Summary
The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 27 December 1936 – 1 February 1937 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 69 (4.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Raúl Toro(7 goals) |
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event.
Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament.
Squads edit
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads
Venues edit
| Buenos Aires | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo | Estadio Alvear y Tagle |
| Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
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Final round edit
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 8 |
| Brazil
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 8 |
| Uruguay
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 |
| Paraguay
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 |
| Chile
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3 |
 Peru
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion.
| Brazil | 3–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Roberto  7' Afonsinho 30' Niginho 57' |
T. Fernández 55' Villanueva 58' |
| Paraguay | 4–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| A. Ortega 9', 79' A. González 35' Erico 38' (pen.) |
Varela 16', 28' |
| Brazil | 6–4 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Patesko 2', 26' Carvalho Leite 6' Luisinho 35', 40' Roberto 68' |
Avendaño 19' Toro 25', 73' Riveros 40' |
| Uruguay | 4–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Camaití 16' Varela 31', 56' Píriz 79' |
T. Fernández 29' Magallanes 40' |
| Argentina | 6–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Scopelli 5', 54' García 8' Zozaya 33', 75', 82' |
A. González 86' |
| Brazil | 5–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Patesko 31', 67' Luisinho 42', 51' Carvalho Leite 59' |
| Paraguay | 3–2 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Amarilla 5' Flor 47' Núñez Velloso 78' |
Toro 8', 32' |
| Brazil | 3–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Carvalho Leite 36' Bahia 72' Niginho 77' |
Villadóniga 1' Píriz 66' |
| Argentina | 2–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Varallo 63' Zozaya 68' |
Ithurbide 5' Píriz 51' Varela 58' |
Play-off edit
| Argentina | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| De la Mata 102', 112' |
Result edit
| 1937 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Fifth title |
Goal scorers edit
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Afonsinho- Bahia
Manuel Arancibia- José Avendaño
- Arturo Carmona
- Guillermo Riveros
- Guillermo Torres
Juan Amarilla- Adolfo Erico
- Martín Flor
- Raúl Núñez Velloso
Alejandro Villanueva- Adolfo Magallanes
- Jose Maria Lavalle
Adelaido Camaiti- Eduardo Ithurbide
- Segundo Villadóniga
References edit
External links edit
- South American Championship 1937 at RSSSF