A competition for national league teams called "Coupe Charles Drago" (Challenge du Groupement) was held for about a decade in the fifties and sixties. It involved teams eliminated before the quarterfinals of the French Cup. Finals [played in Parc des Princes, Paris except if indicated otherwise] 1953 FC Sochaux 3-3 FC Toulouse [aet, Sochaux won on coin toss] 1954 Stade Reims 6-3 Lille OSC 1955 AS Saint-Etienne 6-3 US Sedan 1956 Nîmes Olympique 3-1 Lille OSC 1957 Olympique Marseille 3-1 RC Lens 1958 AS Saint-Etienne 2-1 OGC Nice [in Alès] 1959 RC Lens 3-2 US Valenciennes-Anzin 1960 RC Lens 3-2 FC Toulon [in Rouen] 1961 AS Monaco 2-1 RC Strasbourg 1962 Besançon 1-0 Le Havre AC [aet] [in Limoges] 1963 FC Sochaux 5-2 US Sedan [June 15, in Sochaux] 1964 FC Sochaux 4-0 Forbach [June 13, in Sochaux] 1965 RC Lens 4-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux [June 5, in Lens] Winners [13; lost finals between square brackets] 3 [ 1] RC Lens 3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 AS Saint-Etienne 1 Besançon 1 Olympique Marseille 1 AS Monaco 1 Nîmes Olympique 1 Stade de Reims [ 2] Lille OSC [ 2] US Sedan [ 1] FC Girondins de Bordeaux [ 1] Forbach [ 1] Le Havre AC [ 1] OGC Nice [ 1] RC Strasbourg [ 1] FC Toulon [ 1] FC Toulouse [ 1] US Valenciennes-Anzin
In 1963/64 and 1964/65, a competition called 'Coupe de Ligue' was played on two occasions. Finals 1963 RC Strasbourg 2-0 FC Rouen 1965 FC Nantes 4-1 SC Toulon
In the summer of 1982 a "Summer Cup" (Coupe d'Eté) was played; from 1984 to 1994 five more such competitions were played under the name of "League Cup" (Coupe de la Ligue), always in the summer before the start of the official season. In 1991 entrance was restricted to clubs from the second division. For details see the links clickable from the year. Finals [played in various towns] 1982 Laval 3-2 Nancy [Summer Cup] 1983 not held 1984 Laval 3-1 Monaco 1985 not held 1986 Metz 2-1 Cannes [aet] 1987-90 not held 1991 Reims 0-0 Niort [aet, 4-3 pen, only Div.2] 1992 Montpellier 3-1 Angers 1993 not held 1994 Lens 3-2 Montpellier Winners [6; lost finals between square brackets] 2 Stade Lavallois 1 [ 1] Montpellier HSC 1 RC Lens 1 FC Metz 1 Stade de Reims [ 1] SCO Angers [ 1] AS Cannes [ 1] AS Monaco [ 1] AS Nancy [ 1] Chamois Niortais
Since 1994/95 the Coupe de la Ligue qualifies its winners for the UEFA Cup.
Finals [played at Parc des Princes, Paris until 1997 and
at Stade de France, St-Denis since 1998]
1994/95 Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Bastia
1995/96 Metz 0-0 Olympique Lyonnais [aet, 5-4 pen]
1996/97 Strasbourg 0-0 Girondins Bordeaux [aet, 6-5 pen]
1997/98 Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Girondins Bordeaux [aet, 4-2 pen]
1998/99 Lens 1-0 Metz
1999/00 Gueugnon 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain
2000/01 Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Monaco [aet]
2001/02 Girondins Bordeaux 3-0 Lorient
2002/03 Monaco 4-1 Sochaux
2003/04 Sochaux 1-1 Nantes [aet, 5-4 pen]
2004/05 Strasbourg 2-1 Caen
2005/06 Nancy 2-1 Nice
2006/07 Girondins Bordeaux 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais
2007/08 Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Lens
2008/09 Girondins Bordeaux 4-0 Vannes
2009/10 Olympique Marseille 3-1 Girondins Bordeaux
2010/11 Olympique Marseille 1-0 Montpellier
2011/12 Olympique Marseille 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais [aet]
2012/13 Saint-Etienne 1-0 Stade Rennais
2013/14 Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Olympique Lyonnais
2014/15 Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Bastia
2015/16 Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Lille
2016/17 Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 Monaco
2017/18 Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Monaco
2018/19 Strasbourg 0-0 En Avant Guingamp [aet, 4-1 pen]
2019/20 Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 Olympique Lyonnais [aet, 6-5 pen]
NB: discontinued after 2019/20 edition as the French FA failed to sell
TV rights for the tournament
Winners [26; lost finals between square brackets]
9 [ 1] FC Paris Saint-Germain
3 [ 3] FC Girondins de Bordeaux
3 Olympique Marseille
3 RC Strasbourg
1 [ 5] Olympique Lyon
1 [ 3] AS Monaco
1 [ 1] RC Lens
1 [ 1] FC Metz
1 [ 1] FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1 FC Gueugnon
1 AS Nancy
1 AS Saint-Etienne
[ 2] SC Bastia
[ 1] SM Caen
[ 1] En Avant Guingamp
[ 1] Lille OSC
[ 1] FC Lorient
[ 1] Montpellier-Herault
[ 1] FC Nantes
[ 1] OGC Nice
[ 1] Stade Rennais FC
[ 1] Vannes OC
Number of League-Cup-and-League Cup Trebles (4)
4 Paris Saint-Germain FC [2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2019/20]
With thanks to Erik Garin
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