1909 USFSA Football Championship explained

USFSA Football Championship
Year:	1909
Country:	France
Num Teams:	17
Winners:	SH Marseille
Count:	1
Matches:	16
Goals:	91
Prev Season:	1908
Next Season:	1910

The 1909 USFSA Football Championship was the 16th staging of the USFSA Football Championship. The tournament was held on the road between 7 March and 25 April 1909.^[1] The tournament was won by SH Marseille after beating CA Paris 3–2 in the final.

Tournament

First round

• Stade rennais 11–1 Club Malherbe Caennais

1/8 Finals

• Stade rennais 5–1 Le Havre AC
• CA Paris 17–1 Angers Université Club
• FC Lyon 5–2 Racing Club Franc-Comtois de Besançon
  • Racing Club de Reims 4–1 Amiens SC Stade nantais université club 1–0 Stade toulousain
• US Tourcoing 3–0 Cercle des Sports Stade Lorrain
  • Stade Bordelais UC 2–1 Olympique de Cette SH Marseille - Stade Raphaëlois (Raphaëlois forfeited)

Quarterfinals

• CA Paris 8–3 Stade rennais
• Stade Bordelais UC 4–0 Stade nantais université club
• US Tourcoing 3–0 Racing Club de Reims
• SH Marseille 12–0 FC Lyon

Semifinals

• CA Paris 1–0 US Tourcoing
• SH Marseille - Stade Bordelais UC (Bordeaux forfeited)

Final

At the time, only clubs from Paris, the North and Normandy had reached the final, so CA Paris reaching the final proves the development of football in Southern France.^[2] They found themselves leading two goals to one at half-time, but SH Marseille, who fielded a team with 10 Swiss players and one English men, reversed the situation in the second half thanks to a brace from Widdington, thus winning their first title of champion of France.^[3]

References

• RSSSF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Origins of the French League . 2 June 2022 . . 1 August 2022 .
2. Web site: L'Athlétique Paris atteint la finale . Athlétique Paris reaches the final . fr . . 25 April 1909 . 1 August 2022 .
3. Web site: Marseille 3–2 Paris . fr . . 26 April 1909 . 1 August 2022 .