The twelveth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to November 17, 1929. The 1928 edition was postponed due to the participation of Chile, Uruguay and Argentina in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Uruguay and Argentina won gold and silver respectively.

This tournament is called Copa América since 1975.

The participating countries were Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile withdrew from the tournament.

Matches

Each team plays two matches against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

• Half-time scores are in brackets

November 1, 1929

Uruguay	0 - 3 (0-1)	Paraguay	--:-- - River Plate Stadium , Buenos Aires Ref: José Galli (Argentina)
		González 16'
		Domínguez 55'
		González 86'

November 3, 1929

Argentina	3 - 0 (2-0)	Peru	--:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium , Buenos Aires Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Peucelle 6'
Zumelzú 38'
Zumelzú 58'

November 10, 1929

Argentina	4 - 1 (2-0)	Paraguay	--:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium , Buenos Aires Ref: Julio Borelli (Peru)
M. Evaristo 7'		Domínguez 56'
Ferreira 24'
Ferreira 48'
Cherro 50'

November 11, 1929

Peru	1 - 4 (0-3)	Uruguay	--:-- - River Plate Stadium , Buenos Aires Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
Lizarbe 81'		Fernández 21'
		Fernández 29'
		Fernández 43'
		Andrade 69'

November 16, 1929

Paraguay	5 - 0 (1-0)	Peru	--:-- - Independiente Stadium , Avellaneda Ref: José Galli (Argentina)
Nessi 10'
González 55'
González 63'
González 69'
Domínguez 82'

November 17, 1929

Argentina	2 - 0 (1-0)	Uruguay	--:-- - San Lorenzo Stadium , Buenos Aires Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
Ferreira 14'
M. Evaristo 77'

Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Eff Argentina 6 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100.0% Paraguay 4 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 66.6% Uruguay 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 33.3% Peru 0 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0.0%

South America Championship Winners: ARGENTINA (4th title)

Goal Scorers

5 goals

• González

3 goals

• Ferreira
• Domínguez
• Fernández

2 goals

• M. Evaristo Zumelzú

1 goal

• Cherro Peucelle
• Nessi
• Lizarbe
• Andrade