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.
| 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) |
← 1946 1949 → | |
Brazil withdrew from the tournament.
Format
editEach 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
editFor a complete list of participating squads see: 1947 South American Championship squads
Venues
edit| Guayaquil |
|---|
| Estadio George Capwell |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
|
Final round
edit| 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 |
| Argentina | 3–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Moreno  41' Di Stefano 55' Boyé 56' |
Gómez Sánchez 25' López 65'  Torres |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Di Stefano 12' |
Riera 37' |
Result
edit| 1947 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Ninth title |
Goal scorers
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8 Goals
6 Goals
- Alfredo Di Stéfano
- Norberto Méndez
- Leocardio Marín
5 Goals
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
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