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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Dates | 7 March – 25 April |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SH Marseille (1st title) |
| Runners-up | CA Paris |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 91 (5.69 per match) |
The 1909 USFSA Football Championship was the 16th staging of the USFSA Football Championship. The tournament was held on the road between 7 March and 25 April 1909.[1] The tournament was won by SH Marseille after beating CA Paris 3–2 in the final.
Tournament
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First round
[edit]- Stade rennais 11–1 Club Malherbe Caennais
1/8 Finals
[edit]- Stade rennais 5–1 Le Havre AC
- CA Paris 17–1 Angers Université Club
- FC Lyon 5–2 Racing Club Franc-Comtois de Besançon
- Racing Club de Reims 4–1 Amiens SC
- Stade nantais université club 1–0 Stade toulousain
- US Tourcoing 3–0 Cercle des Sports Stade Lorrain
- Stade Bordelais UC 2–1 Olympique de Cette
- SH Marseille - Stade Raphaëlois (Raphaëlois forfeited)
Quarterfinals
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]- CA Paris 1–0 US Tourcoing
- SH Marseille - Stade Bordelais UC (Bordeaux forfeited)
Final
[edit]At the time, only clubs from Paris, the North and Normandy had reached the final, so CA Paris reaching the final proves the development of football in Southern France.[2] They found themselves leading two goals to one at half-time, but SH Marseille, who fielded a team with 10 Swiss players and one English men, reversed the situation in the second half thanks to a brace from Widdington, thus winning their first title of champion of France.[3]
| SH Marseille | 3–2 | CA Paris |
|---|---|---|
Burkhardt  Widdington |
Report | Verlet (pen.) Devic |
Referee: A. Collier
References
[edit]- ↑ "Origins of the French League". RSSSF. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "L'Athlétique Paris atteint la finale" [Athlétique Paris reaches the final] (in French). L'Auto. 25 April 1909. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Marseille 3–2 Paris" (in French). L'Auto. 26 April 1909. Retrieved 1 August 2022.