1921 South American Championship

1921 South American Championship of Nations
Copa América (since 1975)
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates2–30 October
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina 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.

  1. ^ Historia de la Copa América (1921): La primera vez de Paraguay, Goal.com, 20 February 2019
  2. ^ South American Championship 1921 by Martín Tabeira at the RSSSF
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference abri was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sudamericano 1921. La Primera Copa América que ganó Argentina, from Héroes de Tiento, book by Carlos Aira on Xenen, 25 June 2016