1939 South American Championship
The Campeonato Sudamericano 1939 was the 15th playout of the South American continental championship in football and was held from 15 January to 12 February for the third time in Peru instead. The Peruvians took so already for the second time in four years, the role of host. The tournament suffered from the absence of the two winners of the last South American Championship, Argentina and Brazil; next lacked even Bolivia and Colombia. For launched for the first time since joining the CONMEBOL in 1927 the national team of Ecuador.
The tournament was as usual ( FFA ) played in the league system. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was provided. All games were played in Lima as already four years ago at the Estadio Guadalupe.
Sensational winner of Campeonato Sudamericano 1939 hosts Peru for the first time.
Match Results
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Top scorers
Team Line-Ups
Peru 1825 Peru Juan Honore ( Goalkeeper, Universitario de Deportes Lima), Víctor Marchena ( Goalkeeper, Sport Boys Lima), Jorge Alcalde ( Sport Boys Lima), Teodoro Alcalde ( Sport Boys Lima), Víctor Bielich (Deportivo Municipal), Segundo Castillo ( Sport Boys Lima ), Raúl Chappel ( Sport Boys Lima), Arturo Fernández ( Universitario de Deportes Lima), Teodoro Fernández ( Universitario de Deportes Lima), Pedro Ibáñez ( Sport Boys Lima), Orestes Jordán ( Universitario de Deportes Lima), Adelfo Magallanes ( Alianza Lima ), Arturo Paredes ( Lima Sport Boys ), Pablo Pasache (Deportivo Municipal), Enrique Perales ( Universitario de Deportes Lima), Juan Quispe ( Alianza Lima ), Carlos Tovar ( Universitario de Deportes Lima) Coach: Jack Greenwell (England)
Peru was the great sensation in this Campeonato Sudamericano. Buoyed by the home advantage, the team grew beyond itself. After the smooth opening victories against Ecuador and Chile became clear that the host would be the biggest rivals of the " Urus " at the tournament. That one then but still was able to defeat the highly favored record South American champions in direct comparison with 2:1, actually no one had credited the Peruvians so right. However, given the performance shown throughout the tournament Peru South America was a worthy champion.
Uruguay Uruguay Horacio Granero ( Goalkeeper, Central Montevideo), Aníbal Luis Paz ( Goalkeeper, CA Bella Vista Montevideo), Adelaido Camaití (CA Peñarol ), Aníbal Ciocca (Nacional Montevideo), Oscar Chirimini (River Plate Buenos Aires ), Roberto Fager (Montevideo Wanderers FC ), Eugenio Galvalisi ( Rampla Juniors FC ), Pedro Lago ( Peñarol Montevideo), Ernesto Mascheroni ( Peñarol Montevideo), Roberto Porta (Nacional Montevideo), Abdon Reyes ( Sud América Montevideo), Plácido Rodriguez ( Rampla Juniors FC ), Manuel Sanguinetti ( River Plate Buenos Aires ), Obdulio Jacinto Varela (Montevideo Wanderers FC ), Severino Varela ( Peñarol Montevideo), General Viana ( Central Montevideo), Félix Zaccour ( Sud América Montevideo), Erebo Zunino ( Peñarol Montevideo) Coach: Alberto Suppici
Uruguay was the absolute top favorite before the tournament. Following the withdrawal of Argentina and Brazil, the entire professional world believed in a safe eighth tournament success. But even when tight 3-2 win over Chile, the team showed weaknesses, which then in the " final " against the hosts from Peru showed more obvious. The decisive battle was unexpectedly lost with 1:2 and the eighth title win was playful.
Paraguay Paraguay 1842 Manuel González ( goalkeeper), Víctor Encina (Goalkeeper), Ricardo Aquino, Diego Ayala, Eustaquio Bareiro, Marcial Barrios, Fidelino Etcheverry, Ferreira, Tiberio Godoy, Milciades Gómez- Benítez, José Ibáñez, Antonio Invernizzi, Juan Félix Lezcano, Eduardo Mingo, Gabino Morín, Raúl Núñez - Velloso, Miguel Ortega, E. Romero, Lorenzo Velloso, Jacinto Villalba Coach: Manuel Fleitas Solich -
Paraguay started furiously in this tournament. The clear 5-1 opening win against Chile was expecting a lot for the rest of the tournament. But in the following two games the paraguayos could not fulfill the expectations raised; in the duels with host Peru ( 0:3 ) and the top favorites Uruguay (1:3) you had no chance. That left after a final 3-1 victory over the weak duty Ecuadorians in the end only third place.
Chile Chile Augusto Lobos ( goalkeeper, Santiago Morning), Eduardo Simián (CF Universidad de Chile Santiago ), José Avendaño ( Magallanes Santiago), Osvaldo Carvajal ( Unión Española Santiago), Jorge Córdova ( Magallanes Santiago), Julio Córdova ( Magallanes Santiago), Ascanio Cortés ( Audax Italiano Santiago), Alfonso Domínguez ( Unión Española Santiago); Roberto Luco ( Colo Colo ), Felipe Mediavilla ( Unión Española Santiago), Julio Montero ( Colo Colo ), Raúl Muñoz ( Magallanes Santiago), Gustavo Pizarro (badminton Santiago), Luis Ponce ( Magallanes Santiago), Guillermo Riveros ( Audax Italiano Santiago), Humberto Roa ( Audax Italiano Santiago), Enrique Sorrel ( Colo Colo ), Raúl Toro (Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso ) Coach: Pedro Mazullo (Uruguay )
Chile started exceptionally weak in this tournament. Following the significant 1:5 defeat against Paraguay could be already buried further ambitions in this championship. Then you could improve from game to game, but further defeats against Peru (1-3 ) and Uruguay (2:3) can not be avoided. So they celebrated only in the last match against " newbie" Ecuador (4:1) the first tournament victory, which meant fourth place at the same time.
Ecuador Ecuador Humberto Vásquez (Goalkeeper), Francisco Martínez (Goalkeeper), Marino Alcívar ( Hispano América de la Habana ), Manuel Arenas, Luis Arias, Fonfredes Bohórquez, Ernesto Cevallos, Leonidas Elizalde, Augusto Freire, Enrique Herrera, Luis Hungría, Jorge Laurido, José Merino José Peralta, Eloy Ronquillo (CD Los Millonarios ), Augusto Solis, Alfonso Suárez Rizzo ( Hispano América de la Habana ), Ramón Unamuno, José Vasconez, Arturo Zambrano Player-Coach: Ramón Unamuno
Ecuador properly paid dearly for his first Copa participation. In all meetings, the team was absolutely no chance. With four distinct defeats in four games of the " Copa- newbie" finished at the end of the fifth and last place.