1953 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | February 22 – April 1 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Paraguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
| Third place |
 Uruguay |
| Fourth place |
 Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Francisco Molina (7 goals) |
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second.
Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.
Venues
| Lima |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| Capacity: 50,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
| Paraguay |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
| Uruguay |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
| Chile |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
 Peru |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
 Bolivia |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
March 1, 1953 |
| Brazil |
8–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Julinho  18', 20', 42', 52' Francisco Rodrigues 25', 44' Pinga 39', 60' |
Ugarte 73' (pen.) |
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
March 23, 1953 |
| Uruguay |
6–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Méndez 12' Puente 51' Peláez 58' Morel 60' Carlos Romero 86' Balseiro 88' |
Playoff
Result
| 1953 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Paraguay 1st title |
Goal scorers
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
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3 Goals
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2 Goals
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1 Goal
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