The 1917 South American Championship of Nations was the second edition of the continental tournament now known as the Copa América.

Hosts Uruguay retained the title after winning 1–0 over Argentina in the last match of the competition.

Ángel Romano from Uruguay finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

All the matches were played at Parque Pereira, a 40,000 seater multi-use stadium in Montevideo.