1949 South American Championship

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1949 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	3 April – 11 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Jair (9 goals)
← 1947 1953 →

The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.

This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the

from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads

Venues

Rio de Janeiro		Sao Paulo	Santos	Belo Horizonte
Estádio General Severiano	Estádio São Januário	Estádio do Pacaembu	Estádio Vila Belmiro	Estádio Sete de Setembro
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 71,281	Capacity: 16,798	Capacity: 30,000
Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Belo Horizonte Santos

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	7	6	0	1	39	7	+32	12
Paraguay	7	6	0	1	21	6	+15	12
Peru	7	5	0	2	20	13	+7	10
Bolivia	7	4	0	3	13	24	−11	8
Chile	7	2	1	4	10	14	−4	5
Uruguay	7	2	1	4	14	20	−6	5
Ecuador	7	1	0	6	7	21	−14	2
Colombia	7	0	2	5	4	23	−19	2

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Play-off

Main article:

1949 South American Championship Final

A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

Result

1949 South American Championship champions
Brazil 3rd title

Goalscorers

9 goals

• Jair

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

• Bermeo (for Peru)
• Sánchez (for Bolivia)
• Arce (for Brazil)

External links

• South American Championship 1949 at RSSSF

References