1959 South American Championship (Argentina)

For the later tournament, see 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador).

1959 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	March 7 - April 4
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (12th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Top scorer(s)	Pelé (8)
← 1957 1959 (Ecuador) →

The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil in second.

Pelé from Brazil became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Stadium

All games played in Buenos Aires, at Estadio Monumental.

Final round

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Argentina 11 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14 Brazil 10 6 4 2 0 17 7 +10 Paraguay 6 6 3 0 3 12 12 0 Peru 5 6 1 3 2 10 11 −1 Chile 5 6 2 1 3 9 14 −5 Uruguay 4 6 2 0 4 15 14 +1 Bolivia 1 6 0 1 5 4 23 −19 March 7, 1959 Argentina 6–1 Chile Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 8, 1959 Uruguay 7–0 Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 35,000 March 10, 1959 Brazil 2–2 Peru Argentina Attendance: 45,000 March 11, 1959 Paraguay 2–1 Chile Argentina Attendance: 45,000 March 11, 1959 Argentina 2–0 Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 45,000 March 14, 1959 Peru 5–3 Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 15, 1959 Paraguay 5–0 Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 15, 1959 Brazil 3–0 Chile Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 18, 1959 Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 18, 1959 Argentina 3–1 Peru Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 21, 1959 Brazil 4–2 Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 25,000 March 21, 1959 Chile 1–1 Peru Argentina Attendance: 50,000 March 22, 1959 Argentina 3–1 Paraguay Argentina Attendance: 50,000 March 26, 1959 Chile 5–2 Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 26, 1959 Brazil 3–1 Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 70,000 March 29, 1959 Peru 0–0 Bolivia Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 29, 1959 Brazil 4–1 Paraguay Argentina Attendance: 40,000 March 30, 1959 Argentina 4–1 Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 80,000 April 2, 1959 Paraguay 2–1 Peru Argentina Attendance: 5,000 April 2, 1959 Chile 1–0 Uruguay Argentina Attendance: 5,000 April 4, 1959 Argentina 1–1 Brazil Argentina Attendance: 85,000 Colombia and Ecuador withdrew. Results  South American Championship 1959 Champions  Argentina 12th title Top scorers 8 goals Pelé 6 goals José Raúl Aveiro 5 goals Paulo Valentim Miguel Angel Loayza References External links South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF