French Amateur Cycling Federation Explained

French Amateur Cycling Federation
Abbrev:FCAF
Jurisdiction:France
Founded:1905
Headquarters:Paris

The French Cycling and Athletics Federation (FCAF) is a French sports federation from the early 20th century.[1] Named the French Amateur Cycling Federation when it was created, it became the French Cycling and Athletics Federation in 1911.[1]

The USFSA, the sports governing body in France, only managed amateur sports, so not boxing or cycling, which had the Union Vélocipédique de France (UVF).[2] However, some UVF clubs founded sports sections other than cycling, and as a result, they left this federation and founded the FCAF,[2] which was initially entirely devoted to cycling, but quickly opened up to athletic sports and set up the FCAF Football Championship in 1906.[3] [4]

FCAF Football Championship

FCAF French Football Championship
Founded:1905
Region:Gironde and Paris
Number Of Teams:4
Current Champions:VGA Médoc (1914)
Most Successful Club:VGA Médoc
(3 titles)

The FCAF French Football Championship is a French football competition organized by the French Cycling and Athletics Federation (FCAF).[3] It was contested by the clubs affiliated to this federation, which were mainly located in the North, Gironde, and the Paris region, and it was held annually between 1905 and 1914.[1] [3] In 1907, the FCAF became a member of the French Interfederal Committee (CFI) and the winner of the FCAF Football Championship competed for the Trophée de France, a competition organized by the CFI.[3]

1908–09 season

In the semifinals, Star Club de Caudry beats Iris Club Croisien (1–0) at Sin-le-Noble.[5] In the final on 16 May 1909, SC Caudry won the title after defeating the Association sportive d'Alfortville, the champions of the Paris region, by a score of 4–2.[6]

1909–10 season

The CA Vitry won the Paris championship on 1 May 1910.[7]

In the semifinals on 8 May 1910, CA Vitry defeated VGA Médoc 5–1 in Bordeaux, while RC Saint-Quentin, champion of Aisne, was set to face Iris Club Croisien, champion of North, in Cambrai, but Iris did not appear and Saint-Quentin thus won by forfeit.[8] In the final on 22 May 22, CA Vitry won the title with a 4–2 win over Saint-Quentin.[3] [9]

Titles

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1905–06SM Puteaux
1906–07SM Puteaux (2)
1907–08SM Puteaux (3)
1908–09Star Club de Caudry
1909–10CA Vitry
1910–11CA Vitry (2)
1911–12VGA Médoc
1912–13VGA Médoc (2)
1913–14VGA Médoc (3)[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2-2. Des rivaux dispersés . 2-2. Rivals scattered. . theses.univ-lyon2.fr . 3 November 2024 . 15 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240715170343/http://theses.univ-lyon2.fr/documents/getpart.php?id=lyon2.2000.poyer_a&part=30027 . live .
  2. Web site: Pierre Cazal: "l’historien a le devoir de sortir de l’oubli des matches qui ont été écartés" . Pierre Cazal: "The historian has the duty to bring out of oblivion the matches that have been discarded" . fr . www.chroniquesbleues.fr . 10 March 2019 . 3 November 2024 .
  3. Web site: France 1892-1919 . . 29 August 2024 . 3 November 2024 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205152228/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html . live .
  4. Web site: Le front intérieur du sport français et européen pendant la Grande Guerre . The home front of French and European sport during the Great War . fr . books.openedition.org . 323-337 . 3 November 2024 .
  5. Web site: La Championnat de France (F.C.A.F.) . The French Championship (F.C.A.F.) . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 11 May 1909 . 10 November 2024 . 10 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241110190041/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624137d/f5.item.zoom . live .
  6. Web site: La Championnat de la F.C.A.F . The FCAF Championship . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 7 . 18 May 1909 . 10 November 2024 . 10 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241110190106/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624144j/f5.item.zoom . live .
  7. Web site: Football Association . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 7 . 1910 . 3 November 2024 . 11 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231111082154/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4625692n/f7.item.zoom . live .
  8. Web site: La Championnat de France de la F.C.A.F: Semi-finale . The F.C.A.F French Championship: Semi-final . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . 9 May 1910 . 3 November 2024 . 30 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130073008/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4625699j/f7.item.zoom . live .
  9. Web site: La Championnat de France de la F.C.A.F: Finale . The F.C.A.F French Championship: Final . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . 23 May 1910 . 3 November 2024 .
  10. Web site: La VGA Médoc est championne sans avoir disputé la moindre rencontre . The VGA Médoc is champion without having played a single match . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . Le Matin . 5 . 27 April 1914 . 3 November 2024 . 13 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213061224/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k570869n.image.r=matin.f5.langFR . live .

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