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
Tournament details
CountryFrance
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsStandard Athletic Club (4th title)
Runner-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][2]

Table

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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)[a] 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Source: 1898 USFSA
Notes:
  1. ^ The White Rovers withdrew

Play-off

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The Standard AC team on the day of the final
 
The Club Français team on the day of the final

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][2]

Standard AC3–2Club Français
Report
Courbevoie, France

Winner

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1898 USFSA Football Championship
Standard AC

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1898-99 season in France". RSSSF. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Le championnat de France de football association" [The French association football championship]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). La Vie au grand air. 15 April 1898. p. 12. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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