1925 South American Championship

1925 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	November 29 – December 25
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Manuel Seoane (6 goals)

The ninth South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 29 to December 25, 1925.

In 1925, the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Chile and Uruguay withdrew from the tournament, making this event the one with the fewest participating teams. The tournament was rescheduled to be held in two rounds.

Venues

Buenos Aires
Sportivo Barracas Stadium	Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 25,000

Final round

Each team played two matches against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were 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	4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	7
Brazil	4	2	1	1	11	9	+2	5
Paraguay	4	0	0	4	4	13	−9	0

Argentina v Paraguay

November 29, 1925

Argentina	2–0	Paraguay
Seoane  2' Sánchez  72'

Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo Vallarino (Uruguay)

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Brazil v Paraguay

December 6, 1925

Brazil	5–2	Paraguay
Filo  16' Friedenreich  18' Lagarto  30', 52' Nilo  72'		Rivas  25', 55'

Sportivo Barracas Stadium, Buenos Aires Referee: Gerónimo Rapossi (Argentina)

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Argentina v Brazil

December 13, 1925

Argentina	4–1	Brazil
Seoane  41', 48', 74' Garassini  72'		Nilo  22'

Sportivo Barracas Stadium, Buenos Aires Referee: Manuel Chaparro (Paraguay)

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Paraguay v Brazil

December 17, 1925

Paraguay	1–3	Brazil
Fretes  58'		Nilo  30' Lagarto  57', 61'

Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, Buenos Aires Referee: Gerónimo Rapossi (Argentina)

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Paraguay v Argentina

December 20, 1925

Paraguay	1–3	Argentina
Fleitas Solich  15'		Tarasconi  22' Seoane  32' Irurieta  63'

Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, Buenos Aires Referee: Joaquim Antônio Leite de Castro (Brazil)

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Brazil v Argentina

December 25, 1925

Brazil	2–2	Argentina
Friedenreich  27' Nilo  30'		Cerroti  41' Seoane  55'

Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, Buenos Aires Referee: Manuel Chaparro (Paraguay)

Result

1925 South American Championship Champions
Argentina Second title

Goal scorers

6 goals

• Seoane

4 goals

• Lagarto

• Nilo

2 goals

• Friedenreich

• Rivas

1 goal

• Cerrotti
• Garassini
• Irurieta

• Sánchez
• Tarasconi
• Moderato

• Fleitas Solich
• Fretes

External links

• South American Championship 1925 at RSSSF