The seventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 29 October to 2 December 1923.
Overview
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The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Chile withdrew for the second time since the tournament was created.
The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Squads
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1923 South American Championship squads
Venues
Montevideo |
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Estadio Gran Parque Central |
Capacity: 20,000 |
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Final round
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.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Argentina ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Saruppo ![]() Aguirre ![]() |
Rivas ![]() Zelada ![]() Fretes ![]() |
Referee: Angel Minoli (Uruguay)
Result
1923 South American Championship champions |
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![]() Uruguay Fourth title |
Goal scorers
Vicente Aguirre (left) and Pedro Petrone, top scorers
3 goals
2 goals
Blas Saruppo
Nilo
1 goals
Cesáreo Onzari
Luis Fretes
Ildefonso López
Gerardo Rivas
Agustín Zelada
José Cea
Héctor Scarone
Pascual Somma
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