The 1916 Copa América was held in Argentina. It was the 1st edition of the tournament.
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.The tournament result was determined by a round-robin format. Uruguay won the tournament with two wins and a draw from their three matches.
Trivia
- At the time the tournament was named the South American Championship. It was not called the Copa América until after 1967.
- A match between Argentina and Uruguay played on 16 July had to be abandoned at 0–0 after only 5 minutes due to a riot among the spectators.
Related Pages
- Copa America Host Countries
- More about the Copa América
- Copa America Winners List
- Copa América Trivia
- About the Sport of Football (Soccer)
- About Sport in Argentina
- Argentina at the Copa America
- About Sport in 1916
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