Coupe Manier
{{Short description|French football tournament}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Coupe Manier
| image = La Coupe Manier de football.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| alt =
| caption = The Coupe Manier
| organiser = {{ill|Paris Star|es}}
| founded = 1896
| abolished = {{Start date and age|1911}}
| region = France
| number of teams =
| qualifier for =
| related comps =
| domestic cup =
| confed cup =
| current champions = US Clichy (1911)
| current season =
| most successful club = Club Français (3 titles)
}}
The Coupe Manier was a football competition in France 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 donor of the trophy, Mr. Manier, president of the {{ill|Paris Star|es}}.{{Cite web |url=https://www.football-the-story.com/coupe-manier |title=Coupe Manier - L'histoire des légendes du football |trans-title=Manier Cup - The history of football legends |language=fr |website=www.football-the-story.com |date=20 May 2020 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }} In response to this condition, the Coupe Dewar was played, in which French clubs with multiple English players could participate.
1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz
File:Le Gallia-Club, vainqueur de la Coupe Manier de football 1904 le dimanche 8 novembre 1903.jpg winning squad on Sunday 8 November 1903.]]
File:Avril 1905, le Football-Club de Paris gagne la Coupe Marnier.jpg won the Manier Cup in April 1905.]]
File:La Coupe Manier (football - 1908).jpg
File:Le Red Star Amical, vainqueur de la Coupe Manier en octobre 1908.jpg winning squad in October 1908.]]
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 {{ill|Paris Star|es}}, RC Roubaix (twice), and UA I arrondissement in the finals.{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/28-mars-1898/4054/5388478/2 |title=La Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |date=28 March 1898 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/23-octobre-1899/4054/5389432/2 |title=La Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |date=23 October 1899 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }}{{Cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624350z/f3.item.zoom |title=La Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=L'Auto |date=24 December 1900 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k550474c.image.f4.langFR |title=Club Français - Olympique Lillois |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=La Presse |date=6 January 1903 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/le-velo/9-novembre-1903/2271/3392629/5 |title=Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Vélo |date=9 November 1903 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }}{{Cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k567556x/f4.item.zoom |title=La vie sportive - Football association |trans-title=Sporting life - Association football |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=Le Matin |date=27 March 1905 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k604022r.r=%22coupe+manier%22 |title=Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=La Presse |date=16 February 1907 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }} This rule was used again for its last edition in 1911.{{Cite web |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.retronews.fr%2Fjournal%2Fle-matin%2F1-mai-1911%2F66%2F180231%2F6#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |title=Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=archive.wikiwix.com |publisher=Le Matin |date=1 May 1911 |accessdate=23 May 2024 }}
Champions
=List of finals=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| width=60px|Year
! width=170px|Champion ! width=80px|Result ! width=200px|Runner-up ! width=160px|Location of the final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Club Français | align=center | 5–3 (A.E.T) | Le Havre AC | Courbevoie Velodrome |
| 1897 | Club Français (2) | align=center | 10–0 | {{ill|Paris Star|es}} | Vélodrome de Vincennes |
| 1898 | Club Français (3) | align=center | 3–1 | rowspan=2| RC Roubaix | rowspan=2| Suresnes |
| 1899 | Club Français (4) | align=center | 6–0 | ||
| 1900 | Club Français (5) | align=center | 1–0 | UA I arrondissement | Joinville |
| 1901 | Nationale de St-Mandé | align=center | 3–2 (A.E.T) | US Parisienne | Maisons-Alfort |
| 1902{{efn|The final was played on 4 January 1903}} | Club Français (6) | align=center | 7–0 | Olympique Lillois | Le Vésinet |
| 1903{{efn|The final was played on 8 November 1903}} | Gallia Club Paris | align=center | 3–2 (A.E.T) | CA Paris | Vélodrome de Vincennes |
| 1904 | CA Paris (2) | align=center | 5–2 | Gallia Club Paris | Joinville |
| 1905 | CA Paris (3) | |||
| 1906 | CA Paris (4) | |||
| 1907 | AS Française | |||
| 1908{{efn|The final was played on 25 October 1908}} | Red Star | align=center | 3–2 | Club Français | rowspan=2| Maisons-Alfort |
| 1909 | {{ill|Club athlétique de Paris 14|fr|lt=CA XIVe}} | align=center | 5–1 | Stade Français | |
| 1910–11 | US Clichy |
=Titles by club=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| width=200px|Club
! width=40px|Titles ! width=220px|Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Club Français | {{center|6}} | 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902 |
| Nationale de St-Mandé / CA Paris | {{center|4}} | 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906 |
| Gallia Club Paris | {{center|1}} | 1903 |
| AS Française | {{center|1}} | 1907 |
| Red Star | {{center|1}} | 1908 |
| {{ill|Club athlétique de Paris 14|fr|lt=CA XIVe}} | {{center|1}} | 1909 |
| US Clichy | {{center|1}} | 1910–11 |
See also
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