Campeonato Sudamericano 1953

Campeonato Sudamericano 1953
Football South American Championship 1953
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Paraguay (1st title)
venue	Peru
Opening game	February 22, 1953
Tournament end	April 1, 1953
Games	22nd
Gates	67  (⌀: 3.05 per game)
spectator	930,000  (⌀: 42,273 per game)
Top scorer	Francisco Molina (7 goals)

Lima

Venue in 1953 in Peru

The 1953 Campeonato Sudamericano was the 22nd game of the South American continental football championship and took place for the fourth time in Peru from February 22 to March 28. Paraguay was originally intended to host the tournament, but organized the tournament in the absence of a suitable stadium in Peru. Argentina , Colombia and Venezuela , the 10th member of CONMEBOL since 1952 , did not take part.

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. All games were played in the Estadio Nacional in Lima. As in previous tournaments, some games were played as part of a double event on one day.

Paraguay became unbeaten South American champions in football for the first time.

Game results

February 22, 1953 Bolivia - Peru 1: 0 (0: 0) February 25, 1953 Paraguay - Chile 3: 0 (0: 0) Uruguay - Bolivia 2: 0 (1: 0) February 28, 1953 Peru - Ecuador 1: 0 (0: 0) March 1, 1953 Brazil - Bolivia 8: 1 (6: 0) Chile - Uruguay 3: 2 (1: 0) March 4th 1953 Paraguay - Ecuador 0-0 Chile - Peru 0-0 March 8, 1953 Bolivia - Ecuador 1: 1 (1: 1) Peru - Paraguay 2: 2 (0: 1) March 12, 1953 Paraguay - Uruguay 2: 2 (1: 1) Brazil - Ecuador 2: 0 (1: 0) March 15, 1953 Brazil - Uruguay 1: 0 (0: 0) March 16, 1953 Paraguay - Bolivia 2: 1 (2: 0) March 19, 1953 Chile - Ecuador 3: 0 (1: 0) Peru - Brazil 1: 0 (0: 0) March 23, 1953 Brazil - Chile 3: 2 (1: 0) Uruguay - Ecuador 6: 0 (1: 0) March 27, 1953 Paraguay - Brazil 2: 1 (0: 1) March 28, 1953 Chile - Bolivia 2: 2 (1: 1) Uruguay - Peru 3: 0 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Brazil  6th  4th  0  2 015: 600  +9 08: 40  1.  Paraguay  6th  4th  0  2 011: 600  +5 08: 40  3.  Uruguay  6th  3  1  2 015: 600  +9 07: 50  4th  Chile  6th  3  1  2 010:100  ± 0 07: 50  5.  Peru  6th  3  1  2 004: 600  −2 07: 50  6th  Bolivia  6th  1  1  4th 006:150  −9 03: 90  7th  Ecuador  6th  1  0  5 001:130 −12 02:10

Playoff

April 1, 1953
Paraguay	-	Brazil	3: 2 (3: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Francisco Molina	7th
2	Julinho	5
3	Ángel Berni	4th
	Rubén Fenández	4th
	Osvaldo Balseiro	4th
6th	Baltazar	3
	Atilio López	3
	Carlos Romero	3
	Donald Peláez	3

Footnotes

1. ↑ The game was stopped in the 66th minute due to unsporting behavior by the Bolivian players and scored for Chile.

Web links

• Tournament website 1953 at rsssf.com (English)