1898 Italian Football Championship

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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.

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[edit] Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Internazionale Torino 600px Bianco e Nero (Strisce).png 2-1 600px Giallo e Nero (Strisce).png FBC Torinese
Genoa 600px Rosso e Blu con striscia Bianco e croce Rossa su sfondo Bianco.png 2-0 600px Blu Con Striscia Rossa.png Ginnastica Torino

[edit] Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Genoa600px Rosso e Blu con striscia Bianco e croce Rossa su sfondo Bianco.png 2-1(aet) 600px Bianco e Nero (Strisce).png Internazionale Torino

[edit] Champions

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

[edit] 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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