These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1945 South American Championship.[1][2] The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. Colombia was represented by the club Junior.[3]

Argentina

Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile

Bolivia

Head Coach: Julio Borelli

Brazil

Head coach: Flávio Costa

Chile

Head Coach: Franz Platko

Colombia

Head Coach: Roberto Meléndez (also participated as footballer)

Ecuador

Head Coach: Rodolfo Orlandini

Uruguay

Head Coach: José Nasazzi

References

  1. ^ "Copa América 1945 Chile » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "South American Championship 1945". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cuando el Junior de Barranquilla fue la Selección Colombia" (in Spanish). Gol Caracol.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-18.