1959 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Dates7 March – 4 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Monumental Stadium
Final positions
Champions Argentina (12th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored86 (4.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Pelé (8 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Pelé

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.[1]

Venues

Buenos Aires
Estadio Monumental
Capacity: 67,664

Squads

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 6510195+1411
 Brazil 6420177+1010
 Paraguay 6303121206
 Peru 61321011−15
 Chile 6213914−55
 Uruguay 62041514+14
 Bolivia 6015423−191
Argentina 6–1 Chile
Pedro Manfredini 5', 50'
Pedro Callá 7'
Juan José Pizzuti 17', 39'
Raúl Belén 75'		 Luis Álvarez 25'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Uruguay 7–0 Bolivia
José Sasía 5'
Guillermo Escalada 12'
Víctor Guaglianone 17'
Carlos Borges 60', 65'
Vladas Douksas 69'
Domingo Pérez 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Brazil 2–2 Peru
Didi 24'
Pelé 48'		 Juan Seminario 59', 77'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Paraguay 2–1 Chile
José Aveiro 8', 14' Leonel Sánchez 34' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luis Ventre (Argentina)
Argentina 2–0 Bolivia
Omar Corbatta 2'
Pedro Callá 79'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Peru 5–3 Uruguay
Miguel Ángel Loayza 4', 27', 42'
Juan Joya 29', 79'		 Héctor Demarco 2'
Vladas Douksas 31'
José Sasía 81'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Paraguay 5–0 Bolivia
Cayetano Ré 1', 21', 50'
Ildefonso Sanabria 11'
José Aveiro 51'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Brazil 3–0 Chile
Pelé 43', 45'
Didi 89'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay
Héctor Demarco 2'
Vladas Douksas 37'
José Sasía 85'		 José Aveiro 77'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Argentina 3–1 Peru
Omar Corbatta 18' (pen.)
Rubén Sosa 42'
Víctor Benítez 78' (o.g.)		 Miguel Ángel Loayza 51'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Brazil 4–2 Bolivia
Pelé 16'
Paulo Valentim 18', 26'
Didi 89'		 Ricardo Alcón 12'
Ausberto García 22'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luis Ventre (Argentina)
Chile 1–1 Peru
Tovar 77' Miguel Ángel Loayza 12'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Argentina 3–1 Paraguay
Omar Corbatta 15'
Rubén Sosa 63'
Vladislao Cap 69'		 Silvio Parodi 36'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Chile 5–2 Bolivia
Mario Soto 7', 42'
Juan Soto Mura 17', 51'
Leonel Sánchez 89'		 Máximo Alcócer 25', 76'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Luis Ventre (Argentina)
Brazil 3–1 Uruguay
Paulo Valentim 62', 80', 89' Guillermo Escalada 36'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Peru 0–0 Bolivia
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Brazil 4–1 Paraguay
Pelé 25', 31', 63'
Chinesinho 35'		 Silvio Parodi 4'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Argentina 4–1 Uruguay
Raúl Belén 15', 60'
Rubén Sosa 55', 80'		 Héctor Demarco 85'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Isidro Ramírez (Paraguay)
Paraguay 2–1 Peru
José Aveiro 32', 68' Gómez Sánchez 51'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Chile 1–0 Uruguay
Mario Moreno 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Argentina 1–1 Brazil
Juan José Pizzuti 40' Pelé 58'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

Result

 1959 South American Championship champions 

Argentina
12th title

Goalscorers

Pelé, top scorer

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
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Controversy

Originally, the 1959 Copa America was scheduled to be hosted by Ecuador. However, due to financial difficulties and infrastructure challenges, Ecuador withdrew as the host nation just a few months before the tournament was set to begin. This sudden withdrawal left CONMEBOL in a difficult situation to find a replacement host at such short notice.

In response to Ecuador's withdrawal, Argentina volunteered to step in as the new host for the tournament. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) had the necessary resources and infrastructure to organize the event. Consequently, Argentina was granted the hosting rights, and the tournament was scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires.

However, a disagreement arose among some South American nations regarding the legitimacy of Argentina being granted the hosting rights without a proper bidding process. A group of countries, including Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, refused to participate in the tournament hosted by Argentina and organized their own competition called the "Copa del Atlántico", in response.

Meanwhile, Argentina went ahead with its plans and organized the Copa America as scheduled, inviting other CONMEBOL member nations to participate. The tournament took place from March 7 to April 4, 1959, and was won by Argentina.

After the initial Copa America tournament held in Argentina from March to April 1959, there was indeed a second Copa America held in Ecuador later that year. The second tournament took place in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador, from December 5 to 25, 1959.

The decision to hold a second Copa America in Ecuador was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eloy Alfaro, a prominent Ecuadorian political figure. The tournament was officially named the "Copa del Centenario de la Batalla de Quito" (Centenary Cup of the Battle of Quito) to honor this occasion. Uruguay emerged as champions, securing their 10th title in the tournament's history.

Team of the Tournament

[2]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Peru Rafael Asca

Uruguay Mirto Davoine
Peru Víctor Benítez
Argentina Vladislao Cap

Argentina Eliseo Mouriño
Uruguay Alcides Silveira

Brazil Garrincha
Brazil Didi
Uruguay Vladas Douksas
Brazil Pelé
Argentina Raúl Belén

References

  1. ↑ "The Copa América Archive - Trivia".
  2. ↑ "Equipos Ideales de la Copa América".
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