1916 South American Championship

The 1916 South American Championship (Template:Langx) 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.Template:Efn<ref name="tablon">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="rsssf">Template:Cite web</ref>

Venues

The tournament was played in only two venues. All matches, except the last one, were played at Estadio GEBA.<ref name="rsssf" />

Buenos Aires	Avellaneda
Estadio GEBA	Estadio Racing Club
Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 30,000
File:Estadio geba tribuna 1910.jpg	File:Racing tribunas 1922.jpg
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There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.<ref name="nacion" />

Uruguay, the first South American Champion

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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.<ref name="rsssf" />

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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Template:Fb	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
Template:Fb	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	4
Template:Fb	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
Template:Fb	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1

Isabelino Gradín, topscorer

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