1923 South American Championship

The seventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 29 to December 2, 1923.

1923 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
DatesOctober 29 – December 2
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vicente Aguirre
Pedro Petrone
(3 goals each)

Overview

The Uruguayan squad won its 4th. title

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Chile withdrew for the second time since the tournament was created.

The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1923 South American Championship squads

Venues

Montevideo
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Capacity: 20,000

Final round

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 330061+56
 Argentina 32016604
 Paraguay 310246−22
 Brazil 300325−30
Argentina 4–3 Paraguay
Saruppo  18'
Aguirre  58', 77', 86'
Rivas  10'
Zelada  49'
Fretes  65'
Referee: Angel Minoli (Uruguay)

Uruguay 2–0 Paraguay
Scarone  11'
Petrone  87'
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)

Brazil 0–1 Paraguay
I. López  56'
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)

Argentina 2–1 Brazil
Onzari  11'
Saruppo  76'
Nilo  15'
Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)

Uruguay 2–1 Brazil
Petrone  56'
Cea  75'
Nilo  59'
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)

Uruguay 2–0 Argentina
Petrone  28'
Somma  88'
Referee: Antônio Carneiro de Campos (Brazil)

Result

 1923 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
Fourth title

Goal scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goals

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