| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 21 January – 15 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Chile |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 568,000 (37,867 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Enrique Hormazábal (4 goals) |
←1955 1957 → | |
South American Championship 1956 was afootball tournament held inUruguay, who won it.Chile were runners-up.Bolivia,Colombia, andEcuador withdrew from the tournament.Enrique Hormazábal fromChile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.
| Montevideo |
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| Estadio Centenario |
| Capacity:65,235 |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Chile | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
 Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
 Peru | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Míguez 12'Borges 58' | Ramírez Banda 59' |
| Chile | 4–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Hormazábal 15' Muñoz 34'Fernández 70'Sánchez 86' | Castillo 22' Mosquera 57'Gómez Sánchez 80' |
| Chile | 2–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Hormazábal 41' Ramírez Banda 51' |
| 1956 South American Championship champions |
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 Uruguay 9th title |
A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal.
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
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