The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil. Argentina won the tournament to obtain their ninth South American title.

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1947 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Ecuador
Dates	30 November – 31 December
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (9th title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	102 (3.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nicolás Falero (8 goals)
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Brazil withdrew from the tournament.

Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions.

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1947 South American Championship squads

8 Goals

• Nicolás Falero

6 Goals

5 Goals

• Juan B. Villalba

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own Goal

• Duberty Aráoz (for Chile)

• South American Championship 1947 at RSSSF