Back كأس أمريكا الجنوبية 1916 Arabic كاس امريكا الجنوبيه 1916 ARZ Campeonatu Suramericanu 1916 AST Južnoameričko prvenstvo u nogometu 1916. BS Campionat Sud-americà de futbol de 1916 Catalan Mistrovství Jižní Ameriky ve fotbale 1916 Czech Campeonato Sudamericano 1916 German Campeonato Sudamericano 1916 Spanish 1916ko Hegoamerikar Txapelketa Basque جام ملتهای آمریکای جنوبی ۱۹۱۶ Persian
 Brazilian poster advertising the championship | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 2–17 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Isabelino Gradín (3 goals) |
The 1916 South American Championship 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. [note 1][3][6]
- ^ Historia de la selección argentina en la Copa América Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine on Stub Hub magazine, 8 April 2019
- ^ Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? Archived 12 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine by Nicolás Martins Barriga on UNLP website, 2011
- ^ a b Chau tablón by Gustavo Ronzano and Oscar Barnade on Clarín, 23 July 2005 (archived, 6 November 2013)
- ^ 1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol by Daniel Balmaceda on La Nación, 27 November 2018
- ^ "Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano" on La Vanguardia newspaper, 17 July 1916
- ^ South American Championship 1916 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
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