| Copa América (since 1975) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 2–30 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Julio Libonatti (3 goals) |
← 1920 1922 → | |
The 1921 South American Championship was the fifth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 2 to 30 October 1921.
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay (which debuted in this edition)[1] and Uruguay. Chile was also invited but withdrew before the draw due to internal dissent,[2] and an invitation was sent to Argentine dissident Asociación Amateurs de Football that originated a conflict with the Argentine Football Association (the official local governing body and organiser of the competition).[3]
Argentina won the tournament, being also its first official title,[4] after several friendly competitions won such as Copa Lipton or Copa Newton.
- ^ Historia de la Copa América (1921): La primera vez de Paraguay, Goal.com, 20 February 2019
- ^ South American Championship 1921 by Martín Tabeira at the RSSSF
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
abriwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sudamericano 1921. La Primera Copa América que ganó Argentina, from Héroes de Tiento, book by Carlos Aira on Xenen, 25 June 2016