| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 29 October – 2 December |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vicente Aguirre Pedro Petrone (3 goals each) |
The seventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 29 October to 2 December 1923.
Overview
The Uruguayan squad won its 4th. title
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Chile withdrew for the second time since the tournament was created.
The tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Squads
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1923 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Montevideo |
|---|
| Estadio Gran Parque Central |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
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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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Argentina | 4–3 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
Saruppo  18' Aguirre 58', 77', 86' |
Rivas 10' Zelada 49' Fretes 65' |
Referee: Angel Minoli (Uruguay)
Result
| 1923 South American Championship champions |
|---|
Uruguay Fourth title |
Goal scorers
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Vicente Aguirre (left) and Pedro Petrone, top scorers
3 goals
2 goals
- Blas Saruppo
- Nilo
1 goals
- Cesáreo Onzari
- Luis Fretes
- Ildefonso López
- Gerardo Rivas
- Agustín Zelada
- José Cea
- Héctor Scarone
- Pascual Somma
External links
| Editions | |
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| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Qualification | |
| Related topics | |
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