1929 South American Championship

1929 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	1–17 November
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (4th title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Aurelio González ; (5 goals)
	← 1927 1935 →

The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1 to 17 November 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively.

The Argentine team, winner of the tournament

The participating countries were Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, while Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile withdrew from the tournament.^[1]

Argentina won its fourth continental title.^[2]

Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1929 South American Championship squads

Venues

Buenos Aires		Avellaneda
Estadio Gasómetro	Estadio Alvear y Tagle	Estadio Independiente
Capacity: 75,000	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 57,858

Final round

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

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	9	1	+8	6
Paraguay	3	2	1	9	4	+5	4
Uruguay	3	1	2	4	6	−2	2
Peru	3	0	3	1	12	−11	0

1 November 1929

Uruguay	0–3	Paraguay
		González 16', 86' Domínguez 55'

Estadio Alvear y Tagle, Buenos Aires

Referee: José Galli (Argentina)

3 November 1929

Argentina	3–0	Peru
Peucelle 6' Zumelzú 38', 58'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)

10 November 1929

Argentina	4–1	Paraguay
M. Evaristo 7' Ferreira 24', 48' Cherro 50'		Domínguez 56'

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Referee: Julio Borelli (Peru)

11 November 1929

Peru	1–4	Uruguay
Lizarbe 81'		Fernández 21', 29', 43' Andrade 69'

Estadio Alvear y Tagle, Buenos Aires

Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)

16 November 1929

Paraguay	5–0	Peru
Nessi 10' González 55', 63', 69' Domínguez 82'

Independiente Stadium, Avellaneda

Referee: José Galli (Argentina)

17 November 1929

Argentina	2–0	Uruguay
Ferreira 14' M. Evaristo 77'	Report

Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)

Argentina

Uruguay


GK	Ángel Bossio
RB	Oscar Tarrío
LB	Fernando Paternoster
RH	Juan Evaristo
CH	Adolfo Zumelzú
LH	Alberto Chividini
OR	Carlos Peucelle
IR	Juan A. Rivarola
CF	Manuel Ferreira (c)
IL	Roberto Cherro
OL	Mario Evaristo
Manager:
Francisco Olazar


GK	Andrés Mazali
RB	José Nasazzi (c)
LB	Pedro Arispe
RH	Gildeón Silva
CH	Lorenzo Fernández
LH	Álvaro Gestido
OR	Conduelo Píriz
IR	Héctor Scarone
CF	Héctor Castro
IL	Pedro Cea
OL	Antonio Campolo
Manager:
Alberto Suppici