Campeonato Sudamericano 1955

Campeonato Sudamericano 1955
1955 South American Football Championship
Number of nations	6th
South American champions	Argentina (10th title)
venue	Chile
Opening game	February 27, 1955
Tournament end	March 30, 1955
Games	15th
Gates	73  (⌀: 4.87 per game)
spectator	641,000  (⌀: 42,733 per game)
Top scorer	Rodolfo Micheli (8 goals)
References	2  (⌀: 0.13 per game)

Santiago de Chile

Venue 1955 in Chile

The Campeonato Sudamericano of 1955 was the 23rd game of the South American continental championship in football and took place for the fifth time in Chile from February 27th to March 30th. Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia and Venezuela did not participate.

The tournament was played 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 de Chile in Santiago. As in previous tournaments, some games were played one after the other as part of a double event on one day.

In 1955, Argentina won the South American football championship for the tenth time, thereby expanding its record.

Game results

February 27, 1955 Chile - Ecuador 7: 1 (4: 0) March 2, 1955 Argentina - Paraguay 5: 3 (2: 1) March 6, 1955 Chile - Peru 5: 4 (2: 1) March 9, 1955 Uruguay - Paraguay 3: 1 (2: 1) March 9, 1955 Argentina - Ecuador 4: 0 (3: 0) March 13, 1955 Peru - Ecuador 4: 2 (3: 1) March 13, 1955 Chile - Uruguay 2: 2 (1: 2) March 18, 1955 Paraguay - Ecuador 2: 0 (2: 0) March 18, 1955 Argentina - Peru 2: 2 (2: 1) March 20, 1955 Chile - Paraguay 5: 0 (1: 0) March 23, 1955 Peru - Paraguay 1: 1 (1: 0) March 23, 1955 Uruguay - Ecuador 5: 1 (3: 0) March 27, 1955 Argentina - Uruguay 6: 1 (2: 1) March 30, 1955 Peru - Uruguay 2: 1 (1: 0) March 30, 1955 Argentina - Chile 1: 0 (0: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Argentina  5  4th  1  0 018: 600 +12 09: 10  2.  Chile  5  3  1  1 019: 800 +11 07: 30  3.  Peru  5  3  0  2 013:110  +2 06: 40  4th  Uruguay  5  2  1  2 012:120  ± 0 05: 50  5.  Paraguay  5  1  1  3 007:140  −7 03: 70  6th  Ecuador  5  0  0  5 004:220 −18 00:10

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Rodolfo Joaquín Micheli	8th
2	Enrique Hormazábal	6th
	Oscar Gómez Sánchez	6th
4th	Máximo Rolón	5
5	Manuel Muñoz	4th
6th	José Borello	3
	Ángel Labruna	3
	Jorge Oliver Robledo	3
	René Meléndez	3
	Isidro Matuta	3
	Julio César Abbadie	3
	Américo Natalio Galván	3
	Óscar Omar Míguez	3

Web links

• Tournament website 1955 at rsssf.com (engl.)