Italian Football Championship 1898

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The Italian Football Championship of 1898 was a major event in the footballing history of Italy. It was the first FIGC endorsed league competition which is considered an official predecessor of Serie A. It was held at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, all three games were played over the course of the one day.^[1] The winner of this first ever season was Genoa.

Contents 1 Semifinals 2 Final 3 Champions 4 References

[edit] Semifinals

Team #1	Res.	Team #2
Internazionale Torino	2-1	FBC Torinese
Genoa	2-0	Ginnastica Torino

[edit] Final

Team #1	Res.	Team #2
Genoa	2-1(aet)	Internazionale Torino

[edit] Champions

Italian Football Championship 1898 Winners
Genoa C.F.C. 1st Title

Genoa:[2]
1	William Baird
2	Ernesto De Galleani
3	Fausto Ghigliotti
4	Edoardo Pasteur I
5	James Richardson Spensley (c)
6	Ettore Wallys Ghiglione
7	Robert Al Leaver
8	Giovanni Bocciardo
9	Henri Arthur Dapples
10	Silvio Piero Bertollo
11	John Quertier Le Pelley

[edit] References

Serie A • 2007-08 clubs v • d • e
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War championships (recognized by the Italian Football Federation) v • d • e
1944 • 1945-46
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Football in Italy v • d • e
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