1923 South American Championship

1923 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Dates October 29 – December 2
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay (4th title)
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Paraguay
Fourth place  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Vicente Aguirre
Uruguay Pedro Petrone
(3 goals each)

The seventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 29 to December 2, 1923.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Chile withdrew for the second time since the tournament was created.

The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Venues

Montevideo
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Capacity: 20,000

Final round

Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were 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
 Uruguay 330061+56
 Argentina 32016604
 Paraguay 310246−22
 Brazil 300325−30

October 29, 1923
Argentina  4–3  Paraguay
Saruppo  18'
Aguirre  58', 77', 86'
Rivas  10'
Zelada  49'
Fretes  65'
Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Angel Minoli (Uruguay)

November 4, 1923
Uruguay  2–0  Paraguay
Scarone  11'
Petrone  87'
Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)

November 11, 1923
Brazil  0–1  Paraguay
I. López  56'
Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)

November 18, 1923
Argentina  2–1  Brazil
Onzari  11'
Saruppo  76'
Nilo  15'
Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)

November 25, 1923
Uruguay  2–1  Brazil
Petrone  56'
Cea  75'
Nilo  59'
Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Servando Pérez (Argentina)

December 2, 1923
Uruguay  2–0  Argentina
Petrone  28'
Somma  88'
Parque Central, Montevideo
Referee: Antônio Carneiro de Campos (Brazil)

Result

 1923 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
Fourth title

Goal scorers

3 goals

  • Argentina Aguirre

2 goals

  • Argentina Saruppo

1 goals

  • Argentina Onzari
  • Paraguay Fretes
  • Paraguay I. López

  • Paraguay Rivas
  • Paraguay Zelada
  • Uruguay Cea

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