The 1917 South American Championship of Nations was the second edition of the continental tournament now known as the Copa América. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 30 September to 14 October 1917. Hosts Uruguay retained the title after winning 1–0 over Argentina in the last match of the competition. Ángel Romano from Uruguay finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

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1917 South American Championship of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Uruguay
Dates	30 September – 14 October
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (2nd title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	21 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ángel Romano (4 goals)
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There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. All teams competed between each other in a single group. The one with the best position after the matches was the champion. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a defeat.

All the matches were played at Parque Pereira, a 40,000 seater multi-use stadium in Montevideo.

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Montevideo
Parque Pereira
Capacity: 40,000

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Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Brazil	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	2
Chile	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

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More information Uruguay, 4–0 ...

Uruguay	4–0	Chile
C.Scarone 20', 62' (pen.) Romano 44', 75'

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More information Argentina, 4–2 ...

Argentina	4–2	Brazil
Calomino 15' Ohaco 56' (pen.), 58' (pen.) A. Blanco 80'		Neco 8' Lagreca 39' (pen.)

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More information Argentina, 1–0 ...

Argentina	1–0	Chile
García 76' (o.g.)

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More information Uruguay, 4–0 ...

Uruguay	4–0	Brazil
H. Scarone 8' Romano 17', 77' C. Scarone 86'

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More information Brazil, 5–0 ...

Brazil	5–0	Chile
Caetano 21' Neco 23' Haroldo 26', 59' Amílcar 41'

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More information Uruguay, 1–0 ...

Uruguay	1–0	Argentina
H. Scarone 62'

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There were 21 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: RSSSF

Own goals

• Luis García (for Argentina)

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