View source for 1953 South American Championship

{{Short description|Football tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| year = 1953
| country = Peru
| dates = 22 February – 1 April
| num_teams = 7
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Paraguay
| champion-flagvar = 1842
| count = 1
| second = Brazil
| second-flagvar = 1889
| third = Uruguay
| fourth = Chile
| matches = 22
| goals = 67
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Francisco Molina]] <br /> (7 goals)
| prevseason = [[1949 South American Championship|1949]]
| nextseason = [[1955 South American Championship|1955]]
}}

The '''South American Championship 1953''' was a [[Football (soccer)|football]] tournament held in [[Peru]] and won by [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] second. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] withdrew from the tournament. [[Francisco Molina]] from [[Chile national football team|Chile]] became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.

==Squads==
{{main|1953 South American Championship squads}}

== Venues ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Lima]]
|-
| [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional de Lima]]
|-
| Capacity: '''50,000'''
|-
| [[File:Copa America-2004-02.jpg|150px]]
|}

== Final round ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width=165 | Team
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
| align=left | {{fb|BRA|1889}}
|6||4||0||2||15||6||+9||'''8'''
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
| align=left | {{fb|PAR|1842}}
|6||3||2||1||11||6||+5||'''8'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|URU}}
|6||3||1||2||15||6||+9||'''7'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|CHI}}
|6||3||1||2||10||10||0||'''7'''
|- 
| align=left | {{fb|PER}}
|6||3||1||2||4||6||−2||'''7'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|BOL}}
|6||1||1||4||6||15||−9||'''3'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|ECU|1900}}
|6||0||2||4||1||13||−12||'''2'''
|}

{{football box
| date = 22 February 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|PER}}
| goals1 = [[Víctor Ugarte|Ugarte]] {{goal|53}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 50,000
| referee = George Rhoden ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 25 February 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[Rubén Fernández (footballer)|Fernández]] {{goal|54||75}} <br /> [[Ángel Berni|Berni]] {{goal|78}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 25 February 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = [[Washington Puente|Puente]] {{goal|11}} <br /> [[Carlos Romero (footballer, born 1927)|Carlos Romero]] {{goal|88}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Charles Dean ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 28 February 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Óscar Gómez Sánchez|Gómez Sánchez]] {{goal|78}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 50,000
| referee = George Rhoden ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 1 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
| score = 8–1
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = [[Júlio Botelho|Julinho]] {{goal|18||20||42||52}} <br /> [[Francisco Rodrigues (Brazilian footballer)|Francisco Rodrigues]] {{goal|25||44}} <br /> [[Pinga (footballer, born 1924)|Pinga]] {{goal|39||60}}
| goals2 = [[Víctor Ugarte|Ugarte]] {{goal|73|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 1 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 = [[Francisco Molina|Molina]] {{goal|5||55||67}}
| goals2 = [[Walter Morel|Morel]] {{goal|70}} <br /> [[Osvaldo Balseiro|Balseiro]] {{goal|81}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Charles Dean ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 4 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Mário Vianna ([[Brazil]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 4 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{fb|PER}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 8 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOL}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Ricardo Alcón|Alcón]] {{goal|25}}
| goals2 = [[Eduardo Guzmán|Guzmán]] {{goal|6}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Charles McKenna ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 8 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1842}}
| goals1 = [[Óscar Gómez Sánchez|Gómez Sánchez]] {{goal|47}} <br /> [[Alberto Terry|Terry]] {{goal|53}}
| goals2 = [[Rubén Fernández (footballer)|Fernández]] {{goal|36}} <br /> [[Ángel Berni|Berni]] {{goal|77}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
<div style="text-align: center;">''Match was awarded to Peru due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/aquella-protesta-del-53|title=Aquella protesta del 53|publisher=Diario Hoy|date=2 July 2021|language=es}}</ref> <br /> Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.''</div>
----
{{football box
| date = 12 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 = [[Atilio López]] {{goal|5}} <br /> [[Ángel Berni|Berni]] {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = [[Osvaldo Balseiro|Balseiro]] {{goal|36||55}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = David Gregory ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 12 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]] {{goal|18}} <br /> [[Cláudio Christovam de Pinho|Cláudio]] {{goal|55}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 = [[Ipojucan Lins de Araújo|Ipojucan]] {{goal|87}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Charles McKenna ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 16 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = [[Juan Angel Romero|Angel Romero]] {{goal|17}} <br /> [[Ángel Berni|Berni]] {{goal|22}}
| goals2 = [[Ramon Santos]] {{goal|76}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = David Gregory ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 19 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Francisco Molina|Molina]] {{goal|33||47}} <br /> [[Atilio Cremaschi|Cremaschi]] {{goal|70}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 55,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 19 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| goals1 = [[Luis Navarrete (footballer)|Navarrete]] {{goal|51}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 55,000
| referee = Charles McKenna ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 23 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[Júlio Botelho|Julinho]] {{goal|1}} <br /> [[Zizinho]] {{goal|53}} <br /> [[Baltazar (footballer, born 1926)|Baltazar]] {{goal|70}}
| goals2 = [[Francisco Molina|Molina]] {{goal|62||76}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 23 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 6–0
| team2 = {{fb|ECU|1900}}
| goals1 = [[Omar Méndez|Méndez]] {{goal|12}} <br /> [[Washington Puente|Puente]] {{goal|51}} <br /> [[Donald Peláez|Peláez]] {{goal|58}} <br /> [[Walter Morel|Morel]] {{goal|60}} <br /> [[Carlos Romero (footballer, born 1927)|Carlos Romero]] {{goal|86}} <br /> [[Osvaldo Balseiro|Balseiro]] {{goal|88}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = David Gregory ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 27 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| goals1 = [[Atilio López]] {{goal|49}} <br /> [[Pablo León|León]] {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = [[Nílton Santos]] {{goal|12}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Charles Dean ([[England]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 28 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{fb|BOL}}
| goals1 = [[René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928)|Meléndez]] {{goal|28}} <br /> [[Guillermo Díaz Carmona|Díaz Carmona]] {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = [[Ramón Santos]] {{goal|15}} <br /> [[Ricardo Alcón|Alcón]] {{goal|49}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Richard Maddison ([[England]])
}}
<div style="text-align: center;">''Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.''</div>
----
{{football box
| date = 28 March 1953
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{fb|PER}}
| goals1 = [[Donald Peláez|Peláez]] {{goal|23||67}} <br /> [[Carlos Romero (footballer, born 1927)|Carlos Romero]] {{goal|71}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Mário Vianna ([[Brazil]])
}}

