1946 South American Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | January 12 – February 10 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (8th title) |
| Runners-up | 23x15px 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) |
The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 12 to February 10. This tournament, an extra edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL.
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru withdrew from the tournament.
Venues
| Buenos Aires | Avellaneda | |
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| Estadio Monumental | Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo | Estadio Independiente |
| Capacity: 67,664 | Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 57.858 |
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Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 |
| 23x15px 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 |
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January 19, 1946
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| Argentina |
7–1 | Bolivia |
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Labruna  34', 89'Méndez 39', 60'Salvini 75', 84'Loustau 79' |
Peredo 67' |
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January 23, 1946
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| Brazil 23x15px | 4–3 | Uruguay |
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| Jair 1', 16' Heleno 39'Chico 44' |
Medina 25', 70' Vázquez 37' |
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January 26, 1946
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| Paraguay |
4–2 | Bolivia |
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| Genés 30' Benítez Cáceres 44'Villalba 67', 88' |
Coronel 20' (o.g.) González 42' |
Result
| 1946 South American Championship Champions |
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 Argentina Eighth title |
Goal scorers
7 Goals
- Medina
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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Own goal
- Coronel (for Bolivia)
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