| Season: | 1897–98 |
| Competition: | Swiss Serie A |
| Nextseason: | 1898–99 |
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.
The following are the statistics to the first Swiss national football (soccer) competition (later Swiss Super League).
| Club | Score | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 7-2 | FC Zürich |
| Club | Score | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Longchamp Lausanne | 1-0 | FC Yverdon | |
| Lausanne Football and Cricket Club | 4-0 | Maison Neuve Vevey | |
| Lausanne Football and Cricket Club | 5-2 | Villa d'Ouchy (Lausanne) | |
| Villa Longchamp Lausanne | 1-0 | Lausanne FC et CC |
| Club | Score | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Château de Lancy | 4-0 | Racing Club de Geneve | |
| La Châtelaine Genève | 9-2 | Le Château de Lancy |
| 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.