1955 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | February 27 – March 30 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (10th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Chile |
| Third place |
 Peru |
| Fourth place |
 Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 73 (4.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Rodolfo Micheli (8 goals) |
The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up.
Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.
Venues
| Santiago |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| Capacity: 70,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 |
| Chile |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7 |
| Peru |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 |
| Uruguay |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
 Paraguay |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 |
February 27, 1955 |
| Chile |
7–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Enrique Hormazábal  27', 47', 53' Díaz Zambrano 31', 35' René Meléndez 33' Jorge Robledo 55' |
Washington Villacreses 64' |
March 2, 1955 |
| Argentina |
5–3 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Micheli 5', 18' (pen.), 64', 83' José Borello 74' |
Máximo Rolón 13' Eulogio Martínez 47' Salvador Villalba 89' |
March 6, 1955 |
| Chile |
5–4 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Muñoz 9' Jorge Robledo 13', 57' Enrique Hormazábal 52' Ramírez Banda 84' |
Félix Castillo 35' Guillermo Barbadillo 62' Cornelio Heredia 63' (pen.) Gómez Sánchez 83' |
March 9, 1955 |
| Uruguay |
3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Borges 2' Julio Abbadie 5' Óscar Míguez 86' (pen.) |
Máximo Rolón 23' |
March 9, 1955 |
| Argentina |
4–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Bonelli 11' Ernesto Grillo 24' Rodolfo Micheli 28' José Borello 71' |
March 13, 1955 |
| Peru |
4–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez Sánchez 11', 15' Honorato Gonzabay 29' (o.g.), 88' (o.g.) |
Isidro Matute 34', 61' |
March 20, 1955 |
| Chile |
5–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| René Meléndez 10', 52' Manuel Muñoz 77', 79' Enrique Hormazábal 82' |
March 23, 1955 |
| Uruguay |
5–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Américo Galván 4' Óscar Míguez 12' Julio Abbadie 26', 80' Julio Pérez 54' |
Isidro Matute 36' |
March 27, 1955 |
| Argentina |
6–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Micheli 37', 61' Ángel Labruna 39', 71', 87' José Borello 76' |
Óscar Míguez 32' |
Result
| 1955 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Argentina 10th title |
Goal scorers
8 Goals
6 Goals
5 Goals
- Maximo Rolón
4 Goals
3 Goals
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2 Goals
1 Goal
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Own Goal
- Honorato Gonzabay (2 for Peru)
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