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{{Short description|Football tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = South American Championship
| year = 1916
| other_titles =
| image = Sudamericano de football 1916 brazilian art.jpg
| size = 200
| caption = Brazilian poster advertising the championship
| country = Argentina
| country-flagvar = 
| dates = 2–17 July
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = Uruguay
| count = 1
| second = Argentina
| second-flagvar = 
| third = Brazil
| third-flagvar = 1889
| fourth = Chile
| matches = 6
| goals = 18
| attendance = 84200
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|URU}} [[Isabelino Gradín]] <br> (3 goals)
| player =
| updated =
| nextseason = [[1917 South American Championship|1917]]
}}

The '''1916 [[Copa América|South American Championship]]''' ({{langx|es|1916 Campeonato Sudamericano}}) 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 [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|Argentina's Independence]] Centenary commemorations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2019 |title=Historia de la selección argentina en la Copa América |url=https://www.stubhub.com.ar/magazine/argentina-copa-america-historia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712214012/https://www.stubhub.com.ar/magazine/argentina-copa-america-historia |archive-date=12 July 2019 |access-date=12 July 2019 |website=StubHub |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martins Barriga |first=Nicolás |date=2011 |title=Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina? |url=https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/pd/node/439 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712214022/https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/pd/node/439 |archive-date=12 July 2019 |access-date=12 July 2019 |website=Periodismo Deportivo |language=es}}</ref> The tournament was won by [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], who drew (0–0) with [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the last match of the tournament at [[Estadio Racing Club|Racing Club Stadium]]. Uruguay's [[Isabelino Gradín]] was the top scorer with three goals.{{efn|name=fn1|The match between Argentina and Uruguay played on 16 July had to be abandoned at 0–0 after only 5 minutes due to a riot among the spectators. The riot spilled over onto the field and the clash finished with the wooden tribunes on fire. As the match couldn't be rescheduled in the [[Estadio GEBA]], it was replayed at the [[Estadio Racing Club]]. The partial result of the match in GEBA was declared void and superseded by the one from [[Avellaneda]].<ref name=tablon/><ref name="nacion">{{Cite web |last=Balmaceda |first=Daniel |date=27 November 2018 |title=1916: once policías para 30 mil hinchas en el primer escándalo del fútbol |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/1916-once-policias-30-mil-hinchas-primer-nid2196465/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=La Nación |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 1916 |title=Triste epílogo del Campeonato Sudamericano |work=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref>}}<ref name="tablon">{{Cite web |last=Ronzano |first=Gustavo |last2=Barnade |first2=Oscar |date=23 July 2005 |title=Chau tablón |url=http://www.servicios.clarin.com/notas/jsp/v7/notas/imprimir.jsp?pagid=1019420 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110708162254/http://www.servicios.clarin.com/notas/jsp/v7/notas/imprimir.jsp |archive-date=8 July 2011 |access-date=6 November 2013 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref><ref name="rsssf">{{Cite web |last=Tabeira |first=Martín |date=10 August 2007 |title=South American Championship 1916 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/16safull.html |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=RSSSF}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Buenos Aires]]
! [[Avellaneda]]
|-
| [[Estadio GEBA]]
| [[Estadio Racing Club]]
|-
| Capacity: '''18,000'''
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
|-
| [[File:Estadio_geba_tribuna_1910.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Racing tribunas 1922.jpg|200px]]
|-
|colspan="2"|
{{location map+ |Argentina |width=300 |float=center|caption= |places=
{{location map~|Argentina|lat=-34.545270|long=-59.449735 |label='''[[Buenos Aires]]'''|position=top}}
{{location map~|Argentina|lat=-34.6625|long=-58.367778 |label='''[[Avellaneda]]''' |position=bottom}}
}}
|}

==Teams==
There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].<ref name="nacion" />

===Squads===
[[File:Uruguay 1916.jpg|thumb|right|Uruguay, the first South American Champion]]
{{main|1916 South American Championship squads}}

