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FCAF French Football Championship
Founded	1905
Abolished	1914; 110 years ago
Region	Gironde and Paris
Number of teams	4
Last champions	VGA Médoc (1914)
Most successful club(s)	VGA Médoc; (3 titles)

French Amateur Cycling Federation
Sport	List Association football; Athletics; Cycling; ;
Jurisdiction	France
Abbreviation	FCAF
Founded	1905
Headquarters	Paris
Replaced	List FFF (Football); FAF (Athletics); ;
Closure date	1919; 105 years ago

The French Cycling and Athletics Federation (French: Fédération Cycliste des Amateurs de France, FCAF) is a French sports federation from the early 20th century.^[1] Named the French Amateur Cycling Federation when it was created, it became the French Cycling and Athletics Federation in 1911.^[1]

The USFSA, the sports governing body in France, only managed amateur sports, so not boxing or cycling, which had the Union Vélocipédique de France (UVF).^[2] However, some UVF clubs founded sports sections other than cycling, and as a result, they left this federation and founded the FCAF,^[2] which was initially entirely devoted to cycling, but quickly opened up to athletic sports and set up the FCAF Football Championship in 1906.^[3]^[4]

FCAF Football Championship

The FCAF French Football Championship is a French football competition organized by the French Cycling and Athletics Federation (FCAF).^[3] It was contested by the clubs affiliated to this federation, which were mainly located in the North, Gironde, and the Paris region, and it was held annually between 1905 and 1914.^[1]^[3] In 1907, the FCAF became a member of the French Interfederal Committee (CFI) and the winner of the FCAF Football Championship competed for the Trophée de France, a competition organized by the CFI.^[3]

1908–09 season

In the semifinals, Star Club de Caudry beats Iris Club Croisien (1–0) at Sin-le-Noble.^[5] In the final on 16 May 1909, SC Caudry won the title after defeating the Association sportive d'Alfortville, the champions of the Paris region, by a score of 4–2.^[6]

1909–10 season

The CA Vitry won the Paris championship on 1 May 1910.^[7]

In the semifinals on 8 May 1910, CA Vitry defeated VGA Médoc 5–1 in Bordeaux, while RC Saint-Quentin, champion of Aisne, was set to face Iris Club Croisien, champion of North, in Cambrai, but Iris did not appear and Saint-Quentin thus won by forfeit.^[8] In the final on 22 May 22, CA Vitry won the title with a 4–2 win over Saint-Quentin.^[3]^[9]

Titles

Edition	Winners
1905–06	SM Puteaux
1906–07	SM Puteaux (2)
1907–08	SM Puteaux (3)
1908–09	Star Club de Caudry
1909–10	CA Vitry
1910–11	CA Vitry (2)
1911–12	VGA Médoc
1912–13	VGA Médoc (2)
1913–14	VGA Médoc (3)^[10]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Pierre Cazal: "l'historien a le devoir de sortir de l'oubli des matches qui ont été écartés"" [Pierre Cazal: "The historian has the duty to bring out of oblivion the matches that have been discarded"]. www.chroniquesbleues.fr (in French). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "France 1892-1919". RSSSF. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Le front intérieur du sport français et européen pendant la Grande Guerre" [The home front of French and European sport during the Great War]. books.openedition.org (in French). p. 323-337. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "La Championnat de France (F.C.A.F.)" [The French Championship (F.C.A.F.)]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 11 May 1909. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
^ "La Championnat de la F.C.A.F" [The FCAF Championship]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 18 May 1909. p. 7. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
^ "Football Association". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 1910. p. 7. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "La Championnat de France de la F.C.A.F: Semi-finale" [The F.C.A.F French Championship: Semi-final]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). 9 May 1910. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "La Championnat de France de la F.C.A.F: Finale" [The F.C.A.F French Championship: Final]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). 23 May 1910. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "La VGA Médoc est championne sans avoir disputé la moindre rencontre" [The VGA Médoc is champion without having played a single match]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Matin. 27 April 1914. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2024.