1949 South American Championship

1949 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates3 April – 11 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Peru
Fourth place Bolivia
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored135 (4.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Jair
(9 goals)
1947
1953

The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.

This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.