South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)

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Copa América - Argentina 1959
South American Championship 1959
Participating countries	7
Host	Argentina
Date	March 7, 1959 April 4, 1959
Results - Champion - Runner-up - Third Place	Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay
Top goalscorer	Pelé
Matches	21

The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina and won by Argentina with Brazil as second.

Pelé from Brazil became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.

Contents 1 Stadium 2 Final Standings 3 Results 4 Top Scorers 5 External links

[edit] Stadium

All games played in Buenos Aires, at Estadio Monumental.

[edit] Final Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Argentina 11 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14  Brazil 10 6 4 2 0 17 7 +10  Paraguay 6 6 3 0 3 12 12 0  Peru 5 6 1 3 2 10 11 −1  Chile 5 6 2 1 3 9 14 −5  Uruguay 4 6 2 0 4 15 14 +1  Bolivia 1 6 0 1 5 4 23 −19

[edit] Results

South American Championship 1957 Champions
Argentina 12th title

[edit] Top Scorers

8 goals

• Pelé

6 goals

• José Raúl Aveiro

5 goals

• Paulo Valentim
• Miguel Angel Loayza

[edit] External links

• South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF

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