Campeonato Sudamericano 1946

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Campeonato Sudamericano 1946
Soccer South American Championship 1946
Number of nations 6th
South American champions ArgentinaArgentina Argentina (8th title)
venue ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
Opening game January 12, 1946
Tournament end February 10, 1946
Games 15th
Gates 61  (⌀: 4.07 per game)
spectator 777,990  (⌀: 51,866 per game)
Top scorer UruguayUruguay José María Medina (7 each)
References 5  (⌀: 0.33 per game)
Venues in Argentina in 1946

The Campeonato Sudamericano of 1946 was the 19th game of the South American continental championship in football and took place from January 12 to February 10 for the sixth time in Argentina. Ecuador , Colombia and Peru did not participate in the Copa América this year.

The tournament was played as before in the league system (everyone against everyone). If there was a tie in first place, a playoff was planned. The venues were Buenos Aires with the Estadio Monumental in the Belgrano district and the Estadio Gasómetro in the Boedo district and Avellaneda with the Estadio Libertadores de América . With three exceptions, two games took place in double events in the respective stadium on one day.

Argentina became South American champions for the eighth time.

Game results

January 12, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Monumental)
Argentina - Paraguay 2: 0 (2: 0)
January 16, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Gasómetro)
Brazil - Bolivia 3: 0 (0: 0)
Uruguay - Chile 1: 0 (1: 0)
January 19, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Gasómetro)
Chile - Paraguay 2: 1 (0: 0)
Argentina - Bolivia 7: 1 (2: 0)
January 23, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Gasómetro)
Brazil - Uruguay 4: 3 (4: 2)
January 26, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Monumental)
Paraguay - Bolivia 4: 2 (2: 2)
Argentina - Chile 3: 1 (1: 0)
January 29, 1946 in Avellaneda (Estadio Libertadores de América)
Uruguay - Bolivia 5: 0 (3: 0)
Brazil - Paraguay 1: 1 (0: 1)
February 2, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Gasómetro)
Argentina - Uruguay 3: 1 (1: 0)
Brazil - Chile 5: 1 (2: 0)
February 8, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Gasómetro)
Chile - Bolivia 4: 1 (2: 0)
Paraguay - Uruguay 2: 1 (1: 0)
February 10, 1946 in Buenos Aires (Estadio Monumental)
Argentina - Brazil 2: 0 (1: 0)
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina  5  5  0  0 017: 300 +14 10-00
 2. Brazil 1889Brazil Brazil  5  3  1  1 013: 700  +6 07: 30
 3. Paraguay 1842Paraguay Paraguay  5  2  1  2 008: 800  ± 0 05: 50
 4th UruguayUruguay Uruguay  5  2  0  3 011: 900  +2 04: 60
 5. ChileChile Chile  5  2  0  3 008:110  −3 04: 60
 6th BoliviaBolivia Bolivia  5  0  0  5 004:230 −19 00:10

Best goal scorers

rank player Gates
1 UruguayUruguay José María Medina 7th
2 ArgentinaArgentina Ángel Labruna 5
ArgentinaArgentina Norberto Méndez 5
Brazil 1889Brazil Zizinho 5
5 Paraguay 1842Paraguay Juan Bautista Villalba 4th
6th Brazil 1889Brazil Heleno de Freitas 3
ChileChile Jorge Araya 3
ChileChile Atilio Cremaschi 3

Team roster

UruguayUruguay Uruguay
Claudio Vacca (CA River Plate), José Cajiga (Rampla Juniors), Ramón Castro (Wanderers), Uribe Durán (Rampla Juniors), José García (Defensor), Walter Gómez (Central), Mario Lorenzo (Peñarol), Alcides Mañay ( Defensor), Roque Máspoli (Peñarol), José María Medina (Nacional), José María Ortiz (Peñarol), Aníbal Paz (Nacional), Raúl Pini (Nacional), Sixto Valentín Possamai (Peñarol), Luis Prais (Peñarol), Juan Pedro Riephoff (Rampla Juniors), Luis Sabatel (Rampla Juniors), Raúl Antonio Schiaffino (Peñarol), Eusebio Tejera (Nacional), Obdulio Jacinto Varela (Peñarol), José Antonio Vázquez (Peñarol), Luis Tomás Volpi (Nacional), Bibiano Zapirain ( Nacional) Nacional); Coach: Aníbal Tejada (sacked after the 2nd game), Guzmán Vila Gomensoro (in the last 3 matches)

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