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1959 South American Championship (Ecuador)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | South American Championship |
| year | 1959 |
| country | Ecuador |
| dates | 5–25 December |
| num_teams | 5 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | Uruguay |
| count | 10 |
| second | Argentina |
| third | Brazil |
| third-flagvar | 1889 |
| fourth | Ecuador |
| fourth-flagvar | 1900 |
| matches | 10 |
| goals | 40 |
| top_scorer | ARG José Sanfilippo |
| (6 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1959 (Argentina)](1959-south-american-championship-argentina) |
| nextseason | [1963](1963-south-american-championship) |
| third-flagvar = 1889 | fourth-flagvar = 1900 (6 goals)
The 1959 South American Championship held in Ecuador was an extra South American Championship for the year. The tournament was contested between five teams; Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Peru did not participate, whilst Brazil attended with a team from Pernambuco. Uruguay won their 10th South American title.
Format
The format was the same as other tournaments; it was a round-robin tournament, awarding two points for a win, one for a draw, and nothing for a defeat. The team with the most points at the end was declared the tournament winner.
Venues
| Guayaquil | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Modelo | |
| Capacity: **42,000** | |
| [[Image:Estadio modelo ecuador.jpg | 150px]] |
Squads
Main article: 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) squads
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | **7** | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | **5** | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | **4** | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | **1** |
Matches
Escalada
Bergara
Pérez
Pizzuti Cabral
Bergara
Sasía
Bergara
Sasía
Geraldo
Zé de Mello
Sanfilippo
Balseca
Cañarte
Result
Goalscorers
With six goals, José Sanfilippo of Argentina is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 21 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
;6 goals
- ARG José Sanfilippo ;4 goals
- URU Mario Ludovico Bergara
- BRA Paulo Pisaneschi ;3 goals
- PAR Silvio Parodi
- URU Alcides Silveira
- URU José Sasía ;2 goals
- BRA Geraldo José da Silva
- ECU Carlos Alberto Raffo
- URU Guillermo Escalada ;1 goal
- ARG Juan José Pizzuti
- ARG Omar Higinio García
- ARG Rubén Héctor Sosa
- BRA Zé de Mello
- ECU Alberto Pedro Spencer
- ECU Climaco Cañarte
- ECU José Vicente Balseca
- PAR Eligio Antonio Insfrán
- PAR Pedro Antonio Cabral
- URU Domingo Pérez ;Own goal
- ECU Rómulo Gómez (playing against Paraguay)
Controversy
Originally, the 1959 Copa America was scheduled to be hosted by Ecuador. However, due to financial difficulties and infrastructure challenges, Ecuador withdrew as the host nation just a few months before the tournament was set to begin. This sudden withdrawal left CONMEBOL in a difficult situation to find a replacement host at such short notice.
In response to Ecuador's withdrawal, Argentina volunteered to step in as the new host for the tournament. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) had the necessary resources and infrastructure to organize the event. Consequently, Argentina was granted the hosting rights, and the tournament was scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires.
However, a disagreement arose among some South American nations regarding the legitimacy of Argentina being granted the hosting rights without a proper bidding process. A group of countries, including Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, refused to participate in the tournament hosted by Argentina and organized their own competition called the "Copa del Atlántico", in response.
Meanwhile, Argentina went ahead with its plans and organized the Copa America as scheduled, inviting other CONMEBOL member nations to participate. The tournament took place from March 7 to April 4, 1959, and was won by Argentina.
After Argentina's tournament concluded, the dissenting nations decided to organize their own Copa America tournament to run parallel to the one hosted by Argentina. This second tournament, known as the "Copa del Atlántico", took place in Brazil from May 30 to June 15, 1959, with Brazil as the winners.
The decision to hold a second Copa America in Ecuador was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eloy Alfaro, a prominent Ecuadorian political figure. The tournament was officially named the "Copa del Centenario de la Batalla de Quito" (Centenary Cup of the Battle of Quito) to honor this occasion. Uruguay emerged as champions, securing their 10th title in the tournament's history.
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