Football tournament
1947 South American Championship Host country Ecuador Dates 30 November – 31 December Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Argentina (9th title) Runners-up Paraguay Third place Uruguay Fourth place Chile Matches played 28 Goals scored 102 (3.64 per match) Top scorer(s) Nicolás Falero (8 goals)
International football competition
Argentina won its ninth title
The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL . It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil . Argentina won the tournament to obtain their ninth South American title.
Brazil withdrew from the tournament.
Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournament , earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1947 South American Championship squads
Venues
Final round
Result
1947 South American Championship champions
Argentina Ninth title
Goal scorers
Nicolás Falero, top scorer
8 Goals
6 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
Mario Fernández
Zenón González
Severo Orgaz
Armando Tapia
Arturo Tardío
Miguel Busquets
Raimundo Infante
Jorge Peñaloza
Andrés Prieto
Carlos Varela
Carlos Arango
Rafael Granados
César Garnica
Enrique Ávalos
Félix Castillo
Juan Castillo
Schubert Gambetta
José García
Own Goal
Duberty Aráoz (for Chile)
External links
Editions
South American Championship Copa América
Finals Squads Qualification Related topics