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.[a][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) |
1917 → | |
Venues
editThe tournament was played in only two venues. All matches, except the last one, were played at Estadio GEBA.[6]
| Buenos Aires | Avellaneda |
|---|---|
| Estadio GEBA | Estadio Racing Club |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Teams
editThere was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.[4]
Squads
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Format
editThe teams played a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.[6]
Final round
editEach 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
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| Argentina
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
| Brazil
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Chile
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 4–0 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Piendibene  44', 75' Gradín 55', 70' |
Report |
| Argentina | 6–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Ohaco 2', 75' J.D. Brown 60' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Marcovecchio 67', 81' |
Report | Báez 44' |
| Brazil | 1–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Demósthenes 29' |
Report | Salazar 85' |
Goalscorers
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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- ^ a b 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 Estadio GEBA, it was replayed at the Estadio Racing Club. 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". StubHub (in Spanish). 8 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Martins Barriga, Nicolás (2011). "Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina?". Periodismo Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b Ronzano, Gustavo; Barnade, Oscar (23 July 2005). "Chau tablón". Clarín (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ a b Balmaceda, Daniel (27 November 2018). "1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 July 1916.
- ^ a b c Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "South American Championship 1916". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
