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1916 South American Championship

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Host country
  
Argentina

Runners-up
  
Argentina

Dates
  
2 Jul 1916 – 17 Jul 1916

Goals scored
  
18

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 2 host cities)

Fourth place
  
Chile

Teams
  
4

Matches played
  
6

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Top scorer(s)
  
Isabelino Gradín (3 goals)

Champion
  
Uruguay national football team

Third place
  
Brazil national football team

Similar
  
1924 South American Championship, 1926 South American Championship, 1929 South American Championship, 1947 South American Championship, 1955 South American Championship

The 1916 South American Championship of Nations was the first continental championship for national teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from July 2 to July 17 during Argentina's independence centenary commemorations. The tournament was won by Uruguay, who drew with Argentina in the last match of the tournament.

Contents

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1916 South American Championship squads

Format

There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

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.

Goal scorers

3 goals

  • Isabelino Gradín
  • 2 goals

    1 goal

    Trivia

    The match between Uruguay and Chile played on July 2 was the first time in history a country fielded black players in an international tournament. Uruguay fielded Isabelino Gradín and Juan Delgado and their racial background became an issue with Chile. Chile complained before and after the match that the Uruguayans were unfairly selecting "Africans".

    References

    1916 South American Championship Wikipedia