South American Football Championship 1959 (Ecuador)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Ecuador |
| Dates | December 5 - December 25 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Uruguay (10th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Argentina |
Third place  |
 Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Sanfilippo (6) |
The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru did not participate and Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title.
Contents |
[edit] Format
The format is same as other tournaments; it a single round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The team with the most points at the end wins the tournament.
[edit] Stadium
All matches were played at Estadio Modelo in Guayaquil.
[edit] Matches
| December 5, 1959 | Brazil |
3 – 2 |  Paraguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Carlos Ceballos (ECU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paulo  25' 39'Zé de Mello 55' |
Parodi 72' Benítez 90' |
| December 6, 1959 | Uruguay |
4 – 0 | Ecuador |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (ARG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silveira 1' (pen.) Escalada 28'Bergara 46'Pérez 52' |
| December 9, 1959 | Argentina |
4 – 2 | Paraguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (URU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfilippo 8' 57' 89' (pen.) Pizzuti 81' |
Insfrán 30' Cabral 90' |
| December 12, 1959 | Uruguay |
3 – 0 | Brazil |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (ARG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escalada 49' Bergara 67'Sasía 75' |
| December 12, 1959 | Ecuador |
1 – 1 | Argentina |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (BRA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffo 20' |
Sosa 62' |
| December 16, 1959 | Uruguay |
5 – 0 | Argentina |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 50,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (BRA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silveira 9' (pen.) 55' (pen.) Bergara 15' 64'Sasía 25' |
| December 19, 1959 | Brazil |
3 – 1 | Ecuador |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (URU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo 23' Geraldo 42'Zé de Mello 45' |
Raffo 12' |
| December 22, 1959 | Argentina |
4 – 1 | Brazil |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Esteban Marino (URU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| García 2' Sanfilippo 27' 89' 90' |
Geraldo 64' |
| December 22, 1959 | Paraguay |
1 – 1 | Uruguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 45,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (ARG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parodi 32' |
Sasía 88' |
| December 25, 1959 | Ecuador |
3 – 1 | Paraguay |
Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil Attendance: 55,000 Referee: José Gomes Sobrinho (BRA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer 16' Balseca 25'Cañarte 74' |
Gómez 5' (o.g.) |
[edit] Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 |
 Argentina |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Brazil |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
| Ecuador |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| Paraguay |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
[edit] Results
| South American Championship 1959 Champions |
|---|
 Uruguay 10th title |
[edit] Top goal scorers
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
