1935 South American Championship

1935 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Peru
Dates	6–27 January
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (7th title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Peru
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Herminio Masantonio (4 goals)
← 1929 1937 →

The 1935 South American Championship was the thirteenth edition of the football tournament, held from 6–27 January 1935 in Lima, Peru, used for Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to qualify for the 1936 Summer Olympics. Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.

There was some doubt the tournament would take place as during the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where Uruguay defeated Argentina, 4–2 in the final match, Argentina broke off football relations with their Uruguayan counterparts, claiming to have been heavily pressured, and that aggressions had been directed at them, before and during the tournament.

Six years after the previous edition, it was decided to continue the tournament. The tournament itself did not have a trophy in dispute.

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1935 South American Championship squads

Lima
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 40,000

Each team played three matches. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
Peru	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2
Chile	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

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1935 South American Championship champions
Uruguay Seventh title

4 goals

• Herminio Masantonio

3 goals

• Aníbal Ciocca

2 goals

1 goal

• South American Championship 1935 at RSSSF