Campeonato Sudamericano 1959 (II)

Campeonato Sudamericano 1959
Football South American Championship 1959
Number of nations	5
South American champions	Uruguay (10th title)
venue	Ecuador
Opening game	5th December 1959
Tournament end	December 25, 1959
Games	10
Gates	40  (⌀: 4 per game)
spectator	462,000  (⌀: 46,200 per game)
Top scorer	José Sanfilippo (6 goals)
References	1  (⌀: 0.1 per game)

Guayaquil

Venue 1959 in Ecuador

The 1959 Campeonato Sudamericano was the 27th edition of the South American continental football championship and took place for the second time in Ecuador from December 5th to 25th. For the first and only time in history, a second competition took place that same year after the Copa, which was held in Argentina in March of that year. Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Peru and Venezuela did not participate. Brazil entered without their 58 world champions with a selection from the state of Pernambuco , consisting exclusively of players from Sport , Santa Cruz and Náutico from Recife .

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 Modelo in Guayaquil. As in previous tournaments, some games were played one after the other as part of a double event on one day.

Second South American champion in football 1959 was unbeaten for the tenth time Uruguay.

The winning squad of Uruguay consisted of the following players:

Eladio Benítez (Racing Club), Mario Bergara (Racing Club), Carlos Chávez (Liverpool), Julio Dalmao (Cerro), Walter Davoine (Rampla Juniors), Luis Dogliotti (Liverpool), Vladas Douksas (Rampla Juniors), Guillermo Escalada (Nacional ), Javier Espalter (Sud América), Jorge Gómez (Liverpool), Rubén Adán González (Nacional), Víctor Guaglianone (Wanderers), Victoriano Manghini (Danubio), Mario Omar Méndez (Sud América), Juan Carlos Mesías (Nacional), Domingo Pérez (Rampla Juniors), William Píriz (Defensor), José Sasía (Defensor), Alcides Silveira (Sud América), Roberto Eduardo Sosa (Nacional), Horacio Troche (Nacional) - Trainer: Juan Carlos Corazzo

Game results

5th December 1959 Brazil - Paraguay 3: 2 (2: 0) December 6, 1959 Uruguay - Ecuador 4: 0 (2: 0) December 9, 1959 Argentina - Paraguay 4: 2 (1: 1) December 12, 1959 Uruguay - Brazil 3: 0 (0: 0) Ecuador - Argentina 1: 1 (1: 0) December 16, 1959 Uruguay - Argentina 5: 0 (3: 0) December 19, 1959 Brazil - Ecuador 3: 1 (3: 1) December 22, 1959 Argentina - Brazil 4: 1 (2: 0) Paraguay - Uruguay 1: 1 (0: 1) December 25, 1959 Ecuador - Paraguay 3: 1 (0: 1)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1.  Uruguay  4th  3  1  0 013: 100 +12 07: 10  2.  Argentina  4th  2  1  1 009: 900  ± 0 05: 30  3.  Brazil  4th  2  0  2 007:100  −3 04: 40  4th  Ecuador  4th  1  1  2 005: 900  −4 03: 50  5.  Paraguay  4th  0  1  3 006:110  −5 01: 70

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	José Sanfilippo	6th
2	Paulo Pisaneschi	4th
	Mario Bergara	4th
4th	Silvio Parodi	3
	Alcides Silveira	3
	José Sasía	3

Web links

• Tournament website 1959 / Ecuador at rsssf.com (English)