These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1949 South American Championship. The participating countries were Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Argentina 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.

Bolivia Head Coach:

Brazil Head Coach: Flavio Costa

Chile Head Coach: Luis Tirado

Colombia Head Coach: Friedrich Donnenfeld

Ecuador Head Coach: José Planas

Paraguay Head Coach: Manuel Fleitas Solich

Peru Head Coach: Arturo Fernández

Uruguay Head Coach: Oscar Marcenaro

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