1929 South American Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
Dates | November 1 – 17 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (4th title) |
Runners-up | Paraguay |
Third place | Uruguay |
Fourth place | Peru |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Aurelio González (5 goals) |
The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively.
The participating countries were Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile withdrew from the tournament.
Venues
Buenos Aires | Avellaneda | |
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Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo | Estadio Alvear y Tagle | Estadio Independiente |
Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 57.858 |
Final round
Each team plays a single 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 |
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Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Result
1929 South American Championship Champions |
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Argentina Fourth title |
Goal scorers
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal