1949 South American Championship

1949 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	3 April-5 May
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Peru
Fourth place	23x15px Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	73 (4.87 per match)
	← 1947 1953 →

The 1949 South American Championship was the fourteenth edition of the South America Championship. It was held in the country of Brazil for the fourth time after hosting it last in 1925.

The final round saw Paraguay take out their first South American Championship after ending up on nine points which were one point higher than second place and host nation Brazil.

Qualifying Round

30 October 1948

Chile	0-2	23x15px Ecuador

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 24,149

30 Ocotber 1948

Bolivia 23x15px	5-0	23x15px Colombia

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 41,146

Final Round

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	5	4	1	0	17	1	+16	9
Brazil	5	4	0	1	25	8	+17	8
Peru	5	2	0	3	11	13	−2	4
23x15px Ecuador	5	1	2	2	4	10	−6	4
Uruguay	5	1	1	3	11	16	−5	3
23x15px Bolivia	5	0	2	3	5	25	−20	2

Matches

3 April 1949

Brazil	6-0	23x15px Ecuador

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 70,000

6 April 1949

Paraguay	0-0	23x15px Ecuador

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 17,000

6 April 1949

Brazil	9-1	23x15px Bolivia

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 43,000

10 April 1949

Uruguay	1-3	23x15px Ecuador

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 27,000

10 April 1949

Paraguay	4-1	Peru

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 27,000

13 April 1949

Bolivia 23x15px	3-3	Uruguay

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,000

17 April 1949

Peru	2-0	23x15px Ecuador

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,500

17 April 1949

Uruguay	0-2	Paraguay

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 25,000

21 April 1949

Brazil	5-2	Peru

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 40,000

21 April 1949

Bolivia 23x15px	1-1	23x15px Ecuador

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 15,000

24 April 1949

Peru	3-0	23x15px Bolivia

Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos
Attendance: 10,000

27 April 1949

Paraguay	9-0	23x15px Bolivia

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 30,000

27 April 1949

Brazil	5-3	Uruguay

Estádio São Januário, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 55,000

1 May 1949

Peru	3-4	Uruguay

Estádio General Severiano, Río de Janeiro
Attendance: 25,000

5 May 1949

Paraguay	2-0	Brazil