Coupe Gambardella
Founded | 1955 |
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Region | France |
Number of teams | U19 French teams |
Current champions | Saint-Étienne (4th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Auxerre (7 titles) |
Website | Coupe Gambardella – FFF |
The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s 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.[1]
The current champion is Saint-Étienne having defeated Toulouse in the 2019 final by a score of 2–0. 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 , president of the French Football Federation from 1949 to 1953, who died on 30 August 1953.
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[]
Season | Winners | Score | Runners–up |
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1955 | Cannes | 3–0 | Lille |
1956 | Troyes | 2–1 | Reims |
1957 | Lens | 3–0 | Troyes |
1958 | Lens (2) | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne |
1959 | RC Paris | 1–0 | Caen |
1960 | Lille | 1–0 | Quevilly |
1961 | Nîmes | 2–0 | |
1962 | Monaco | 2–1 | Metz |
1963 | Saint-Étienne | 3–0 | Stade Français |
1964 | Reims | 4–3 | Saint-Étienne |
1965 | Strasbourg | 3–2 | Aix-en-Provence |
1966 | Nîmes (2) | 3–2 | Toulon |
1967 | Quevilly | 2–1 | Stade Français |
1968 | Martigues | 2–2* | Reims |
1969 | Nîmes (3) | 3–0 | Viry-Châtillon |
1970 | Saint-Étienne (2) | 3–3 | Lyon |
1971 | Lyon | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne |
1972 | Monaco (2) | 2–1 | Toulouse |
1973 | Rennes | 1–1 | |
1974 | Nantes | 4–1 | Nancy |
1975 | Nantes (2) | 1–1 | Sochaux |
1976 | Bordeaux | 3–0 | Viry-Châtillon |
1977 | Nîmes (4) | 3–1 | Reims |
1978 | INF Vichy | 3–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
1979 | Marseille | 2–0 | Lens |
1980 | INF Vichy (2) | 1–0 | Metz |
1981 | Metz | 1–0 | Nice |
1982 | Auxerre | 6–3 | Nancy |
1983 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Lens |
1984 | Laval | 0–0 | Montpellier |
1985 | Auxerre (2) | 3–0 | Montpellier |
1986 | Auxerre (3) | 0–0 | Nantes |
1987 | RC Paris (2) | 2–1 | Grenoble |
1988 | INF Clairefontaine | 1–0 | Beauvais |
1989 | Le Havre | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
1990 | Brest | 3–1 | Grenoble |
1991 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Auxerre |
1992 | Lens (3) | 1–0 | Lyon |
1993 | Auxerre (4) | 1–0 | Lens |
1994 | Lyon (2) | 5–0 | Caen |
1995 | Cannes (2) | 2–0 | Lens |
1996 | Montpellier | 1–0 | Nantes |
1997 | Lyon (3) | 1–1 | Montpellier |
1998 | Saint-Étienne (3) | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
1999 | Auxerre (5) | 0–0 | Saint-Étienne |
2000 | Auxerre (6) | 1–0 | Lille |
2001 | Metz (2) | 2–0 | Caen |
2002 | Nantes (3) | 1–0 | Nice |
2003 | Rennes (2) | 4–1 | Strasbourg |
2004 | Le Mans | 2–0 | Nîmes |
2005 | Toulouse | 6–2 | Lyon |
2006 | Strasbourg (2) | 3–1 | Lyon |
2007 | Sochaux (2) | 2–2 | Auxerre |
2008 | Rennes (3) | 3–0 | Bordeaux |
2009 | Montpellier (2) | 2–0 | Nantes |
2010 | Metz (3) | 1–1 | Sochaux |
2011 | Monaco (3) | 1–1 | Saint-Étienne |
2012 | Nice | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne |
2013 | Bordeaux (2) | 1–0 | Sedan |
2014 | Auxerre (7) | 2–0 | Reims |
2015 | Sochaux (3) | 2–0 | Lyon |
2016 | Monaco (4) | 3–0 | Lens |
2017 | Montpellier (3) | 1–1 | Marseille |
2018 | Troyes (2) | 2–1 | Tours |
2019 | Saint-Étienne (4) | 2–0 | Toulouse |
2020 | Cancelled | – | |
2021 | Cancelled | – |
Results by team[]
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
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Auxerre | 7 | 1982 | 2014 | 2 | 2007 | 9 |
Monaco | 4 | 1962 | 2016 | 0 | — | 4 |
Nîmes | 4 | 1961 | 1977 | 1 | 2004 | 5 |
Saint-Étienne | 4 | 1963 | 2019 | 6 | 2012 | 10 |
Lens | 3 | 1957 | 1992 | 5 | 2016 | 8 |
Lyon | 3 | 1971 | 1997 | 5 | 2015 | 8 |
Nantes | 3 | 1974 | 2002 | 3 | 2009 | 6 |
Montpellier | 3 | 1996 | 2017 | 3 | 1997 | 6 |
Metz | 3 | 1981 | 2010 | 2 | 1980 | 5 |
Sochaux | 3 | 1983 | 2015 | 2 | 2010 | 5 |
Rennes | 3 | 1973 | 2008 | 0 | — | 3 |
Troyes | 2 | 1956 | 2018 | 1 | 1957 | 3 |
Strasbourg | 2 | 1965 | 2006 | 1 | 2003 | 3 |
Bordeaux | 2 | 1976 | 2013 | 1 | 2008 | 3 |
INF Vichy | 2 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | — | 2 |
RC Paris | 2 | 1959 | 1987 | 0 | — | 2 |
Cannes | 2 | 1955 | 1995 | 0 | — | 2 |
Reims | 1 | 1964 | 1964 | 4 | 2014 | 5 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1991 | 1991 | 3 | 1998 | 4 |
Lille | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 2 | 2000 | 3 |
Nice | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 2002 | 3 |
Quevilly | 1 | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 1960 | 2 |
Toulouse | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 2 | 2019 | 3 |
Marseille | 1 | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 2017 | 2 |
Martigues | 1 | 1968 | 1968 | 0 | — | 1 |
Laval | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | 0 | — | 1 |
INF Clairefontaine | 1 | 1988 | 1988 | 0 | — | 1 |
Le Havre | 1 | 1989 | 1989 | 0 | — | 1 |
Brest | 1 | 1990 | 1990 | 0 | — | 1 |
Le Mans | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | — | 1 |
Caen | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2001 | 3 |
Stade Français | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1967 | 2 |
Viry-Châtillon | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1976 | 2 |
Nancy | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1982 | 2 |
Grenoble | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1990 | 2 |
CO Joinville | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1961 | 1 |
Aix-en-Provence | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1965 | 1 |
Toulon | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1966 | 1 |
AS Brest | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1973 | 1 |
Beauvais | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1988 | 1 |
Sedan | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2013 | 1 |
Tours | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2018 | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Coupe Gambardella on FFF Website". Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2008. (French)
- Coupe Gambardella
- Football cup competitions in France
- Youth football in France
- Youth football competitions