These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1945 South American Championship. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. Colombia was represented by the club Junior.
Argentina Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile
Bolivia Head Coach: Julio Borelli
Brazil Head coach: Flávio Costa
Chile Head Coach: Franz Platko
Colombia Head Coach: Roberto Meléndez (also participated as footballer)
Ecuador Head Coach: Rodolfo Orlandini
Uruguay Head Coach: José Nasazzi
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