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1953 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Peru
Dates	22 February – 1 April
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Francisco Molina (7 goals)
← 1949 1955 →

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

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	6	4	0	2	15	6	+9	8
Paraguay	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
Uruguay	6	3	1	2	15	6	+9	7
Chile	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	7
Peru	6	3	1	2	4	6	−2	7
Bolivia	6	1	1	4	6	15	−9	3
Ecuador	6	0	2	4	1	13	−12	2

Bolivia	1–0	Peru
Ugarte 53'

Paraguay	3–0	Chile
Fernández 54', 75' Berni 78'

Uruguay	2–0	Bolivia
Puente 11' Carlos Romero 88'

Peru	1–0	Ecuador
Gómez Sánchez 78'

Brazil	8–1	Bolivia
Julinho 18', 20', 42', 52' Francisco Rodrigues 25', 44' Pinga 39', 60'		Ugarte 73' (pen.)

Chile	3–2	Uruguay
Molina 5', 55', 67'		Morel 70' Balseiro 81'

Paraguay	0–0	Ecuador

Chile	0–0	Peru

Bolivia	1–1	Ecuador
Alcón 25'		Guzmán 6'

Peru	2–2	Paraguay
Gómez Sánchez 47' Terry 53'		Fernández 36' Berni 77'

Paraguay	2–2	Uruguay
Atilio López 5' Berni 52'		Balseiro 36', 55'

Brazil	2–0	Ecuador
Ademir 18' Cláudio 55'

Brazil	1–0	Uruguay
Ipojucan 87'

Paraguay	2–1	Bolivia
Angel Romero 17' Berni 22'		Ramon Santos 76'

Chile	3–0	Ecuador
Molina 33', 47' Cremaschi 70'

Peru	1–0	Brazil
Navarrete 51'

Brazil	3–2	Chile
Julinho 1' Zizinho 53' Baltazar 70'		Molina 62', 76'

Uruguay	6–0	Ecuador
Méndez 12' Puente 51' Peláez 58' Morel 60' Carlos Romero 86' Balseiro 88'

Paraguay	2–1	Brazil
Atilio López 49' León 89'		Nílton Santos 12'

Chile	2–2	Bolivia
Meléndez 28' Díaz Carmona 52'		Ramón Santos 15' Alcón 49'

Uruguay	3–0	Peru
Peláez 23', 67' Carlos Romero 71'

Play-off

Paraguay	3–2	Brazil
Atilio López 14' Gavilán 17' Fernández 41'		Baltazar 56', 65'

Result

1953 South American Championship champions
Paraguay 1st title

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
• Morel
• Puente

1 Goal

• Ademir
• Cláudio
• Ipojucan
• Nílton Santos
• Zizinho
• Cremaschi
• Díaz Carmona
• Meléndez
• Guzmán
• Angel Romero
• León
• Gavilán
• Navarrete
• Terry
• Méndez

References

1. "Aquella protesta del 53" (in Spanish). Diario Hoy. 2 July 2021.
2. Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

External links

• South American Championship 1953 at RSSSF

• 1953 South American Championship
• Copa América tournaments
• 1953 in South American football
• 1953 in Peruvian football
• International association football competitions hosted by Peru
• February 1953 sports events in South America
• March 1953 sports events in South America
• April 1953 sports events in South America
• Sports competitions in Lima
• 1950s in Lima