1947 South American Championship
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 30 November – 31 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nicolás Falero (8 goals) |
← 1946 1949 → | |
Brazil withdrew from the tournament.
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.
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1947 South American Championship squads
| Guayaquil |
|---|
| Estadio George Capwell |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 13 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 11 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 10 |
| Chile | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 |
| Peru | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 2 |
| Colombia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 2 |
| 1947 South American Championship champions |
|---|
| Argentina Ninth title |
8 Goals
6 Goals
- Alfredo Di Stéfano
- Norberto Méndez
- Leocardio Marín
5 Goals
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