1949 South American Championship

The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.

This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.

Squads
For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads

Play-off
A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

Goalscorers
9 goals
 * 🇧🇷 Jair

7 goals


 * 🇧🇷 Ademir
 * 🇧🇷 Tesourinha
 * Arce
 * Benítez

5 goals


 * 🇧🇴 Víctor Ugarte
 * 🇧🇷 Simão
 * 🇧🇷 Zizinho

4 goals


 * 🇵🇪 Félix Castillo
 * Ramón Castro

3 goals


 * 🇧🇴 Benigno Gutiérrez
 * 🇧🇷 Cláudio
 * 🇧🇷 Nininho
 * López Fretes
 * 🇵🇪 Alfredo Mosquera
 * 🇵🇪 Víctor Pedraza
 * 🇵🇪 Roberto Drago
 * Juan Ayala

2 goals


 * 🇧🇴 Benedicto Godoy
 * 🇧🇷 Orlando
 * Raimundo Infante
 * Pedro López
 * 🇪🇨 José Vargas
 * Marcial Barrios
 * 🇵🇪 Carlos Gómez Sánchez
 * 🇵🇪 Juan E. Salinas
 * José M. García
 * Dagoberto Moll

1 goal


 * 🇧🇴 Víctor Algañaraz
 * 🇧🇴 Nemesio Rojas
 * 🇧🇷 Augusto
 * 🇧🇷 Canhotinho
 * 🇧🇷 Danilo Alvim
 * 🇧🇷 Octavio
 * Mario Castro
 * Atilio Cremaschi
 * Ulises Ramos
 * Fernando Riera
 * Carlos Rojas
 * Manuel Salamanca
 * 🇨🇴 A. Pérez
 * 🇨🇴 Berdugo
 * 🇨🇴 Gastelbondo
 * 🇨🇴 Nelson Pérez
 * 🇪🇨 Víctor Arteaga
 * 🇪🇨 Sigifredo Chuchuca
 * 🇪🇨 Enrique Cantos
 * 🇪🇨 Guido Andrade
 * 🇪🇨 Rafael Maldonado
 * Enrique Avalos
 * Pedro Fernández
 * 🇵🇪 Cornelio Heredia
 * 🇵🇪 Manuel Drago
 * Ernesto Bentancour
 * Miguel Martínez
 * Nelson Moreno

Own goals
 * 🇪🇨 Bermeo (for Peru)
 * 🇪🇨 Sánchez (for Bolivia)
 * 🇵🇪 Arce (for Brazil)