1922 South American Championship

Tournament details
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)
← 1921 1923 →

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.

Overview

All CONMEBOL members (as of 1922) attended: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1922 South American Championship squads

Venues

Rio de Janeiro
Estadio das Laranjeiras
Capacity: 20,000

Final round

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
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

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The match was abandoned after Paraguay walked off to protest the penalty kick awarded by the referee.

Play-off

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.

Result

1922 South American Championship champions
Brazil Second title

Goal scorers

4 goals

• Juan Francia

2 goals

1 goal

References

External links

• South American Championship 1922 at RSSSF