1926 South American Championship

1926 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Chile
Dates October 12 – November 3
Teams 5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay (6th title)
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Chile
Fourth place  Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 55 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chile David Arellano
(7 goals)

The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from October 12 to November 3, 1926.

The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Brazil withdrew for the second time (being the first time in 1924), and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event.

Final round

José Leandro Andrade, one of best half-back in the history of football, was considered the best player of championship.

Each team plays one match 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.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 4400172+158
 Argentina 4211143+115
 Chile 4211146+85
 Paraguay 4103820−122
 Bolivia 4004224−220

October 12, 1926
Chile  7–1  Bolivia
Ramírez  10'
Subiabre  14'
Arellano  15', 41', 80', 84'
Moreno  47'		 Aguilar  89'
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Norberto Luis Gallieri (Argentina)
Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Tournament's History.

October 16, 1926
Argentina  5–0  Bolivia
Cherro  9', 19'
Sosa  31'
Delgado  43'
De Miguel  74'
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

October 17, 1926
Uruguay  3–1  Chile
Borjas  22'
Castro  32'
Scarone  55'		 Subiabre  65' (pen.)
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Pedro José Malbrán (Chile)

October 20, 1926
Argentina  8–0  Paraguay
Sosa  11', 32', 59', 87'
Cherro  16'
Delgado  40', 42'
De Miguel  52'
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile)

October 23, 1926
Bolivia  1–6  Paraguay
C. Soto  88' C. Ramírez  16', 24'
J. Ramírez  45', 58', 63'
I. López  88'
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

October 24, 1926
Argentina  0–2  Uruguay
Borjas  22'
Castro  73'

October 28, 1926
Uruguay  6–0  Bolivia
Scarone  9', 12', 28', 39', 81'
Romano  67'
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina)

October 31, 1926
Chile  1–1  Argentina
Guillermo Saavedra  25' Tarasconi  87'

November 1, 1926
Uruguay  6–1  Paraguay
Castro  16', 23', 32', 72'
Saldombide  47' (pen.), 82'		 Fleitas Solich  58' (pen.)
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile)

November 3, 1926
Chile  5–1  Paraguay
Arellano  21', 64', 71'
Ramírez  42', 82'		 Vargas Peña  85'
Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

Result

The captains of Chile and Argentina, David Arellano and Luis Vaccaro on the fourth game day. The Chilean player ended up being the scorer of the championship.
 1926 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
Sixth title

Goal scorers

7 goals




6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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