The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals. Venues Squads Final round Result Goalscorers With eight goals, Pelé of Brazil is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 36 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. 8 goals Pelé 6 goals José Aveiro 5 goals Paulo Valentim Miguel Angel Loayza 4 goals Rubén Héctor Sosa 3 goals Juan José Pizzuti Oreste Corbatta Raúl Belén Didi Cayetano Ré Héctor Demarco José Sasía Vladas Douksas 2 goals Pedro Eugenio Callá Pedro Waldemar Manfredini Máximo Alcócer Juan Soto Mura Leonel Sánchez Mario Soto Silvio Parodi Juan Joya Juan Seminario Carlos Borges Guillermo Escalada 1 goal Vladislao Cap Ausberto García Ricardo Alcón Chinesinho Luis Hernán Álvarez Mario Moreno Tovar Ildefonso Sanabria Óscar Gómez Sánchez Domingo Pérez Víctor Guaglianone Own goal Víctor Benítez (playing against Argentina) Team of the Tournament References External links South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF 1959, Argentina Championship (Argentina), 1959 1959 Football in Buenos Aires 1959 in Argentine football March 1959 sports events in South America April 1959 sports events in South America Sports competitions in Buenos Aires 1950s in Buenos Aires