1922 South American Championship

football tournament

Key facts

Host country: Brazil
Dates: 17 September – 6 November 1922
Venue s: Estádio de Laranjeiras , Rio de Janeiro
Champions: Brazil (2nd title)
Runners up: Paraguay
Third place: Uruguay
Fourth place: Argentina
Goals scored: 22 (2 per match)
Top scorer: Julio Francia (4 goals)

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point in time: 1922-00-00

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The 1922 South American Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano 1922, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de 1922) was the sixth international association football championship for members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Hosted by Brazil, the competition ran from 17 September – 6 November 1922 and was contested by the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

After the completion of the round-robin tournament, three teams – Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – were tied level on points. With no tiebreaking criteria, a series of play-offs was to be organised to decide the champion. However, Uruguay withdrew in protest at refereeing decisions so Brazil and Paraguay played for the title. Brazil won the play-off 3–0 to win the championships for the second time.