These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1916 South American Championship. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The teams plays in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.[1][2]

Argentina

Head Coach: n/a or unknown [note 1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
4FW Gerónimo Badaracco 0 0 Argentina San Isidro
4FW Claudio Bincaz (1897-05-10)10 May 1897 (aged 19) 0 0 Argentina San Isidro
4FW Juan Cabano 0 0 Argentina Argentino (Q)
2DF Juan Domingo Brown (1888-06-21)21 June 1888 (aged 28) 0 0 Argentina Quilmes
2DF Arturo Chiappe 0 0 Argentina River Plate
2DF Zenón Díaz (1880-12-31)31 December 1880 (aged 35) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
3MF Cándido García (1895-12-02)2 December 1895 (aged 20) 0 0 Argentina River Plate
4FW Carlos Guidi 0 0 Argentina Tiro Federal
4FW Ennis Hayes (1896-05-10)10 May 1896 (aged 20) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
4FW Juan Enrique Hayes (1891-01-20)20 January 1891 (aged 25) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
2DF Adolfo Heisinger (1889-05-30)May 30, 1889 (aged 27) 0 0 Argentina Tigre
4FW Juan Hospital 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
1GK Carlos Isola 0 0 Argentina River Plate
4FW José Laguna 0 0 Argentina Huracán
4FW Alberto Marcovecchio (1893-03-06)6 March 1893 (aged 23) 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
3MF Pedro Martínez 0 0 Argentina Huracán
3MF Ricardo Naón 0 0 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
4FW Alberto Ohaco (1889-01-12)12 January 1889 (aged 27) 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
3MF Francisco Olazar (1885-07-10)10 July 1885 (aged 30) 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
4FW Juan Perinetti (1891-01-02)2 January 1891 (aged 25) 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
2DF Armando Reyes 0 0 Argentina Racing Club
1GK Juan José Rithner 0 0 Argentina Porteño
1GK Carlos Tomás Wilson (1889-01-05)5 January 1889 (aged 27) 0 0 Argentina San Isidro
  • Carlos Isola GK 06/03/1896 River Plate (Argentina)
  • Juan Jose Rithner GK 05/01/1890 Porteño (Argentina)
  • Arturo Chiappe DF 24/03/1889 River Plate (Argentina)
  • Pedro Martinez MF 17/05/1893 Huracan (Argentina)
  • Ricardo Naon MF/ /18 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Argentina)
  • Geronimo Badaracco MF/ /18 Club Atletico San Isidro (Argentina)
  • Juan Cabano FW / /18 Argentino de Quilmes (Argentina)
  • Carlos Guidi FW / /18 Tiro Federal Argentino Rosario (Argentina)
  • Juan Hospital FW / /1895 Racing Club (Argentina)
  • Jose Manuel Durand Laguna FW 07/11/1885 Huracan (Argentina)

Brazil

Head coach: Brazil Sílvio Lagreca

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
4FW Alencar (1892-09-06)6 September 1892 (aged 23) 0 0 Brazil Americano
3MF Amílcar (1893-03-29)29 March 1893 (aged 23) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians
4FW Arnaldo (1894-08-06)6 August 1894 (aged 21) 0 0 Brazil Santos
2DF Carlito (1896-11-17)17 November 1896 (aged 19) 0 0 Brazil Paulistano
1GK Casemiro (1892-09-14)14 September 1892 (aged 23) 0 0 Brazil Mackenzie
4FW Demósthenes 0 0 Brazil Palestra Itália
3MF Facchine 0 0 Brazil Campos Elíseos
4FW Friedenreich (1892-07-18)18 July 1892 (aged 23) 0 0 Brazil Paysandu
3MF Galo 0 0 Brazil Flamengo
3MF Lagreca (1895-06-14)14 June 1895 (aged 21) 0 0 Brazil São Bento-SP
4FW Luiz Menezes 0 0 Brazil Botafogo
3MF Lulu Rocha 0 0 Brazil Botafogo
1GK Marcos (1894-12-25)25 December 1894 (aged 21) 0 0 Brazil Botafogo
3MF Martins 0 0 Brazil União Lapa
4FW Mimi (1892-04-10)10 April 1892 (aged 24) 0 0 Brazil Botafogo
2DF Nery 0 0 Brazil Flamengo
2DF Orlando 0 0 Brazil Paulistano
2DF Osny 0 0 Brazil Botafogo
3MF Sidney (1895-07-14)14 July 1895 (aged 20) 0 0 Brazil Flamengo
  • Manoel Carlos Aranha [Carlito] DF 17/11/1896 Paulistano S.P.(Brazil).
  • Orlando Pereira Pires [Orlando] DF 21/4/1895 Paulistano S.P. (Brazil).
  • Osny Augusto Werner [Osny] DF 11/10/1898 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Brazil).
  • Emmanuel Augusto Nery [Nery] DF 25/12/1895 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil).
  • Giacomo Facchine [Facchine] MF 25/2/1897 Associacao Atletica Campos Elyseos (Brazil).
  • Luiz Martins da Rocha [Lulu Rocha] MF 1/8/1889 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Brazil).
  • Armando de Almeida [Galo] MF 2/7/1893 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil). *Alvaro Martins [Martins] MF 30/1/1901 Uniao Lapa (Brazil).
  • Demosthenes Correa de Syllos [Demosthenes] FW 17/1/1892 Palestra Italia (Brazil). *Luiz Maia de Bittencourt Menezes [Luiz Menezes] FW 1/4/1897 Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Brazil).

