1917 South American Championship
Football tournament
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The 1917 South American Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1917, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1917) was the second international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Uruguay, the competition ran from 30 September â 14 October 1917 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 30 September â 14 October |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Parque Pereira, Montevideo |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 128,000 (21,333 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ãngel Romano (4 goals) |
â 1916 1919 â | |
Hosts and defending champions Uruguay successfully retained their title after defeating Argentina 1â0 in the final and decisive match of the round-robin tournament.
Background
In 1910, the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) organised a tournament to mark the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution. The Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay and is considered to be a precursor to the South American Championship.[1] Six years later, the AFA organised a second tournament, this time to celebrate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. Alongside the three who had contested the Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo, Brazil were invited to compete and the South American Championship was born.[2] During the competition, the four associations of the competing teams met on 9 July 1916 and founded the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL).[3]
Uruguay were the defending champions having won the inaugural championship after drawing with Argentina in the final and decisive match.[4]
Format
Squads
Venue
All matches were held at the Parque Pereira in Montevideo.[5]
| Montevideo | |
|---|---|
| Parque Pereira | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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Summary
The competition began on 30 September when hosts Uruguay began the defence of their title with a 4â0 win against Chile. Three days later, Argentina came from behind to defeat Brazil 4â2. On 6 October, Argentina defeated Chile 1â0. With half the matches played, Argentina were top of the table with four points, two ahead of Uruguay who had a game in hand.[5]
The following day, Uruguay defeated Brazil 4â0 to set up a winner-takes-all final match against Argentina. In the meantime, on 12 October, Brazil defeated Chile 5â0 in their final game. Two days later, Héctor Scarone scored the only goal of the match as Uruguay defeated Argentina 1â0 to successfully defend their title.[5]
Table
Results
| Uruguay | 4â0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
|
[5] |
| Uruguay | 1â0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
H. Scarone  62' |
[5] |
Goalscorers
There were 21 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Luis GarcÃa (against Argentina)
