1919 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | May 11 – May 29 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Uruguay |
| Third place |
 Argentina |
| Fourth place |
 Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Arthur Friedenreich Neco (4 goals each) |
The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American national football teams. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919.
The participating countries were Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay as the defending champion.
After finishing tied in the group positions, host Brazil beat Uruguay in the playoff match and obtained their first title. This was the longest match in the competition, since it was needed an extra time, which oddly consisted of four periods of 15 minutes each, and not two of 15 as is still usual nowadays.
In the match against Chile, Uruguayan goalkeeper Roberto Chery collapsed and died on pitch.
Format
There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. All teams competed between each other in a single group. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a defeat. If there was a tie of points at the top of the standings, a playoff match would be held to determine the champion.
Venues
| Rio de Janeiro |
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| Estádio das Laranjeiras |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
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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 |
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| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
May 13, 1919 |
| Argentina |
2–3 | Uruguay |
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Izaguirre  34' Varela 79' (o.g.) |
C. Scarone 19' H. Scarone 23' Gradín 85' |
Playoff
(*) Four extra times of 15 minutes each were played. This made the match last 150 minutes, the longest in the tournament's history.
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Result
| 1919 South American Championship Champions |
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Brazil First title |
Goal scorers
4 goals
3 goals
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2 goals
1 goal
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Own goals
- Manuel Varela (for Argentina)