1953 South American Championship

1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates22 February – 1 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Francisco Molina
(7 goals)
1949
1955

The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.


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