1919 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Brazil |
| Dates | May 11 - May 29 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Arthur Friedenreich Neco (4 goals each) |
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The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American nations. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919.
The participating countries were Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay as the defending champion.
After finishing tied in the group positions, host Brazil beat Uruguay in the playoff match and obtained their first title. This was the longest match in the competition, since it was needed an extra time, which oddly consisted of four periods of 15 minutes each, and not two of 15 as is still usual nowadays.
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[edit] Format
There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. All teams competed between each other in a single group. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a defeat. If there was a tie of points at the top of the standings, a playoff match would be held to determine the champion.
[edit] Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
 Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
[edit] Matches
| May 11, 1919 |
Brazil |
6 – 0 | Chile |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina) |
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Friedenreich  19', 38', 76'Neco 21', 83'Haroldo 79' |
| May 13, 1919 |
Argentina |
2 – 3 | Uruguay |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Robert Todd (England) |
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| Izaguirre 34' Varela 79' (o.g.) |
C. Scarone 19' H. Scarone 23'Gradín 85' |
| May 17, 1919 |
Uruguay |
2 – 0 | Chile |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Adilton Ponteado (Brazil) |
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| C. Scarone 31' J. Pérez 43' |
| May 18, 1919 |
Brazil |
3 – 1 | Argentina |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Robert Todd (England) |
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| Héitor 22' Amílcar 57'Millón 77' |
Izaguirre 65' |
| May 22, 1919 |
Argentina |
4 – 1 | Chile |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Joaquim de Castro (Brazil) |
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| Clarcke 10', 23', 62' Izaguirre 13' |
France 33' |
| May 26, 1919 |
Uruguay |
2 – 2 | Brazil |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Robert Todd (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gradín 13' C. Scarone 17' |
Neco 29', 63' |
[edit] Playoff
| May 29, 1919 |
Brazil |
1–0 (a.e.t.)* | Uruguay |
Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina) |
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| Friedenreich 122' |
(*)Four extra times of 15 minutes each were played. This made the match last 150 minutes, the longest in the tournament's history.
| 1919 South American Championship Champion |
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 Brazil First title |
[edit] Goal scorers
4 goals
3 goals
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2 goals
1 goal
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Own goals
Manuel Varela (for Argentina)
[edit] External links
- 1919 South American Championship at RSSSF
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