Switzerland 1897/98

Unofficial, sponsorised by the newspaper "La Suisse Sportive"
Three regional groups. Championship played as a cup.

Group A

[Nov 20 in Zürich] 
Grasshopper-Club Zürich	       	7-2 FC Zürich


Group B 

Lausanne FC & CC		4-0 Maison Neuve, Vevey
Lausanne FC & CC		5-2 la Villa d'Ouchy, Lausanne

[Dec 14 in Yverdon]
Villa Longchamp, Lausanne     	1-0 FC Yverdon
[Dec 15 in Yverdon]
Villa Longchamp, Lausanne	6-1 FC Neuchâtel

Final group B
[Dec 18 in Montriond/Lausanne]
Villa Longchamp, Lausanne	1-0 Lausanne FC & CC


Group C

Château de Lancy 		4-0 Racing Club de Genève
La Châtelaine, Genève		9-2 Château de Lancy 


Final round 

[March 19 in Zürich]
Grasshopper-Club Zürich	 	6-1 Villa Longchamp, Lausanne
 [5 10 Blijdenstein, 40 Schmid, ?, Landolt, Huguenin; 52 Hornsby]
Referee : John Tollmann
Grasshopper    : P.Ott, Bosshard, Heinrich Suter, E.Mende, P-F.Schmid (C), 
                 Henri Doll, Landolt, H.Blijdenstein, G.Huguenin, 
                 B.Van Delden, P.Simonius.
Villa Longchamp: Fels, Bowden, D.K.Macalister, Harrison, Wilson, 
                 Addor, Macalister III, West, Hornsby (C), 
                 Reynolds, Perkins.


[April 4 in Ouchy/Lausanne]
Grasshopper-Club Zürich		2-0 La Châtelaine, Genève
 [Simonius, Wenner]
Referee : Frampton
Grasshopper : Arbenz, Bosshard, Heinrich Suter, E.Mende, P-F.Schmid (C), 
              Henri Doll, Landolt, Wenner, G.Huguenin, B.Van Delden, 
              P.Simonius.
Châtelaine  : Murphy, W. Thudichum, M. Muschamp (C), Rowlins, M.Viret, 
              G.Vrioni II, P.Vrioni I, Herfeld, Brown, Gray, Iweins.

La Châtelaine 			n/p Villa Longchamp

Table :
1. Grasshopper-Club Zürich	2  2 0 0  8- 1  4
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2. La Châtelaine, Genève	1  0 0 1  0- 2  0
   Villa Longchamp, Lausanne	1  0 0 1  1- 6  0


Grasshopper is first unofficial 1898 Swiss Champion

1898/99.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.


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