1898 USFSA Football Championship explained

USFSA Football Championship
Year:1898
Other Titles:1898 Paris Football Championship
Country:France
Num Teams:6
Winners:Standard Athletic Club
Count:4
Second:Club Français
Prev Season:1897
Next Season:1899

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

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: France 1892-1919 . 2 February 2021 . . 26 July 2022 .