The Italian Football Championship of 1898 was a major event in the footballing history of Italy. It was the first FIGC endorsed league competition which is considered an official predecessor of Serie A. It was held at Velodromo Umberto I in Turin on 8 May, all three games were played over the course of the one day.[1] The winner of this first ever season was Genoa.
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Semifinals
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
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Internazionale Torino  |
2-1 | FBC Torinese |
| Genoa |
2-0 | Ginnastica Torino |
Final
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
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| Genoa |
2-1(aet) | Internazionale Torino |
Champions
| Italian Football Championship 1898 Winners |
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| Genoa C.F.C. 1st Title |
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| Genoa:[2] | ||
| 1 |  William Baird |
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| 2 | Ernesto De Galleani |
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| 3 | Fausto Ghigliotti |
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| 4 | Edoardo Pasteur I |
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| 5 | James Richardson Spensley (c) |
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| 6 | Ettore Wallys Ghiglione |
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| 7 | Robert Al Leaver |
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| 8 | Giovanni Bocciardo |
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| 9 |  Henri Arthur Dapples |
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| 10 | Silvio Piero Bertollo |
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| 11 |  John Quertier Le Pelley |
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References
- ^ Modena, Panini Edizioni (2005). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004.
- ^ "Le formazioni dei campioni d'Italia dal 1898 al 1915". BatsWeb.com. http://www.batsweb.org/sport/Calcio/Campionato/form1898.htm. Retrieved August 2007.
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