1927 South American Championship

1927 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates30 October – 27 November 1927
Teams4
Venue(s)Estadio Nacional, Lima
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Peru
Fourth place Bolivia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Alfredo Carricaberry
Uruguay Roberto Figueroa
Argentina Segundo Luna
Uruguay Pedro Petrone
Uruguay Héctor Scarone
(3 goals each)
← 1926
1929 →

The 1927 South American Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1927) was the 11th international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Peru, the competition ran from 30 October – 27 November 1927 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay. For the first time, the competition was used as a qualifier for the Summer Olympics.

Argentina won the competition for the third time after defeating Peru 5–1 in the final match of the round-robin tournament. Winners Argentina and runners-up Uruguay qualified to compete at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Background

In 1910, the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) organised a tournament to mark the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution. The Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay and is considered to be a precursor to the South American Championship.[1] Six years later, the AFA organised a second tournament, this time to celebrate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. Alongside the three who had contested the Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo, Brazil were invited to compete and the South American Championship was born.[2] During the competition, the four associations of the competing teams met on 9 July 1916 and founded the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL).[3]

Uruguay were the defending champions having won the 1926 edition after defeating Paraguay 6–1 in their final match of the competition.[4] Uruguay were also the most successful team in the history of the competition having won the six of the first 10 editions.[5]

Brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew prior to the start of the competition so only four of the seven CONMEBOL members would compete.[6]

The Argentina team departed from Retiro railway station, Buenos Aires as they travelled Valparaíso, Chile on their way to Peru. There, they joined the Uruguay team and boarded a ship to the port of Callao, Lima. They arrived in Peru after eight days.[7]

Format

The tournament was played as a round-robin where each team would play all of the others once. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played. The winners and runners-up of the tournament would qualify for the 1928 Summer Olympics.[6]

Participants

Squads

Venue

All matches were held at the Estadio Nacional in Lima.[6]

Lima
Estadio Nacional
Capacity: 40,000

Summary

The competition began on 30 October when Argentina defeated Bolivia 7–1. Two days later, defending champions Uruguay began the tournament with a 4–0 win against Peru. On 6 November, Pedro Petrone and Roberto Figueroa both scored hat-tricks as Uruguay won 9–0 against Bolivia.[6]

A week later, Peru defeated Bolivia 3–2. In their last match on 20 November, Uruguay narrowly lost 3–2 to Argentina which gave Argentina the opportunity to win the championships if they avoided defeat against Peru in the final match of the competition. Despite being pegged back early, Argentina ran out 5–1 winners against Peru on 27 November as they won the competition for the third time. The result also meant that Argentina and Uruguay would qualify for the 1928 Summer Olympics.[6]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 6 Qualification for 1928 Summer Olympics
2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 4
3  Peru 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 2
4  Bolivia 3 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
Source: [6]

Results

Argentina 7–1 Bolivia
 [6] Alborta 42'
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)
Uruguay 4–0 Peru
 [6]
Referee: Consolato Nay Foino (Argentina)
Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia
 [6]
Referee: Benjamín Fuentes (Peru)
Peru 3–2 Bolivia
 [6] Bustamante 13', 14'
Referee: Alberto Parodi (Chile)
Argentina 3–2 Uruguay
 [6] Scarone 33', 79'
Referee: David Thurner (England)
Argentina 5–1 Peru
 [6] Villanueva 3'
Referee: Victorio Gariboni (Bolivia)

Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6.17 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Peru Santiago Ulloa (against Uruguay)
  • Uruguay Canavesi (against Argentina)

References

  1. ↑ "Del delantero desertor al goleador "de una noche", los 5 curiosidades de la Copa América" [From the deserter striker to the "one-night" goalscorer, 5 curiosities of the Copa América] (in Spanish). La Nación. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Martins Barriga, Nicolás (2011). "Copa América: ¿Creación Argentina?". Periodismo Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Florio, Natalia (20 June 2024). "What does CONMEBOL mean? Explaining what the name of governing body organizing Copa America 2024 stands for". Sporting News. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Tabeira, Martín (12 July 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1925". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto; Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel (24 July 2024). "Copa América". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tabeira, Martín (31 January 2019). "Southamerican Championship 1927". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "1927. Argentina campeón sudamericano" [1927. Argentina, South American champion] (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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