1898 in association football

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 champions

 * Argentina: Lomas Athletic Club
 * Belgium: FC Liégeois
 * England: Sheffield United
 * France: Standard Athletic Club
 * Ireland: Linfield


 * Italy: Genoa (first Italian champions)
 * Netherlands: RAP Amsterdam (first Eredivisie champions)
 * Scotland:
 * Divions One: Celtic
 * Scottish Cup: Rangers
 * Sweden: Örgryte IS
 * Switzerland: Grasshopper Zurich (unofficial)

International tournaments

 * 1898 British Home Championship (February 19 – April 2, 1898)
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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