1894 USFSA Football Championship

1894 USFSA Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryFrance
Dates15 April – 6 May
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsStandard Athletic Club (1st title)
Runner-upThe White Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored25 (5 per match)
1895 →

The 1894 USFSA Football Championship was the 1st staging of the USFSA Football Championship. This was the very first recognized football championship to be played in France. The tournament was held on the road between 15 April and 6 May 1894.[1]

The first competition featured just four Paris teams and was organized on a knockout basis with Standard Athletic Club becoming the French champions after beating The White Rovers 2–2 and 2–0 in the replay of the final.[2]

  1. ^ "Origins of the French League". RSSSF. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Football in France, a statistical record 1894–2003: Alex Graham (2004)