The Coupe Charles Drago was an elimination cup competition organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, between clubs that are knocked out before the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. The tournament was founded in 1953 and was discontinued after the 1965 tournament.

Coupe Charles Drago
Founded1953
Abolished1965
Region France
Most successful club(s)Lens
Sochaux
(3 titles each)

Finals edit

Key
* Match decided by a coin toss after extra time
Final Winner Score Runners-up Venue
1953 Sochaux 3–3* Toulouse Parc des Princes
1954 Reims 6–3 Lille Parc des Princes
1955 Saint-Étienne 6–3 Sedan Parc des Princes
1956 Nîmes 3–1 Lille Parc des Princes
1957 Marseille 3–1 Lens Parc des Princes
1958 Saint-Étienne 2–1 Nice Stade Pierre-Pibarot, Alès
1959 Lens 3–2 Valenciennes Parc des Princes
1960 Lens 3–2 Toulon Stade Robert-Diochon, Rouen
1961 Monaco 2–1 Strasbourg Parc des Princes
1962 Racing Besançon 1–0 Le Havre Stade Saint-Lazare, Limoges
1963 Sochaux 5–2 Sedan Stade Auguste Bonal
1964 Sochaux 4–0 Forbach Stade Auguste Bonal
1965 Lens 4–0 Bordeaux Stade Félix Bollaert

Results by team edit

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Lens 3 1 1959, 1960, 1965 1957
Sochaux 3 0 1953, 1963, 1964
Saint-Étienne 2 0 1955, 1958
Monaco 1 0 1961
Marseille 1 0 1957
Reims 1 0 1954
Nîmes 1 0 1956
Racing Besançon 1 0 1962
Lille 0 2 1954, 1956
Sedan 0 2 1955, 1963
Toulouse 0 1 1953
Nice 0 1 1958
Valenciennes 0 1 1959
Toulon 0 1 1960
Le Havre 0 1 1962
Forbach 0 1 1964
Bordeaux 0 1 1965
Strasbourg 0 1 1961

References edit

General
  • "France — List of League Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2009.