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The 1916 South American Championship (Spanish: 1916 Campeonato Sudamericano) 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.[a][3][6]
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Venues
The tournament was played in only two venues. All matches, except the last one, were played at Estadio GEBA.[6]
Teams
There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.[4]
Squads
Format
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.[6]
Final round
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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.
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Goalscorers
There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
José Laguna
Alencar- Demósthenes
- Arthur Friedenreich
Telésforo Báez- Hernando Salazar
José Tognola
Source: RSSSF
Notes
- 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 Estadio GEBA, it was replayed at the Estadio Racing Club. The partial result of the match in GEBA was declared void and superseded by the one from Avellaneda.[3][4][5]
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