Chile

Head Coach: Chile Carlos Fanta[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
3MF Enrique Abello 0 0 Chile Magallanes
2DF Adán Aguirre 0 0 Chile Lusitania
4FW Ángel Báez (1894-08-08)8 August 1894 (aged 21) 0 0 Chile Thunder
3MF Arturo Besoaín 0 0 Chile Instituto Nacional
2DF Enrique Cárdenas (1891-05-17)17 May 1891 (aged 25) 0 0 Chile Santiago Wanderers
4FW Alfredo France (1895-10-29)29 October 1895 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Estrella del Mar
4FW Eufemio Fuentes 0 0 Chile La Cruz
3MF Próspero González (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 32) 0 0 Chile Arco Iris
1GK Manuel Guerrero (1896-10-13)13 October 1896 (aged 19) 0 0 Chile La Cruz
4FW Enrique Gutiérrez (1892-02-04)4 February 1892 (aged 24) 0 0 Chile Magallanes
4FW Manuel Jeldes (1894-08-14)14 August 1894 (aged 21) 0 0 Chile Santiago Wanderers
4FW Rubén Moreno 0 0 Chile Instituto Nacional
1GK Jorge Paredes 0 0 Chile Talca National
4FW Enrique Salazar 0 0 Chile Thunder
3MF Enrique Teutsch (1894-03-16)16 March 1894 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile 5 de Abril
3MF Ramón Unzaga (1892-07-18)18 July 1892 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile Estrella del Mar
4FW Erasmo Vásquez 0 0 Chile La Cruz
2DF Marcos Wittke (1896-10-08)8 October 1896 (aged 19) 0 0 Chile Magallanes

Uruguay

Head Coach: Uruguay Alfredo Foglino

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Miguel Benincasa 0 0 Uruguay River Plate
4FW José Brachi 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
2DF Francisco Castellino 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
3MF Pablo Dacal 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
3MF Juan Delgado 0 0 Uruguay Central
2DF Alfredo Foglino 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
4FW Isabelino Gradín (1897-07-08)8 July 1897 (aged 18) 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol
4FW Rodolfo Marán 0 0 Uruguay Universal
3MF Jorge Germán Pacheco 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol
3MF José Pérez 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol
4FW José Piendibene (1890-06-05)5 June 1890 (aged 26) 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol
4FW Ángel Romano (1893-08-02)2 August 1893 (aged 22) 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
1GK Cayetano Saporiti (1887-01-14)14 January 1887 (aged 29) 0 0 Uruguay Wanderers
3MF Pascual Somma 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
3MF José Tognola 0 0 Uruguay Reformers
3MF Antonio Urdinarán (1898-10-30)30 October 1898 (aged 17) 0 0 Uruguay Defensor
3MF José Vanzzino 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
2DF Manuel Varela 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol
2DF Alfredo Zibechi (1894-10-30)30 October 1894 (aged 21) 0 0 Uruguay Wanderers
  • Miguel Benincasa DF / /1890 River Plate F.C. (Uruguay).
  • Francisco Castellino DF 01/01/1888 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay). *Alfredo Foglino DF 01/02/1892 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay).
  • Manuel Varela DF/ MF / /1892 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay).
  • Pablo Dacal MF / /1890 River Plate F.C. (Uruguay).
  • Juan Delgado MF 26/02/1891 Central Español (Uruguay).
  • Jorge German Pacheco MF/ DF 26/10/1889 Peñarol (Uruguay).
  • Jose Perez MF 30/11/1897 Peñarol (Uruguay).
  • Pascual Somma FW 07/02/1896 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay).
  • Jose Tognola MF / FW / /18 Peñarol (Uruguay).
  • Jose Vanzzino MF / /1895 Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay).
  • Jose Federico Brachi 20/01/1888 FW Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay).
  • Rodolfo Maran 24/05/1897 FW Club Nacional de Football (Uruguay).

Notes

  1. ^ The first appointed coach of an Argentina national team was Ángel Vásquez in 1924.[3]

References

  1. ^ *Southamerican Championship 1916 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Copa América 1916 Argentina » Schedule on Worldfootball.net
  3. ^ Los 42 técnicos que tuvo la selección on La Nación, 24 Oct 2008
  4. ^ Núñez Mardones, Sebastián (20 September 2021). "De Coquimbo a Buenos Aires, el primer gol de Chile en Copa América". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.