Coupe de France Lord Derby

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Coupe de France Lord Derby
File:Lord Derby Cup.jpg
Sport Rugby league football
Instituted 1934
Country  France (FFR XIII)
Holders AS Carcassonne (2018–19)
Most titles AS Carcassonne (15 titles)
Website Lord Derby Cup on FFR13.fr
Broadcast partner viàOccitanie

The French Rugby League Cup (French: Coupe de France de Rugby à XIII), also called Lord Derby Cup (French: Coupe Lord Derby) after its championship trophy, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France.[1][2][3] The French Cup was first contested in 1934–35, which also marked the first season of the French Rugby League Championship.[3][4]

The Lord Derby Cup is open to all professional and amateur clubs.[5] Each round is played in single-elimination mode.[5]

History

Trophy

Following in the footsteps of his father Frederick, patron of ice hockey's Stanley Cup,[6] Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, donated the silver trophy that bears his name to inaugural French Cup champions US Lyon-Villeurbanne in 1935.[7] Stanley was honorary president of the Rugby Football League, a former minister and former British ambassador in Paris.[6] 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 The Old Lady (French: La vieille dame).[8][9] Since 2017, each player from the winning team has received a replica of the cup for him to keep.[10]

Evolution

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,[11] 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.[12] 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.[11] 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.[8]

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 Ailleres' career regrets was never hoisting the Lord Derby Cup while playing for his longtime club, despite making it to four finals with them.[13] Ironically, he won the trophy in his only season played away from Toulouse, in 1965 with Lézignan.[14] Toulouse would eventually break the curse in 2014, in their seventh final appearance.[9][15]

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.[16] 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.[16]

Guest team

In 2016, Saluzzo Rugby, an Italian rugby union team from Piedmont (a province with close historical ties to francophone culture), switched codes and joined the fourth level of French rugby league. Thanks to the readmission of lower-tier teams into the Lord Derby Cup in 2017–18, they also became eligible for the tournament.[17] However, with limited success on the field and mounting financial costs, the club withdrew from French rugby league altogether in 2019.[18]

Satellite tournaments

Junior French Cup

The equivalent of the Lord Derby Cup for Under-19 players is the Luc Nitard Cup (French: Coupe Luc-Nitard), whose final is 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

