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1898 Championship Participation

When
8 May 1898
Where
Velodrome Humbert I in Turin
Part of
First games of the Italian Football Federation championship

Genoa competed in the first Italian Championship in 1898, facing clubs from Turin in a knock-out format.

Genoa participated in the inaugural Italian Football Championship in 1898. The tournament involved three clubs from Turin and one from Genoa. This competition was the first FIGC-endorsed championship, marking a seminal moment in Italian football history. Genoa's participation established them as a key competitor in the early national tournament.

Sources

  1. 1898 Italian Football Championship Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-09
  2. Genoa CFC Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10

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