1916 South American Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | July 2–July 17 |
| 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) |
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The 1916 South American Championship of Nations was the first continental championship for national teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from July 2 to July 17 during Argentina's independence centenary commemorations. The tournament was won by Uruguay, who drew with Argentina in the last match of the tournament.
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Format
There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Avellaneda | Estadio Racing Club | 30,000 |
| Buenos Aires | Estadio G.E.B.A. | 18,000 |
Standings
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Matches
| July 2, 1916 |
Uruguay |
4–0[1] | Chile |
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Hugo Gronda (Argentina) |
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Piendibene  44', 75'Gradín 55', 70' |
| July 6, 1916 |
Argentina |
6–1 | Chile |
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Sidney Pullen (Brazil) |
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| Ohaco 2', 75' J.D. Brown 60' (pen.), 62' (pen.)Marcovecchio 67', 81' |
Báez 44' |
| July 8, 1916 |
Brazil |
1–1 | Chile |
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: León Peyrou (Uruguay) |
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| Demósthenes 29' |
Salazar 85' |
| July 10, 1916 |
Argentina |
1–1 | Brazil |
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile) |
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| Laguna 10' |
Alencar 23' |
| July 12, 1916 |
Uruguay |
2–1 | Brazil |
Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile) |
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| Gradín 58' Tognola 77' |
Friedenreich 8' |
| July 17, 1916 |
Argentina |
0–0[2] | Uruguay |
Estadio Racing Club, Avellaneda Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile) |
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Goal scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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Notes
- 1.^ The match between Uruguay and Chile played on July 2 was the first time in history a country fielded black players in an international tournament. Uruguay fielded Isabelino Gradin and Juan Delgado and their racial background became an issue with Chile. Chile complained before and after the match that the Uruguayans were unfairly selecting "Africans".
- 2.^ The match between Argentina and Uruguay played on July 16 had to be abandoned at 0-0 after only 5 minutes due to a riot within the spectators. The riot spilled over into the field and the clash finished with the wooden tribunes on fire. The match couldn't be rescheduled in the Estadio G.E.B.A., and so the match was replayed at Estadio Racing Club. The partial result of the match in Estadio G.E.B.A. was declared null and overtaken by the one in Avellaneda.[1]
