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	Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	73 (4.87 per match)

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	Ecuador

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 24,149

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30 Ocotber 1948

Bolivia	5-0	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
Ecuador	5	1	2	2	4	10	−6	4
Uruguay	5	1	1	3	11	16	−5	3
Bolivia	5	0	2	3	5	25	−20	2

Matches

3 April 1949

Brazil	6-0	Ecuador

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

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6 April 1949

Paraguay	0-0	Ecuador

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo Attendance: 17,000

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6 April 1949

Brazil	9-1	Bolivia

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo Attendance: 43,000

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10 April 1949

Uruguay	1-3	Ecuador

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

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10 April 1949

Paraguay	4-1	Peru

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

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13 April 1949

Bolivia	3-3	Uruguay

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

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17 April 1949

Peru	2-0	Ecuador

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

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17 April 1949

Uruguay	0-2	Paraguay

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo Attendance: 25,000

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21 April 1949

Brazil	5-2	Peru

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

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21 April 1949

Bolivia	1-1	Ecuador

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo Attendance: 15,000

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24 April 1949

Peru	3-0	Bolivia

Estádio Vila Belmiro, Santos Attendance: 10,000

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27 April 1949

Paraguay	9-0	Bolivia

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

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27 April 1949

Brazil	5-3	Uruguay

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

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1 May 1949

Peru	3-4	Uruguay

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

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5 May 1949

Paraguay	2-0	Brazil

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