Start date 1898 | ||
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Similar 1908 Italian Football, 1921–22 Prima Divisione, 1914–15 Italian Football | ||
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 a knock-out tournament involving three clubs from Turin 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. The winner of this first-ever season was Genoa.
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1898 Italian Football Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA