[1] The first competition featured just four Paris teams and was organized on a knockout basis with Standard Athletic Club becoming the French champions after beating The White Rovers 2–2 and 2–0 in the replay of the final.

Its success prompted the Parisian clubs to start a championship for football as well.

Four clubs, Standard AC, International AC, White Rovers and CA Neuilly took part in a preliminary round, while Club Français and Cercle Pédestre d'Asnières received a bye to the semi-finals.

All the matches took place on the Racing Club de France grounds in Levallois.

The donator of the trophy was a wealthy sports-loving American businessman, James Gordon Bennett.