1917 South American Championship
football tournament
The 1917 South American Championship was the second South American Championship and it took place in Uruguay. Uruguay won the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 30 September – 14 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
Teams change
At the time, CONMEBOL only had four members:
Results change
| Rkn | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 3 |
| 4 | Chile
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 |
| 30 September 1917 | ||
| Uruguay |
4 – 0 | Chile
|
| 3 October 1917 | ||
| Argentina |
4 – 2 | Brazil
|
| 6 October 1917 | ||
| Argentina |
1 – 0 | Chile
|
| 7 October 1917 | ||
| Uruguay |
4 – 0 | Brazil
|
| 12 October 1917 | ||
| Brazil |
5 – 0 | Chile
|
| 14 October 1917 | ||
| Uruguay |
1 – 0 | Argentina
|
Statistics change
Top scorers change
4 goals
3 goals
Carlos Scarone
2 goals
|
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1 goal
Own goals
Luis García (for Argentina)