1926 South American Championship

Football tournament February 2022 South American Championship 1926 Chile 12 October – 3 November 1926 5 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago URU 6 ARG CHI PAR 1842 10 55 Chile David Arellano (7 goals) 1925 1927 The 1926 South American Championship (es Campeonato Sudamericano 1926) was the 10th international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Chile, the competition ran from 12 October – 3 November 1926 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. In the penultimate round of matches of the round-robin tournament, Uruguay were crowned champions for the sixth time after defeating Paraguay 6–1 in their final match. 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 Argentina were the defending champions having won the 1925 edition after drawing with Brazil in the 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 the most successful team in the history of the competition having won the five of the first nine 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 withdrew prior to the start of the competition so only five of the six CONMEBOL members would compete.Tabeira Martín Southamerican Championship 1926 https://www.rsssf.org/tables/26safull.html RSSSF 2 May 2026 12 August 2009 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. Participants ARG BOL CHI PAR 1842 URU Squads 1926 South American Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa in Santiago. SantiagoEstadio Sport de ÑuñoaCapacity: 20,000200pxChile 200 center Chile -33.457288 -70.609445 Santiago top Summary thumb|right|250px|Uruguay squad, winners The competition began on 12 October when four goals from David Arellano helped hosts Chile to a 7–1 win against Bolivia. Four days later, defending champions Argentina began the competition with a 5–0 win against Bolivia. On 17 October, Uruguay defeated Chile 3–1. Three days later, four goals from Gabino Sosa helped Argentina to an 8–0 win against Paraguay. On 23 October, Paraguay defeated Bolivia 6–1. With half the matches played, Argentina were top of the table with four points, two ahead of Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The following day, Uruguay defeated Argentina 2–0 to pull level on points with their opponents at the top of the table. On 28 October, Uruguay pulled clear at the top after Héctor Scarone scored five times as they won 6–0 against Bolivia. Three days later, Chile and Argentina drew 1–1. On 1 November, Héctor Castro scored four goals to help Uruguay win the title with their fourth win in four matches following a 6–1 win against Paraguay. In the final match of the competition two days later, Arellano scored a hat-trick as Chile defeated Paraguay 5–1. Table main WDL Q 2 URU URU ARG ARG CHI CHI 2 PAR PAR 1842 BOL BOL 4 0 0 17 2 2 1 1 14 3 2 1 1 14 6 1 0 3 8 20 0 0 4 2 24 green1 A complete Results 12 October 1926 CHI 7–1 BOL Ramírez 10 Subiabre 14 Arellano 15 41 80 84 Moreno 47 Aguilar 89 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Norberto Luis Gallieri (Argentina) 16 October 1926 ARG 1861 5–0 BOL Cherro 9 19 Sosa 31 Delgado 43 De Miguel 74 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 17 October 1926 URU 3–1 CHI Borjas 22 Castro 32 Scarone 55 Subiabre 65 pen. Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Pedro José Malbrán (Chile) 20 October 1926 ARG 1861 8–0 PAR 1842 Sosa 11 32 59 87 Cherro 16 Delgado 40 42 De Miguel 52 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Francisco Jiménez (Chile) 23 October 1926 BOL 1–6 PAR 1842 C. Soto 88 C. Ramírez 16 24 J. Ramírez 45 58 63 I. López 88 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) 24 October 1926 ARG 1861 0–2 URU Borjas 22 Castro 73 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Miguel Barba (Paraguay) 28 October 1926 URU 6–0 BOL Scarone 9 12 28 39 81 Romano 67 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina) 31 October 1926 CHI 1–1 ARG 1861 Guillermo Saavedra 25 Tarasconi 87 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Miguel Barba (Paraguay) 1 November 1926 URU 6–1 PAR 1842 Castro 16 23 32 72 Saldombide 47 pen. 82 Fleitas Solich 58 pen. Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Francisco Jiménez (Chile) 3 November 1926 CHI 5–1 PAR 1842 Arellano 21 64 71 Ramírez 42 82 Vargas Peña 85 Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) Goalscorers thumb|150px|David Arellano, top scorer 55 10 Chile David Arellano Uruguay Héctor Castro Uruguay Héctor Scarone Argentina 1861 Gabino Sosa Chile Manuel Ramírez Argentina 1861 Roberto Cherro Argentina 1861 Benjamín Delgado PAR 1842 Pablo Ramírez Argentina 1861 De Miguel Chile Guillermo Subiabre Paraguay 1842 Carlos Ramírez Uruguay Borjas Uruguay Zoilo Saldombide Argentina 1861 Domingo Tarasconi Bolivia civil Teófilo Aguilar Bolivia civil Carlos Soto Chile Humberto Moreno Paraguay 1842 Manuel Fleitas Solich Paraguay 1842 Ildefonso López Paraguay 1842 Luis Vargas Peña Uruguay Ángel Romano References 1926 South American Championship 1926 Championship Championship Category:1926 in Chilean football 1926 Category:1920s in Santiago, Chile 1926 Category:October 1926 sports events in South America Category:November 1926 sports events in South America