1927 South American Championship

1927 football championship

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Host country: Peru
Dates: 30 October – 27 November 1927
Venue s: Estadio Nacional , Lima
Champions: Argentina (3rd title)
Runners up: Uruguay
Third place: Peru
Fourth place: Bolivia
Goals scored: 37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer s: Alfredo Carricaberry , Roberto Figueroa , Segundo Luna , Pedro Petrone , Héctor Scarone , (3 goals each)

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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.