Year Winners Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
1934–35 16px Lyon 22–7 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Stade Jacques-Thomas, Toulouse
1935–36 16px Côte Basque 15–8 16px Villeneuve Parc de Suzon, Talence 12,600
1936–37 16px Villeneuve 12–6 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 12,100
1937–38 Faxcolours.svg Roanne 36–12 16px Villeneuve Stade des Minimes, Toulouse
1938–39 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 7–3 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse Stade du TOEC, Toulouse 15,200
1939-40: Final did not take place due to the Second World War1
1940-44: Rugby league banned by Vichy regime
1944–45 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 23–14 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Parc des Princes, Paris
1945–46 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 27–7 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Stade Jacques-Chapou, Toulouse 18,000
1946–47 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 24–5 Faxcolours.svg Avignon Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
1947–48 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille 5–4 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stade Jacques-Chapou, Toulouse
1948–49 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille 12–9 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 24,000
1949–50 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 12–5 16px Lyon Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 13,500
1950–51 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 22–10 16px Lyon Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
1951–52 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 28–9 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 14,384
1952–53 16px Lyon 9–8 16px Villeneuve Stade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan 12,200
1953–54 16px Lyon 17–15 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Cavaillon 8,000
1954–55 Faxcolours.svg Avignon 18–10 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille Stade de la Roseraie, Carpentras 11,600
1955–56 Faxcolours.svg Avignon 25–12 St. George colours.svg Bordeaux Stade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan 5,800
1956–57 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille 11–0 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 16,633
1957–58 16px Villeneuve 20–8 Faxcolours.svg Avignon Perpignan 5,473
1958–59 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 7–0 Faxcolours.svg Avignon Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 11,000
1959–60 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 7–4 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan 15,800
1960–61 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 5–2 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan Stade Jean-Laffon, Perpignan
1961–62 Faxcolours.svg Roanne 16–10 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 8,395
1962–63 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 5–0 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse 5,100
1963–64 16px Villeneuve 10–2 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse 5,166
1964–65 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille 13–8 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 8,294
1965–66 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 22–7 16px Villeneuve Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 10,067
1966–67 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 10–4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 16,250
1967–68 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 9–2 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse 6,400
1968–69 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 15–8 16px Villeneuve 9,532
1969–70 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 14–8 16px Villeneuve 7,460
1970–71 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille 17–2 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 6,310
1971–72 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 12–5 16px Villeneuve 8,250
1972–73 GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 22–8 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 10,300
1973–74 16px Albi 21–11 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 6,580
1974–75 16px Pia 9–4 New South Wales colours.svg Marseille 9,021
1975–76 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 23–8 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse
1976–77 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 21–16 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 10,085
1977–78 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 18–7 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 15,939
1978–79 16px Villeneuve 15–5 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Stadium Municipal, Albi 6,642
1979–80 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 18–8 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG AS Carcassonne Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 8,783
1980-81: Final cancelled2
1981–82 Faxcolours.svg Avignon 18–12 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 4,663
1982–83 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 10–3 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 7,235
1983–84 16px Villeneuve 18–7 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 6,851
1984–85 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 24–7 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 11,362
1985–86 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Le Pontet 35–10 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève
1986–87 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 20–10 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan
1987–88 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Le Pontet 5–2 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 5,000
1988–89 Faxcolours.svg Avignon 12–11 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève Stadium Municipal, Albi 6,000
1989–90 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 22–8 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 6,832
1990–91 GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 30–4 16px Pia Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 6,000
1991–92 GaudensRLcolours.PNG St Gaudens 22–10 16px RC Carpentras Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 7,000
1992–93 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 12–10 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 6,401
1993–94 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 14–12 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne
1994–95 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 28–8 16px Pia Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 6,000
1995–96 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 39–12 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 9,000
1996–97 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 25–24 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 8,000
1997–98 Swintoncolours.svg St Estève 38–0 Faxcolours.svg Avignon 7,000
1998–99 16px Villeneuve 20–5 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 9,000
1999-00 16px Villeneuve 34–14 Catalanscolours.svg Catalan 9,000
2000–01 16px Union Treiziste Catalane 38–17 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 8,000
2001–02 16px Villeneuve 27–18 16px Pia Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 8,500
2002–03 16px Villeneuve 16–14 16px Pia 7,000
2003–04 16px Union Treiziste Catalane 36–24 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG AS Carcassonne 10,500
2004–05 16px Union Treiziste Catalane 31–12 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 11,000
2005–06 16px Pia 36–20 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 9,344
2006–07 16px Pia 30–14 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 5,500
2007–08 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 17–14 16px Albi 9,000
2008–09 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 18–16 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux Stadium Municipal, Albi 6,600
2009–10 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 18–14 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux Parc des Sports, Avignon 6,000
2010–11 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 27–18 16px Pia Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 5,350
2011–12 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 14–12 16px Pia Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne 6,892
2012–13 Faxcolours.svg Avignon 38–37 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 5,000
2013–14 File:ToulouseRLcolours.PNG Toulouse 46–10 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 6,763
2014–15 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan 27–25 16px St Estève-Catalan 4,124
2015–16 16px St Estève-Catalan 33–16 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux 4,200
2016–17 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 30–24 LezignanRLcolours.PNG Lézignan Parc des Sports, Avignon 5,500
2017–18 16px St Estève-Catalan 30–26
AET		 LimouxRLcolours.PNG Limoux Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 5,243
2018–19 CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG Carcassonne 22–6 16px St Estève-Catalan
2019–20 Competition abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[20]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France[21]
2021–22 Competition abandoned due to a resurgence of COVID-19 induced by the Omicron variant[22]
File:10.05.64 Finale Toulouse-Villeneuve (1964) - 53Fi540.jpg
1964 Final
File:Coupe de france lord derby presentation 2009 asc v limoux.png
AS Carcassonne win in 2009

Footnotes

  1. Both semifinals were scheduled for 5 May 1940. Côte Basque beat XIII Catalan 14–5 in Bordeaux for the first final spot,[23] but prior commitments at Toulouse's Stade des Minimes forced the postponement of the second semifinal between Pau and Carcassonne to 12 May.[12] 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.[24]
  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.[25]

See also

References

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Bibliography

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External links

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