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1916 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates 2 July – 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) Uruguay Isabelino Gradín
(3 goals)
1917

The 1916 South American Championship was a very important football tournament. It was the first time countries in South America played each other to find out who was the best! This exciting event happened in Argentina. The team from Uruguay won the tournament, becoming the first champions of South America.

Participating Teams

In 1916, the main football organization for South America was called CONMEBOL. At that time, only four countries were members of CONMEBOL. These four teams were the only ones who played in this first championship:

Tournament Results

The teams played against each other in a round-robin style. This means each team played every other team once. Points were given for each game: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw (a tie), and 0 points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end won the championship.

Final Standings

Rank Team Pld (Games Played) W (Wins) D (Draws) L (Losses) GF (Goals For) GA (Goals Against) GD (Goal Difference) Pts (Points)
1  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 4
3  Brazil 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 2
4  Chile 3 0 1 2 2 11 –9 1

Match Details

Here are the results of each game played during the tournament:

Date Score Match
2 July 1916
Uruguay  4 – 0  Chile
6 July 1916
Argentina  6 – 1  Chile
8 July 1916
Brazil  1 – 1  Chile
10 July 1916
Argentina  1 – 1  Brazil
12 July 1916
Uruguay  2 – 1  Brazil
17 July 1916
Argentina  0 – 0  Uruguay

Player Statistics

Top Goal Scorers

These players scored the most goals in the tournament:

3 goals

  • Uruguay Isabelino Gradín

2 goals

1 goal

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1916 para niños

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