1949 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | April 3 – May 11 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Paraguay |
| Third place |
.svg.png){kind=small} Peru |
| Fourth place |
 Bolivia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 135 (4.66 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Jair Rosa Pinto (9 goals) |
The South American Championship 1949 in football was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up.
Argentina withdrew from the tournament.
Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1949 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Rio de Janeiro | Sao Paulo | Santos | Belo Horizonte | |
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| Estádio General Severiano | Estádio São Januário | Estádio do Pacaembu | Estádio Vila Belmiro | Estádio Sete de Setembro |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 71,281 | Capacity: 16,798 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 12 |
| Paraguay |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
| Peru |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 |
| Bolivia |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 |
 Chile |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 5 |
 Ecuador |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 2 |
 Colombia |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 |
April 3, 1949 |
| Brazil |
9–1 | Ecuador |
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Tesourinha  3', 42' Octavio 10' Jair 13', 35' Simão 16', 25' Zizinho 67' Ademir 88' |
Sigifredo Cuchuca 18' |
April 10, 1949 |
| Brazil |
10–1 | Bolivia |
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| Nininho 16', 39', 86' Jair 17' Zizinho 25', 80' Cláudio 49', 84' Simão 71', 79' |
Ugarte 75' |
April 17, 1949 |
| Bolivia |
3–2 | Uruguay |
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| Ugarte 47' (pen.) Algañaraz 57' Gutiérrez 66' |
Moll 49' Betancourt 70' |
April 24, 1949 |
| Brazil |
7–1 | Peru |
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| Arce 11' (o.g.) Augusto 15' Jair 17', 20' Simão 54' Ademir 82' Orlando 88' Zizinho  40' |
Salinas 44' Calderón 40' González |
April 30, 1949 |
| Brazil |
5–1 | Uruguay |
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| Jair 15', 40' (pen.) Zizinho 24' Danilo Alvim 79' Tesourinha 89' (pen.) |
Castro 12' |
May 4, 1949 |
| Peru |
4–3 | Uruguay |
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| Mosquera 19' Castillo 43' Gómez Sánchez 57', 60' |
Moll 58' Castro 60' Ayala 85' |
Playoff
Result
| 1949 South American Championship Champions |
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Brazil 3rd title |
Goal scorers
9 Goals
7 Goals
5 Goals
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4 Goals
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3 Goals
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1 Goal
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Own Goals
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