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- Host country
- Argentina
- Dates
- 2–17 July
- Venue
- 2 (in 2 host cities)
- Champions
- Uruguay (1st title)
- Runners up
- Argentina
- Third place
- Brazil
- Fourth place
- Chile
- Goals scored
- 18 (3 per match)
- Attendance
- 84,200 (14,033 per match)
- Top scorer
- Isabelino Gradín (3 goals)
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The 1916 South American Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1916, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1916) was the inaugural international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Argentina, the competition ran from 2–17 July 1916 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
During the competition, which was staged as part of celebrations to commemorate the centenary of Argentina's independence, the four associations of the participating teams met and founded CONMEBOL on 9 July.
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