The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 27 December 1936 to 1 February 1937. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay thus making this the first edition in which more than five teams took part of the event. Bolivia, and Colombia (a new CONMEBOL member) withdrew from the tournament. Squads For a complete list of participants squads see: 1937 South American Championship squads Venues Final round 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. As Brazil and Argentina finished tied in points, a playoff was required to determine the champion. Play-off Result Goal scorers 7 goals Raúl Toro 5 goals Alberto Zozaya Severino Varela 4 goals Luisinho Patesko 3 goals Francisco Varallo Carvalho Leite Juan Píriz 2 goals Vicente de la Mata Enrique García Alejandro Scopelli Niginho Roberto Aurelio González Amadeo Ortega Teodoro Fernández Jorge Alcalde 1 goal Afonsinho Bahia Manuel Arancibia José Avendaño Arturo Carmona Guillermo Riveros Guillermo Torres Juan Amarilla Adolfo Erico Martín Flor Raúl Núñez Velloso Alejandro Villanueva Adolfo Magallanes Jose Maria Lavalle Adelaido Camaiti Eduardo Ithurbide Segundo Villadóniga References External links South American Championship 1937 at RSSSF 1937 1937 1937 in South American football 1937 in Argentine football 1937 in Brazilian football 1937 in Uruguayan football 1937 in Paraguayan football 1937 in Peruvian football 1937 in Chilean sport 1937 1936 in South American football December 1936 sports events January 1937 sports events February 1937 sports events 1937 1930s in Buenos Aires