The South American team championship took place just once in the history in 1989 in Mar del Plata. Of 12 eligible teams only four appeared while remaining 8 were absent (Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname). The four-IM host team won by a small margin ahead of Brazil. Chile came in third.| no. | host city | year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | system | boards | teams | players | games | PGN | ||
| 1. | Mar del Plata | 1989 | ARG | BRA | CHI | RR | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | ![]() |
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