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 Squads Standings Matches 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 José Sanfilippo 4 goals Mario Ludovico Bergara Paulo Pisaneschi 3 goals Silvio Parodi Alcides Silveira José Sasía 2 goals Geraldo José da Silva Carlos Alberto Raffo Guillermo Escalada 1 goal Juan José Pizzuti Omar Higinio García Rubén Héctor Sosa Zé de Mello Alberto Pedro Spencer Climaco Cañarte José Vicente Balseca Eligio Antonio Insfrán Pedro Antonio Cabral Domingo Pérez Own goal Rómulo Gómez (playing against Paraguay) External links South American Championship 1959 at RSSSF 1959, Ecuador International association football competitions hosted by Ecuador 1959 in South American football 1959 in Ecuadorian sport December 1959 sports events in South America Sports competitions in Guayaquil 20th century in Guayaquil