The first Swiss football championship was held 1897–98. The championship was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895) and is therefore considered as unofficial. The tournament was organized by the Geneva newspaper La Suisse Sportive and its editors François-Jean Dégérine and Dr. Aimé Schwob. The championship trophy was donated by the company Ruinart.[1] Only four of the clubs competing were members of the SFA; FC Château de Lancy, Grasshopper Club Zürich, Neuchâtel FC and La Villa Ouchy).[2] The series A was divided into three regional groups, group A in the north, group B the district around Lausanne and group C district of Genève). The winner of each group qualified for the finals.
| Season | 1897–98 |
|---|---|
1898–99 → | |
The following are the statistics to the first Swiss national football (soccer) competition (later Swiss Super League).
Group A
edit| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 7-2 | FC Zürich |
Group B
editGroup C
edit| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Le Château de Lancy | 4-0 | Racing Club de Geneve |
| La Châtelaine Genève | 9-2 | Le Château de Lancy |
Final
edit| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 6-1 | Villa Longchamp Lausanne |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2-0 | La Châtelaine Genève |
Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.
References
edit- ^ Daniel Schaub (2014). "Wie die Old Boys zu den ersten Forfait-Siegern der Schweizer Fussballgeschichte wurden". tageswoche.ch. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ^ Paul Ruoff, Das goldene Buch des Schweizer Fussballs, Basel 1953