South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals. Venues Squads Final round Result Goalscorers A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal. 4 Goals Enrique Hormazábal 3 Goals Guillermo Escalada Óscar Míguez 2 Goals Ángel Labruna Jaime Ramírez Banda Leonel Sánchez Máximo Rolón Roberto Drago 1 Goal Carlos Cecconato Omar Sívori Federico Vairo Álvaro Luizinho Maurinho Zezinho José Fernández Manuel Muñoz René Meléndez Antonio Gómez Isaac Andrade Félix Castillo Gómez Sánchez Máximo Mosquera Javier Ambrois Carlos Borges José Walter Roque External links South American Championship 1956 at RSSSF 1956 Championship, 1956 1956 1956 in Uruguayan football January 1956 sports events in South America February 1956 sports events in South America Sports competitions in Montevideo 1950s in Montevideo