1922 South American Championship

1922 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	September 17 – October 22
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	22 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Julio Francia (4 goals)
← 1921 1923 →

The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in Chile, but Brazil asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary independence celebrations. Thus it was held in Rio de Janeiro between September 17 and October 22, 1922.

Overview[]

All CONMEBOL members (as of 1922) attended: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Squads[]

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1922 South American Championship squads

Venues[]

Rio de Janeiro
Estadio das Laranjeiras
Capacity: 20,000

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
Brazil	4	1	3	0	4	2	+2	5
Paraguay	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
Uruguay	4	2	1	1	3	1	+2	5
Argentina	4	2	0	2	6	3	+3	4
Chile	4	0	1	3	1	10	−9	1

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All Paraguayan players left the field in protest to the penalty kick awarded by the referee.

Play Off[]

As Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were tied, playoff matches were planned for the three teams; however, Uruguay withdrew since their players had to return home.

A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

Result[]

1922 South American Championship Champions
Brazil Second title

Goal scorers[]

4 goals

• Francia

2 goals

1 goal

References[]

External links[]

• South American Championship 1922 at RSSSF