1898 Italian Football Championship
1st season of top-tier Italian football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1898 Italian Football Championship was a major event in the footballing history of Italy. It was the first FIGC-endorsed league competition which is considered an official predecessor of Serie A.
It was a knock-out tournament involving three clubs from Turin 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] The winner of this first-ever season was Genoa.
Result
Semifinals
All matches played on 8 May 1898
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Velodrome Humbert I, Turin
Attendance: 50
Referee: Adolf Jourdan
Final
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Velodrome Humbert I, Turin
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adolf Jourdan
References
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