1949 South American Championship

The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.

This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.

For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads

Rio de Janeiro		São Paulo	Santos	Belo Horizonte
Estádio General Severiano	Estádio São Januário	Estádio do Pacaembu	Estádio Vila Belmiro	Estádio Sete de Setembro
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 71,281	Capacity: 16,798	Capacity: 30,000
Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Belo Horizonte Santos

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	7	6	0	1	39	7	+32	12
Paraguay	7	6	0	1	21	6	+15	12
Peru	7	5	0	2	20	13	+7	10
Bolivia	7	4	0	3	13	24	−11	8
Chile	7	2	1	4	10	14	−4	5
Uruguay	7	2	1	4	14	20	−6	5
Ecuador	7	1	0	6	7	21	−14	2
Colombia	7	0	2	5	4	23	−19	2

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A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

1949 South American Championship champions
Brazil 3rd title

9 goals

• Jair

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

• Bermeo (for Peru)
• Sánchez (for Bolivia)
• Arce (for Brazil)

• South American Championship 1949 at RSSSF