=== Play-off ===
{{main|1953 South American Championship Final}}

{{football box
| date = 1 April 1953<ref>{{cite book|last=Oliver|first=Guy|title=The Guinness Record of World Soccer|page =561|year=1992|publisher=Guinness publishing|isbn=0-85112-954-4}}</ref>
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1842}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| goals1 = [[Atilio López]] {{goal|14}} <br /> [[Manuel Gavilán|Gavilán]] {{goal|17}} <br /> [[Rubén Fernández (footballer)|Fernández]] {{goal|41}}
| goals2 = [[Baltazar (footballer, born 1926)|Baltazar]] {{goal|56||65}}
| stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]], [[Lima]]
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Charles Dean ([[The Football Association|England]])
}}

== Result ==
{{winners|fb|1953 South American Championship champions|PAR|1st|1842}}

== Goal scorers ==
'''7 Goals'''
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Francisco Molina|Molina]]

'''5 Goals'''
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Júlio Botelho|Julinho]]

'''4 Goals'''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fbicon|PAR|1842}} [[Ángel Berni|Berni]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1842}} [[Rubén Fernández (footballer)|Fernández]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Osvaldo Balseiro|Balseiro]]
{{div col end}}

'''3 Goals'''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Baltazar (footballer, born 1926)|Baltazar]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1842}} [[Atilio López]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Carlos Romero (footballer, born 1927)|Carlos Romero]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Donald Peláez|Peláez]]
{{div col end}}

'''2 Goals'''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fbicon|BOL}} [[Ricardo Alcón|Alcón]]
* {{fbicon|BOL}} [[Ramón Santos]]
* {{fbicon|BOL}} [[Víctor Ugarte|Ugarte]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Pinga (footballer, born 1924)|Pinga]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Francisco Rodrigues (Brazilian footballer)|Francisco Rodrigues]]
* {{fbicon|PER}} [[Óscar Gómez Sánchez|Gómez Sánchez]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Walter Morel|Morel]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Washington Puente|Puente]]
{{div col end}}

'''1 Goal'''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Cláudio Christovam de Pinho|Cláudio]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Ipojucan Lins de Araújo|Ipojucan]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Nílton Santos]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Zizinho]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Atilio Cremaschi|Cremaschi]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Guillermo Díaz Carmona|Díaz Carmona]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928)|Meléndez]]
* {{fbicon|ECU|1900}} [[Eduardo Guzmán|Guzmán]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1842}} [[Juan Angel Romero|Angel Romero]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1842}} [[Pablo León|León]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1842}} [[Manuel Gavilán|Gavilán]]
* {{fbicon|PER}} [[Luis Navarrete (footballer)|Navarrete]]
* {{fbicon|PER}} [[Alberto Terry|Terry]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Omar Méndez|Méndez]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons cat}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/53safull.html South American Championship 1953 at RSSSF]

{{Copa América}}

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