1927 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship 1927 Peru 30 October – 27 November 1927 4 Estadio Nacional, Lima ARG 3 URU PER 1884 BOL 6 37 ARG Alfredo CarricaberryURU Roberto FigueroaARG Segundo LunaURU Pedro PetroneURU Héctor Scarone(3 goals each) 1926 1929 The 1927 South American Championship (es Campeonato Sudamericano 1927) was the 11th international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Peru, the competition ran from 30 October – 27 November 1927 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay. For the first time, the competition was used as a qualifier for the Summer Olympics. Argentina won the competition for the third time after defeating Peru 5–1 in the final match of the round-robin tournament. Winners Argentina and runners-up Uruguay qualified to compete at the 1928 Summer Olympics. 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 1926 edition after defeating Paraguay 6–1 in their final match of the competition.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1925 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/25safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 12 July 2007 Uruguay were also the most successful team in the history of the competition having won the six of the first 10 editions.Di Maggio Roberto Mamrud Roberto Stokkermans Karel Copa América https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sachamp.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 24 July 2024 Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew prior to the start of the competition so only four of the seven CONMEBOL members would compete.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1927 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/27safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 31 January 2019 The Argentina team departed from Retiro railway station, Buenos Aires as they travelled Valparaíso, Chile on their way to Peru. There, they joined the Uruguay team and boarded a ship to the port of Callao, Lima. They arrived in Peru after eight days.1927. Argentina campeón sudamericano https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/las-cronicas-de-el-grafico/34051/1927-argentina-campeon-sudamericano El Gráfico 2 May 2026 es 25 June 2019 1927. Argentina, South American champion 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. The winners and runners-up of the tournament would qualify for the 1928 Summer Olympics. Participants ARG BOL PER 1884 URU Squads 1927 South American Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. LimaEstadio NacionalCapacity: 40,000200pxPeru 200 center Peru -12.06 -77.0375 Lima top Summary The competition began on 30 October when Argentina defeated Bolivia 7–1. Two days later, defending champions Uruguay began the tournament with a 4–0 win against Peru. On 6 November, Pedro Petrone and Roberto Figueroa both scored hat-tricks as Uruguay won 9–0 against Bolivia. A week later, Peru defeated Bolivia 3–2. In their last match on 20 November, Uruguay narrowly lost 3–2 to Argentina which gave Argentina the opportunity to win the championships if they avoided defeat against Peru in the final match of the competition. Despite being pegged back early, Argentina ran out 5–1 winners against Peru on 27 November as they won the competition for the third time. The result also meant that Argentina and Uruguay would qualify for the 1928 Summer Olympics. Table main WDL Q 2 ARG ARG URU URU PER PER BOL BOL 3 0 0 15 4 2 0 1 15 3 1 0 2 4 11 0 0 3 3 19 green1 Qualification for 1928 Summer Olympics A A complete Results 30 October 1927 ARG 7–1 BOL Luna 18 56 Carricaberry 20 36 Recanatini 24 pen. Seoane 29 79 Alborta 42 Estadio Nacional, Lima Benjamín Fuentes (Peru) 1 November 1927 URU 4–0 PER 1884 Ulloa 49 o.g. Sacco 52 71 Castro 75 Estadio Nacional, Lima Consolato Nay Foino (Argentina) 6 November 1927 URU 9–0 BOL Petrone 18 65 81 Figueroa 19 67 69 Arremón 43 Castro 68 Scarone 86 Estadio Nacional, Lima Benjamín Fuentes (Peru) 13 November 1927 PER 1884 3–2 BOL Neyra 31 Sarmiento 41 Montellanos 43 Bustamante 13 14 Estadio Nacional, Lima Alberto Parodi (Chile) 20 November 1927 ARG 3–2 URU Recanatini 56 pen. Luna 70 Canavesi 85 o.g. Scarone 33 79 Estadio Nacional, Lima David Thurner (England) 27 November 1927 ARG 5–1 PER 1884 Ferreira 1 30 Maglio 22 25 Carricaberry 38 Villanueva 3 Estadio Nacional, Lima Victorio Gariboni (Bolivia) Goalscorers 37 6 ARG Alfredo Carricaberry ARG Segundo Luna URU Roberto Figueroa URU Pedro Petrone URU Héctor Scarone ARG Manuel Ferreira ARG Juan Maglio ARG Humberto Recanattini ARG Manuel Seoane BOL José Bustamante URU Héctor Castro URU Antonio Sacco BOL Mario Alborta PER 1884 Alberto Montellanos PER 1884 Demetrio Neyra PER 1884 Jorge Sarmiento PER 1884 Alejandro Villanueva URU Juan Arremón PER 1884 Santiago Ulloa (against Uruguay) URU Canavesi (against Argentina) References 1927 South American Championship 1927 Championship Championship Category:1927 in Peruvian football 1927 Category:Football qualification for the Summer Olympics Category:Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics Category:1920s in Lima 1927 Category:October 1927 in sports Category:November 1927 in sports Category:October 1927 in South America Category:November 1927 in South America