Campeonato Sudamericano 1956

Campeonato Sudamericano 1956
Football South American Championship 1956
Number of nations	6th
South American champions	Uruguay (9th title)
venue	Uruguay
Opening game	January 21, 1956
Tournament end	February 15, 1956
Games	15th
Gates	38  (⌀: 2.53 per game)
spectator	568,000  (⌀: 37,867 per game)
Top scorer	Enrique Hormazábal (4 goals)
References	1  (⌀: 0.07 per game)

Montevideo

Venue 1956 in Uruguay

The Campeonato Sudamericano 1956 was the 24th edition of the South American continental championship in football and took place from January 21 to February 15 for the fifth time in Uruguay. Bolivia , Ecuador , Colombia and Venezuela did not participate.

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 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. As in previous tournaments, some games were played one after the other as part of a double event on one day.

Uruguay won the South American football championship for the ninth time without defeat in 1956 and was able to use the home advantage for the fifth time at the fifth event in its own country .

The winning squad of the Uruguayan team consisted of the following players:

Javier Ambrois (Nacional), Alfonso Auscarriaga (Danubio), Carlos Borges (Peñarol), Ladislao Brazionis (Rampla Juniors), Carlos María Carranza (Cerro), Carlos Correa (Defensor), Carlos Chávez (Liverpool), Héctor Demarco (Defensor), Guillermo Escalada (Nacional), Roque Fernández (Rampla Juniors), Roberto Leopardi (Nacional), Julio Maceiras (Danubio), Washington Manghini (Danubio), William Ruben Martínez ( Penarol ), Oscar Daniel Melgarejo (Danubio), Óscar Omarñ Míguez (Peñarolz ), Luis Alberto Miramontes (Defensor), Luis A. Pírez (Racing), Héctor Omar Ramos (Nacional), Víctor Rodríguez Andrade (Peñarol), Fernando Rodríguez (Danubio), Pedro Rodríguez (Rampla Juniors), José Walter Roque (Rampla Juniors ) - Coach: Hugo Bagnulo

Game results

January 21, 1956 Uruguay - Paraguay 4: 2 (3: 0) January 22, 1956 Argentina - Peru 2: 1 (1: 0) January 24, 1956 Chile - Brazil 4: 1 (1: 1) January 28, 1956 Uruguay - Peru 2: 0 (1: 0) January 29, 1956 Brazil - Paraguay 0-0 Argentina - Chile 2: 0 (1: 0) February 1, 1956 Brazil - Peru 2: 1 (1: 1) February 1, 1956 Argentina - Paraguay 1: 0 (0: 0) 5th February 1956 Paraguay - Peru 1: 1 (0: 0) Brazil - Argentina 1: 0 (0: 0) February 6, 1956 Uruguay - Chile 2: 1 (1: 0) February 9, 1956 Chile - Peru 4: 3 (2: 1) February 10, 1956 Uruguay - Brazil 0-0 February 12, 1956 Chile - Paraguay 2: 0 (1: 0) February 15, 1956 Uruguay - Argentina 1: 0 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Uruguay  5  4th  1  0 009: 300  +6 09: 10  2.  Chile  5  3  0  2 011: 800  +3 06: 40  3.  Argentina  5  3  0  2 005: 300  +2 06: 40  4th  Brazil  5  3  0  2 004: 500  −1 06: 40  5.  Paraguay  5  1  0  4th 003: 800  −5 02: 80  6th  Peru  5  0  1  4th 006:110  −5 01: 90

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Enrique Hormazábal	4th
2	Guillermo Escalada	3
	Óscar Omar Míguez	3
4th	Ángel Labruna	2
	Jaime Ramírez	2
	Leonel Sánchez	2
	Máximo Rolón	2
	Roberto Drago	2

Web links

• Tournament website 1956 at rsssf.com (engl.)