1898 Italian Football Championship

1st season of top-tier Italian football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1898 Italian Football Championship is considered a seminal event in Italian football history. It was the first FIGC-endorsed championship considered an official predecessor of Serie A subsequently formed in 1929. Winners Genoa were thus the first ever Italian Football Champions.

The winners
Season1898
Dates8 May 1898
ChampionsGenoa
1st title
Matches3
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Italian Football Championship
The trophy
Season1898
Dates8 May 1898
ChampionsGenoa
1st title
Matches3
Goals8 (2.67 per match)
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Format

The 1898 competition was a knock-out tournament involving three Turin clubs and one from Genoa. All three matches were played at the Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, over the course of the one day.[1]

Results

Semifinals

All matches played on 8 May 1898

More information Internazionale Torino, 2–1 ...
Internazionale Torino 2–1 FBC Torinese
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Attendance: 50
Referee: Adolf Jourdan
More information Ginnastica Torino, 0–2 ...
Ginnastica Torino 0–2 Genoa
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Velodrome Humbert I, Turin
Attendance: 50
Referee: Adolf Jourdan

Final

More information Internazionale Torino, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Internazionale Torino 1–2 (a.e.t.) Genoa
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Velodrome Humbert I, Turin
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adolf Jourdan

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