Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
Dates | 2–17 July |
Teams | 4 (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 played | 6 |
Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Isabelino Gradín (3 goals) |
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 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]
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1916 South American Championship squads
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.
Buenos Aires | Avellaneda |
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Gimnasia y Esgrima | Racing |
Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Piendibene 44', 75' Gradín 55', 70' |
Argentina | 6–1 | Chile |
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Ohaco 2', 75' J.D. Brown 60' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Marcovecchio 67', 81' |
Baez 44' |
Brazil | 1–1 | Chile |
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Demósthenes 29' | Salazar 85' |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Gradín 58' Tognola 77' |
Friedenreich 8' |
Argentina | 0–0[1] | Uruguay |
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There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: RSSSF