1898 Italian Football Championship

1st season of top-tier Italian football May 2025 May 2025 Italian Football Championship 1898 8 May 1898 Coppa Duca degli Abruzzi.svg Genoa1st title The trophy 3 8 1899 The 1898 Italian Football Championship is considered a seminal event in Italian football history. It was the first FIGC-endorsed championship considered an official predecessor of Serie A subsequently formed in 1929. Winners Genoa were thus the first ever Italian Football Champions. 300px|thumb|left|The winners Format The 1898 competition was a knock-out tournament involving three Turin clubs and one from Genoa. All three matches were played at the Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, over the course of the one day. Panini Edizioni Modena Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004 2005 Results Semifinals All matches played on 8 May 1898 9:00 Internazionale Torino 25px 2–1 25px FBC Torinese Velodrome Humbert I, Turin 50 Adolf Jourdan 11:00 Ginnastica Torino 25px 0–2 25px Genoa Velodrome Humbert I, Turin 50 Adolf Jourdan Final 15:00 Internazionale Torino 25px 1–2 yes 25px Genoa Velodrome Humbert I, Turin 100 Adolf Jourdan References 1 Category:1897–98 in Italian football 1898 Category:1897–98 in European association football leagues