The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in

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, but

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asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary

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celebrations. Thus it was held in

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between 17 September and 6 November 1922.

Overview

All

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members (as of 1922) attended:

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and

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Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: '' 1922 South American Championship squads''

Venues

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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- The match was abandoned after

walked off to protest the

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awarded by the

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Play-off

As Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points, a playoff series was planned for the three teams; however, Uruguay withdrew from the competition to protest the performance of Brazilian referee Pedro Santos in their match against Paraguay. Therefore, a playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

Result

Goal scorers

4 goals * Juan Francia 2 goals *

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* Formiga * Neco * Gerardo Rivas 1 goal * Ángel Chiessa * José Gaslini * Tatú * Manuel Bravo * Carlos Elizeche * Luis Fretes * Ildefonso López * Julio Ramírez * Felipe Buffoni * Juan C. Heguy * Antonio Urdinarán

References

External links

South American Championship 1922 at RSSSF
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