1956 South American Championship

1956 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates21 January – 15 February
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (9th title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Attendance568,000 (37,867 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Enrique Hormazábal
(4 goals)
1955
1957

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.