The 1917 South American Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1917, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1917) was the second international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Uruguay, the competition ran from 30 September – 14 October 1917 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 30 September – 14 October |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | Parque Pereira, Montevideo |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 128,000 (21,333 per match) |
| Top scorer | Ángel Romano (4 goals) |
← 1916 1919 → | |
Hosts and defending champions Uruguay successfully retained their title after defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final and decisive match of the round-robin tournament.
Background
editIn 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]
Uruguay were the defending champions having won the inaugural championship after drawing with Argentina in the final and decisive match.[4]
Format
editSquads
editVenue
editAll matches were held at the Parque Pereira in Montevideo.[5]
| Montevideo | |
|---|---|
| Parque Pereira | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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Summary
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The competition began on 30 September when hosts Uruguay began the defence of their title with a 4–0 win against Chile. Three days later, Argentina came from behind to defeat Brazil 4–2. On 6 October, Argentina defeated Chile 1–0. With half the matches played, Argentina were top of the table with four points, two ahead of Uruguay who had a game in hand.[5]
The following day, Uruguay defeated Brazil 4–0 to set up a winner-takes-all final match against Argentina. In the meantime, on 12 October, Brazil defeated Chile 5–0 in their final game. Two days later, Héctor Scarone scored the only goal of the match as Uruguay defeated Argentina 1–0 to successfully defend their title.[5]
Table
editResults
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Goalscorers
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There were 21 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Luis García (against Argentina)
References
edit- ↑ "Del delantero desertor al goleador "de una noche", los 5 curiosidades de la Copa América" [From the deserter striker to the "one-night" goalscorer, 5 curiosities of the Copa América] (in Spanish). La Nación. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Martins Barriga, Nicolás (2011). "Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina?". Periodismo Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Florio, Natalia (20 June 2024). "What does CONMEBOL mean? Explaining what the name of governing body organizing Copa America 2024 stands for". Sporting News. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1916". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1917". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
