1953 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru. It was won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 22 February – 1 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (1st title) |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | File:Flag of Chile.svg Francisco Molina (7 goals) |
← 1949 1955 → | |
Venues
| Lima |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| Capacity: 50,000 |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | |
| File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
| 22 February 1953 |
Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg | 1–0 | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 50,000 Referee: George Rhoden (England) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugarte |
| 25 February 1953 |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernández Berni |
| 25 February 1953 |
Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Charles Dean (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puente Carlos Romero |
| 28 February 1953 |
Peru |
1–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 50,000 Referee: George Rhoden (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gómez Sánchez |
| 1 March 1953 |
Brazil |
8–1 | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julinho Francisco Rodrigues Pinga |
Ugarte |
| 1 March 1953 |
Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Charles Dean (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molina |
Morel Balseiro |
| 4 March 1953 |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg | 0–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1953 |
Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 0–0 | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 1953 |
Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg | 1–1 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Charles McKenna (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcón |
Guzmán |
| 8 March 1953 |
Peru |
2–2 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gómez Sánchez Terry |
Fernández Berni |
Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.[1]
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
| 12 March 1953 |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: David Gregory (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atilio López Berni |
Balseiro |
| 12 March 1953 |
Brazil |
2–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ademir Cláudio |
| 15 March 1953 |
Brazil |
1–0 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Charles McKenna (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipojucan |
| 16 March 1953 |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 15,000 Referee: David Gregory (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Romero Berni |
Ramon Santos |
| 19 March 1953 |
Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 3–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molina Cremaschi |
| 19 March 1953 |
Peru |
1–0 | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Charles McKenna (England) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarrete |
| 23 March 1953 |
Brazil |
3–2 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julinho Zizinho Baltazar |
Molina |
| 23 March 1953 |
Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 6–0 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Ecuador | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: David Gregory (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méndez Puente Peláez Morel Carlos Romero Balseiro |
| 27 March 1953 |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg | 2–1 | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Charles Dean (England) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atilio López León |
Nílton Santos |
| 28 March 1953 |
Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Richard Maddison (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meléndez Díaz Carmona |
Ramón Santos Alcón |
Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.
| 28 March 1953 |
Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 3–0 | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peláez Carlos Romero |
Play-off
Main page: 1953 South American Championship Final
| 1 April 1953[2] |
Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg | 3–2 | Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Charles Dean (England) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atilio López Gavilán Fernández |
Baltazar |
Result
| 1953 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
| File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 1st title |
Goal scorers
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
Ademir
Cláudio
Ipojucan
Nílton Santos
Zizinho- File:Flag of Chile.svg Cremaschi
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Díaz Carmona
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Meléndez
- File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Guzmán
- File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Angel Romero
- File:Flag of Paraguay.svg León
- File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Gavilán
Navarrete
Terry- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Méndez
References
- ↑ Aquella protesta del 53 (in es) (2 July 2021)Diario Hoy.
- ↑ Oliver, Guy. The Guinness Record of World Soccer (1992)Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.