==Format==
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" />

==Final round==
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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width=165 | Team
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
! width=20 | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- bgcolor=gold
| align=left | {{fb|URU}}
|3||2||1||0||6||1||+5||'''5'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|ARG}}
|3||1||2||0||7||2||+5||'''4'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|BRA|1889}}
|3||0||2||1||3||4||−1||'''2'''
|-
| align=left | {{fb|CHI}}
|3||0||1||2||2||11||−9||'''1'''
|}

{{football box
| date = 2 July 1916
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| score = 4–0
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[José Piendibene|Piendibene]] {{goal|44||75}} <br> [[Isabelino Gradín|Gradín]] {{goal|55||70}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio GEBA]], [[Buenos Aires]]
| referee = Hugo Gronda ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/uruguay-v-chile-02-july-1916-223009/
| attendance = 3,000
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 6 July 1916
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 6–1
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[Alberto Ohaco|Ohaco]] {{goal|2||75}} <br> [[Juan Domingo Brown|J.D. Brown]] {{goal|60|pen.|62|pen.}} <br> [[Alberto Marcovecchio|Marcovecchio]] {{goal|67||81}}
| goals2 = [[Telésforo Báez|Báez]] {{goal|44}}
| stadium = [[Estadio GEBA]], [[Buenos Aires]]
| referee = [[Sidney Pullen]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/argentina-v-chile-06-july-1916-223010/
| attendance = 18,000
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 8 July 1916
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA|1889}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
| goals1 = [[Demóstenes Correia de Syllos|Demósthenes]] {{goal|29}}
| goals2 = [[Hernando Salazar|Salazar]] {{goal|85}}
| stadium = [[Estadio GEBA]], [[Buenos Aires]]
| referee = León Peyrou ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/chile-v-brazil-08-july-1916-223011/
| attendance = 15,000
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 10 July 1916
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| goals1 = [[José Durand Laguna|Laguna]] {{goal|10}}
| goals2 = [[Alencar (footballer, born 1892)|Alencar]] {{goal|23}}
| stadium = [[Estadio GEBA]], [[Buenos Aires]]
| referee = [[Carlos Fanta]] ([[Chilean Football Federation|Chile]])
| attendance = 16,200
|report= https://www.11v11.com/matches/argentina-v-brazil-10-july-1916-223012/
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 12 July 1916
| event = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}
| team2 = {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| time = 
| round = 
| score = 2–1
| goals1 = [[Isabelino Gradín|Gradín]] {{goal|58}} <br> [[Jose Tognola|Tognola]] {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = [[Arthur Friedenreich|Friedenreich]] {{goal|8}}
| penaltyscore = 
| penalties1 = 
| penalties2 = 
| stadium = [[Estadio GEBA]], [[Buenos Aires]]
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = [[Carlos Fanta]] ([[Chilean Football Federation|Chile]])
| aet = 
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/uruguay-v-brazil-12-july-1916-223013/
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 17 July 1916
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
| score = 0–0{{efn|name=fn1}}
| team2 = {{fb|URU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Estadio Racing Club]], [[Avellaneda]]
| referee = [[Carlos Fanta]] ([[Chilean Football Federation|Chile]])
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/argentina-v-uruguay-17-july-1916-223015/
|attendance = 17,000
}}

==Goalscorers==
[[File:Gradin.jpg|thumb|150px|Isabelino Gradín, topscorer]]
{{Goalscorers
|goals=18 |matches = 6
|source= RSSSF

|3 goals=
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Isabelino Gradín]]

|2 goals = 
* {{fbicon|ARG}} [[Juan Domingo Brown]]
* {{fbicon|ARG}} [[Alberto Marcovecchio]]
* {{fbicon|ARG}} [[Alberto Ohaco]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[José Piendibene]]

|1 goal = 
* {{fbicon|ARG}} [[José Laguna]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Manoel Alencar do Monte|Alencar]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Demóstenes Correia de Syllos|Demósthenes]]
* {{fbicon|BRA|1889}} [[Arthur Friedenreich]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} Telésforo Báez
* {{fbicon|CHI}} Hernando Salazar
* {{fbicon|URU}} José Tognola

}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Campeonato Sudamericano 1916}}
{{Copa América}}

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