Switzerland 1898/99

Serie A (Challenge de l'ASF)

Three regional groups. 
Championship played as a cup.


Group East

1/2 final
[Nov 27 in Zürich]
Anglo-American FC Zürich	3-3 Grasshopper Club Zürich
[Replay Dec 11 in Zürich] 
Anglo-American FC Zürich	2-1 Grasshopper Club Zürich 

Final group East
[Dec 18 in Zürich]
Anglo-American Club Zürich	5-0 FC Zürich


Group Central

[Nov 13 at Landhof in Basel]
FC Old Boys Basel		1-1 FC Basel
[Replay Dec 18 at Landhof in Basel]
FC Old Boys Basel		2-2 FC Basel 		[aet 20']
Protest of Old Boys (the 2nd goal of FC Basel was a hand-goal)
Final result : FC Old Boys Basel - FC Basel  2-1


Group West

1/2 final
[Nov 10 in Yverdon]
FC Yverdon			2-0 FC Neuchâtel
[Dec 3 in Lausanne]
Lausanne FC et CC		4-0 Geneva United Club

Final group West
[Dec 10 in Yverdon]
Lausanne FC et CC		6-2 FC Yverdon


Final round

[March 5 at Beudenfeld in Bern]
FC Old Boys Basel		w/o Lausanne FC et CC
The British players of Lausanne refused to play a sunday, 
Lausanne FC et CC is disqualified.

Final
[March 12 in Zürich]
Anglo-American FC Zürich	7-0 FC Old Boys Basel
 [Levinstein, Collinson (3), Morris, Gandolfi, Butler]	
Referee : Schmid
AAFC     : Smith, Sharmen, Engelke, Forgan, Butler (C), Cotton,
           Morris, Levinstein, Collinson, Gandolfi, Bachelor.
Old Boys : Frei, Bienz, Devick, Graf, Banga, Hedinger,
           Kaech, Weber, Costa, Buser, Bächlin. 


Table :
1. Anglo-American FC Zürich	1  1 0 0  7- 0  2
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2. FC Old Boys Basel		1  0 0 1  0- 7  0
   Lausanne FC et CC is disqualified.  

Anglo-American Football Club Zürich is 1899 Swiss Champion



Serie B (Coupe Ruinart)

Group East 

1/2 finals
[Nov 27 at Kreuzbleiche in St.Gallen]
Ver. FC St-Gallen		9-1 FC Winterthur
[Dec 4 at Allmend in Zürich]
Grasshopper Club Zürich II	2-1 FC Zürich II

Final 
[Feb 19 in St.Gallen]
Ver. FC St-Gallen		2-0 Grasshopper Club Zürich II


Group Central

1/2 finals
[Oct 23 in Aarau]
FC Bern 			6-0 FC Basel II
FC Old Boys Basel II bye

Final
[Nov 27 in Langenthal]
FC Bern 			3-1 FC Old Boys Basel II


Group West

1st round
FC Montreux			FF  FC Genève

1/2 finals
[Dec 10 in Croix d'Ouchy/Lausanne]
Collège Cantonal FC, Lausanne 	FF  FC Montreux
[Dec 15 in Montriond/Lausanne]
FC Neuchâtel II			2-1 Geneva United II

Final 
[Dec 17 in Yverdon]
Collège Cantonal FC, Lausanne	5-1 FC Neuchâtel II	


Final round

1/2 final
[March 18 at Beudenfeld in Bern]
Collège Cantonal FC, Lausanne	2-0 FC Bern
Ver. FC St-Gallen bye

Final
[April 9 at Landhof in Basel]
Collège Cantonal FC, Lausanne	3-2 Ver. FC St-Gallen

Collège Cantonal FC, Lausanne is winner of the Serie B
1897/98.
1899/00.
list of champions.
list of final tables.
list of cup finals.
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Erik Garin for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Erik Garin (garin6875@gmail.com)
Last updated: 28 Jun 2025