The 1917 South American Championship of Nations was the second edition of the continental tournament now known as the Copa América. It was held in Montevideo,

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

from 30 September to 14 October 1917. Hosts Uruguay retained the title after winning 1–0 over Argentina in the last match of the competition.

Ángel Romano Alfredo Ángel Romano (2 August 1893 – 22 August 1972) was a Uruguayan professional footballer. A striker, he played 70 games for his national team between 1911 and 1927, scoring 28 goals. He played in the Copa América nine times, winning t ...

from Uruguay finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

Format

There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

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and

. All teams competed between each other in a single group. The one with the best position after the matches was the champion. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a defeat.

Squads

Venues

All the matches were played at

Parque Pereira Parque Pereira was a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was used mostly for association football matches and was used as a venue during the 1917 South American Championship. The stadium (one of the first in Latin America)

, a 40,000 seater multi-use stadium in Montevideo.

Final round

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Result

Goal scorers

Own goals * Luis García (for Argentina)

External links

South American Championship 1917 at RSSSF
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