The Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo was an international football tournament, held in Argentina from 29 May to 12 June 1910, and organized by the Argentine Football Association. It was the first international tournament in South America where more than two football nations participated. The "Copa Centenario" is considered a predecessor to the South American Championship, later renamed "Copa América".

This contest was held in honor of the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution. Previous to that, the only international competitions in South America had been contested by the national teams of Uruguay and Argentina only. Those competitions included Copa Newton, Copa Lipton, Copa Premier Honor Argentino, and Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo.

Because of having featured three of the subsequent four founding members of CONMEBOL, the Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo was sometimes called "the first Copa América". However, CONMEBOL recognizes the 1916 South American Championship as the first edition of the competition.

The tournament was contested in a round-robin format between the national teams of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. All three games were played in Buenos Aires, the first in Club Colegiales Stadium and the rest in Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo squads

Standings

The Argentina team won the competition
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Argentina220092+74
Uruguay21014402
Chile200218−70

Matches

Uruguay3–0Chile
Piendibene 6' Bracchi 75' Buck 85'
Argentina5–1Chile
Viale 16' Hayes 26', 40' Weiss 66' Susán 82'Campbell 50'
Argentina4–1Uruguay
Viale 15' Hayes 43' Watson Hutton 50' Susán 64'Piendibene 58'

Goalscorers

Argentine Harry Hayes, top scorer of the competition

There were 14 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: RSSSF

See also

Notes