South American Championship 1956 was a football 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. Bolivia, Colombia, 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: ' ...

withdrew from the tournament.

Enrique Hormazábal Daniel Enrique "Cua cuá" Hormazábal Silva (January 6, 1931 – April 18, 1999) was a Chilean Association football, footballer, born in Santiago, Chile, Santiago, who played as a Midfielder#Winger, right winger for Colo-Colo and the Chile na ...

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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 * Óscar Míguez 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 *

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 * Roberto Drago 1 Goal * Carlos Cecconato *

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 * Maurinho * Zezinho * José Fernández * Manuel Muñoz * René Meléndez * 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 * Javier Ambrois * Carlos Borges * José Walter Roque

External links

South American Championship 1956 at RSSSF
{{Copa América 1956 Championship, 1956 1956 1956 in Uruguayan football January 1956 sports events in South America February 1956 sports events in South America Sports competitions in Montevideo 1950s in Montevideo