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The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship (currently named Copa América) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27, 1936 to February 1, 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 CONMEBOL new member since 1936 Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Matches
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat. - Half-time scores are in brackets
December 27, 1936 | Brazil | 3 - 2 (2-0) | Peru | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: Alfredo Vargas (Chile) | | Roberto 7' | | T. Fernández 55' | | Afonsinho 30' | | Villanueva 58' | | Niginho 57' | | | |
December 30, 1936
January 2, 1937
| Paraguay | 4 - 2 (3-2) | Uruguay | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: Virgílio Antônio Fedrighi (Brazil) | | A. Ortega 9' | | Varela 16' | | A. González 35' | | Varela 28' | | Erico (p) 38' | | | | | A. Ortega 79' | | | |
January 3, 1937
| Brazil | 6 - 4 (5-3) | Chile | --:-- - Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) | | Patesko 2' | | Avendaño 19' | | Carvalho Leite 6' | | Toro 25' | | Patesko 26' | | Riveros 40' | | Luizinho 35' | | Toro 73' | | Luizinho 40' | | | | | Roberto 68' | | | |
January 6, 1937
| Uruguay | 4 - 2 (2-2) | Peru | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) | | Camaití 16' | | T. Fernández 29' | | Varela 31' | | Magallanes 40' | | Varela 56' | | | | | Píriz 79' | | | |
January 9, 1937
| Argentina | 6 - 1 (3-0) | Paraguay | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: Alfredo Vargas (Chile) | | Scopelli 5' | | A. González 86' | | García 8' | | | | | Zozaya 33' | | | | | Scopelli 54' | | | | | Zozaya 75' | | | | | Zozaya 82' | | | |
January 10, 1937
January 13, 1937
| Brazil | 5 - 0 (2-0) | Chile | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) | | Patesko 31' | | | | | Luizinho 42' | | | | | Luizinho 51' | | | | | Carvalho Leite 59' | | | | | Patesko 67' | | | |
January 16, 1937
January 17, 1937
January 19, 1937
| Brazil | 3 - 2 (1-1) | Uruguay | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) | | Carvalho Leite 36' | | Villadóniga 1' | | Bahia 72' | | Píriz 66' | | Niginho 77' | | | |
January 21, 1937
| Peru | 2 - 2 (2-1) | Chile | --:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium, Buenos Aires
Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) | | J. Alcalde 1' | | Torres 16' | | J. Alcalde 26' | | Carmona 70' |
January 23, 1937
January 24, 1937
January 30, 1937
Standings
As Brazil and Argentina were tied, a playoff was disputed.
Playoff February 1, 1937 South America Championship Winners:
ARGENTINA (5th title) |
Goal Scorers 7 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals - De la Mata García Scopelli
- Niginho Roberto
- A. González A. Ortega
- Fernández J. Alcalde
1 goal - Afonsinho Bahia
- Arancibia Avendaño Carmona Riveros Torres
- Erico Flor Núñez Velloso
- Ithurbide Villadóniga
Statistics | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Eff | | Argentina | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 83.3% | | Brazil | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 66.6% | | Uruguay | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 40.0% | | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 40.0% | | Chile | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 30.0% | | Peru | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 30.0% |
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