Coupe Gambardella


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.
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.

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.

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

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up
1955Cannes3–0Lille
1956Troyes2–1Reims
1957Lens3–0Troyes
1958Lens 2–1Saint-Étienne
1959RC Paris1–0Caen
1960Lille1–0Quevilly
1961Nîmes2–0CO Joinville
1962Monaco2–1Metz
1963Saint-Étienne3–0Stade Français
1964Reims4–3Saint-Étienne
1965Strasbourg3–2Aix-en-Provence
1966Nîmes 3–2Toulon
1967Quevilly2–1Stade Français
1968Martigues2–2*Reims
1969Nîmes 3–0Viry-Châtillon
1970Saint-Étienne †3–3 Lyon
1971Lyon2–1Saint-Étienne
1972Monaco 2–1Toulouse
1973Rennes †1–1 AS Brest
1974Nantes4–1Nancy
1975Nantes †1–1 Sochaux
1976Bordeaux3–0Viry-Châtillon
1977Nîmes 3–1Reims
1978INF Vichy3–1Paris Saint-Germain
1979Marseille2–0Lens
1980INF Vichy 1–0Metz
1981Metz1–0Nice
1982Auxerre6–3Nancy
1983Sochaux1–0Lens
1984Laval †0–0 Montpellier
1985Auxerre 3–0Montpellier
1986Auxerre †0–0 Nantes
1987RC Paris 2–1Grenoble
1988INF Clairefontaine1–0Beauvais
1989Le Havre †0–0 Paris Saint-Germain
1990Brest3–1Grenoble
1991Paris Saint-Germain †1–1 Auxerre
1992Lens 1–0Lyon
1993Auxerre 1–0Lens
1994Lyon 5–0Caen
1995Cannes 2–0Lens
1996Montpellier1–0Nantes
1997Lyon †1–1 Montpellier
1998Saint-Étienne †1–1 Paris Saint-Germain
1999Auxerre †0–0 Saint-Étienne
2000Auxerre 1–0Lille
2001Metz 2–0Caen
2002Nantes 1–0Nice
2003Rennes 4–1Strasbourg
2004Le Mans2–0Nîmes
2005Toulouse6–2Lyon
2006Strasbourg 3–1Lyon
2007Sochaux †2–2 Auxerre
2008Rennes 3–0Bordeaux
2009Montpellier 2–0Nantes
2010Metz †1–1 Sochaux
2011Monaco †1–1 Saint-Étienne
2012Nice2–1Saint-Étienne
2013Bordeaux 1–0Sedan
2014Auxerre 2–0Reims
2015Sochaux 2–0Lyon
2016Monaco 3–0Lens
2017Montpellier †1–1 Marseille
2018Troyes 2–1Tours

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
ClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal final appearances
Auxerre719822014220079
Monaco41962201604
Nîmes419611977120045
Saint-Étienne319631998620129
Lens319571992520168
Lyon319711997520158
Nantes319742002320096
Montpellier319962017319976
Metz319812010219805
Sochaux319832015220105
Rennes31973200803
Troyes219562018119573
Strasbourg219652006120033
Bordeaux219762013120083
INF Vichy21978198002
RC Paris21959198702
Cannes21955199502
Reims119641964420145
Paris Saint-Germain119911991319984
Lille119601960220003
Nice120122012220023
Quevilly119671967119602
Toulouse120052005119722
Marseille119791979120172
Martigues11968196801
Laval11984198401
INF Clairefontaine11988198801
Le Havre11989198901
Brest11990199001
Le Mans12004200401
Caen0320013
Stade Français0219672
Viry-Châtillon0219762
Nancy0219822
Grenoble0219902
CO Joinville0119611
Aix-en-Provence0119651
Toulon0119661
AS Brest0119731
Beauvais0119881
Sedan0120131
Tours0120181