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Coupe de France Lord Derby

French rugby league football competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coupe de France Lord Derby

The Coupe de France Lord Derby (literal translation"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"literal translation","href":"./Template:Literal_translation"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Lord Derby French Cup"}},"i":0}}]}">lit. 'Lord Derby French Cup'), or just Coupe Lord Derby ('Lord Derby Cup'), is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France, as well as the name of its championship trophy.[1][2][3] The tournament was first contested in 1934–35, which also marked the inaugural season of the French Rugby League Championship.[3][4]

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Coupe de France Lord Derby
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Lord Derby Cup 2024–2025
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SportRugby league
Instituted1934
Country France (FFR XIII)
HoldersSaint-Estève XIII Catalan (2024–25)
Most titlesAS Carcassonne (17 titles)
WebsiteLord Derby Cup on FFR13.fr
Broadcast partnerviàOccitanie
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Each round is played in single-elimination mode.[5] The Lord Derby Cup was previously open to all professional and amateur clubs,[5] but since the 2023–2024 edition has been limited to teams in the top two divisions.[6]

Format

For much of the tournament's history, games played at predetermined or mutually agreed upon neutral sites were the norm. While Toulouse struggled to field a stable team in the new code until 1937, it was still the go-to host city for many games during the tournament's formative years,[7] both because it was viewed as a key market and because the relationship with rugby union authorities was much less contentious there than elsewhere in the country.[8] In fact, Stade Toulousain considered renting its Stade Ernest-Wallon to the French Rugby League for the 1939 Lord Derby Cup final, before organizers settled on Stade du TOEC.[7] In the modern era, games at predetermined sites were gradually reduced to encourage fan attendance, and are typically only used in the last two rounds.[5]

While all divisions have been actively encouraged to send teams in recent times,[5] the level of amateur participation has varied over the years.[9] In the 2023–24 season, only teams in the top two divisions, Elite 1 and Elite 2, took part in the competition.[6]

Trophy

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Following in the footsteps of his father Frederick, patron of ice hockey's Stanley Cup, Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, donated the silver trophy that bears his name to inaugural French Cup champions US Lyon-Villeurbanne in 1935. Stanley was honorary president of the Rugby Football League, a former minister and former British ambassador in Paris.[10] The trophy was actually not presented to the Lyon players during the French Cup final. Rather, it was handed over to them one week later on 12 May 1935 by John Wilson, general secretary of the Rugby Football League, at Stade Buffalo near Paris, during a special Cup Winners' Match against Challenge Cup champions Castleford, for which Lyon had qualified by virtue of their domestic cup win.[11][12]

The actual name of the trophy, as engraved on the bowl, is Coupe de Lord Derby, although the more natural-sounding "Coupe Lord Derby" is almost always preferred. Among the rugby league crowd, the cup is affectionately known as La vieille dame ('The Old Lady').[9][13] Since 2017, each player from the winning team has received a replica of the cup for him to keep, which is slightly smaller than the original at 30 cm (12 in) in height.[14]

Notable cup runs

Cinderella runs

The Lord Derby Cup has historically been dominated by first division teams. Nonetheless, one-off wins by lower division clubs are not unheard of, and a handful of underdogs have produced cinderella runs over the years. In 1983, fourth-level side Le Soler advanced to the semifinals, beating top-flight club Pia in the process, before losing to powerhouse XIII Catalan.[15] In 2005, third-level team Salses beat two Elite 1 teams (Lyon-Villeurbanne and Villeneuve-sur-Lot) before bowing out in the semifinals as well, this time to Limoux.[15]

Toulouse curse

Toulouse Olympique has endured many heartbreaks in the Lord Derby Cup, losing all of its first six finals, including three straight between 1962 and 1964. One of star player Georges Aillères' career regrets was never hoisting the Lord Derby Cup while playing for his longtime club, despite making it to four finals with them.[16] Ironically, he won the trophy in his only season played away from Toulouse, in 1965 with Lézignan.[17] Toulouse would eventually break the curse in 2014, in their seventh final appearance.[13][18]

