1916 South American Championship

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]

1916 South American Championship
Brazilian poster advertising the championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates2–17 July
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Isabelino Gradín
(3 goals)

Squads
Uruguay, the first South American Champion

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1916 South American Championship squads

Format

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
Buenos Aires Avellaneda
Gimnasia y Esgrima Racing
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 30,000

Final round

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 321061+55
 Argentina 312072+54
 Brazil 302134−12
 Chile 3012211−91
Uruguay 4–0 Chile
Piendibene 44', 75'
Gradín 55', 70'
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Hugo Gronda (Argentina)
Argentina 6–1 Chile
Ohaco 2', 75'
J.D. Brown 60' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
Marcovecchio 67', 81'		 Baez 44'
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Brazil 1–1 Chile
Demósthenes 29' Salazar 85'
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: León Peyrou (Uruguay)
Argentina 1–1 Brazil
Laguna 10' Monte 23'
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile)
Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Gradín 58'
Tognola 77'		 Friedenreich 8'
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile)
Argentina 0–0 Uruguay
Racing Club, Avellaneda
Referee: Carlos Fanta (Chile)

Goalscorers
Isabelino Gradín, topscorer

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Argentina José Laguna
  • Brazil Alencar
  • Brazil Demósthenes
  • Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
  • Chile Telésforo Báez
  • Chile Hernando Salazar
  • Uruguay José Tognola

Source: RSSSF

Notes
  1. 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
  1. Historia de la selección argentina en la Copa América Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine on Stub Hub magazine, 8 April 2019
  2. Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine by Nicolás Martins Barriga on UNLP website, 2011
  3. Chau tablón by Gustavo Ronzano and Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 23 July 2005 (archived, 6 November 2013)
  4. 1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol by Daniel Balmaceda on La Nación, 27 November 2018
  5. "Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano" on La Vanguardia newspaper, 17 July 1916
  6. South American Championship 1916 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
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