| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 17 September – 6 November |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer | Julio Francia (4 goals) |
←1921 1923 → | |
The sixth edition of theSouth American Championship was scheduled to be held inChile, butBrazil asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversaryindependencecelebrations. Thus it was held inRio de Janeiro between 17 September and 6 November 1922.
AllCONMEBOL members (as of 1922) attended:Argentina,Brazil,Chile,Paraguay andUruguay.
For a complete list of participants squads see:1922 South American Championship squads
| Rio de Janeiro |
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| Estadio das Laranjeiras |
| Capacity:20,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Chile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
The match was abandoned afterParaguay walked off to protest thepenalty kick awarded by thereferee.
As Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points, a playoff series was planned for the three teams; however, Uruguay withdrew from the competition to protest the performance of Brazilian referee Pedro Santos in their match against Paraguay.
Therefore, a playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.
| 1922 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Brazil Second title |
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ángel Chiessa José GasliniTatúManuel Bravo Carlos Elizeche Luis Fretes Ildefonso López Julio Ramírez Felipe Buffoni Juan C. HeguyAntonio Urdinarán
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