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Coupe Gambardella

Football tournament in France

Coupe Gambardella

Summary

Football tournament in France

FieldValue
nameCoupe Gambardella
logo[[File:Coupe_Gambardella.png175px]]
founded1955
region
number of teamsU18 French teams
current championsRennes (4th title)
most successful clubAuxerre (7 titles)
websiteCoupe Gambardella – FFF

The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-18s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation (FFF).

The cup is regarded as an opportunity for young hopefuls to showcase their skills in a national competition. A victory in the finals of the cup is as highly sought by players trying to start their career, as by clubs wishing to demonstrate their ability to train young talents.{{cite web |access-date=12 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125083615/http://www.fff.fr/compnati/gambardella/index.shtml |archive-date=25 January 2007 |url-status=dead

The current champion is Rennes having defeated Dijon in the 2025 final by a score of 3-2. The 2019–20 and 2020–21 editions of the tournament were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

History

The tournament is the modern day version of the Coupe nationale des juniors, which ran up until 1954. The competition was then renamed, in 1955, to honour Emmanuel Gambardella, president of the French Football Federation from 1949 to 1953, who died on 30 August 1953.

In 2019, the competition switched from being an under-19 competition to an under-18 competition.

PeriodAge category
1955–1996Players turning 20 on or after 1 August of the year the competition ends
1996–2002Players turning 18 on or after 1 January of the year the competitions ends
2002–2019Players turning 19 on or after 1 January of the year the competitions ends
2019–presentPlayers turning 18 on or after 1 January of the year the competitions ends

Format

The Coupe Gambardella begins in December, of the previous year of the final, at the regional level. Home advantage is given out randomly, until the semi-final stage when games are played at neutral venues. Games which are drawn after ninety minutes, go to a penalty shootout as opposed to extra time and then a shootout. The final is always played on the same day as the Coupe de France and have traditionally taken place at the Stade de France.

List of finals

Girondins de Bordeaux]] in the [[Stade de France]].
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners–upCannesTroyesLensLens (2)RC ParisLilleNîmesMonacoSaint-ÉtienneReimsStrasbourgNîmes (2)QuevillyMartiguesNîmes (3)Saint-Étienne (2)LyonMonaco (2)RennesNantesNantes (2)BordeauxNîmes (4)INF VichyMarseilleINF Vichy (2)MetzAuxerreSochauxLavalAuxerre (2)Auxerre (3)RC Paris (2)INF ClairefontaineLe HavreBrestParis Saint-GermainLens (3)Auxerre (4)Lyon (2)Cannes (2)MontpellierLyon (3)Saint-Étienne (3)Auxerre (5)Auxerre (6)Metz (2)Nantes (3)Rennes (2)Le MansToulouseStrasbourg (2)Sochaux (2)Rennes (3)Montpellier (2)Metz (3)Monaco (3)NiceBordeaux (2)Auxerre (7)Sochaux (3)Monaco (4)Montpellier (3)Troyes (2)Saint-Étienne (4)CancelledCancelledLyon (4)Monaco (5)Marseille (2)Rennes (4)
19553–0Lille
19562–1Reims
19573–0Troyes
19582–1Saint-Étienne
19591–0Caen
19601–0Quevilly
19612–0CO Joinville
19622–1Metz
19633–0Stade Français
19644–3Saint-Étienne
19653–2Aix-en-Provence
19663–2Toulon
19672–1Stade Français
19682–2*Reims
19693–0Viry-Châtillon
1970†3–3Lyon
19712–1Saint-Étienne
19722–1Toulouse
1973†1–1AS Brest
19744–1Nancy
1975†1–1Sochaux
19763–0Viry-Châtillon
19773–1Reims
19783–1Paris Saint-Germain
19792–0Lens
19801–0Metz
19811–0Nice
19826–3Nancy
19831–0Lens
1984†0–0Montpellier
19853–0Montpellier
1986†0–0Nantes
19872–1Grenoble
19881–0Beauvais
1989†0–0Paris Saint-Germain
19903–1Grenoble
1991†1–1Auxerre
19921–0Lyon
19931–0Lens
19945–0Caen
19952–0Lens
19961–0Nantes
1997†1–1Montpellier
1998†1–1Paris Saint-Germain
1999†0–0Saint-Étienne
20001–0Lille
20012–0Caen
20021–0Nice
20034–1Strasbourg
20042–0Nîmes
20056–2Lyon
20063–1Lyon
2007†2–2Auxerre
20083–0Bordeaux
20092–0Nantes
2010†1–1Sochaux
2011†1–1Saint-Étienne
20122–1Saint-Étienne
20131–0Sedan
20142–0Reims
20152–0Lyon
20163–0Lens
2017†1–1Marseille
20182–1Tours
20192–0Toulouse
2020
2021
2022†1–1Caen
20234–2Clermont
20244–1Nancy
20253–2Dijon

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

ClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal final appearancesAuxerreMonacoSaint-ÉtienneLyonNîmesRennesLensNantesMontpellierMetzSochauxMarseilleTroyesStrasbourgBordeauxINF VichyRC ParisCannesReimsParis Saint-GermainLilleNiceQuevillyToulouseMartiguesLavalINF ClairefontaineLe HavreBrestLe MansCaenStade FrançaisViry-ChâtillonNancyGrenobleCO JoinvilleAix-en-ProvenceToulonAS BrestBeauvaisSedanToursClermontDijon
719822014220079
51962202305
4196320196201210
419712022520159
419611977120045
41973202504
319571992520168
319742002320096
319962017319976
319812010219805
319832015220105
219792024120173
219562018119573
219652006120033
219762013120083
21978198002
21959198702
21955199502
119641964420145
119911991319984
119601960220003
120122012220023
119671967119602
120052005220193
11968196801
11984198401
11988198801
11989198901
11990199001
12004200401
0420224
0219672
0219762
0219822
0219902
0119611
0119651
0119661
0119731
0119881
0120131
0120181
0120231
0120251

References

References

  1. "FFF".
  2. ''Foot, hebdomadaire de la FFF'', 29 May 1996.
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