1919 South American Championship
The 1919 South American Championship was the third South American Championship and it took place in Brazil. Brazil won the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Dates | 11 May – 29 May |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Arthur Friedenreich Neco (4 goals each) |
← 1917 1920 → | |
Teams
At the time, CONMEBOL only had four members:
Results
| Rkn | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 |
| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Brazil |
6 – 0 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Argentina |
2 – 3 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Brazil |
3 – 1 | Argentina
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| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Argentina |
4 – 1 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2 – 2 | Brazil
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Play-offs
| 29 May 1919 | ||
| Brazil |
1 – 0 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
Statistics
Top scorers
4 goals
3 goals
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2 goals
1 goal
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Own goals
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Manuel Varela (for Argentina)
1919 South American Championship Media
The Brazilian team that won its first championship.
Estadio Das Laranjeiras during a Brazil v Argentina match, Copa América.
