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1929 South American Championship

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1 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, officially Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia. The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.More
2 Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, the second largest in South America after Brazil, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation by area. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.More
3 Chile national football team
The Chile national football team represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. The team is commonly referred to as La Roja. Chile have appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.More
4 Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez. The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste.More
5 Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.More
6 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games.More
7 Amsterdam
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8 Netherlands
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9 Paraguay national football team
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10 Peru national football team
The Peru national football team represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The FPF constitutes one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Peru has won the Copa América twice and qualified for FIFA World Cup finals five times ; it also participated in the 1936 Olympic football competition and has reached the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team plays most of its home matches at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, the country's capital.More
1929 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
DatesNovember 1–17
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Aurelio González
(5 goals)
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1935 →
The Argentine team, winner of the tournament

The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to 17, 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 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]

1929 South American Championship Intro articles: 2
1 Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and a member of CONMEBOL since 1916.More
2 Bolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team, also known as La Verde, has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).More

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 (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 Paraguay 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
 Peru 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Uruguay  0–3  Paraguay
González  16', 86'
Domínguez  55'
Referee: José Galli (Argentina)
Argentina  3–0  Peru
Peucelle  6'
Zumelzú  38', 58'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Argentina  4–1  Paraguay
M. Evaristo  7'
Ferreira  24', 48'
Cherro  50'		 Domínguez  56'
Referee: Julio Borelli (Peru)
Peru  1–4  Uruguay
Lizarbe  81' Fernández  21', 29', 43'
Andrade  69'
Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
Paraguay  5–0  Peru
Nessi  10'
González  55', 63', 69'
Domínguez  82'
Referee: José Galli (Argentina)
Argentina  2–0  Uruguay
Ferreira  14'
M. Evaristo  77'		 Report
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
IL Roberto Cherro
OL Mario Evaristo
Manager:
Francisco Olazar
GK Andres 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


Linesmen:

