| Season | 1897β98 |
|---|---|
1898β99 β | |
The first Swiss football championship was held 1897β98. 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 FranΓ§ois-Jean DΓ©gΓ©rine and Dr. AimΓ© Schwob. The championship trophy was donated by the company Ruinart. [1] Only four of the clubs competing were members of the SFA; FC ChΓ’teau de Lancy, Grasshopper Club ZΓΌrich, NeuchΓ’tel FC and La Villa Ouchy). [2] 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 GenΓ¨ve). 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 ZΓΌrich | 7-2 | FC ZΓΌrich |
Group B
Group C
| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Le ChΓ’teau de Lancy | 4-0 | Racing Club de Geneve |
| La ChÒtelaine Genève | 9-2 | Le ChÒteau de Lancy |
Final
| Club | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club ZΓΌrich | 6-1 | Villa Longchamp Lausanne |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2-0 | La ChÒtelaine Genève |
Grasshopper Club ZΓΌrich 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