The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in

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from 14 January to 28 February. This tournament was an ''extra'' edition, with no trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL. The participating countries were

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, Bolivia,

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, Colombia (for the first time),

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: ' ...

, and

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and

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withdrew from the tournament.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1945 South American Championship squads''

Venues

Final round

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Result

Goal scorers

6 goals * Norberto Méndez *

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5 goals * Ademir * Juan Alcántara * Atilio García 4 goals *

Rinaldo Martino Rinaldo Fioramonte Martino (; 6 November 1921 – 15 November 2000) was an Italian Argentine forward who played for both the Argentine and the Italy national football teams. Usually a forward, Martino was a player known for his lethal combinati ...

* René Pontoni * Guillermo Clavero * Víctor Aguayo 3 goals * Desiderio Medina * Roberto Porta 2 goals * Vicente de la Mata * Ferraro * Loustau *

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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 19 ...

* Roberto Gámez * González Rubio *

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* José García 1 goal * Mario Boyé * Manuel Pelegrina * Raúl Fernández * Zenón González * Severo Orgaz *

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* Jorginho * Rui *

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* 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

External links

South American Championship 1945 at RSSSF
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