The following are the squad lists for the countries that played in the 1959 South American Championship held in Argentina. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.^[1]

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.^[2]

Head Coach: Victorio Spinetto

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4FW	Raúl Belén	(1931-07-01)1 July 1931 (aged 27)		Racing
	4FW	Roberto Brookes			Chacarita Juniors
	4FW	Pedro Callá	(1934-01-01)1 January 1934 (aged 25)		Argentinos Juniors
	2DF	Vladislao Cap	(1934-07-05)5 July 1934 (aged 24)		Racing
	2DF	Luis Raúl Cardoso	(1930-07-18)18 July 1930 (aged 28)		Boca Juniors
	2DF	Néstor Cardoso	(1935-11-17)17 November 1935 (aged 23)		Rosario Central
	4FW	Oreste Corbatta	(1936-03-11)11 March 1936 (aged 22)		Racing
	3MF	Jorge Griffa	(1927-11-09)9 November 1927 (aged 31)		Newell's Old Boys
	3MF	Eliseo Mouriño	(1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 31)		Boca Juniors
	3MF	Carlos Griguol	(1934-09-04)4 September 1934 (aged 24)		Atlanta
	3MF	Osvaldo Güenzatti	(1931-03-23)23 March 1931 (aged 27)		Atlanta
	3MF	Juan Francisco Lombardo	(1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 33)		Boca Juniors
	4FW	Pedro Manfredini	(1935-09-07)7 September 1935 (aged 23)		Racing
	2DF	Juan Carlos Murúa	(1935-07-18)18 July 1935 (aged 23)		Racing
	4FW	Osvaldo Nardiello	(1936-08-31)31 August 1936 (aged 22)		Boca Juniors
	1GK	Jorge Negri	(1932-11-30)30 November 1932 (aged 26)		Racing
	3MF	Julio Alberto Nuín			River Plate
	4FW	Juan José Pizzuti	(1927-05-09)9 May 1927 (aged 31)		Racing
	3MF	Juan José Rodríguez	(1937-01-11)11 January 1937 (aged 22)		Boca Juniors
	4FW	José Sanfilippo	(1935-05-04)4 May 1935 (aged 23)		San Lorenzo
	2DF	Carmelo Simeone	(1934-09-22)22 September 1934 (aged 24)		Vélez Sarsfield
	4FW	Rubén Sosa	(1936-11-14)14 November 1936 (aged 22)		Racing
	3MF	José Varacka	(1932-05-27)27 May 1932 (aged 26)		Independiente

Head Coach: Vicente Arraya

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4FW	Atilio Aguirre			The Strongest
	2DF	Máximo Alcócer	(1933-04-15)15 April 1933 (aged 25)		Jorge Wilstermann
	4FW	Ricardo Alcón			Litoral
	4FW	Abdul Aramayo	(1934-09-04)4 September 1934 (aged 24)		Petrolero
	2DF	Miguel Burgos	(1929-09-09)9 September 1929 (aged 29)		The Strongest
	3MF	Wilfredo Camacho	(1935-06-21)21 June 1935 (aged 23)		Dep. Municipal
	2DF	Óscar Claure	(1933-01-18)18 January 1933 (aged 26)		Jorge Wilstermann
	4FW	Ausberto García	(1934-02-09)9 February 1934 (aged 25)		Jorge Wilstermann
	1GK	Arturo López	(1935-05-20)20 May 1935 (aged 23)		Bolívar
	4FW	Renan López	(1939-10-31)31 October 1939 (aged 19)		Jorge Wilstermann
	4FW	Mario Mena	(1928-07-28)28 July 1928 (aged 30)		Bolívar
	2DF	Jorge Montes			Dep. Municipal
	2DF	Máximo Ramírez	(1933-06-09)9 June 1933 (aged 25)		The Strongest
	3MF	César Sánchez	(1935-01-29)29 January 1935 (aged 24)		Jorge Wilstermann
	2DF	Ramón Santos			Bolívar
	1GK	Oscar Soliz	(1935-05-14)14 May 1935 (aged 23)		The Strongest
	4FW	Víctor Ugarte	(1926-05-05)5 May 1926 (aged 32)		Once Caldas
	4FW	Freddy Valda [fr]	(1932-03-23)23 March 1932 (aged 26)		Petrolero
	3MF	Edgar Vargas			Bolívar
	3MF	Raymundo Zenteno			Dep. Municipal

