South American Championship 1917 - Definition and Overview

The second edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from September 30 to October 14, 1917.

This tournament is called Copa América since 1975.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

Matches

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

• Half-time scores are in brackets

October 30, 1917

Uruguay	4 - 0 (2-0)	Chile	--:-- - Parque Pereira, Montevideo Ref: Germán Guassone (Argentina)
C. Scarone 20'
Romano 44'
C. Scarone (p) 62'
Romano 75'

September 3, 1917

Argentina	4 - 2 (1-2)	Brazil	--:-- - Parque Pereira, Montevideo Ref: Carlos Fanta (Chile)
Calomino 15'		Neco 8'
Ohaco (p) 56'		Lagreca (p) 39'
Ohaco (p) 58'
A. Blanco 80'

September 6, 1917

Argentina	1 - 0 (0-0)	Chile	--:-- - Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Ref: Carlos Fanta (Chile)
García (og) 76'

September 7, 1917

Uruguay	4 - 0 (2-0)	Brazil	--:-- - Parque Pereira, Montevideo Ref: Germán Guassone (Argentina)
H. Scarone 8'
Romano 17'
Romano 77'
C. Scarone 86'

September 12, 1917

Brazil	5 - 0 (4-0)	Chile	--:-- - Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Ref: Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay)
Caetano 21'
Neco 23'
Haroldo 26'
Amílcar 41'
Haroldo 59'
Casemiro saved a p.k. kicked by B. Muñoz 89'

September 14, 1917

Uruguay	1 - 0 (0-0)	Argentina	--:-- - Parque Pereira, Montevideo Ref: Juan Livingstone (Chile)
H. Scarone 62'

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Eff Uruguay 6 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 100.0% Argentina 4 3 2 0 1 5 4 +2 66.7% Brazil 2 3 1 0 2 7 8 -1 33.3% Chile 0 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0.0%

South America Championship Winners: URUGUAY (2nd title)

Goal Scorers

4 goals

• Romano

3 goals

• C. Scarone

2 goals

• Ohaco
• Haroldo Neco
• H. Scarone

1 goal

• A. Blanco Calomino
• Amílcar Caetano Lagreca
• Tognola

Own Goals

• Luis García