Campeonato Sudamericano 1959

Campeonato Sudamericano 1959
Football South American Championship 1959
Number of nations	7th
South American champions	Argentina (12th title)
venue	Argentina
Opening game	March 7, 1959
Tournament end	April 4th 1959
Games	21st
Gates	86  (⌀: 4.1 per game)
spectator	1,020,000  (⌀: 48,571 per game)
Top scorer	Pelé (8 goals)
References	5  (⌀: 0.24 per game)

The 1959 Campeonato Sudamericano was the 26th edition of the South American continental football championship and took place for the seventh time in Argentina from March 7th to April 4th. The winner was unbeaten and Argentina for the twelfth time, which further expanded its record. Argentina had won all their games up to the playoff against Brazil. Brazil, with its world star Pelé, had also won all matches except for the draw with Peru and therefore had to win the play-off against Argentina to win the title. The game did not get beyond a 1-1 draw and Argentina champions.

In the same year a second competition was held in Ecuador .

Participant and mode

Ecuador , Colombia and Venezuela did not participate.

The tournament was played in the league system as usual , with each of the seven teams having to play each other once. As in previous tournaments, some games were played one after the other as part of a double event on one day. If there was a tie in first place, a playoff was planned.

Venue and spectators

All games were played at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. For the third time in the history of the tournament, over a million spectators attended the games, even if the attendance record of the 1945 tournament in Chile was not reached.

Game results and table

March 7, 1959 Argentina - Chile 6: 1 (4: 1) March 8, 1959 Uruguay - Bolivia 7: 0 (3: 0) March 10, 1959 Brazil - Peru 2: 2 (1: 0) March 11, 1959 Paraguay - Chile 2: 1 (2: 1) Argentina - Bolivia 2: 0 (1: 0) March 14, 1959 Peru - Uruguay 5: 3 (4: 2) March 15, 1959 Paraguay - Bolivia 5: 0 (3: 0) Brazil - Chile 3: 0 (2: 0) March 18, 1959 Uruguay - Paraguay 3: 1 (2: 0) Argentina - Peru 3: 1 (2: 0) March 21, 1959 Brazil - Bolivia 4: 2 (3: 2) Chile - Peru 1: 1 (0: 1) March 22, 1959 Argentina - Paraguay 3: 1 (1: 1) March 26, 1959 Chile - Bolivia 5: 2 (3: 1) Brazil - Uruguay 3: 1 (0: 1) March 29, 1959 Peru - Bolivia 0-0 Brazil - Paraguay 4: 1 (2: 1) March 30, 1959 Argentina - Uruguay 4: 1 (1: 0) April 2, 1959 Paraguay - Peru 2: 1 (1: 0) Chile - Uruguay 1: 0 (0: 0) April 4th 1959 Argentina - Brazil 1: 1 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Argentina  6th  5  1  0 019: 500 +14 11: 10  2.  Brazil  6th  5  0  1 017: 700 +10 10: 20  3.  Paraguay  6th  3  0  3 012:120  ± 0 06: 60  4th  Peru  6th  2  1  3 010:110  −1 05: 70  5.  Chile  6th  2  1  3 009:140  −5 05: 70  6th  Uruguay  6th  2  0  4th 015:140  +1 04: 80  7th  Bolivia  6th  0  1  5 004:230 −19 01:11

Buenos Aires Venue in 1959 in Argentina

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Pelé	8th
2	José Raúl Aveiro	6th
3	Paulo Valentim	5
	Miguel Angel Loayza	5
5	Rubén Héctor Sosa	4th
	José Sasía	4th

Web links

• Tournament website 1959 Argentina at rsssf.com (English)