Head Coach: Vicente Feola

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4FW	Almir Pernambuquinho	(1937-10-28)28 October 1937 (aged 21)		Vasco da Gama
	2DF	Bellini	(1930-06-07)7 June 1930 (aged 28)		Vasco da Gama
	1GK	Castilho	(1927-11-27)27 November 1927 (aged 31)		Fluminense
	2DF	Chico Formiga	(1930-11-11)11 November 1930 (aged 28)		Santos
	3MF	Chinesinho	(1935-09-15)15 September 1935 (aged 23)		Palmeiras
	2DF	Coronel	(1935-01-27)27 January 1935 (aged 24)		Vasco da Gama
	2DF	Djalma Santos	(1929-02-23)23 February 1929 (aged 30)		Palmeiras
	3MF	Décio Esteves	(1927-05-21)21 May 1927 (aged 31)		Bangu
	3MF	Didí	(1928-10-08)8 October 1928 (aged 30)		Botafogo
	3MF	Dino Sani	(1932-05-23)23 May 1932 (aged 26)		São Paulo
	2DF	Dorval	(1935-02-26)26 February 1935 (aged 24)		Santos
	4FW	Henrique Frade	(1933-08-03)3 August 1933 (aged 25)		Flamengo
	4FW	Garrincha	(1933-10-28)28 October 1933 (aged 25)		Botafogo
	1GK	Gilmar	(1930-08-22)22 August 1930 (aged 25)		Corinthians
	2DF	Mauro Ramos	(1930-08-30)30 August 1930 (aged 28)		São Paulo
	2DF	Nílton Santos	(1925-05-16)16 May 1925 (aged 33)		Botafogo
	2DF	Orlando	(1935-09-20)20 September 1935 (aged 23)		Vasco da Gama
	2DF	Paulinho	(1932-04-15)15 April 1932 (aged 26)		Vasco da Gama
	4FW	Pelé	(1940-10-23)23 October 1940 (aged 18)		Santos
	4FW	Paulo Valentim	(1932-11-20)20 November 1932 (aged 26)		Botafogo
	4FW	Mário Zagallo	(1931-08-09)9 August 1931 (aged 27)		Botafogo
	3MF	Zito	(1932-08-08)8 August 1932 (aged 26)		Santos

Head Coach: Fernando Riera

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	4FW	Luis Hernán Álvarez	(1938-05-21)21 May 1938 (aged 20)			Colo Colo
	1GK	Raúl Coloma	(1928-07-09)9 July 1928 (aged 30)			Curicó Unido
	4FW	Luis Eyzaguirre	(1939-06-22)22 June 1939 (aged 19)			Universidad de Chile
	4FW	Carlos Hoffmann				Santiago Wanderers
	4FW	Mario Moreno	(1935-12-31)31 December 1935 (aged 23)			Colo Colo
	2DF	Sergio Navarro	(1936-11-20)20 November 1936 (aged 22)			Universidad de Chile
	2DF	Hernán Rodríguez	(1933-05-02)2 May 1933 (aged 25)			Colo Colo
	4FW	Eladio Rojas	(1934-08-11)11 August 1934 (aged 24)			Everton
	2DF	Juan Rojas				La Serena
	4FW	Leonel Sánchez	(1936-04-25)25 April 1936 (aged 22)			Universidad de Chile
	2DF	Raúl Sánchez	(1933-10-26)26 October 1933 (aged 25)			Santiago Wanderers
	4FW	Juan Soto	(1937-04-27)27 April 1937 (aged 21)			Colo Colo
	4FW	Mario Soto				Universidad Católica
	3MF	Armando Tobar	(1938-06-07)7 June 1938 (aged 20)			Santiago Wanderers
	2DF	Jorge Toro	(1939-01-10)10 January 1939 (aged 20)			Colo Colo
	2DF	Mario Torres				Audax Italiano
	2DF	Sergio Valdés	(1935-06-22)22 June 1935 (aged 23)			Magallanes
	3MF	Luis Vera	(1929-12-22)22 December 1929 (aged 29)			Audax Italiano
	4FW	Carlos Verdejo	(1934-02-10)10 February 1934 (aged 25)			La Serena

Head Coach: Aurelio González

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
—	1GK	Samuel Aguilar	(1933-03-16)16 March 1933 (aged 25)		Olimpia
—	1GK	Honorio Casco			Cerro Porteño
—	2DF	Edelmiro Arévalo	(1929-01-07)7 January 1929 (aged 30)		Olimpia
—	2DF	Luis Gini	(1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 23)		Sol de América
—	2DF	Juan Lezcano	(1937-04-05)5 April 1937 (aged 21)		Olimpia
—	3MF	Eligio Echagüe	(1931-12-31)31 December 1931 (aged 27)		Olimpia
—	3MF	Silvio Parodi (footballer)	(1931-11-06)6 November 1931 (aged 24)		Vasco da Gama
—	3MF	Carlos Sanabria	(1938-07-12)12 July 1938 (aged 20)		Guaraní
—	3MF	Osvaldo Sánchez			Olimpia
—	3MF	Salvador Villalba	(1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 34)		Libertad
—	4FW	José Aveiro	(1936-07-18)18 July 1936 (aged 22)		Sp. Luqueño
—	4FW	Juan Cañete	(1929-07-27)27 July 1929 (aged 29)		Huracán
—	4FW	Luis Doldán	(1938-01-19)19 January 1938 (aged 21)		Olimpia
—	4FW	Eligio Insfrán	(1935-10-27)27 October 1935 (aged 23)		Guaraní
—	4FW	Ángel Jara Saguier	(1936-01-10)10 January 1936 (aged 23)		Cerro Porteño
—	4FW	Enrique Jara Saguier	(1934-07-12)12 July 1934 (aged 24)		Cerro Porteño
—	4FW	Gilberto Penayo	(1933-04-03)3 April 1933 (aged 22)		Cerro Porteño
—	4FW	Cayetano Ré	(1938-02-07)7 February 1938 (aged 21)		Cerro Porteño
—	4FW	Ildefonso Sanabria			Guaraní

