1947 South American Championship

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.

1947 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Ecuador
Dates	30 November – 31 December
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (9th title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	102 (3.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nicolás Falero (8 goals)
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Argentina won its ninth title

Brazil withdrew from the tournament.

Format

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

Guayaquil
Estadio George Capwell
Capacity: 10,000

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	7	6	1	0	28	4	+24	13
Paraguay	7	5	1	1	16	11	+5	11
Uruguay	7	5	0	2	21	8	+13	10
Chile	7	4	1	2	14	13	+1	9
Peru	7	2	2	3	12	9	+3	6
Ecuador	7	0	3	4	3	17	−14	3
Bolivia	7	0	2	5	6	21	−15	2
Colombia	7	0	2	5	2	19	−17	2

30 November 1947

Ecuador	2–2	Bolivia
Jiménez 1', 24'		Gutiérrez 26', 44'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay)

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2 December 1947

Uruguay	2–0	Colombia
Falero 26' Britos 61'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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2 December 1947

Argentina	6–0	Paraguay
Moreno 10' Loustau 22' Pontoni 40', 50', 82' Méndez 87'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Víctor Francisco Rivas (Chile)

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4 December 1947

Argentina	7–0	Bolivia
Méndez 3', 44' Pontoni 22' Loustau 56' Boyé 58', 76' Di Stéfano 62'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador)

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4 December 1947

Colombia	0–0	Ecuador

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay)

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6 December 1947

Peru	2–2	Paraguay
Castillo 17' Mosquera 63'		Villalba 38' Marín 74'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay)

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6 December 1947

Uruguay	6–0	Chile
Sarro 3' Falero 39', 42' Gambetta 68' Magliano 88', 89'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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9 December 1947

Chile	2–1	Peru
Varela 25' Busquets 71'		López 72'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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9 December 1947

Uruguay	3–0	Bolivia
Magliano 9' Falero 50', 79'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Mario Rubén Heyn (Paraguay)

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11 December 1947

Chile	3–0	Ecuador
Peñaloza 51' López 62', 72'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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11 December 1947

Argentina	3–2	Peru
Moreno 41' Di Stefano 55' Boyé 56'		Gómez Sánchez 25' López 65' Torres

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay)

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13 December 1947

Colombia	0–0	Bolivia

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay)

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13 December 1947

Paraguay	4–2	Uruguay
Genés 52', 79' Marín 76' Villalba 89'		Magliano 3' Britos 47'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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16 December 1947

Uruguay	6–1	Ecuador
Falero 19', 21' Puente 24', 88' García 28' Sarro 35'		Garnica 51'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Victor Francisco Rivas (Chile)

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16 December 1947

Argentina	1–1	Chile
Di Stefano 12'		Riera 37'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay)

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18 December 1947

Paraguay	3–1	Bolivia
Marín 5' Genés 20' Ávalos 25'		González 71'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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18 December 1947

Argentina	6–0	Colombia
Fernández 7' Di Stefano 30', 62', 75' Boyé 38' Loustau 55'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Alfredo Álvarez (Bolivia)

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20 December 1947

Peru	0–0	Ecuador

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay)

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20 December 1947

Paraguay	2–0	Colombia
Villalba 22', 68'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador)

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23 December 1947

Peru	5–1	Colombia
Mosquera 3' Guzmán 53', 79' Gómez Sánchez 67', 81'		Arango 48'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador)

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23 December 1947

Paraguay	1–0	Chile
Villalba 60'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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25 December 1947

Argentina	2–0	Ecuador
Moreno 30' Méndez 72'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Alfredo Álvarez (Bolivia)

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26 December 1947

Uruguay	1–0	Peru
Falero 74'		González  67'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Victor Francisco Rivas (Chile)

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27 December 1947

Bolivia	0–2	Peru
		Castillo 73' Guzmán 82'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay)

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28 December 1947

Argentina	3–1	Uruguay
Méndez 30', 46' Loustau 85'		Britos 74'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mario Rubén Hayn (Paraguay)

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29 December 1947

Paraguay	4–0	Ecuador
Marín 22', 58', 69' Genés 31'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Luis Alberto Fernández (Uruguay)

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29 December 1947

Chile	4–1	Colombia
Prieto 28' Sáez 75', 88' Riera 78'		Granados 90'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Juan José Álvarez (Argentina)

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31 December 1947

Chile	4–3	Bolivia
Aráoz 30' (o.g.) Sáez 44' Infante 50' López 63'		Tapia 77' Tardío 84' Orgaz 88'

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Federico Muñoz Medina (Ecuador)

Result

1947 South American Championship champions
Argentina Ninth title

Goal scorers

Nicolás Falero, top scorer

8 Goals

• Nicolás Falero

6 Goals

• Alfredo Di Stéfano
• Norberto Méndez
• Leocardio Marín

5 Goals

• Juan B. Villalba

4 Goals

• Mario Boyé
• Félix Loustau
• René Pontoni
• Alejandrino Genés
• Héctor Magliano

3 Goals

• Moreno
• Pedro H. López
• Osvaldo Sáez
• Carlos Gómez Sánchez
• Luis Guzmán
• Julio César Britos

2 Goals

• Benigno Gutiérrez
• Fernando Riera
• José M. Jiménez
• Valeriano López
• Máximo Mosquera
• Washington Puente
• Raúl Sarro

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

• South American Championship 1947 at RSSSF