1916 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship 1916 Sudamericano de football 1916 brazilian art.jpg 200 Brazilian poster advertising the championship Argentina 2–17 July 4 2 2 URU 1 ARG BRA 1889 CHI 6 18 84200 URU Isabelino Gradín (3 goals) 1917 The 1916 South American Championship (es Campeonato Sudamericano 1916, pt Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1916) was the inaugural international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Argentina, the competition ran from 2–17 July 1916 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. During the competition, which was staged as part of celebrations to commemorate the centenary of Argentina's independence, the four associations of the participating teams met and founded CONMEBOL on 9 July. The competition was due to conclude on 16 July but the final and decisive match between Argentina and Uruguay was suspended after five minutes following a riot among supporters. It concluded the following day when the teams drew 0–0 and Uruguay won the title by a single point. 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 Argentina won the competition after defeating both Chile and Uruguay.Tabeira Martín Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo 1910 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/centenario1910.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 23 April 2026 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 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 1916 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/16safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 10 August 2007 Participants ARG BRA 1889 CHI URU Squads 1916 South American Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Estadio GEBA in Buenos Aires except for the last match which was suspended before being completed at the Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda. Buenos AiresAvellanedaEstadio GEBAEstadio Racing ClubCapacity: 18,000Capacity: 30,000200px200pxArgentina 200 center Argentina -34.545270 -59.449735 Buenos Aires top Argentina -34.6625 -58.367778 Avellaneda bottom Summary thumb|right|Uruguay, the first South American Champion The competition began on 2 July when Uruguay defeated Chile 4–0. Four days later, hosts Argentina opened the competition with a 6–1 win against Chile. On 8 July, Chile drew 1–1 with Brazil in their last match of the competition. With half the matches played, Argentina and Uruguay were level with two points each at the top of the table. On 10 July, Argentina drew 1–1 with Brazil to go top of the table. Two days later, Uruguay leapfrogged Argentina after defeating Brazil 2–1 to set up a winner-takes-all final match against Argentina. The match began on 16 July at the Estadio GEBA but was suspended after five minutes with the score at 0–0 following supporters riots. It was continued the following day at the Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda. No goals were scored as it finished goalless and Uruguay won the inaugural title.Balmaceda Daniel 27 November 2018 1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/1916-once-policias-30-mil-hinchas-primer-nid2196465/ 2 May 2026 La Nación es Table main WDL Q 2 URU URU ARG ARG BRA BRA 1889 CHI CHI 2 1 0 6 1 1 2 0 7 2 0 2 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 11 green1 A complete Results 2 July 1916 URU 4–0 CHI Piendibene 44 75 Gradín 55 70 Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires Hugo Gronda (Argentina) 3,000 6 July 1916 ARG 6–1 CHI Ohaco 2 75 J.D. Brown 60 pen. 62 pen. Marcovecchio 67 89 Báez 44 Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires Sidney Pullen (Brazil) 18,000 8 July 1916 BRA 1889 1–1 CHI Demósthenes 29 Salazar 85 Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires León Peyrou (Uruguay) 15,000 10 July 1916 ARG 1–1 BRA 1889 Laguna 10 Alencar 23 Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires Carlos Fanta (Chile) 16,200 12 July 1916 URU 2–1 BRA 1889 Gradín 58 Tognola 77 Friedenreich 8 Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires 15,000 Carlos Fanta (Chile) 16 July 1916 ARG 0–0(abandoned) URU Estadio GEBA, Buenos Aires 17 July 1916 ARG 0–0 URU Estadio Racing Club, Avellaneda Carlos Fanta (Chile) 17,000 Goalscorers thumb|150px|Isabelino Gradín, topscorer 18 6 URU Isabelino Gradín ARG Juan Domingo Brown ARG Alberto Marcovecchio ARG Alberto Ohaco URU José Piendibene ARG José Laguna BRA 1889 Alencar BRA 1889 Demósthenes BRA 1889 Arthur Friedenreich CHI Telésforo Báez CHI Hernando Salazar URU José Tognola References Campeonato Sudamericano 1916 1916 South American Championship 1916 Championship Championship Category:1916 in Argentine football 1916 1916 1916 Category:1910s in Buenos Aires Category:July 1916 sports events in South America Category:July 1916 in South America