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Copa América
The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national association football teams, national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition. The competition determines the Continental football championships, champions of South America, minus Suriname national football team, Suriname, Guyana national football team, Guyana and French Guiana national football team, French Guiana. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete. Eight of the ten CONMEBOL national teams have won the tournament at least once in its 48 stagings since the event's inauguration in 1916, with Ecuador national football team, Ecuador and Venezuela national football team, Venezuela the only teams yet to win. Argentina national football team, Argenti ...
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CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA. CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each. The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the "toughest qualifiers in the world" for their simple round-robin system, entry of some of the top national teams in the world, leveling of the weaker national teams, climate and geographic condition ...
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1937 South American Championship
The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay 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. Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle.Copa América: a 80 años de una final histórica
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1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)
The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra Copa América, South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia national football team, Bolivia, Chile national football team, Chile, Colombia national football team, Colombia, and Peru national football team, Peru did not participate, whilst Brazil national football team, Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay national football team, Uruguay won their 10th South American title. Format The format was the same as other tournaments; it was a round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and nothing for a defeat. The team with the most points at the end was declared the tournament winner. Venues Squads Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goalscorers With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different ...
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1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals. Venues Squads Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goalscorers With eight goals, Pelé of Brazil is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 36 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. ;8 goals * Pelé ;6 goals * José Aveiro ;5 goals * Paulo Valentim * Miguel Angel Loayza ;4 goals * Rubén Héctor Sosa ;3 goals * Juan José Pizzuti * Oreste Corbatta * Raúl Belén * Didi * Cayetano Ré * Héctor Demarco * José Sasía * Vladas Douksas ;2 goals * Pedro Eugenio Callá * Pedro Waldemar Manfredini * Máximo Alcócer * Juan Soto Mura * Leon ...
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1957 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each. Summary Managed by Guillermo Stábile, Argentina won the tournament with a team widely considered one of the best squads in its history,Los ángeles carasucias
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1956 South American Championship
South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals. Venues Squads Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 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 * Enrique Hormazábal 3 Goals * Guillermo Escalada * Óscar Míguez 2 Goals * Ángel Labruna * Jaime Ramírez Banda * Leonel Sánchez * Máximo Rolón * Roberto Drago 1 Goal * Carlos Cecconato * Omar Sívori * Federico Vairo * Álvaro * Luizinho * Maurinho * Zezinho * José Fernández * Manuel Muñoz * René Meléndez * Antonio Gómez * Isaac Andrade * Félix Castillo * Gómez Sánchez * Máximo Mosquera * Javier Ambrois * ...
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1955 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals. Squads Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 8 Goals * Rodolfo Micheli 6 Goals * Enrique Hormazabal * Gómez Sánchez 5 Goals * Maximo Rolón 4 Goals * Manuel Muñoz 3 Goals * José Borello * Ángel Labruna * Jorge Robledo * René Meléndez * Isidro Matute * Julio Abbadie * Américo Galván * Óscar Míguez 2 Goals * Ernesto Grillo * Díaz Zambrano 1 Goal * Ricardo Bonelli * Carlos Cecconato * Ramírez Banda * Washington Villacreses * Eulogio Martínez * Salvador Villalba * Guillermo Barbadillo * Félix Castillo * Cornelio Heredia * Roberto Castillo * Alberto Terry ...
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1953 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. Squads Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change. Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.'' ---- Play-off Result Goal scorers 7 Goals * Molina 5 Goals * Julinho 4 Goals * Berni * Fernández * Balseiro 3 Goals * Baltazar * Atilio López * Carlos Romero * Peláez 2 Goals * Alcón * Ramón Santos * Ugarte * Pinga * Francisco Rodrigues * Gómez Sánchez * Mor ...
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1949 South American Championship
The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team association football, football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina national football team, Argentina withdrew from the tournament. This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals. Squads For a complete list of participating squads, see: ''1949 South American Championship squads'' Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Play-off A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion. Result Goalscorers 9 goals * Jair ...
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1947 South American Championship
The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil. Argentina won the tournament to obtain their ninth South American title. Brazil withdrew from the tournament. Format Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions. Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1947 South American Championship squads'' Venues Final round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 8 Goals * Nicolás Falero 6 Goals * Alfredo Di Stéfano * Norberto ...
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1946 South American Championship
The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship in football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 12 January to 10 February. This tournament, an ''extra'' edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru withdrew from the tournament. Venues Squads 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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Result Goal scorers 7 Goals * José M. Medina 5 goals * Ángel Labruna * Norberto Méndez * Zizinho 4 goals * Juan Villalba 3 goals * Heleno * Araya * Atilio Cremaschi 2 goals * Adolfo Pedernera * Juan C. Salvini * Miguel Peredo * Chico * Jair 1 goal * Vicente De la Mata * Félix Loustau * Rin ...
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1945 South American Championship
The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile 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 Argentina national football team, Argentina, Bolivia national football team, Bolivia, Brazil national football team, Brazil, Chile national football team, Chile, Colombia national football team, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, and Uruguay national football team, Uruguay. Paraguay national football team, Paraguay and Peru national football team, Peru withdrew from the tournament. Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: ''1945 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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ...
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