1896 USFSA Football Championship

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1896 USFSA Football Championship
1896 Paris Football Championship
Union des societes francaises de sports athletiques logo.svg
Tournament details
CountryFrance
Dates12 January – 11 March
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Club Français (1st title)
Runner-up The White Rovers
  1895
1897  

The 1896 USFSA Football Championship was the 3rd staging of the USFSA Football Championship. The tournament is also known as 1896 Paris Football Championship due to the fact that only clubs from Paris participated. [1]

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It was played on neutral grounds, in a league system with Club Français being proclaimed champions of France after winning all of its 8 games and conceding just 2 goals. [1]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Club Français 8800332+3116Champion
2 The White Rovers 8701366+3014
3 Standard Athletic Club 75022411+1310
4 Football Club de Levallois 8233116+57
5 Cercle Pédestre Asnières 7304108+26
6 Paris Star 822441286
7 Sporting Club Neuilly (WD) [a] 8215101115
8 United Sport Club 8206122084
9 Union Athlétique du Premier Arrondissement 8026266642
Source: 1896 USFSA
Notes:
  1. SC Neuilly dissolved at the end of the season.

Summary

This championship started in January sees the triumph of the Club Français which ends the season undefeated. Club goalkeeper Lucien Huteau conceded just two goals in eight matches: one against Rovers (4–1 victory on 23 February) and one against Standard (4–1 victory on 15 March). [2]

In April 1896, Le Havre AC decided to challenge the new official French champions Club Français. Unfortunately, the USFSA didn't accept the challenge. [1]

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