1898 USFSA Football Championship

The 1898 USFSA Football Championship was the 5th staging of the USFSA Football Championship.[1]

1898 USFSA Football Championship
1898 Paris Football Championship
CountryFrance
Teams6
ChampionsStandard Athletic Club (4th title)
Runners-upClub Français
1897
1899

It was played on neutral grounds, in a league system with Standard Athletic Club being proclaimed champions of France after beating Club Français 3–2 in a play-off title-decider, since they had finished level on 18 points.[1]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Standard Athletic Club 10 9 0 1 50 5 +45 18 Champion
2 Club Français 10 9 0 1 27 6 +21 18
3 United Sport Club 10 5 1 4 10 22 12 11
4 Racing Club de France 10 3 2 5 11 31 20 8
5 Paris Star 10 2 1 7 3 37 34 5
6 The White Rovers (WD)[lower-alpha 1] 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Source: 1898 USFSA
Notes:

Play-off

Standard AC and Club Français competed head-to-head for the title and both teams finished tied on 18 points, which meant that the title had to be decided in a playoff match that was held on 3 April 1898 at the Vélodrome de Courbevoie, which Standard won 3–2, thus winning for the second year straight.[1]

Standard AC3–2Club Français
Report

Winner

1898 USFSA Football Championship
Standard AC

References

  1. "France 1892-1919". RSSSF. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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