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, Neuchâtel FC and La Villa Ouchy).Paul Ruoff, Das goldene Buch des Schweizer Fussballs, Basel 1953 The series A was divided into three regional groups, group A in the north, group B the district around

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and group C district of Genève). The winner of each group qualified for the finals. The following are the statistics to the first Swiss national

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Final

won the championship.

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Switzerland 1898-99 at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1897-98 Swiss Serie A Swiss Football League seasons Seasons in Swiss football 1897–98 in Swiss football

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