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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 trophy | |
| Season | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 May 1898 |
| Champions | Genoa 1st title |
| Matches | 3 |
| Goals | 8 (2.67 per match) |
1899 → | |
Format
editThe 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
editSemifinals
editAll matches played on 8 May 1898
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Ginnastica Torino  | 0–2 |  Genoa |
|---|---|---|
Velodrome Humbert I, Turin
Attendance: 50
Referee: Adolf Jourdan
Final
editInternazionale Torino .svg){kind=small} | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Genoa |
|---|---|---|
Velodrome Humbert I, Turin
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adolf Jourdan
References
edit- ↑ Modena, Panini Edizioni (2005). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004.
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