1897–98 Swiss Serie A

Swiss football season 1897–98 Swiss Serie A 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. Daniel Schaub 2014 http://www.tageswoche.ch/de/2014_33/sport/666124/ Wie die Old Boys zu den ersten Forfait-Siegern der Schweizer Fussballgeschichte wurden tageswoche.ch 2014-08-19 2014-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228110915/http://www.tageswoche.ch/de/2014_33/sport/666124/ dead Only four of the clubs competing were members of the SFA; FC Château de Lancy, Grasshopper Club Zürich, Neuchâtel FC and La Villa Ouchy).Paul Ruoff, Das goldene Buch des Schweizer Fussballs, Basel 1953 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). Group A ClubScoreClubGrasshopper Club Zürich7-2FC Zürich Group B ClubScoreClubVilla Longchamp Lausanne1-0FC YverdonLausanne Football and Cricket Club4-0Maison Neuve VeveyLausanne Football and Cricket Club5-2Villa d'Ouchy (Lausanne)Villa Longchamp Lausanne1-0Lausanne Football and Cricket Club Group C ClubScoreClubLe Château de Lancy4-0Racing Club de GeneveLa Châtelaine Genève9-2Le Château de Lancy Final ClubScoreClubGrasshopper Club Zürich6-1Villa Longchamp LausanneGrasshopper Club Zürich2-0La Châtelaine Genève Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship. References Sources Switzerland 1898-99 at RSSSF Category:Swiss Football League seasons Category:Seasons in Swiss football Category:1897–98 in Swiss football Swiss