1937 South American Championship Explained

Tourney Name:South American Championship
Country:Argentina
Year:1937
Dates:27 December 1936 – 1 February 1937
Num Teams:6
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:1
Champion:Argentina
Count:5
Second:Brazil
Second-Flagvar:1889
Third:Uruguay
Fourth:Paraguay
Fourth-Flagvar:1842
Matches:16
Goals:69
Top Scorer: Raúl Toro
(7 goals)
Prevseason:1935
Nextseason:1939

The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event.

Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament.

Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle.[1]

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads

Venues

Buenos Aires
Estadio Gasómetro de BoedoEstadio Alvear y Tagle
Capacity: 75,000Capacity: 40,000

Final round

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

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As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion.

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Play-off

See main article: 1937 South American Championship Final.

Goal scorers

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://xenen.com.ar/2017/02/05/copa-america-1937-a-80-anos-de-una-final-historica/ Copa América: a 80 años de una final histórica