South American Championship 1956 was a

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tournament held in

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

, who won it.

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

were runners-up.

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

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, and

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withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from

became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

Venues

Squads

Final round

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Result

Goalscorers

A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal. 4 Goals * Enrique Hormazábal 3 Goals * Guillermo Escalada * Óscar Míguez 2 Goals *

Ángel Labruna Ángel Amadeo Labruna (28 September 1918 – 19 September 1983) was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of ...

* Jaime Ramírez Banda * Leonel Sánchez * Máximo Rolón * Roberto Drago 1 Goal * Carlos Cecconato *

Omar Sívori Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) was an Argentine-Italian Association football, football player and manager who played as a Forward (association football), forward. At club level, he is known for his successful tim ...

* Federico Vairo *

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* Luizinho * Maurinho * Zezinho * José Fernández * Manuel Muñoz *

René Meléndez René Meléndez may refer to: * René Meléndez (footballer, born 1928) * René Meléndez (footballer, born 1998) {{hndis, Melendez, Rene ...

* Antonio Gómez * Isaac Andrade * Félix Castillo * Gómez Sánchez * Máximo Mosquera * Javier Ambrois * Carlos Borges * José Walter Roque

External links

South American Championship 1956
at RSSSF {{Copa América

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Championship, 1956

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