Summary
The 1916 South American Championship was the first continental championship for national association football teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 17 July during Argentina's Independence Centenary commemorations.[1][2] The tournament was won by Uruguay, who drew (0–0) with Argentina in the last match of the tournament at Racing Club Stadium. Uruguay's Isabelino Gradín was the top scorer with three goals. [note 1][3][6]
 Brazilian poster advertising the championship | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 2–17 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Isabelino Gradín (3 goals) |
Squads edit
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1916 South American Championship squads
Format edit
There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The teams played a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
Venues edit
| Buenos Aires | Avellaneda |
|---|---|
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | Racing |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Final round edit
Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Chile
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 4–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Piendibene  44', 75' Gradín 55', 70' |
| Argentina | 6–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Ohaco 2', 75' J.D. Brown 60' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Marcovecchio 67', 81' |
Baez 44' |
| Brazil | 1–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Demósthenes 29' |
Salazar 85' |
| Uruguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Gradín 58' Tognola 77' |
Friedenreich 8' |
| Argentina | 0–0[1] | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
Goalscorers edit
There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
José Laguna
Alencar- Demósthenes
- Arthur Friedenreich
Telésforo Báez- Hernando Salazar
José Tognola
Source: RSSSF
Notes edit
- ^ The match between Argentina and Uruguay played on 16 July had to be abandoned at 0–0 after only 5 minutes due to a riot among the spectators. The riot spilled over onto the field and the clash finished with the wooden tribunes on fire. As the match couldn't be rescheduled in the Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium, it was replayed at Racing Club Stadium. The partial result of the match in GEBA was declared void and superseded by the one from Avellaneda.[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ Historia de la selección argentina en la Copa América Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine on Stub Hub magazine, 8 April 2019
- ^ Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine by Nicolás Martins Barriga on UNLP website, 2011
- ^ a b Chau tablón by Gustavo Ronzano and Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 23 July 2005 (archived, 6 November 2013)
- ^ 1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol by Daniel Balmaceda on La Nación, 27 November 2018
- ^ "Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano" on La Vanguardia newspaper, 17 July 1916
- ^ South American Championship 1916 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
