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1896 USFSA Football Championship
The 1896 USFSA Football Championship was the 3rd staging of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques#Football, USFSA Football Championship. The tournament is also known as 1896 Paris Football Championship due to the fact that only clubs from Paris participated. 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. Table 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 The White Rovers, Rovers (4–1 victory on 23 February) and one against Standard Athletic Club, Standard (4–1 victory on 15 March). In April 1896, Le Havre AC decided to challenge the new official French champions Club Français. Unfortunately, the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, USFSA didn't accept the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Français
Club Français was a French association football club based in Paris which was founded in 1890. Club Français won the 1896 USFSA Football Championship and Coupe de France Final 1931. In 1900 the USFSA elected players from Club Français to represent France at the Summer Olympics. The team (wearing the USFSA representative uniform) won the silver medal after two matches played.''The Complete Results & Line-ups of the Olympic Football Tournaments 1900–2004'': Colin Jose (2004) Club Francais was the first to be established by French-natives. It took part in all the competitions organised by the USFSA, gaining reputation as one of the most important clubs in the country between 1896 and 1904, where CF won a domestic league, one Dewar Cup and six Manier Cup. In 1915, the club left USFSA to join Ligue de Football Association, winning a Challenge de la Renommée competition during the World War I. Affiliated to French Football Federation since 1919, Club Francais competed in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |