1898 in association football

• 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) :: ==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 == References ==