The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil. Argentina won the tournament to obtain their ninth South American title.
Brazil withdrew from the tournament.
Format Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions.
Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: 1947 South American Championship squads
Venues Guayaquil Estadio George Capwell Capacity: 10,000
Final round Team 7610284+2413 75111611+511 7502218+1310 74121413+19 7223129+36 7034317−143 7025621−152 7025219−172
Result
Goal scorers
8 Goals Nicolás Falero
6 Goals
Alfredo Di Stéfano Norberto Méndez Leocardio Marín
5 Goals Juan B. Villalba
4 Goals
Mario Boyé Félix Loustau René Pontoni Alejandrino Genés Héctor Magliano
3 Goals
Moreno Pedro H. López Osvaldo Sáez Carlos Gómez Sánchez Luis Guzmán Julio César Britos
2 Goals
Benigno Gutiérrez Fernando Riera José M. Jiménez Valeriano López Máximo Mosquera Washington Puente Raúl Sarro
1 Goal
Mario Fernández Zenón González Severo Orgaz Armando Tapia Arturo Tardío Miguel Busquets Raimundo Infante Jorge Peñaloza Andrés Prieto Carlos Varela Carlos Arango Rafael Granados César Garnica Enrique Ávalos Félix Castillo Juan Castillo Schubert Gambetta José García
Own Goal Duberty Aráoz (for Chile)
External links
South American Championship 1947 at RSSSF