Tournament details | |
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Host country | Peru |
Dates | February 22 – April 1 |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Paraguay (1st title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | Uruguay |
Fourth place | Chile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Francisco Molina (7 goals) |
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second.
Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.