1937 South American Championship



The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event.

Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament.

Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle.

Squads
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads

Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion.

Goal scorers
7 goals 5 goals
 * Raúl Toro


 * 🇦🇷 Alberto Zozaya
 * Severino Varela

4 goals


 * 🇧🇷 Luisinho
 * 🇧🇷 Patesko

3 goals


 * 🇦🇷 Francisco Varallo
 * 🇧🇷 Carvalho Leite
 * Juan Píriz

2 goals


 * 🇦🇷 Vicente de la Mata
 * 🇦🇷 Enrique García
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Scopelli
 * 🇧🇷 Niginho
 * 🇧🇷 Roberto
 * Aurelio González
 * Amadeo Ortega
 * 🇵🇪 Teodoro Fernández
 * 🇵🇪 Jorge Alcalde

1 goal


 * 🇧🇷 Afonsinho
 * 🇧🇷 Bahia
 * Manuel Arancibia
 * José Avendaño
 * Arturo Carmona
 * Guillermo Riveros
 * Guillermo Torres
 * Juan Amarilla
 * Adolfo Erico
 * Martín Flor
 * Raúl Núñez Velloso
 * 🇵🇪 Alejandro Villanueva
 * 🇵🇪 Adolfo Magallanes
 * 🇵🇪 Jose Maria Lavalle
 * Adelaido Camaiti
 * Eduardo Ithurbide
 * Segundo Villadóniga