| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 12 January – 10 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 61 (4.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José María Medina (7 goals) |
←1945 1947 → | |
The nineteenth edition of theSouth American Championship infootball was held inBuenos Aires,Argentina from 12 January to 10 February. This tournament, anextra edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official byCONMEBOL.
The participating countries wereArgentina,Brazil,Bolivia,Chile,Paraguay, andUruguay.
Colombia,Ecuador, andPeru withdrew from the tournament.
| Buenos Aires | Avellaneda | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Monumental | Estadio Gasómetro | Estadio Independiente |
| Capacity:67,664 | Capacity:75,000 | Capacity: 57.858 |
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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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
 Chile | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
 Bolivia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
De la Mata 6'Martino 43' |
| Argentina | 7–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Labruna 34',89' Méndez 39',60'Salvini 75',84'Loustau 79' | Peredo 67' |
| Brazil | 4–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Jair 1',16' Heleno 39'Chico 44' | Medina 25',70' Vázquez 37' |
| Paraguay | 4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Genés 30' Benítez Cáceres 44'Villalba 67',88' | Coronel 20' (o.g.) González 42' |
| 1946 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Eighth title |
7 Goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Heleno ArayaAtilio Cremaschi2 goals
Adolfo Pedernera Juan C. Salvini
Miguel PeredoChicoJair1 goal
Vicente De la MataFélix LoustauRinaldo Martino Zenón GonzálezNorival Juan Alcántara Santiago SalfateDelfín Benítez Cáceres Alejandrino Genés Albino Rodríguez Porfirio RolónJosé García José A. Vázquez Juan P. Riephoff Raúl SchiaffinoOwn goal
Doroteo Coronel (for Bolivia)
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