1946 South American Championship

1946 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	January 12 – February 10
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (8th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Paraguay
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	61 (4.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)	José María Medina; (7 goals)
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The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 12, 1946 to February 10, 1946. This tournament, an extra edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, withdrew from the tournament.

Final round [edit]

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	5	5	0	0	17	3	+14	10
Brazil	5	3	1	1	13	7	+6	7
Paraguay	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	5
Uruguay	5	2	0	3	11	9	+2	4
Chile	5	2	0	3	8	11	−3	4
Bolivia	5	0	0	5	4	23	−19	0

January 12, 1946

Argentina	2 – 0	Paraguay	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
De la Mata 6'
Martino 43'

January 16, 1946

Brazil	3 – 0	Bolivia	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Heleno 47'
Zizinho 65'
Heleno 78'

Uruguay	1 – 0	Chile	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
Medina 34'

January 19, 1946

Chile	2 – 1	Paraguay	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Araya 48'		Rolón 14'
Cremaschi 68'

Argentina	7 – 1	Bolivia	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Higinio Madrid (Chile)
Labruna 34'		Peredo 67'
Méndez 39'
Méndez 60'
Salvini 75'
Loustau 79'
Salvini 84'
Labruna 89'

January 23, 1946

Brazil	4 – 3	Uruguay	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)
Jair 1'		Medina 25'
Jair 16'		Vázquez 37'
Heleno 39'		Medina 70'
Chico 44'

January 26, 1946

Paraguay	4 – 2	Bolivia	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Genés 30'		Coronel 20' (og)
Benítez Cáceres 44'		González 42'
Villalba 67'
Villalba 88'

Argentina	3 – 1	Chile	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Labruna 39'		Alcántara 85'
Labruna 60'
Pedernera 65'

January 29, 1946

Uruguay	5 – 0	Bolivia	Estadio Independiente, Avellaneda Ref: Higinio Madrid (Chile)
Medina 1'
Medina 25'
Medina 30'
García 75'
Medina 78'

Brazil	1 – 1	Paraguay	Estadio Independiente, Avellaneda Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Norival 63'		Villalba 31'

February 2, 1946

Argentina	3 – 1	Uruguay	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil)
Pedernera 8'		Riephoff 59'
Labruna 46'
Méndez 72'

Brazil	5 – 1	Chile	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Zizinho 4'		Salfate 84' (p)
Zizinho 41'
Zizinho 46'
Zizinho 71'
Chico 89'

February 8, 1946

Chile	4 – 1	Bolivia	Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Araya 9'		Peredo 50'
Araya 39'
Cremaschi 49'
Cremaschi 78'