1939 South American Championship

Football tournament

1939 South American ChampionshipTournament details

Host country| Peru
Dates| 15 January – 12 February
Teams| 5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Peru (1st title)
Runners-up|  Uruguay
Third place|  Paraguay
Fourth place|  Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 10
Goals scored| 47 (4.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Teodoro Fernández
(7 goals)
Best player(s)|  Teodoro Fernández

← 1937

1941 →

International football competition

The fifteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 15 January to 12 February.

## Overview

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The Peruvian team that won its first title

The participating countries were Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Although CONMEBOL members since 1927, this tournament was the first time the Ecuadorian side participated. Colombia –member since 1936– withdrew again from the tournament, as well as Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Peru won for the first time.

## Venues

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Lima

Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 40,000

## Squads

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Main article: 1939 South American Championship squads

## 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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Peru | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 8
Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6
Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4
Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 2
Ecuador | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0

15 January 1939

Paraguay | 5–1|  Chile

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Godoy 10', 24'
Barrios 47', 75'
Aquino 88' |  | Sorrel 8'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Alberto March (Ecuador)

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15 January 1939

Peru | 5–2|  Ecuador

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T. Fernández 6', 34', 77'
J. Alcalde 16', 58' |  | Alcívar 55', 89'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay)

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22 January 1939

Uruguay | 6–0|  Ecuador

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Porta 22'
S. Varela 53', 55', 81'
Lago 65', 70' |  |

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

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22 January 1939

Peru | 3–1|  Chile

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T. Fernández 46', 65' (pen.)
J. Alcalde 80' |  | Domínguez 55'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay)

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29 January 1939

Uruguay | 3–2|  Chile

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S. Varela 11'
Camaití 30'
Chirimini 73' |  | Muñoz 3'
Luco 39'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

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29 January 1939

Peru | 3–0|  Paraguay

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T. Fernández 11', 30'
J. Alcalde 78' |  |

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

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5 February 1939

Chile | 4–1|  Ecuador

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Toro 6'
Avendaño 15', 79'
Sorrel 19' (pen.) |  | Arenas 35'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Carlos Puyol (Uruguay)

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5 February 1939

Uruguay | 3–1|  Paraguay

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Lago 14'
S. Varela 40' (pen.)
Porta 66' |  | Barrios 59'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

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12 February 1939

Paraguay | 3–1|  Ecuador

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Mingo 4'
Godoy 61'
Barreiro 63' |  | Arenas 75'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

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12 February 1939

Peru | 2–1|  Uruguay

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J. Alcalde 7'
Bielich 35' |  | Porta 44'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile)

## Result

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1939 South American Championship champions

Peru
First title

## Goal scorers

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Teodoro Fernández, top scorer

7 goals

* Teodoro Fernández

5 goals

* Jorge Alcalde
* Severino Varela

3 goals

* Tiberio Godoy
* Marcial Barrios
* Pedro Lago
* Roberto Porta

2 goals

* José Avendaño
* Enrique Sorrel
* Marino Alcívar
* Manuel Arenas

1 goal

* Alfonso Domínguez
* Roberto Luco
* Raúl Muñoz
* Raúl Toro
* Ricardo Aquino
* Eustaquio Barreiro
* Eduardo Mingo
* Víctor Bielich
* Adelaido Camaití
* Oscar Chirimini

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Campeonato Sudamericano 1939.

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