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1896 in Swedish football
The
1896
season
in
Swedish football
,
starting
January
1896 and ending
December
1896:
Events
8 August
1896:
Örgryte IS
wins
the first
Swedish Championship
ever
by beating
IS Idrottens Vänner
3-0 in the
final
match
of the
competition
. The title is contested in the
cup
tournament
Svenska
Mästerskapet—arranged by Svenska Idrottsförbundet—and the two
Gothenburg
clubs
are the only competitors. The match is played on the
football field
of a
Swedish cavalry
regiment—Skånska husarregementet—garrisoned in
Helsingborg
.
Honours
Official
titles
Competitions
Domestic
results
Svenska Mästerskapet
1896
;Final