1937 South American Championship

Football tournament

1937 South American ChampionshipTournament details

Host country| Argentina
Dates| 27 December 1936 – 1 February 1937
Teams| 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Argentina (5th title)
Runners-up|  Brazil
Third place|  Uruguay
Fourth place|  Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 69 (4.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Raúl Toro
(7 goals)

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The Argentina squad

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.[1]

## Squads

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For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads

## Venues

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Buenos Aires

Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo | Estadio Alvear y Tagle | Estadio Brandsen y Del Crucero
Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 25,000
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## Final round

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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.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Argentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 8
Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 8
Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4
Paraguay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4
Chile | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3
Peru | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3

As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion.

27 December 1936

Brazil | 3–2|  Peru

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Roberto 7'
Afonsinho 30'
Niginho 57' |  | T. Fernández 55'
Villanueva 58'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

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30 December 1936

Argentina | 2–1|  Chile

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Varallo 30', 43' |  | Toro 73'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

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2 January 1937

Paraguay | 4–2|  Uruguay

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A. Ortega 9', 79'
A. González 35'
Erico 38' (pen.) |  | Varela 16', 28'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Virgílio Antônio Fedrighi (Brazil)

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3 January 1937

Brazil | 6–4|  Chile

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Patesko 2', 26'
Carvalho Leite 6'
Luisinho 35', 40'
Roberto 68' |  | Avendaño 19'
Toro 25', 73'
Riveros 40'

Estadio Brandsen y Del Crucero, Buenos Aires

Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)

* * *

6 January 1937

Uruguay | 4–2|  Peru

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Camaití 16'
Varela 31', 56'
Píriz 79' |  | T. Fernández 29'
Magallanes 40'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

* * *

9 January 1937

Argentina | 6–1|  Paraguay

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Scopelli 5', 54'
García 8'
Zozaya 33', 75', 82' |  | A. González 86'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

* * *

10 January 1937

Uruguay | 0–3|  Chile

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|  | Toro 17', 83'
Arancibia 59'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)

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13 January 1937

Brazil | 5–0|  Paraguay

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Patesko 31', 67'
Luisinho 42', 51'
Carvalho Leite 59' |  |

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)

* * *

16 January 1937

Argentina | 1–0|  Peru

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Zozaya 55' |  |

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

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17 January 1937

Paraguay | 3–2|  Chile

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Amarilla 5'
Flor 47'
Núñez Velloso 78' |  | Toro 8', 32'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

* * *

19 January 1937

Brazil | 3–2|  Uruguay

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Carvalho Leite 36'
Bahia 72'
Niginho 77' |  | Villadóniga 1'
Píriz 66'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)

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21 January 1937

Peru | 2–2|  Chile

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J. Alcalde 1', 26' |  | Torres 16'
Arancibia 70'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)

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23 January 1937

Argentina | 2–3|  Uruguay

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Varallo 63'
Zozaya 68' |  | Ithurbide 5'
Píriz 51'
Varela 58'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

* * *

24 January 1937

Paraguay | 0–1|  Peru

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|  | Magallanes 84'

Estadio Alvear y Tagle[2], Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

* * *

30 January 1937

Argentina | 1–0|  Brazil

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García 48' |  |

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

### Play-off

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Main article: 1937 South American Championship Final

1 February 1937[3]

Argentina | 2–0 (a.e.t.)|  Brazil

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De la Mata 108', 112' |  |

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

## Result

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1937 South American Championship champions

Argentina
Fifth title

## Goal scorers

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Raúl Toro, top scorer

7 goals

* Raúl Toro

5 goals

* Alberto Zozaya
* Severino Varela

4 goals

* Luisinho
* Patesko

3 goals

* Francisco Varallo
* Carvalho Leite
* Juan Píriz

2 goals

* Vicente de la Mata
* Enrique García
* Alejandro Scopelli
* Niginho
* Roberto
* Aurelio González
* Amadeo Ortega
* Teodoro Fernández
* Jorge Alcalde

1 goal

* Afonsinho
* Bahia
* Manuel Arancibia
* José Avendaño
* Arturo Carmona
* Guillermo Riveros
* Guillermo Torres
* Juan Amarilla
* Adolfo Erico
* Martín Flor
* Raúl Núñez Velloso
* Alejandro Villanueva
* Adolfo Magallanes
* Jose Maria Lavalle
* Adelaido Camaiti
* Eduardo Ithurbide
* Segundo Villadóniga

## References

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1. ^ Copa América: a 80 años de una final histórica on Xenen
2. ^ Behr, Raul. "Un histórico flash" (in Spanish). Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
3. ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 555\. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

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