The strongest teams who were founding members of FIGC were chosen as participating teams . At that time these were the Turin clubs Internazionale Torino , FC Torinese and Società Ginnastica Torino as well as CFC Genoa . In contrast, today's record champions Juventus Turin , who at the time was clearly overshadowed by the three participating Turin clubs, was not taken into account .
The tournament was held on May 8, 1898 in the Velodromo Umberto I in Turin. The semi-final pairings took place in the morning, the two winners then met in the afternoon. The winner received a trophy, the Coppa Duca degli Abruzzi to it by the Duke of Abruzzi Prince Luigi Amedeo , a nephew of King Umberto I was handed over. The games took place in front of about 100 spectators who paid 197 lire per seat.
Enrico Rossi (2)
Edoardo Bosio
Norman Victor Leaver