Coupe Manier

The Coupe Manier was an football competition that ran from 1897 until 1911. Only clubs that fielded no more than three foreigners were allowed to participate in the competition, which at the time was mainly British people living and residing in Paris. It was named in honor of the donator of the trophy, Mr. Manier, president of the Paris Star.[1] In response to this condition, the Coupe Dewar was played, in which French clubs with multiple English players could participate.

Coupe Manier
The Coupe Manier
Organising bodyParis Star
Founded1896
Abolished1911 (1911)
RegionFrance
Last championsUS Clichy (1911)
Most successful club(s)Club Français (3 titles)

1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz

The competition was initially dominated by Club Français, who won each of the first five editions between 1896 and 1900, beating the likes of Le Havre AC, the organizers Paris Star, RC Roubaix (twice), and UA I arrondissement in the finals.[1][2][3][4] Français then won a sixth and last title in the 1902 edition, whose final was played on 4 January 1903, defeating Olympique Lillois in the final.[5]

The finalists of the 1903 and 1904 editions were Gallia Club Paris and CA Paris, with the former winning in 1903 and the latter in 1904.[6][7] Between 1905 and 1907, the Coupe Manier was awarded to the highest-ranked team in the Paris Championship, which was CA Paris in 1905, RC Paris in 1906, and AS Française in 1907; however, RC Paris did not meet the criteria to obtain the trophy, so CA Paris retained it.[8] This rule was used again for its last edition in 1911.[9]

Champions

List of finals
Year Champion Result Runner-up Location of the final
1896Club Français5–3 (A.E.T)Le Havre ACCourbevoie Velodrome
1897Club Français (2)10–0Paris StarVélodrome de Vincennes[2]
1898Club Français (3)3–1RC RoubaixSuresnes
1899[3]Club Français (4)6–0
1900Club Français (5)1–0UA I arrondissementJoinville[4]
1901Nationale de St-Mandé3–2 (A.E.T)US ParisienneMaisons-Alfort
1902[lower-alpha 1]Club Français (6)7–0Olympique LilloisLe Vésinet[5]
1903[lower-alpha 2]Gallia Club Paris3–2 (A.E.T)CA ParisVélodrome de Vincennes
1904CA Paris (2)5–2Gallia Club ParisJoinville
1905CA Paris (3)[8]
1906CA Paris (4)[8]
1907AS Française
1908[lower-alpha 3]Red Star3–2Club FrançaisMaisons-Alfort
1909CA XIVe5–1Stade Français
1910–11US Clichy[9]

Titles by club
Club Titles Year
Club Français
6
1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902
Nationale de St-Mandé/CA Paris
4
1901, 1904, 1905, 1906
Gallia Club Paris
1
1903
AS Française
1
1907
Red Star
1
1908
CA XIVe
1
1909
US Clichy
1
1910–11

See also

Notes
  1. The final was played on 4 January 1903
  2. The final was played on 8 November 1903
  3. The final was played on 25 October 1908

References
  1. "Coupe Manier - L'histoire des légendes du football" [Manier Cup - The history of football legends]. www.football-the-story.com (in French). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. "La Coupe Manier". www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 28 March 1898. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. "La Coupe Manier". www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 23 October 1899. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. "La Coupe Manier". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 24 December 1900. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. "Club Français - Olympique Lillois". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). La Presse. 6 January 1903. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. "Coupe Manier". www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Vélo. 9 November 1903. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. "La vie sportive - Football association" [Sporting life - Association football]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Matin. 27 March 1905. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. "Coupe Manier". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). La Presse. 16 February 1907. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. "Coupe Manier". archive.wikiwix.com (in French). Le Matin. 1 May 1911. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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