2010–11 Coupe Gambardella

The 2010–11 Coupe Gambardella was the 56th edition of the French youth cup competition reserved for male under-19 football players. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation. The final was contested on 14 May 2011 and served as a curtain raiser for the 2011 Coupe de France Final. The defending champions were Metz, who defeated Sochaux 4–3 on penalties in last year's final. On 14 May, the under 19-team of AS Monaco defeated Saint-Étienne 4–3 on penalties in the 2011 Coupe Gambardella Final to win the Coupe Gambardella title. The title is the club's third in its history having won the title previously in 1962 and 1972

2010–11 Coupe Gambardella
Crédit Agricole Coupe Gambardella
Tournament details
CountryFrance
Defending championsMetz
Final positions
ChampionsAS Monaco
Runner-upSaint-Étienne

Calendar edit

On 21 August 2010, the French Football Federation announced the calendar for the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe Gambardella.[1]

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs Notes
Regional finals 21 November 2010
First Round 12 December 2010
Second Round 16 January 2011
Round of 64 6 February 2011
Round of 32 27 February 2011 16 32 → 16
Round of 16 20 March 2011 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 10 April 2011 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 1 May 2011 2 4 → 2
Final 14 May 2011 1 2 → 1 Final at the Stade de France.

Matches edit

First round edit

The draw for the first round of the Coupe Gambardella was held on 25 November 2010 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation and was conducted by Fernand Duchaussoy, the president of the federation, Henri Monteil, the general secretary of the federation, Jean-Claude Hazeaux, general secretary of the Ligue du Football Amateur (LFA), and Jean-Pierre Dubédat, a LFA member representing the National Federal Commission for Youth Competitions. The matches were played on 11–12 December.[2] The matches that were canceled due to inclement weather were played on 8–9 January. The rescheduled match that was canceled was played on 12 January.

Second round edit

The draw for the second round of the Coupe Gambardella was held on 16 December at the headquarters of the French Football Federation and was conducted by Fernand Duchaussoy, the president of the federation and Guy Ferrier, a member of the Direction Technique Nationale. The matches were played on 15–16 January.[3] The canceled matches were played on 19 January.

Round of 64 edit

The draw for the Round of 64 of the Coupe Gambardella was held on 20 January 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by Jean-Pierre Dubédat, a member of the Ligue du Football Amateur, and Alain Dessoly, a member of the Federal Youth Competition Committee. The matches were played on 5–7 February.[4]

Round of 32 edit

The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe Gambardella was held on 10 February 2011 at the headquarters of Crédit Agricole in Paris. The draw was conducted by the assistant coach of the France national team Alain Boghossian and the head coach of the France national under-17 team Patrick Gonfalone. The matches were played on 26–27 February 2011.[5]

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella was held on 3 March 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by Jean Djorkaeff, the president of the Coupe de France Commission and Bernard Barbet, the president of the Ligue du Football Amateur. The matches were played on 16–20 March 2011.[6]

Quarterfinals edit

The draw for the quarterfinals of the Coupe Gambardella was held on 24 March 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by Eric Boucher and Pierre Ducasse. Boucher won the competition with Bordeaux in 1976, while Ducasse presently plays for the same club and participated in the competition in 2006. The matches were played on 6 and 10 April 2011.[7]

6 April Sedan 1–0 Lorient Stade du Petit Bois, Charleville-Mézières
15:00 CEST Biancone   10' Report Referee: Gauthier Leggeri
10 April Montpellier 2–2
(4–5 p)
Troyes Stade de Grammont, Montpellier
15:00 CEST Cropanese   8', 61' Report Hama   6'
K. Camara   70'
Referee: Maxime Folliet
10 April Marseille 2–5 Saint-Étienne Stade Roger Lebert, Marseille
15:00 CEST Ammari   13'
Abbes   58'
Report Diomandé   7'
Saadi   25' (pen.), 27', 57'
Mahaya   37'
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
10 April Guingamp 2–4 AS Monaco Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
15:00 CEST Alioui   5'
Pierre-Charles   15'
Report Eysseric   34' (pen.), 84'
Pandor   50'
Carrasco   88'
Referee: Michel Yann Foquet

Semi-finals edit

The draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe Gambardella was held on the same day as the quarterfinal draw and was conducted by Boucher and Ducasse, as well. The matches will feature the four winners of the four quarterfinal matches and will be played at the Stade Robert Brettes in Mérignac.[7] The matches will be contested on 1 May 2011.

1 May Troyes 1–4 Saint-Étienne Stade Robert Brettes, Mérignac
15:00 CEST Petshi   31' (pen.) Report Diomandé   25'
Mayi   28', 38'
Saadi   73'
Referee: Thomas Grand d'Esnon
1 May AS Monaco 3–1 Sedan Stade Robert Brettes, Mérignac
17:30 CEST Eysseric   64' (pen.)
Pandor   81', 85'
Report Tchenkoua   15' Referee: Nicolas Rodrigues

Final edit

Saint-Étienne1–1AS Monaco
Douline   82' Report Labor   5'
Penalties
Mahaya  
Cros  
Diomandé  
Douline  
Saadi  
3–4   Eysseric
  Appiah
  Pi
  Carrasco
  Morel
Referee: Gauthier Leggeri

References edit

  1. ^ "Calendrier de l'édition 2010–2011". French Football Federation. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Tirage du 1er tour Fédéral". French Football Federation. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Le tirage complet des 64èmes". French Football Federation. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Le tirage des 32èmes". French Football Federation. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Le tirage des 16èmes effectué". French Football Federation. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Le tirage des huitièmes". French Football Federation. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Ducasse et Boucher pour le tirage". French Football Federation. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

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