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1955 South American Championship

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1955 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChile
DatesFebruary 27 – March 30
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (10th title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Peru
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored73 (4.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Rodolfo Micheli
(8 goals)
← 1953
1956 →

The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up.

Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.

Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Venues

Santiago
Estadio Nacional de Chile
Capacity: 70,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 5 4 1 0 18 6 +12 9
 Chile 5 3 1 1 19 8 +11 7
 Peru 5 2 2 1 13 11 +2 6
 Uruguay 5 2 1 2 12 12 0 5
 Paraguay 5 1 1 3 7 14 −7 3
 Ecuador 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 0
Chile 7–1 Ecuador
Enrique Hormazábal 27', 47', 53'
Díaz Zambrano 31', 35'
René Meléndez 33'
Jorge Robledo 55'		 Washington Villacreses 64'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Argentina 5–3 Paraguay
Rodolfo Micheli 5', 18' (pen.), 64', 83'
José Borello 74'		 Máximo Rolón 13'
Eulogio Martínez 47'
Salvador Villalba 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Chile 5–4 Peru
Manuel Muñoz 9'
Jorge Robledo 13', 57'
Enrique Hormazábal 52'
Ramírez Banda 84'		 Félix Castillo 35'
Guillermo Barbadillo 62'
Cornelio Heredia 63' (pen.)
Gómez Sánchez 83'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Harry Dykes (England)
Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay
Carlos Borges 2'
Julio Abbadie 5'
Óscar Míguez 86' (pen.)		 Máximo Rolón 23'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Argentina 4–0 Ecuador
Ricardo Bonelli 11'
Ernesto Grillo 24'
Rodolfo Micheli 28'
José Borello 71'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Peru 4–2 Ecuador
Gómez Sánchez 11', 15'
Honorato Gonzabay 29' (o.g.), 88' (o.g.)		 Isidro Matute 34', 61'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Chile 2–2 Uruguay
Manuel Muñoz 30'
Enrique Hormazábal 72'		 Américo Galván 24', 41'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Paraguay 2–0 Ecuador
Máximo Rolón 16', 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Argentina 2–2 Peru
Ernesto Grillo 7'
Carlos Cecconato 41'		 Gómez Sánchez 23', 57'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Chile 5–0 Paraguay
René Meléndez 10', 52'
Manuel Muñoz 77', 79'
Enrique Hormazábal 82'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)
Peru 1–1 Paraguay
Alberto Terry 33' Máximo Rolón 65'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Uruguay 5–1 Ecuador
Américo Galván 4'
Óscar Míguez 12'
Julio Abbadie 26', 80'
Julio Pérez 54'		 Isidro Matute 36'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Roberto González (Paraguay)
Argentina 6–1 Uruguay
Rodolfo Micheli 37', 61'
Ángel Labruna 39', 71', 87'
José Borello 76'		 Óscar Míguez 32'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Peru 2–1 Uruguay
Roberto Castillo 11'
Gómez Sánchez 68'		 Walter Morel 72'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Argentina 1–0 Chile
Rodolfo Micheli 59'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Washington Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Result

 1955 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
10th title

Goal scorers

8 Goals

6 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own Goal

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