Head Coach: György Orth

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	2DF	Isaac Andrade [es]	(1937-07-13)13 July 1937 (aged 21)		Sport Boys
	1GK	Rafael Asca [es]	(1924-10-24)24 October 1924 (aged 34)		Sporting Cristal
	3MF	Víctor Benítez	(1936-10-30)30 October 1936 (aged 22)		Alianza Lima
	2DF	Adolfo Calenzani	(1936-09-11)11 September 1936 (aged 22)		Sport Boys
	4FW	José Carrasco			Municipal
	4FW	Juan de la Vega	(1934-03-10)10 March 1934 (aged 24)		Alianza Lima
	2DF	Alipio Escate			Sporting Cristal
	2DF	José Fernández	(1939-02-14)14 February 1939 (aged 20)		Universitario
	3MF	Guillermo Fleming	(1934-04-09)9 April 1934 (aged 24)		Municipal
	2DF	Enrique Flores			Alianza Lima
	4FW	Óscar Gómez Sánchez	(1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 23)		River Plate
	3MF	Manuel Grimaldo	(1940-01-02)2 January 1940 (aged 19)		Alianza Lima
	4FW	Tomás Iwasaki	(1937-11-13)13 November 1937 (aged 21)		Universitario
	4FW	Juan Joya	(1934-02-25)25 February 1934 (aged 25)		Alianza Lima
	4FW	Miguel Ángel Loayza	(1938-06-21)21 June 1938 (aged 20)		Ciclista Lima
	3MF	Claudio Lostanau	(1939-03-01)1 March 1939 (aged 20)		Municipal
	4FW	Óscar Montalvo	(1937-03-20)20 March 1937 (aged 21)		Municipal
	3MF	Dante Rovay [es]	(1928-06-10)10 June 1928 (aged 30)		Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Juan Seminario	(1936-07-22)22 July 1936 (aged 22)		Municipal
	3MF	Alberto Terry	(1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 29)		Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Alonso Urdániga	(1936-10-30)30 October 1936 (aged 22)		Sport Boys
	1GK	Dimas Zegarra	(1932-12-19)19 December 1932 (aged 26)		Universitario

Head Coach: Héctor Castro

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	4FW	Zelmar Aguilera			Sud América
	2DF	Esteban Álvarez			Defensor
	4FW	Eladio Benítez	(1939-02-24)24 February 1939 (aged 20)		Racing
	4FW	Carlos Borges	(1932-01-14)14 January 1932 (aged 27)		Peñarol
	4FW	Julio Castillo			Rampla Juniors
	2DF	Mirto Davoine	(1933-02-13)13 February 1933 (aged 26)		Rampla Juniors
	3MF	Héctor Demarco	(1936-05-31)31 May 1936 (aged 22)		Defensor
	4FW	Vladas Douksas	(1933-03-14)14 March 1933 (aged 25)		Rampla Juniors
	4FW	Guillermo Escalada	(1936-04-24)24 April 1936 (aged 22)		Nacional
	4FW	Roque Fernández			Nacional
	3MF	Néstor Gonçalves	(1936-04-27)27 April 1936 (aged 22)		Peñarol
	4FW	Víctor Guaglianone	(1936-09-24)24 September 1936 (aged 22)		Wanderers
	1GK	Juan Carlos Leiva			Rampla Juniors
	2DF	William Martínez	(1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 31)		Peñarol
	2DF	Juan Carlos Mesías	(1933-07-06)6 July 1933 (aged 25)		Nacional
	3MF	Luis Miramontes	(1928-12-15)15 December 1928 (aged 30)		Defensor
	4FW	Héctor Núñez	(1936-05-08)8 May 1936 (aged 22)		Nacional
	4FW	Domingo Pérez	(1936-06-07)7 June 1936 (aged 22)		Nacional
	3MF	Climaco Rodríguez			Defensor
	4FW	José Sasía	(1933-12-27)27 December 1933 (aged 25)		Defensor
	4FW	Alcides Silveira	(1938-03-18)18 March 1938 (aged 20)		Sud América
	1GK	Walter Taibo	(1931-03-07)7 March 1931 (aged 28)		Nacional