1916
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1916 | Uruguay | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay | Isabelino Gradín (Uru) 3 | Isabelino Gradín (Uru) | Argentina |
1917
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1917 | Uruguay | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay | Ángel Romano (Uru) 4 | Hector Scarone (Uru) | Uruguay |
1919
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1919 | Brazil | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay | Arthur Friedenreich & Neco (Br) 4 | Arthur Friedenreich (Br) | Brazil |
1920
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1920 | Uruguay | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay | Jose Perez & Ángel Romano (Uru) 3 | José Piendibene (Uru) | Chile |
Noteworthy for a 6-0 win for Uruguay over Brazil. Uruguay won all 3 of their matches, scoring 9 goals in the process. | |||||
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1935
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1921 | Argentina | Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay | Julio Libonatti (Arg) 3 | Américo Tesoriere (Arg) | Argentina |
Paraguay’s first appearance. Their opening match, against Uruguay, was only their 7th international. They beat the champions 2-1. Withdrew: Chile | |||||
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1922 | Brazil | Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay | Julio Francia (Arg) 4 | Agostinho Fortes Filho (Br) | Brazil |
Moved from planned venue Chile in order to mark 100 years of Brazilian independence. All the matches were played at Estadio das Laranjeiras. At the conclusion of the tournament Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were tied on 5 points- Brazil only having 1 win to the other countries’ 2. Uruguay then withdrew, leaving Brazil and Paraguay to play off for the championship. Brazil won 3-0. Paraguay’s 10 outfield players had walked off the pitch in the 79th minute of their defeat to Argentina, but this went unpunished by the authorities. | |||||
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1923 | Uruguay | Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay | Pedro Petrone (Uru) & Vicente Aguirre (Arg) 3 | José Nasazzi (Uru) | Uruguay |
Used as a qualifying tournament for the 1924 Olympics. All matches were played at Estadio Gran Parque Central. The tournament was decided in the final match played, Uruguay beating Argentina 2-0. Withdrew: Chile | |||||
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1924 | Uruguay | Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay | Pedro Petrone (Uru) 4 | Pedro Petrone (Uru) | Uruguay |
Paraguay declined the offer to host the tournament. It was instead played at Estadio Gran Parque Central in honour of Uruguay’s triumph at the 1924 Olympics. Withdrew: Brazil | |||||
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1925 | Argentina | Argentina Brazil Paraguay | Manuel Seoane (Arg) 6 | Manuel Seoane (Arg) | Argentina |
Only 3 teams competed. Chile withdrew in response to their poor showing in 1924 when they lost all 3 matches and conceded 10 goals, Uruguay because of splits in the governing bodies.. Note the unusual presence of a black player in the Argentina side- Alejandro De Los Santos of El Porvenir- the first black man to represent Argentina. Withdrew: Chile, Uruguay. | |||||
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1926 | Uruguay | Argentina Bolivia Chile Paraguay Uruguay | David Arellano (Chile) 7 | Jose Andrade (Uru) | Chile |
Bolivia entered for the first time and shipped 24 goals in 4 matches, although it was Paraguay who suffered the worst loss- 8-0 to Argentina. Withdrew: Brazil | |||||
1927
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1927 | Argentina | Argentina Bolivia Peru Uruguay | 5 players scored 3 goals. | Manuel Seoane (Arg) | Peru |
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 1928 Olympics. Peru participated for the first time. 37 goals were scored (6.17 per match) with both Argentina and Uruguay scoring 15 goals. Withdrew: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay | |||||
1929
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1929 | Argentina | Argentina Paraguay Peru Uruguay | Aurelio González (Par) 5 | Manuel Nolo Ferreira (Arg) | Argentina |
No contest was held in 1928 due to the absence of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay at the Olympics. Withdrew: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile | |||||
Winners | Entrants | Top Scorer | Player of Tournament | Hosts | |
1935 | Uruguay | Argentina Chile Peru Uruguay | Herminio Masantonio (Arg) 4 | José Nasazzi (Uru) | Peru |
Relations between Argentina and Uruguay had effectively been severed following the 1930 World Cup and the 2 sides didn’t meet for 2 years. The resumption of the South American Championship also served as a qualifying competition for the 1936 Olympics (although ultimately neither Argentina nor Uruguay travelled to Berlin for financial reasons). It was an additional tournament- no trophy was awarded. Withdrew: Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay | |||||
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1937 | Argentina | Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Peru Uruguay | Raúl Toro (Chile) 7 | Vicente de la Mata (Arg) | Argentina |
Brazil returned after a 4 tournament / 12 year absence. They were defeated by Argentina in a play-off. 2 extra time goals won it for Argentina, who had previously beaten Brazil earlier in the tournament. 69 goals were scored (4.31 per match). Withdrew: Bolivia, Colombia. | |||||