1898 Italian Football Championship

The Italian Football Championship of 1898 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 held at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, all three games were played over the course of the one day.[1] The winner of this first ever season was Genoa.

Contents

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Internazionale Torino 2-1 FBC Torinese
Genoa 2-0 Ginnastica Torino

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Genoa 2-1(aet) Internazionale Torino

Champions

Italian Football Championship
1898 Winners
Genoa C.F.C.
1st Title
Genoa:[2]
1 William Baird
2 Ernesto De Galleani
3 Fausto Ghigliotti
4 Edoardo Pasteur I
5 James Richardson Spensley (c)
6 Ettore Wallys Ghiglione
7 Robert Al Leaver
8 Giovanni Bocciardo
9 Henri Arthur Dapples
10 Silvio Piero Bertollo
11 John Quertier Le Pelley

References

  1. ^ Modena, Panini Edizioni (2005). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004. 
  2. ^ "Le formazioni dei campioni d'Italia dal 1898 al 1915". BatsWeb.com. http://www.batsweb.org/sport/Calcio/Campionato/form1898.htm. Retrieved August 2007. 
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