The following are the association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world.
Events January 1: Footballing arm of Belgian club K.A.A. Gent established. April 5: Portsmouth founded May 8: Genoa become the first ever Italian national champions May 12: French club Tourcoing FC founded (as US Tourcoing) December: French club Union Sportive Boulonnaise founded at Boulogne-sur-Mer. Italian Football Federation is founded
National League Champions
South America +NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upTitlePrevious title wonArgentinaPrimera DivisionLomas2-1 (after Lomas and Lobos finished level on points and a previous 1-0 Lomas win was voided)Lobos5th1897
Europe +NationTournamentWinnerRunner-upTitlePrevious title wonBelgiumFirst DivisionLiegeRacing Bruxelles2nd1896EnglandFirst DivisionSheffield UnitedSunderland1stNoneFranceFrench ChampionshipStandardClub Francais4th1897IrelandIrish LeagueLinfieldCliftonville5th1895NetherlandsFootball League ChampionshipRAP (after 4-2 playoff win)Vitesse4th1897ScotlandScottish LeagueCelticRangers4th1896
Domestic Cups
Asia +NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitlePrevious title wonIndiaDurand CupBlack Watch2-0North Staffordshire RegimentAnnadale2nd1897
Europe +NationTournamentWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTitlePrevious title wonEnglandFA CupNottingham Forest3-1Derby CountyCrystal Palace1stNoneIrelandIrish CupLinfield2-0St Columb's Hall CelticThe Oval5th1895ItalyFootball ChampionshipGenoa2-1 (after extra time)Internazionale TorinoVelodrome Humbert I1stNoneScotlandScottish CupRangers2-0KilmarnockCathkin Park3rd1897WalesWelsh CupDruids2-1 (replay after 1-1 draw)WrexhamCricket Field6th1886SwedenSvenska Mästerskapet Örgryte IS3-0AIKGärdet3rd1897
International tournaments 1898 British Home Championship (February 19 – April 2, 1898)
Births January 7 – Dick MacNeill, Dutch footballer (d. 1963) December 13 – Percy Goodison, English professional footballer (d. 1971) Full date unknown Joe Hughes, Welsh professional footballer
Deaths June 30 – Reg Birkett, English footballer
Clubs founded K.A.A. Gent Portsmouth FC BSC Young Boys SV Darmstadt 98 Crosshaven AFC
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