1920 South American Championship
Football tournament
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The 1920 South American Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1920, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1920) was the fourth international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Chile, the competition ran from 11â26 September 1920 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 11â26 September 1920 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Valparaiso Sporting Club, Viña del Mar |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 16 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | José Pérez Ãngel Romano (3 goals each) |
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During the competition, Brazil lost heavily to Uruguay 6â0. It would remain the team's largest defeat until it was equalled by a 7â1 loss to Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In the final round of matches of the round-robin tournament, Uruguay defeated 2â1 to win the championships for the third time.
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]
Brazil were the defending champions having won the 1919 edition after defeating Uruguay 1â0 after extra time in the championship play-off.[4] Uruguay were the most successful team in the history of the competition having won the first two editions.[5]
Format
Squads
Venue
All matches were held at the Estadio Valparaiso Sporting Club in Viña del Mar.[6]
Summary
The competition began on 11 September when defending champions Brazil defeated hosts Chile 1â0. The following day, Uruguay and Argentina drew 1â1. On 18 September, Brazil experienced their biggest ever defeat, losing 6â0 to Uruguay â a result which would not be equalled for 94 years when they lost 7â1 against Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[6][7]
On 20 September, Argentina drew 1â1 with Chile. Five days later, Argentina defeated Brazil 2â0 to go top of the table with just one game left to be played. However, on 26 September Uruguay defeated Chile 2â1 in the final match to move top of the table and win the competition for the third time.[6]
Table
Results
Goalscorers
There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Raúl EcheverrÃa
1 goal
