1953 South American Championship

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1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates22 February – 1 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Francisco Molina
(7 goals)
1949
1955

The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.

Squads

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Venues

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Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 8
Error creating thumbnail:  Paraguay 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
Error creating thumbnail:  Uruguay 6 3 1 2 15 6 +9 7
 Chile 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 7
File:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 3
File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2
Bolivia File:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg1–0File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Ugarte File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England)

Paraguay Error creating thumbnail: 3–0 Chile
Fernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', 75'
Berni File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)






Chile 0–0File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Richard Maddison (England)


Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.[1]
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.



Brazil 1–0Error creating thumbnail:  Uruguay
Ipojucan File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)



Peru File:Flag of Peru (state).svg1–0 Brazil
Navarrete File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Charles McKenna (England)




Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.

Play-off

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Result

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 1953 South American Championship champions 
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Paraguay

1st title

Goal scorers

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7 Goals

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

References

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