1897 USFSA Football Championship
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = USFSA Football Championship
| image = Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques logo.svg
| image_size = 200
| caption =
| year = 1897
| dates =
| country = France
| num_teams = 9
| winners = Standard Athletic Club
| count = 3
| second = The White Rovers
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| prev_season = 1896
| next_season = 1898
}}
The 1897 USFSA Football Championship was the 4th staging of the USFSA Football Championship.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1897 |title=France 1892-1919 |date=2 February 2021 |website=RSSSF |accessdate=26 July 2022 }}
It was played on neutral grounds, in a league system with Standard Athletic Club being proclaimed champions of France after beating The White Rovers in a play-off title decider having finished level on 14 points.
Table
|winpoints=2
|name_CFR=Club Français
|name_TWR=The White Rovers
|name_SAC=Standard Athletic Club
|name_FCL=Football Club de Levallois
|name_CPA=Cercle Pédestre Asnières
|name_PST=Paris Star
|name_RCF=Racing Club de France
|name_USC=United Sport Club
|name_UAP=United Athlétique du Premier Arrondissement
|team1=SAC|win_SAC=6|draw_SAC=2|loss_SAC=0|gf_SAC=31|ga_SAC=4
|team2=TWR|win_TWR=7|draw_TWR=0|loss_TWR=1|gf_TWR=33|ga_TWR=8
|team3=CFR|win_CFR=5|draw_CFR=2|loss_CFR=1|gf_CFR=19|ga_CFR=10
|team4=RCF|win_RCF=4|draw_RCF=1|loss_RCF=3|gf_RCF=17|ga_RCF=13
|team5=PST|win_PST=4|draw_PST=0|loss_PST=4|gf_PST=15|ga_PST=24
|team6=USC|win_USC=3|draw_USC=1|loss_USC=4|gf_USC=11|ga_USC=18
|team7=FCL|win_FCL=2|draw_FCL=0|loss_FCL=6|gf_FCL=15|ga_FCL=22
|team8=CPA|win_CPA=1|draw_CPA=0|loss_CPA=7|gf_CPA=12|ga_CPA=32
|team9=UAP|win_UAP=1|draw_UAP=0|loss_UAP=7|gf_UAP=0|ga_UAP=22
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|res_col_header=QR
|col_C=yellow1 |text_C=Champion
|result1=C
}}
Play-off
This championship was extremely competitive, in fact, it resulted in a draw as Standard AC and The White Rovers finished tied on 14 points, which meant that the title had to be decided in a playoff match that was held a few days later.
{{football box
| date = 1897
| time =
| team1 = Standard AC
| score = 3–2 Annulled
| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1897 Report]
| team2 = The White Rovers
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Standard AC beat White Rovers 3–2, but the result of that game was canceled and the game had to be replayed. Despite the second chance, however, Rovers did not show up to play this game, and Standard was proclaimed champions of France.
Replay
{{football box
| date = 1897
| time =
| team1 = Standard AC
| score = Forfait
| report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1897 Report]
| team2 = The White Rovers
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Winner
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |
| 1897 USFSA Football Championship |
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| Standard AC |
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html RSSSF]