1957 South American Championship

The Campeonato Sudamericano 1957 was the 25th edition of the South American continental championship in football and was held from March 7 to April 6 for the fifth time in Peru instead. Bolivia, Paraguay and Venezuela did not participate.

The tournament was as usual ( FFA ) played in the league system. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was provided. All matches were played at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Here, some games were sequentially discharged in a day as part of a doubleheader as in previous tournaments. For the second time, there were at the Copa America over a million viewers.

South American champions in football in 1957 for the eleventh time in Argentina, which thereby continued to expand his record.

Match Results

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Top scorers

Humberto Maschio Estadio Nacional (Lima) Antonio Valentín Angelillo Didi (footballer) Evaristo de Macedo 1916 South American Championship 1917 South American Championship 1919 South American Championship 1920 South American Championship 1921 South American Championship 1922 South American Championship 1923 South American Championship 1924 South American Championship 1925 South American Championship 1926 South American Championship 1927 South American Championship 1929 South American Championship 1935 South American Championship 1937 South American Championship 1939 South American Championship 1941 South American Championship 1942 South American Championship 1945 South American Championship 1946 South American Championship 1947 South American Championship 1949 South American Championship 1953 South American Championship 1955 South American Championship 1956 South American Championship 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) 1963 South American Championship 1967 South American Championship
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