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 Paris Star. 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
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 Paris Star, RC Roubaix (twice), and UA I arrondissement in the finals. 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.
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. 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. This rule was used again for its last edition in 1911.
Champions List of finals YearChampionResultRunner-upLocation of the final 1896 Club Français 5–3 (A.E.T) Le Havre AC Courbevoie Velodrome 1897 Club Français (2) 10–0 Paris Star Vélodrome de Vincennes 1898 Club Français (3) 3–1 RC Roubaix Suresnes 1899 Club Français (4) 6–0 1900 Club Français (5) 1–0 UA I arrondissement Joinville 1901 Nationale de St-Mandé 3–2 (A.E.T) US Parisienne Maisons-Alfort 1902 Club Français (6) 7–0 Olympique Lillois Le Vésinet 1903 Gallia Club Paris 3–2 (A.E.T) CA Paris Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 CA Paris (2) 5–2 Gallia Club Paris Joinville 1905 CA Paris (3) 1906 CA Paris (4) 1907 AS Française 1908 Red Star 3–2 Club Français Maisons-Alfort 1909 5–1 Stade Français 1910–11 US Clichy
Titles by club ClubTitlesYear Club Français 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902 Nationale de St-Mandé / CA Paris 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906 Gallia Club Paris 1903 AS Française 1907 Red Star 1908 1909 US Clichy 1910–11
See also Challenge Cup Challenge International du Nord Copa Espuñes
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