1947 Copa América in Ecuador
The 1947 Copa América was held in Ecuador. It was the 20th edition of the tournament, and the first time that Ecuador had hosted the event.
The tournament saw the participation of eight CONMEBOL nations—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.
The event was held in a round-robin format where each team played against the others once, and Argentina emerged as the winner by finishing first in the standings, securing their eighth Copa América title, and the third of three consecutive titles: 1945, 1946 and 1947.
Trivia
- At the time the tournament was named the South American Championship. It was not called the Copa América until after 1967.
Related Pages
- Copa America Host Countries
- More about the Copa América
- Copa America Winners List
- Copa América Trivia
- About the Sport of Football (Soccer)
- About Sport in Ecuador
- Ecuador at the Copa America
- About Sport in 1947
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