South_American_Championship_1956
1956 South American Championship
Football tournament
South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 21 January – 15 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Chile |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 568,000 (37,867 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Enrique Hormazábal (4 goals) |
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Main article: 1956 South American Championship squads
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Chile |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
 Paraguay |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
 Peru |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
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More information Uruguay, 4–2 ...
| Uruguay | 4–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
Óscar Míguez  12' Guillermo Escalada 25', 32' Walter Roque 65' |
Máximo Rolón 81' Antonio Gómez 89' |
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More information Argentina, 2–1 ...
| Argentina | 2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Sívori 43' Federico Vairo 51' |
Roberto Drago 56' |
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More information Chile, 4–1 ...
| Chile | 4–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Hormazábal 8', 83' René Meléndez 65' Leonel Sánchez 71' |
Maurinho 38' |
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More information Uruguay, 2–1 ...
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Óscar Míguez 12' Carlos Borges 58' |
Ramírez Banda 59' |
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More information Chile, 4–3 ...
| Chile | 4–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Hormazábal 15' Manuel Muñoz 34' José Fernández 70' Leonel Sánchez 86' |
Félix Castillo 22' Máximo Mosquera 57' Gómez Sánchez 80' |
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| 1956 South American Championship champions |
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 Uruguay 9th title |
A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal.
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
Ángel Labruna
Jaime Ramírez Banda- Leonel Sánchez
Máximo Rolón
Roberto Drago
1 Goal
- Carlos Cecconato
- Omar Sívori
- Federico Vairo
Álvaro- Luizinho
- Maurinho
- Zezinho
- José Fernández
- Manuel Muñoz
- René Meléndez
- Antonio Gómez
- Isaac Andrade
- Félix Castillo
- Gómez Sánchez
- Máximo Mosquera
Javier Ambrois- Carlos Borges
- José Walter Roque