1909 USFSA Football Championship

USFSA Football Championship Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques logo.svg 150 1909 7 March – 25 April France 17 SH Marseille 1 CA Paris 16 91 1908 1910 The 1909 USFSA Football Championship was the 16th staging of the USFSA Football Championship. The tournament was held on the road between 7 March and 25 April 1909.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franchamp.html Origins of the French League 2 June 2022 RSSSF 1 August 2022 The tournament was won by SH Marseille after beating CA Paris 3–2 in the final. Tournament thumb|470px|Final : SH Marseille - CA Paris. thumb|370px|Final : SH Marseille - CA Paris. First round Stade rennais 11–1 Club Malherbe Caennais 1/8 Finals Stade rennais 5–1 Le Havre AC CA Paris 17–1 Angers Université Club FC Lyon 5–2 Racing Club Franc-Comtois de Besançon Racing Club de Reims 4–1 Amiens SC Stade nantais université club 1–0 Stade toulousain US Tourcoing 3–0 Cercle des Sports Stade Lorrain Stade Bordelais UC 2–1 Olympique de Cette SH Marseille - Stade Raphaëlois (Raphaëlois forfeited) Quarterfinals CA Paris 8–3 Stade rennais Stade Bordelais UC 4–0 Stade nantais université club US Tourcoing 3–0 Racing Club de Reims SH Marseille 12–0 FC Lyon Semifinals CA Paris 1–0 US Tourcoing SH Marseille - Stade Bordelais UC (Bordeaux forfeited) Final At the time, only clubs from Paris, the North and Normandy had reached the final, so CA Paris reaching the final proves the development of football in Southern France.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624121j/f5.item.zoom L'Athlétique Paris atteint la finale Athlétique Paris reaches the final fr L'Auto 25 April 1909 1 August 2022 They found themselves leading two goals to one at half-time, but SH Marseille, who fielded a team with 10 Swiss players and one English men, reversed the situation in the second half thanks to a brace from Widdington, thus winning their first title of champion of France.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624122z/f7.item.zoom Marseille 3–2 Paris fr L'Auto 26 April 1909 1 August 2022 25 April 1909 SH Marseille 3–2 Report CA Paris Burkhardt Widdington Verlet pen.Devic Stade du Matin Colombes A. Collier References RSSSF Category:USFSA Football Championship 1 France