The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries.
History
The match, with its current name, was first played in 1995, but the format in French football has existed since 1949 when the 1948–49 first division champions, Stade de Reims, defeated the winners of the 1948–49 edition of the Coupe de France, RCF Paris, 4–3 at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. The match is co-organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and the Union Syndicale des Journalistes Sportifs de France (UJSF).
From 1955 to 1973, the French Football Federation (FFF) hosted a similar match known as the Challenge des champions. The match returned in 1985, but was eliminated after only two seasons due to its unpopularity. In 1995, the FFF officially re-instated the competition under its current name and the inaugural match was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes in January 1996 at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest. The following season, the match was not played due to Auxerre winning the double. A similar situation occurred in 2008 when Lyon won the double. The match was initially on the brink of cancellation, however, the LFP decided to allow the league runner-up, Bordeaux, to be Lyon's opponents. Bordeaux won the match 5–4 on penalties.
The Trophée des Champions match is contested at the beginning or middle of the following season and has been played at a variety of venues. During the Challenge des Champions era, the match was in such cities as Marseille, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, and Saint-Étienne. From 1995 to 2008, the match was hosted three times at the Stade Gerland in Lyon. Other venues include the Stade Pierre de Coubertin twice in Cannes, the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, and the Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre.
On 12 May 2009, the FFF announced that the 2009 Trophée des Champions would be played outside France for the first time, at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has since been held in Tunisia, Morocco, United States, Gabon, China, Austria, Israel, Qatar, and most recently, Kuwait. For the 2024 season final in Doha, Paris Saint Germain wore Arabic writing on the team's shirts for the first time; the design was created by calligrapher Fatma Al Sharshani.
Matches Season WinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendanceNotesChampions of France vs Coupe de France winners (1949, unofficial)1949Reims4–3Racing Paris Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, ColombesChallenge des Champions (1955–73, 1985–86)1955Reims7–1Lille Stade Vélodrome, Marseille5,0001956Sedan1–0Nice Parc des Princes, Paris9,3471957Saint-Étienne2–1Toulouse Stadium Municipal, Toulouse11,2541958Reims2–1Nîmes Stade Vélodrome, Marseille4,6591959Le Havre2–0Nice Parc des Princes, Paris5,0061960Reims6–2Monaco Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes15,2891961Monaco1–1No penalties were constituted. Monaco won the match via lottery.Sedan Stade Vélodrome, Marseille2,0001962Saint-Étienne4–2Reims Stade Municipal de Beaublanc, Limoges8,8001965Nantes3–2Rennes Stade du Moustoir, Lorient12,0001966Reims2–0Nantes Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes16,0001967Saint-Étienne3–0Lyon Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne16,3981968Saint-Étienne5–3Bordeaux Stade Richter, Montpellier5,9171969Saint-Étienne3–2Marseille Parc des Princes, Paris6,4161970Nice2–0Saint-Étienne Stade du Ray, Nice5,0231971Rennes and Marseille2–2No winner was declared. Title was shared between the two clubs.Two winners Stade de l'Armoricaine, Brest1972Bastia5–2Marseille Stade de Bon Rencontre, Toulon10,0001973Lyon2–0Nantes Stade de l'Armoricaine, Brest10,0001985Monaco1–1 Bordeaux Parc Lescure, Bordeaux21,6181986Bordeaux1–0Paris Saint-Germain Stade Guadeloupe, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe12,000Trophée des Champions (1995–present)1995Match was played in January 1996.Paris Saint-Germain2–2 Nantes Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest12,0001996Match was not played due to Auxerre winning the double.1997Monaco5–2Nice Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers4,0001998Paris Saint-Germain1–0Lens Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours12,7661999Nantes1–0Bordeaux Stade de la Licorne, Amiens11,8582000Monaco0–0 Nantes Stade Bonal, Montbéliard9,9182001Nantes4–1Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg7,2272002Lyon5–1Lorient Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin, Cannes5,0412003Lyon2–1Auxerre Stade Gerland, Lyon18,2542004Lyon1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin, Cannes9,4292005Lyon4–1Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre10,9672006Lyon1–1 Paris Saint-Germain Stade Gerland, Lyon30,5292007Lyon2–1Sochaux30,4132008Bordeaux0–0 Lyon Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux27,1672009Bordeaux2–0Guingamp Stade Olympique, Montreal, Canada34,0682010Marseille0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Stade 7 November, Tunis, Tunisia57,0002011Marseille5–4Lille Stade Ibn Batouta, Tanger, Morocco33,9002012Lyon2–2 Montpellier Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States15,1662013Paris Saint-Germain2–1Bordeaux Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon34,6582014Paris Saint-Germain2–0Guingamp Workers Stadium, Beijing, China39,7522015Paris Saint-Germain2–0Lyon Stade Saputo, Montreal, Canada20,0572016Paris Saint-Germain4–1Lyon Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria10,1202017Paris Saint-Germain2–1Monaco Stade Ibn Batouta, Tanger, Morocco43,7612018Paris Saint-Germain4–0Monaco Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China41,2372019Paris Saint-Germain2–1Rennes22,0452020Match was played in January 2021.Paris Saint-Germain2–1Marseille Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens0Match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.2021Lille1–0Paris Saint-Germain Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel29,0002022Paris Saint-Germain4–0Nantes28,0002023Match was played in January 2024.Paris Saint-Germain2–0Toulouse Parc des Princes, Paris43,7922024Match was played in January 2025.Paris Saint-Germain1–0Monaco Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar39,6822025Match was played in January 2026.Paris Saint-Germain2–2 Marseille Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait52,2152026Lens1–0Paris Saint-Germain Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens38,223
Results by club ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunners-up yearsParis Saint-Germain1461995, 1998, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20251986, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2021, 2026Lyon841973, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 20121967, 2008, 2015, 2016Reims5*11949* (unofficial), 1955, 1958, 1960, 19661962Saint-Étienne511957, 1962, 1967, 1968, 19691970Monaco441961, 1985, 1997, 20001960, 2017, 2018, 2024Nantes351965, 1999, 20011966, 1973, 1995, 2000, 2022Bordeaux341986, 2008, 20091968, 1985, 1999, 2013Marseille341971, 2010, 20111969, 1972, 2020, 2025Nice1319701956, 1959, 1997Rennes1219711965, 2019Lille1220211955, 2011Lens112026 1998Sedan1119561961Le Havre101959–Bastia101972–Auxerre02– 2003, 2005Guingamp02–2009, 2014Racing Paris01–1949Toulouse (1937)01–1957Nîmes01–1958Strasbourg01– 2001Lorient01– 2002Sochaux01–2007Montpellier01–2012Toulouse01–2023
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References
External links
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