Satellite tournaments

Junior French Cup

The equivalent of the Lord Derby Cup for Under-19 players is the Coupe Luc-Nitard ('Luc Nitard Cup'), whose final has traditionally been played as a curtain-raiser to the Lord Derby Cup final.[5]

Other cup competitions

To provide minor league clubs with a more accessible level of competition, the French federation has maintained a trio of secondary cup tournaments which are reserved for them. Each of these tournaments is marketed as a "Coupe de France" in its own right, although in practice they more closely fit the definition of a league cup.[5] They are:

List of Finals

Results

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YearWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueAttendanceRef.
1934–35 Lyon22–7 XIII CatalanStade Jacques-Thomas, Toulouse6,000
1935–36 Côte Basque15–8 VilleneuveParc de Suzon, Talence12,600
1936–37 Villeneuve12–6 XIII CatalanParc de Suzon, Talence12,100
1937–38 Roanne36–12 VilleneuveStade des Minimes, Toulouse11,000
1938–39 XIII Catalan7–3 ToulouseStade du TOEC, Toulouse15,200
1939–40 Final did not take place due to the Second World War[a]
1940–44 Rugby league banned by Vichy regime
1944–45 XIII Catalan23–14 CarcassonneParc des Princes, Paris
1945–46 Carcassonne27–7 XIII CatalanStade Jacques-Chapou, Toulouse18,000
1946–47 Carcassonne24–5 AvignonStade Vélodrome, Marseille
1947–48 Marseille5–4 CarcassonneStade Jacques-Chapou, Toulouse
1948–49 Marseille12–9 CarcassonneStade Vélodrome, Marseille24,000
1949–50 XIII Catalan12–5 LyonStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne13,500
1950–51 Carcassonne22–10 LyonStade Vélodrome, Marseille
1951–52 Carcassonne28–9 XIII CatalanStade Vélodrome, Marseille14,384
1952–53 Lyon9–8 VilleneuveStade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan12,200
1953–54 Lyon17–15 XIII CatalanStade Joseph-Lombard, Cavaillon8,000
1954–55 Avignon18–10 MarseilleStade de la Roseraie, Carpentras11,600
1955–56 Avignon25–12 BordeauxStade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan5,800
1956–57 Marseille11–0 XIII CatalanStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne16,633
1957–58 Villeneuve20–8 AvignonStade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan5,473
1958–59 XIII Catalan7–0 AvignonStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne11,000
1959–60 Lézignan7–4 CarcassonneStade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan15,800
1960–61 Carcassonne5–2 LézignanStade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan
1961–62 Roanne16–10 ToulouseStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan8,395
1962–63 Carcassonne5–0 ToulouseStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan5,100
1963–64 Villeneuve10–2 ToulouseStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan5,166
1964–65 Marseille13–8 CarcassonneStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan8,294
1965–66 Lézignan22–7 VilleneuveStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne10,067
1966–67 Carcassonne10–4 XIII CatalanStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan16,250
1967–68 Carcassonne9–2 ToulouseStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan6,400
1968–69 XIII Catalan15–8 VilleneuveStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan9,532
1969–70 Lézignan14–8 VilleneuveStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan7,460
1970–71 Marseille17–2 LézignanStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan6,310
1971–72 Saint-Estève12–5 VilleneuveStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan8,250
1972–73 Saint-Gaudens22–8 CarcassonneStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne10,300
1973–74 Albi21–11 LézignanStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan6,580
1974–75 Pia9–4 MarseilleStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan9,021
1975–76 XIII Catalan23–8 ToulouseStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan6,395
1976–77 Carcassonne21–16 XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne10,085
1977–78 XIII Catalan18–7 LézignanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne15,939
1978–79 Villeneuve15–5 CarcassonneStadium Municipal, Albi6,642
1979–80 XIII Catalan18–8 CarcassonneParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne8,783
1980–81 Final cancelled[b]
1981–82 Avignon18–12 CarcassonneParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne4,663
1982–83 Carcassonne10–3 XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne7,235
1983–84 Villeneuve18–7 LimouxParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,851
