1917 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship 1917 Uruguay 30 September – 14 October 4 Parque Pereira, Montevideo URU 2 ARG BRA 1889 CHI 6 21 128000 URU Ángel Romano (4 goals) 1916 1919 The 1917 South American Championship (es Campeonato Sudamericano 1917, pt 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. 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 In 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.Del delantero desertor al goleador "de una noche", los 5 curiosidades de la Copa América https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1905168-cinco-hechos-insolitos-de-la-historia-de-la-copa-america/ La Nación 2 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160604003956/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1905168-cinco-hechos-insolitos-de-la-historia-de-la-copa-america/ 4 June 2016 es 3 June 2016 From the deserter striker to the "one-night" goalscorer, 5 curiosities of the Copa América 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.Martins Barriga Nicolás 2011 Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/pd/node/439 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190712214022/https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/pd/node/439 12 July 2019 2 May 2026 Periodismo Deportivo es During the competition, the four associations of the competing teams met on 9 July 1916 and founded the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL).Florio Natalia What does CONMEBOL mean? Explaining what the name of governing body organizing Copa America 2024 stands for https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/football/news/conmebol-mean-name-stand-copa-america-2024/23b01bed8950bcdf214d10b5 Sporting News 2 May 2026 20 June 2024 Uruguay were the defending champions having won the inaugural championship after drawing with Argentina in the final and decisive match.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1916 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/16safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 10 August 2007 Format The tournament was played as a round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1917 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/17safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 10 August 2007 Participants ARG BRA 1889 CHI URU Squads 1917 South American Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Parque Pereira in Montevideo. MontevideoParque PereiraCapacity: 40,000220pxUruguay 200 center Uruguay -34.905556 -56.184167 Montevideo top Summary thumb|right|250px|The Uruguay team that won the championship 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. 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. Table main WDL Q 2 URU URU ARG ARG BRA BRA 1889 CHI CHI 3 0 0 9 0 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 2 7 8 0 0 3 0 10 green1 A complete Results 30 September 1917 URU 4–0 CHI C.Scarone 20 62 pen. Romano 44 75 Parque Pereira, Montevideo 22,000 Germán Guassone (Argentina) 3 October 1917 ARG 4–2 BRA 1889 Calomino 15 Ohaco 56 pen. 58 pen. A. Blanco 80 Neco 8 Lagreca 39 pen. Parque Pereira, Montevideo 20,000 Carlos Fanta (Chile) 6 October 1917 ARG 1–0 CHI García 76 o.g. Parque Pereira, Montevideo 15,000 Álvaro Saralegui (Uruguay) 7 October 1917 URU 4–0 BRA 1889 H. Scarone 8 Romano 17 77 C. Scarone 86 Parque Pereira, Montevideo 21,000 Germán Guassone (Argentina) 12 October 1917 BRA 1889 5–0 CHI Caetano 21 Neco 23 Haroldo 26 59 Amílcar 41 Parque Pereira, Montevideo 10,000 Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay) 14 October 1917 URU 1–0 ARG H. Scarone 62 Parque Pereira, Montevideo 40,000 Juan Livingstone (Chile) Goalscorers thumb|150px|Ángel Romano, top scorer 21 6 URU Ángel Romano URU Carlos Scarone ARG Alberto Ohaco BRA 1889 Haroldo BRA 1889 Neco URU Héctor Scarone ARG Antonio Blanco ARG Pedro Calomino BRA 1889 Amílcar BRA 1889 Caetano BRA 1889 Silvio Lagreca CHI Luis García (against Argentina) References 1917 South American Championship 1917 Championship Championship Category:1917 in Uruguayan football 1917 Category:1910s in Montevideo Category:Football competitions in Montevideo Category:September 1917 sports events in South America Category:October 1917 sports events in South America Category:September 1917 in South America Category:October 1917 in South America