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1896 USFSA Football Championship

Field	Value
title	USFSA Football Championship
image	Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques logo.svg
image_size	200
year	1896
other_titles	1896 Paris Football Championship
dates	12 January – 11 March
country	France
num_teams	9
winners	Club Français
count	1
second	The White Rovers
prev_season	1895
next_season	1897

The 1896 USFSA Football Championship was the 3rd staging of the USFSA Football Championship. The tournament is also known as 1896 Paris Football Championship because only clubs from Paris participated.

It was played on neutral grounds, in a league system with Club Français being proclaimed champions of France after winning all of its 8 games and conceding just 2 goals.

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Summary

This championship started in January sees the triumph of the Club Français which ends the season undefeated. Club goalkeeper Lucien Huteau conceded just two goals in eight matches: one against Rovers (4–1 victory on 23 February) and one against Standard (4–1 victory on 15 March).

In April 1896, Le Havre AC decided to challenge the new official French champions Club Français. Unfortunately, the USFSA didn't accept the challenge.

References

(2 February 2021). "France 1892-1919".
(19 March 1896). "Le Club Français est champion". Gallica.

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