Tournament details | |
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Host country | Chile |
Dates | February 27 – March 30 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (10th title) |
Runners-up | Chile |
Third place | Peru |
Fourth place | Uruguay |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 73 (4.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Rodolfo Micheli (8 goals) |
The South American Championship 1955 was a football tournament held in Chile and won by Argentina with Chile as runners-up.
Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Rodolfo Micheli from Argentina became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.