2010 Men's South American Hockey Championship

The 2010 Men's South American Hockey Championship was the third edition of the Men's South American Hockey Championship, the South American championship for men's national field hockey teams, organized by the PAHF. It was held from 3 to 11 April 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[1]

2010 Men's South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Rio de Janeiro
Dates	3–11 April
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (3rd title)
Runner-up	Chile
Third place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	131 (7.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alexis Berczely (12 goals)
Best player	Esteban Krainz
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The finalists, Argentina and Chile qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games.^[2] Argentina, the defending champions, won their third title in a row by defeating Chile 3–0 in the final.

Results

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	5	5	0	0	53	1	+52	15	Final
2	Chile	5	4	0	1	35	7	+28	12
3	Uruguay	5	3	0	2	11	16	−5	9	Third place game
4	Brazil (H)	5	2	0	3	10	22	−12	6
5	Venezuela	5	1	0	4	4	32	−28	3	Fifth place game
6	Paraguay	5	0	0	5	3	38	−35	0

Source: PAHF
(H) Hosts

3 April 2010 07:30 Chile  13–0  Paraguay Report

3 April 2010 11:00 Uruguay  5–0  Venezuela Report

3 April 2010 14:30 Brazil  0–12  Argentina Report

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4 April 2010 07:30 Chile  6–1  Uruguay Report

4 April 2010 11:00 Argentina  15–1  Venezuela Report

4 April 2010 14:30 Paraguay  v  Brazil Report

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7 April 2010 09:15 Argentina  14–0  Paraguay Report

7 April 2010 12:45 Chile  8–0  Venezuela Report

7 April 2010 16:15 Brazil  0–2  Uruguay Report

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8 April 2010 09:15 Argentina  4–0  Chile Report

8 April 2010 12:45 Uruguay  3–2  Paraguay Report

8 April 2010 16:15 Venezuela  0–3  Brazil Report

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9 April 2010 09:15 Argentina  8–0  Uruguay Report

9 April 2010 12:45 Venezuela  3–1  Paraguay Report

9 April 2010 16:15 Brazil  2–8  Chile Report

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

11 April 2010 09:30 Venezuela  7–4  Paraguay Report

Third and fourth place

11 April 2010 12:00 Uruguay  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Brazil Report

Final

11 April 2010 14:30 Argentina  3–0  Chile Report

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Argentina
	Chile
	Uruguay
4	Brazil
5	Venezuela
6	Paraguay

  Qualified for the 2011 Pan American Games

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[3]

Best Player	Best Goalkeeper	Top Scorer	Fair Play
Esteban Krainz	Daniel Tatara	Alexis Berczely (12 goals)	Argentina