1897–98 Swiss Serie A
| Season | 1897–98 |
|---|---|
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
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
).
Group A
| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 7-2 | FC Zürich |
Group B
| 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
|
Group C
| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Le Château de Lancy | 4-0 | Racing Club de Geneve |
| La Châtelaine Genève | 9-2 | Le Château de Lancy |
Final
| 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.
References
- ^ Daniel Schaub (2014). "Wie die Old Boys zu den ersten Forfait-Siegern der Schweizer Fussballgeschichte wurden". tageswoche.ch. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ^ Paul Ruoff, Das goldene Buch des Schweizer Fussballs, Basel 1953