1949 South American Championship
The Campeonato Sudamericano 1949 was the 21st playout of the South American continental championship in football and was held from April 3 to May 11 for the third time in Brazil instead. Up to defending champion Argentina all 8 of its current members of CONMEBOL at the start were.
The tournament was as usual ( FFA ) played in the league system. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was provided. As this was necessary, it was with 29 games and 135 goals set new records at the Copa América. It was played mostly in the Estadio Sao Januario the home of Vasco da Gama and the Estadio do Pacaembú in São Paulo. Two meetings were held in the former stadium of Botafogo Rio de Janeiro, one each at the Estadio Villa Belmiro in Santos and Estadio América in Belo Horizonte instead. Here, some games were played in one day as part of a doubleheader in the same stadium as in previous tournaments.
Brazil won after 1919 and 1922 in the third edition of the tournament in their own country and his third title and confirmed by his home Nimbus.