Tournament details | |
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Host country | Brazil |
Dates | 17 September – 22 October |
Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Paraguay |
Third place | Uruguay |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 22 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Julio Francia (4 goals) |
The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in Chile, but Brazil asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary independence celebrations. Thus it was held in Rio de Janeiro between 17 September and 22 October 1922.
All CONMEBOL members (as of 1922) attended: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1922 South American Championship squads
Rio de Janeiro |
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Estadio das Laranjeiras |
Capacity: 20,000 |
Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
Chile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
The match was abandoned after Paraguay walked off to protest the penalty kick awarded by the referee.
As Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points, a playoff series was planned for the three teams; however, Uruguay withdrew from the competition to protest the performance of Brazilian referee Pedro Santos in their match against Paraguay.
Therefore, a playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.
1922 South American Championship champions |
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Brazil Second title |
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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