The first Swiss football championship was held 1897–98. The championship was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895) and is therefore considered as unofficial. The tournament was organized by the Geneva newspaper La Suisse Sportive and its editors François-Jean Dégérine and Dr. Aimé Schwob. The championship trophy was donated by the company Ruinart. Only four of the clubs competing were members of the SFA; FC Château de Lancy, Grasshopper Club Zürich, Neuchâtel FC and La Villa Ouchy).Paul Ruoff, Das goldene Buch des Schweizer Fussballs, Basel 1953 The series A was divided into three regional groups, group A in the north, group B the district around Lausanne and group C district of Genève). The winner of each group qualified for the finals.
The following are the statistics to the first Swiss national football (soccer) competition (later Swiss Super League).
Group A ClubScoreClubGrasshopper Club Zürich7-2FC Zürich
Group B ClubScoreClubVilla Longchamp Lausanne1-0FC YverdonLausanne Football and Cricket Club4-0Maison Neuve VeveyLausanne Football and Cricket Club5-2Villa d'Ouchy (Lausanne)Villa Longchamp Lausanne1-0Lausanne Football and Cricket Club
Group C ClubScoreClubLe Château de Lancy4-0Racing Club de GeneveLa Châtelaine Genève9-2Le Château de Lancy
Final ClubScoreClubGrasshopper Club Zürich6-1Villa Longchamp LausanneGrasshopper Club Zürich2-0La Châtelaine Genève
Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.
References
Sources Switzerland 1898-99 at RSSSF