1920 South American Championship

1920 South American Championship of Nations

Copa América (since 1975)
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
Dates	11–26 September
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (3rd title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	José Pérez Ángel Romano (3 goals each)
← 1919 1921 →

The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to September 26, 1920.

Overview[]

The participating countries were the host Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil as the defending champion. Uruguay regained the title lost in the last edition, thus becoming champion for the third time in the first four editions of the tournament. Ángel Romano was the top goalscorer alongside teammate José Pérez, with three goals, repeating his feat of three years earlier.

Brazil's 6–0 loss to Uruguay in this tournament would not be equaled until the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 94 years later, where they lost 7–1 against Germany.^[1]

1920 South American Championship Squads[]

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1920 South American Championship squads

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	9	2	+7	5
Argentina	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4
Brazil	3	1	0	2	1	8	−7	2
Chile	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

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Result[]

1920 South American Championship Champions
Uruguay Third title

Goal scorers[]

3 goals

2 goals

• Raúl Echeverría

1 goal

References[]

External links[]

• South American Championship 1920 at RSSSF