The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, Argentina

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 from November 1 to November 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile

Chile national football team

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, Uruguay

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 and Argentina

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 in the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

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 held in Amsterdam

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, Netherlands

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, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively.

The participating countries were Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

, Paraguay

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The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

, Peru

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

, and Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

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.

Brazil

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, Bolivia

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, and Chile

Chile national football team

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  withdrew from the tournament.

Final round

Each team plays a single match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

8

5

Team
	3	3	0	0	9	1
|6
	3	2	0	1	9	4
|4
	3	1	0	2	4	6
|2
	3	0	0	3	1	12
|0

• Half-time scores are in brackets

November 1, 1929

Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	0 - 3 (0-1)	Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Alvear y Tagle was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of Club Atlético River Plate until River Plate Stadium opened in 1938. The stadium held 40,000 spectators. It was one of two stadiums that hosted the 1929 Copa América.-External links:*David... , Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... Ref: José Galli (Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... )
		González 16', 86'
		Domínguez Diógenes Domínguez Diógenes Domínguez was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Sportivo Luqueño.-External links:*...  55'

November 3, 1929

Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...	3 - 0 (2-0)	Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	Estadio Gasómetro Estadio Gasómetro Estadio Gasómetro was a multi-purpose stadium in the barrio of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro before they moved to Estadio Pedro Bidegain, which is sometimes referred to as Estadio Nuevo Gasómetro , in 1993... , Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... )
Peucelle Carlos Peucelle Carlos Desiderio Peucelle was an Argentine football player that played inside right/wing and is considered one of Argentina's most technical players in their history as well as being the catalyst for starting "La Maquina" with River Plate who went on to dominate football in South America in the...  6'
Zumelzú Adolfo Zumelzú Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú was a football player from Argentina.Zumelzú represented the Argentina at the South American Championship 1927 and the South American Championship 1929 both won by Argentina....  38', 58'

November 10, 1929

Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...	4 - 1 (2-0)	Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	Estadio Gasómetro Estadio Gasómetro Estadio Gasómetro was a multi-purpose stadium in the barrio of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro before they moved to Estadio Pedro Bidegain, which is sometimes referred to as Estadio Nuevo Gasómetro , in 1993... , Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... Ref: Julio Borelli (Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... )
M. Evaristo Mario Evaristo Marino "Mario" Evaristo was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team...  7'		Domínguez Diógenes Domínguez Diógenes Domínguez was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Sportivo Luqueño.-External links:*...  56'
Ferreira Manuel Ferreira Manuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....  24', 48'
Cherro Roberto Cherro Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina...  50'

November 11, 1929

Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	1 - 4 (0-3)	Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Alvear y Tagle Estadio Alvear y Tagle was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of Club Atlético River Plate until River Plate Stadium opened in 1938. The stadium held 40,000 spectators. It was one of two stadiums that hosted the 1929 Copa América.-External links:*David... , Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... )
Lizarbe 81'		Fernández Lorenzo Fernández Lorenzo Fernández , nicknamed El Gallego , was a Spanish-born Uruguayan footballer. During his career, he played for Capurro, River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers FC and C.A. Peñarol...  21', 29', 43'
		Andrade José Andrade José Leandro Andrade was an Uruguayan footballer who played at right half. Nicknamed the black marvel, "meravilla negra", is considered the first great colored player, and the very first real international football star....  69'

November 16, 1929

Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...	5 - 0 (1-0)	Peru Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...	Independiente Stadium Estadio Libertadores de América The Estadio Libertadores de América is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province.It is home to the Argentine football club Independiente... , Avellaneda Avellaneda Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the .... Ref: José Galli (Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... )
Nessi Lino Nessi Lino Nessi was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Libertad.-External links:*...  10'
González 55', 63', 69'
Domínguez Diógenes Domínguez Diógenes Domínguez was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Sportivo Luqueño.-External links:*...  82'

November 17, 1929

Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...	2 - 0 (1-0)	Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...	Estadio Gasómetro Estadio Gasómetro Estadio Gasómetro was a multi-purpose stadium in the barrio of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro before they moved to Estadio Pedro Bidegain, which is sometimes referred to as Estadio Nuevo Gasómetro , in 1993... , Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... )
Ferreira Manuel Ferreira Manuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....  14'
M. Evaristo Mario Evaristo Marino "Mario" Evaristo was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team...  77'

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Brazil, Bolivia and Chile withdrew.
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Goal scorers

5 goals González

3 goals

Ferreira

Manuel Ferreira

Manuel Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team....

Domínguez
Fernández

Lorenzo Fernández

Lorenzo Fernández , nicknamed El Gallego , was a Spanish-born Uruguayan footballer. During his career, he played for Capurro, River Plate, Montevideo Wanderers FC and C.A. Peñarol...

2 goals

M. Evaristo

Mario Evaristo

Marino "Mario" Evaristo was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team...

Zumelzú

Adolfo Zumelzú

Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú was a football player from Argentina.Zumelzú represented the Argentina at the South American Championship 1927 and the South American Championship 1929 both won by Argentina....

1 goal

Cherro

Roberto Cherro

Roberto Eugenio Cerro, named "Cherro" was an Argentine football striker. He was born in Barracas in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina...

 Peucelle

Carlos Peucelle

Carlos Desiderio Peucelle was an Argentine football player that played inside right/wing and is considered one of Argentina's most technical players in their history as well as being the catalyst for starting "La Maquina" with River Plate who went on to dominate football in South America in the...

Nessi Lizarbe
Andrade

José Andrade

José Leandro Andrade was an Uruguayan footballer who played at right half. Nicknamed the black marvel, "meravilla negra", is considered the first great colored player, and the very first real international football star....

External links

• South American Championship 1929 at RSSSF