1929 South American Championship Squads articles: 34
1 Aurelio González (footballer)
Aurelio Ramón González Benítez was a Paraguayan football player.More
2 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.More
3 Estadio Alvear y Tagle
The Estadio Alvear y Tagle was a stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue had a capacity for 40,000 spectators and was located on Alvear, in the Recoleta district. Opened in 1923, it was rented and operated by Club Atlético River Plate, being used as its home venue until the club inaugurated the Estadio Monumental in 1938.More
4 Carlos Peucelle
Carlos Desiderio Peucelle was an Argentine football player who played as an inside forward or as a right winger and is considered one of Argentina's finest wingers in their history. He is also known for being the catalyst for starting "La Maquina" with River Plate who went on to dominate football in South America in the 1940s.More
5 Adolfo Zumelzú
Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú was a football player from Argentina and Olympian.More
6 Estadio Gasómetro
Estadio Gasómetro was a multi-purpose stadium in the barrio (neighborhood) of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.More
7 Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.51 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometers (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.More
8 Mario Evaristo
Marino "Mario" Evaristo was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team. He was a member of the runner-up Argentine team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and along with his elder brother Juan, a wing half-back, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final.More
9 Manuel Ferreira (footballer)
Manuel ("Nolo") Ferreira was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team.More
10 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. He played the majority of his career with Boca Juniors, he scored 221 goals in 305 games for the club, making him Boca Juniors' highest scoring player until his record was surpassed by Martín Palermo in 2010.More
11 Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river. At 1.28 million km2, Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.More
12 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. Fernández also played 31 times and scored 4 goals for the Uruguay national football team, with which he won the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and the 1926 and 1935 Copa Americas. A center-half in the 2–3–5 footballing system, he once replaced Pedro Cea as an inside-left forward against Peru during a match in 1929 South American Championship and went on to score a hat-trick.More
13 José Leandro Andrade
José Leandro Andrade was an Uruguayan footballer who played at wing-half. He was nicknamed 'The Black Marvel'. During his prime he was regarded as one of the finest footballers in the world, contributing to the Uruguay national football team's domination of international football during the 1920s, winning two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals and then the first FIFA World Cup.More
14 Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a 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. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America, the country has coasts, beaches and ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway.More
15 Lino Nessi
Lino Nessi (1904–??) was a Paraguayan football forward who played for Paraguay in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Libertad.More
16 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. The stadium was officially named only as recently as 2005, having been previously known simply as Estadio de Independiente or La Doble Visera de Cemento because of the two roofs overhanging the spectators.More
17 Avellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 342,677 as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. Avellaneda is located within the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, and is connected to neighboring Buenos Aires by several bridges over the Riachuelo River.More
18 Paraguayan Football Association
The Paraguayan Football Association is the governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league and the Paraguay national football team, and is based in the city of Luque, near the capital city, Asunción. In 1906, the representatives of the five existing football teams in Paraguay at that time met to create the governing body of football in Paraguay, the Paraguayan Football League. In 1998 its name was changed to its current denomination.More
19 Ángel Bossio
Ángel Bossio was an Argentine football Goalkeeper. He was called "La maravilla elástica" due to his agility.More
20 Fernando Paternoster
Fernando Paternoster was an Argentine footballer and manager. He played for the Argentina national football team and helped promote football across South America in countries such as Colombia and Ecuador.More
21 Juan Evaristo
Juan Evaristo was an Argentine football wing half-back who played for Argentina between 1923 and 1930. Along with his younger brother Mario, an outside left, they became the first siblings to appear in a World Cup final.More
22 Alberto Chividini
Alberto Chividini was an Argentine football defender. He represented the Argentine national team in three games between 1928 and 1930, playing one in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and two in the 1929 South American Championship.More
23 Francisco Olazar
Francisco Olazar was an Argentine football player and later coach. His position on the field was central midfielder.More
24 Andrés Mazali
Andrés Mazali, nicknamed as El Buzo, was a goalkeeper who played for the Uruguay national team. He spent his entire club career with Nacional. He was a twice Olympic gold medalist for Uruguay in the 1924 Olympics and 1928 Olympics. He became famous for his decision to break curfew in the days leading up to the start of the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay, deciding to go out on a date with a mystery blonde.More
25 José Nasazzi
José Nasazzi Yarza was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.More
26 Captain (association football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older/or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband.More
27 Pedro Arispe
Pedro Arispe, nicknamed El Indio, was a Uruguayan footballer.More
28 Álvaro Gestido
Álvaro Antonio Gestido Pose was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder for Uruguay national team. He played for Peñarol in club football from 1928 to 1941. He has played 26 matches for the national team, winning the 1930 FIFA World Cup and the 1928 Summer Olympics. His brother Óscar Diego Gestido was President of Uruguay in 1967.More
29 Conduelo Píriz
Conduelo Píriz was a Uruguayan footballer who played for the Uruguay national team. He was part of the squad which won the first ever World Cup in 1930, but he did not play any matches in the tournament. He was a club player of Nacional.More
30 Héctor Scarone
Héctor Pedro Scarone Beretta was a Uruguayan footballer who was considered as one of the best players in the world during his time.More
31 Héctor Castro
Héctor Castro was a Uruguayan football player and coach.More
32 Pedro Cea
José Pedro Cea was a Uruguayan football player and coach.More
33 Antonio Campolo
Antonio Campolo was an Uruguayan football (soccer) player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.More
34 Alberto Suppici
Alberto Horacio Suppici was a Uruguayan footballer and coach who won the first ever FIFA World Cup, leading the Uruguay team in the 1930 tournament on home soil. Suppici is known as el Profesor. His cousin was professional driver Héctor Suppici Sedes.More

Result

 1929 South American Championship Champions 

Argentina
Fourth title

Goal scorers

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ South American Championship 1929 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ 1929: El álbum de Argentina campeón sudamericano, El Gráfico, 1 Jul 2019