio ...

Jorge Alcalde Jorge Luis Félix "Campolo" Alcalde Millos (5 December 1916 – 25 June 1990) was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national football team. He was part of Peru's ...

1 goal * Afonsinho *

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* Manuel Arancibia * José Avendaño * Arturo Carmona *

Guillermo Riveros Guillermo Arturo Riveros Conejeros (10 February 1902 – 8 October 1959) was a Chilean football defender. He was part of Chile's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as ...

* Guillermo Torres * Juan Amarilla * Adolfo Erico * Martín Flor * Raúl Núñez Velloso * Alejandro Villanueva * Adolfo Magallanes * Jose Maria Lavalle * Adelaido Camaiti * Eduardo Ithurbide * Segundo Villadóniga

References

External links

South American Championship 1937 at RSSSF
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