South American Championship 1929

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Copa América - Argentina 1929
South American Championship 1929
Participating countries	4
Host	Argentina
Date	November 1, 1929 November 17, 1929
Results - Champion - Runner-up - Third Place	Argentina Paraguay Uruguay
Top goalscorer	Aurelio González
Matches	6

The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to November 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively.

The participating countries were Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile withdrew from the tournament.

1 Matches
2 Standings
3 Results
4 Goal Scorers
5 External links

[edit] Matches

Each team plays two matches against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Half-time scores are in brackets

November 1, 1929

Uruguay	0 - 3 (0-1)	Paraguay	River Plate Stadium (Alvear y Tagle), Buenos Aires Ref: José Galli (Argentina)
		González 16'
		Domínguez 55'
		González 86'

November 3, 1929

Argentina	3 - 0 (2-0)	Peru	Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Peucelle 6'
Zumelzú 38'
Zumelzú 58'

November 10, 1929

Argentina	4 - 1 (2-0)	Paraguay	Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Ref: Julio Borelli (Peru)
M. Evaristo 7'		Domínguez 56'	Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires Ref: Julio Borelli (Peru)
Ferreira 24'
Ferreira 48'
Cherro 50'

November 11, 1929

Peru	1 - 4 (0-3)	Uruguay	River Plate Stadium (Alvear y Tagle), Buenos Aires Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
Lizarbe 81'		Fernández 21'
		Fernández 29'
		Fernández 43'
		Andrade 69'

November 16, 1929

Paraguay	5 - 0 (1-0)	Peru	Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda Ref: José Galli (Argentina)
Nessi 10'
González 55'
González 63'
González 69'
Domínguez 82'