1916 South American Championship
The 1916 South American Championship was the first South American Championship and it took place in Argentina. Uruguay won the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Dates | 2 July – 17 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Isabelino Gradín (3 goals) |
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Teams
At the time, CONMEBOL only had four members:
Results
| Rkn | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| 2 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 | Brazil
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 1 |
| 2 July 1916 | ||
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 4 – 0 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| 6 July 1916 | ||
| Argentina |
6 – 1 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| 8 July 1916 | ||
| Brazil |
1 – 1 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| 10 July 1916 | ||
| Argentina |
1 – 1 | Brazil
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| 12 July 1916 | ||
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2 – 1 | Brazil
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| 17 July 1916 | ||
| Argentina |
0 – 0 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
Statistics
Top scorers
3 goals
2 goals
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1 goal
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1916 South American Championship Media
The Estadio GEBA grandstands during the Argentina v. Uruguay match of Copa Premier Honor Argentino ("Gran Premio de Honor del Ministerio de Justicia" according to source, in Spanish.
Grandstands of Racing Club stadium
Uruguay, the first South American Champion
Isabelino Gradín, topscorer
