1916 South American Championship

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1916 South American Championship
Sudamericano de football 1916 brazilian art.jpg
Brazilian poster advertising the championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates2–17 July
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Isabelino Gradín
(3 goals)
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The 1916 South American Championship was the first continental championship for national association football teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 July to 17 July during Argentina's Independence Centenary commemorations.[1][2] The tournament was won by Uruguay, who drew with Argentina in the last match of the tournament at Racing Club Stadium.[note 1][3][6]

Squads[]

Uruguay, the first South American Champion

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1916 South American Championship squads

Format[]

There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The teams played a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Venues[]

Buenos Aires Avellaneda
Gimnasia y Esgrima Racing
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 30,000
Estadio geba tribuna 1910.jpg Racing tribunas 1922.jpg

Final round[]

Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 4
 Brazil 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Chile 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Uruguay 4–0 Chile
Piendibene Goal 44', 75'
Gradín Goal 55', 70'
Referee: Hugo Gronda (Argentina)
Argentina 6–1 Chile
Ohaco Goal 2', 75'
J.D. Brown Goal 60' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
Marcovecchio Goal 67', 81'		 Goal 44'
Brazil 1–1 Chile
Demósthenes Goal 29' Goal 85'
Referee: León Peyrou (Uruguay)
Argentina 1–1 Brazil
Laguna Goal 10' Monte Goal 23'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile)
Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Gradín Goal 58'
Goal 77'		 Friedenreich Goal 8'
Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile)
Argentina 0–0[1] Uruguay
Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile)

Result[]

 1916 South American Championship winners 

Uruguay
1st title

Goalscorers[]

Isabelino Gradín, topscorer

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: RSSSF

Notes[]

  1. ^ The match between Argentina and Uruguay played on 16 July had to be abandoned at 0–0 after only 5 minutes due to a riot among the spectators. The riot spilled over onto the field and the clash finished with the wooden tribunes on fire. As the match couldn't be rescheduled in the Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium, it was replayed at Racing Club Stadium. The partial result of the match in GEBA was declared void and superseded by the one from Avellaneda.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Historia de la selección argentina en la Copa América Archived 2019-07-12 at the Wayback Machine on Stub Hub magazine, 8 Apr 2019
  2. ^ Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? Archived 2019-07-12 at the Wayback Machine by Nicolás Martins Barriga on UNLP website, 2011
  3. ^ a b Chau tablón by Gustavo Ronzano and Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 23 Jul 2005 (archived, 6 Nov 2013)
  4. ^ 1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol by Daniel Balmaceda on La Nación, 27 Nov 2018
  5. ^ "Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano" on La Vanguardia newspaper, 17 Jul 1916
  6. ^ South American Championship 1916 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
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