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1898 in association football 
Summary
The following are the association football events of the year 1898 throughout the world.
Events edit
- 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 edit
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International tournaments edit
- 1898 British Home Championship (February 19 – April 2, 1898)
Births edit
- January 7 – Dick MacNeill, Dutch footballer (d. 1963)
- December 13 – Percy Goodison, English professional footballer (d. 1971)[2]
- Full date unknown
- Joe Hughes, Welsh professional footballer[3]
Deaths edit
- June 30 – Reg Birkett, English footballer
Clubs founded edit
- K.A.A. Gent
- Portsmouth FC
- BSC Young Boys
- SV Darmstadt 98
- Crosshaven AFC