| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 7 March – 6 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Javier Ambrois Humberto Maschio (9 goals each) |
← 1956 | |
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.
Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.[1]
- ^ South American Championship 1957 at RSSSF