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.
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.
Head Coach: Victorio Spinetto, José Della Torre and José Barreiro
Head Coach: Vicente Arraya
Head Coach: Vicente Feola
Head Coach: Fernando Riera
Head Coach: Aurelio González
Head Coach: György Orth
Head Coach: Héctor Castro