1898 USFSA Football Championship

The 1898 USFSA Football Championship was the 5th staging of the USFSA Football Championship.^[1]

1898 USFSA Football Championship

1898 Paris Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	France
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Standard Athletic Club (4th title)
Runners-up	Club Français
← 1897 1899 →

It was played on neutral grounds, in a league system with Standard Athletic Club being proclaimed champions of France after beating Club Français 3–2 in a play-off title-decider, since they had finished level on 18 points.^[1][2]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Standard Athletic Club	10	9	0	1	50	5	+45	18	Champion
2	Club Français	10	9	0	1	27	6	+21	18
3	United Sport Club	10	5	1	4	10	22	−12	11
4	Racing Club de France	10	3	2	5	11	31	−20	8
5	Paris Star	10	2	1	7	3	37	−34	5
6	The White Rovers (WD)[a]	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	0

Source: 1898 USFSA
Notes:

1. The White Rovers withdrew

Play-off

The Standard AC team on the day of the final

The Club Français team on the day of the final

Standard AC and Club Français competed head-to-head for the title and both teams finished tied on 18 points, which meant that the title had to be decided in a playoff match that was held on 3 April 1898 at the Vélodrome de Courbevoie, which Standard won 3–2, thus winning for the second year straight.^[1][2]

3 April 1898

Standard AC	3–2	Club Français
	Report

Courbevoie, France

Winner

1898 USFSA Football Championship
Standard AC