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1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates22 February – 1 April
Teams7 (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 played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile 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

Main article: 1953 South American Championship 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'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)
Paraguay 3–0 Chile
Fernández 54', 75'
Berni 78'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Uruguay 2–0 Bolivia
Puente 11'
Carlos Romero 88'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
Peru 1–0 Ecuador
Gómez Sánchez 78'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)
Brazil 8–1 Bolivia
Julinho 18', 20', 42', 52'
Francisco Rodrigues 25', 44'
Pinga 39', 60'		 Ugarte 73' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Chile 3–2 Uruguay
Molina 5', 55', 67' Morel 70'
Balseiro 81'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
Paraguay 0–0 Ecuador
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
Chile 0–0 Peru
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Bolivia 1–1 Ecuador
Alcón 25' Guzmán 6'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)
Peru 2–2 Paraguay
Gómez Sánchez 47'
Terry 53'		 Fernández 36'
Berni 77'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.[1]
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
Paraguay 2–2 Uruguay
Atilio López 5'
Berni 52'		 Balseiro 36', 55'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)
Brazil 2–0 Ecuador
Ademir 18'
Cláudio 55'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Brazil 1–0 Uruguay
Ipojucan 87'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)
Paraguay 2–1 Bolivia
Angel Romero 17'
Berni 22'		 Ramon Santos 76'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)
Chile 3–0 Ecuador
Molina 33', 47'
Cremaschi 70'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Peru 1–0 Brazil
Navarrete 51'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)
Brazil 3–2 Chile
Julinho 1'
Zizinho 53'
Baltazar 70'		 Molina 62', 76'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Uruguay 6–0 Ecuador
Méndez 12'
Puente 51'
Peláez 58'
Morel 60'
Carlos Romero 86'
Balseiro 88'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England)
Paraguay 2–1 Brazil
Atilio López 49'
León 89'		 Nílton Santos 12'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)
Chile 2–2 Bolivia
Meléndez 28'
Díaz Carmona 52'		 Ramón Santos 15'
Alcón 49'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)
Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.
Uruguay 3–0 Peru
Peláez 23', 67'
Carlos Romero 71'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)

Play-off

Main article: 1953 South American Championship Final
Paraguay 3–2 Brazil
Atilio López 14'
Gavilán 17'
Fernández 41'		 Baltazar 56', 65'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England)

Result

 1953 South American Championship champions 

Paraguay
1st title

Goal scorers

7 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

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

Copa América
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