In subsequent seasons the Young Boys did not win the championship but were always in the top three in the regional group. The game ended with a one-sided 5–0 result, and YB after only five years of existence had won their first Swiss football championship.Īfter having trained for the early years on the Schwellenmätteli, below the Kirchenfeld bridge, YB played from the year 1904 at Spitalacker-Platz. The Neuchâtel defense completely broke apart when the YB striker Walter Frey found the net shortly after halftime to post a 1–0 lead. This caused Neuchâtel to make the error of underestimating the Young Boys. The guests from Neuchâtel were the clear favorites, because the Bern club had lost to them one month before 1–4. On 29 March YB faced the West champion FC Neuchâtel. YB played, among others, the two Schwab brothers, and they beat Zurich 3–1. On 22 March was the first final against FC Zürich. YB won the championship of the Central League and were invited to play in the finals of the Swiss championship. YB beat their city rivals away 3–1 and on 8 March 1903 5–0 at home. In these years YB also came out from the shadow of FC Bern. Against Lausanne they celebrated a surprising 2–2 draw and on 26 October 1902 a 7–0 victory over Fortuna Basel. Its name was intended to mimic that of the Basel-based club Old Boys. Chart of BSC Young Boys table positions in the Swiss football league system 1902–1925: The early years
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