1984–85 XIII Catalan24–7 LimouxParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne11,362
1985–86 Le Pontet35–10 Saint-EstèveParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
1986–87 Saint-Estève20–10 XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne8590
1987–88 Le Pontet5–2 Saint-EstèveParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne5,000
1988–89 Avignon12–11 Saint-EstèveStadium Municipal, Albi6,000
1989–90 Carcassonne22–8 Saint-EstèveStadium Municipal, Albi6,832
1990–91 Saint-Gaudens30–4 PiaStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne6,000
1991–92 Saint-Gaudens22–10 RC CarpentrasParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne7,000
1992–93 Saint-Estève12–10 XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,401
1993–94 Saint-Estève14–12 XIII CatalanStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne
1994–95 Saint-Estève28–8 PiaStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan6,000[23]
1995–96 Limoux39–12 CarcassonneStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan9,000[24]
1996–97 XIII Catalan25–24[c] LimouxStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne8,000[25]
1997–98 Saint-Estève38–0 AvignonStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne7,000[26]
1998–99 Villeneuve20–5 LézignanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne9,000[27]
1999–2000 Villeneuve34–14 XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne9,000[28]
2000–01 Union Treiziste Catalane38–17 LimouxParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne8,000[29]
2001–02 Villeneuve27–18 PiaStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne8,500[30]
2002–03 Villeneuve16–14 PiaStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne7,000
2003–04 Union Treiziste Catalane36–24 CarcassonneStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne10,500
2004–05 Union Treiziste Catalane31–12 LimouxStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne11,000
2005–06 Pia36–20 LézignanStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne9,344
2006–07 Pia30–14 CarcassonneStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne5,500
2007–08 Limoux17–14 AlbiStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne7,751[31]
2008–09 Carcassonne18–16 LimouxStadium Municipal, Albi6,697[32]
2009–10 Lézignan18–14 LimouxParc des Sports, Avignon8,140[33]
2010–11 Lézignan27–18 PiaStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne5,350[34]
2011–12 Carcassonne14–12 PiaParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,892[35]
2012–13 Avignon38–37 LimouxStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne6,877[36]
2013–14 Toulouse46–10 CarcassonneStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne6,763[37]
2014–15 Lézignan27–25 Saint-Estève XIII CatalanStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne4,124[38]
2015–16 Saint-Estève XIII Catalan33–16 LimouxStade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne4,200[39]
2016–17 Carcassonne30–24 LézignanParc des Sports, Avignon5,500[40]
2017–18 Saint-Estève XIII Catalan30–26[d] LimouxStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan5,243[41]
2018–19 Carcassonne22–6 Saint-Estève XIII CatalanStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan5,000[42]
2019–20 Competition abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[43]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[44]
2021–22 Competition abandoned due to a resurgence of COVID-19 induced by the Omicron variant[45]
2022–23 Carcassonne36–12 AlbiStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan4,102[46]
2023–24 Carcassonne22–6 LézignanStade Gilbert-Brutus, Perpignan[47]
2024–25 Saint-Estève XIII Catalan26–18 AlbiParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne[48]
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Notes

  1. Both semifinals were scheduled for 5 May 1940. Côte Basque beat XIII Catalan 14–5 in Bordeaux for the first final spot,[20] but prior commitments at Toulouse's Stade des Minimes forced the postponement of the second semifinal between Pau and Carcassonne to 12 May.[8] On 10 May, German troops invaded Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, forcing the cancellation of the remainder of the competition, whose final was scheduled for 19 May 1940 in Bordeaux.[21]
  2. The final between AS Carcassonne and XIII Catalan was cancelled as a result of a game-ending brawl involving XIII Catalan at the championship final the previous week.[22]
  3. After extra time
  4. Golden point

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