1898 Italian Football Championship

1st season of top-tier Italian football

Football league season

Italian Football Championship
The trophy
Season	1898
Dates	8 May 1898
Champions	Genoa 1st title
Matches played	3
Goals scored	8 (2.67 per match)
1899 →

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

9:00

Internazionale Torino	2–1	FBC Torinese

Velodrome Humbert I, Turin

Attendance: 50

Referee: Adolf Jourdan

11:00

Ginnastica Torino	0–2	Genoa

Velodrome Humbert I, Turin

Attendance: 50

Referee: Adolf Jourdan

Final

15:00

Internazionale Torino	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Genoa

Velodrome Humbert I, Turin

Attendance: 100

Referee: Adolf Jourdan

References

^ Modena, Panini Edizioni (2005). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004.

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Wartime tournaments: 1916 Coppa Federale 1944 Alta Italia

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FBC Torinese Genoa Athletic Club Ginnastica Torino Internazionale Torino

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