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1919 South American Championship of Nations
Copa América (since 1975)
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	May 11 - May 29
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up	Uruguay
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Arthur Friedenreich; Neco; (4 goals)

The third edition of the South American Championship of Nations (known as Copa América since 1975) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919.

The participating countries were Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay as defending champion.

After finishing tied in the group positions, host Brazil beat Uruguay in the playoff match and obtained his first title. This was the longest match in the competition, since it was needed an extra time, which oddly consisted of four periods of 15 minutes each, and not two of 15 as is still usual nowadays.

[edit] Competition format

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. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a defeat.

After finishing tied in the final positions of the group, Brazil and Uruguay needed to confront each other again in a playoff match, which Brazil won 1-0 a.e.t.

[edit] Single group stage

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	5	3	2	1	0	11	3	+8
Uruguay	5	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3
Argentina	2	3	1	0	2	7	7	0
Chile	0	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11

May 11, 1919	Brazil	6–0	Chile	Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina)
	Friedenreich 19' 38' 76' Neco 21' 83' Haroldo 79'

May 13, 1919	Argentina	2 – 3	Uruguay	Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Robert Todd (England)
	Izaguirre 34' Varela 79' (o.g.)		C. Scarone 19' H. Scarone 23' Gradín 85'

May 17, 1919	Uruguay	2 – 0	Chile	Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Adilton Ponteado (Brazil)
	C. Scarone 31' J. Pérez 43'

May 18, 1919	Brazil	3 – 1	Argentina	Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Robert Todd (England)
	Héitor 22' Amílcar 57' Millón 77'		Izaguirre 65'

May 22, 1919	Argentina	4 – 1	Chile	Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Joaquim de Castro (Brazil)
	Clarcke 10' 23' 62' Izaguirre 13'		France 33'