The 1941 South American Championship was an extra edition held to mark the 400th anniversary of Santiago's founding, with no trophy awarded to the winner.
Key Facts
- Edition number
- 16th (sixteenth)
- Host city
- Santiago, Chile
- Duration
- 2 February – 4 March 1941
- Participating nations
- 5 (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay)
- Withdrew from tournament
- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay
- Trophy awarded
- No (extra edition)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Chile sought to host the sixteenth South American Championship to commemorate the four-hundredth anniversary of Santiago's foundation by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia. The celebratory context prompted tournament organizers to classify this edition as an extra, meaning no official trophy would be presented to the winning nation.
The tournament was held in Santiago, Chile from 2 February to 4 March 1941. Five nations participated — Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay — while Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay withdrew. Because of its commemorative and unofficial nature, the edition was classified as extra rather than a standard championship.
Because no trophy was awarded, the 1941 edition occupies an anomalous position in South American Championship history, counted among the tournament's editions numerically but not recognized as a standard title-granting competition. The reduced field of five participants, owing to four nations withdrawing, also limited the competitive scope of the event.
Result
at Santiago, Chile