The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937.
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event.
Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament.
Because of the summer heat, most of the matches were played at night, with Estadio Gasómetro being one of the few stadiums in Argentina with artificial lighting at the time, while other games were played during daytime at Estadio Alvear y Tagle.Copa América: a 80 años de una final histórica on Xenen
Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads
Venues Buenos Aires Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Brandsen y Del Crucero Capacity: 75,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 25,000
Final round Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. Team 5401125+78 5401179+88 52031114−34 5203816−84 51131213−13 5113710−33
As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion.
Play-off
Result
Goal scorers
7 goals Raúl Toro 5 goals
Alberto Zozaya Severino Varela
4 goals
Luisinho Patesko
3 goals
Francisco Varallo Carvalho Leite Juan Píriz
2 goals
Vicente de la Mata Enrique García Alejandro Scopelli Niginho Roberto Aurelio González Amadeo Ortega Teodoro Fernández Jorge Alcalde
1 goal
Afonsinho Bahia Manuel Arancibia José Avendaño Arturo Carmona Guillermo Riveros Guillermo Torres Juan Amarilla Adolfo Erico Martín Flor Raúl Núñez Velloso Alejandro Villanueva Adolfo Magallanes Jose Maria Lavalle Adelaido Camaiti Eduardo Ithurbide Segundo Villadóniga
References
External links
South American Championship 1937 at RSSSF