| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 30 October – 27 November |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Peru |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 37 (6.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alfredo Carricaberry Roberto Figueroa Segundo Luna Pedro Petrone Héctor Scarone (3 goals each) |
The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 30 October to 27 November 1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay. Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. This was the first South American Championship in which Peru participated. The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1928 Summer Olympics and both Argentina and Uruguay were subsequently invited to enter that competition.[1]
The Argentina team departed from Retiro railway station to Chilean city Valparaíso, where they joined Uruguayan players to board a ship to the port of Callao, Lima. They arrived in Peru after eight days of travel.[2]
