1915–16 Coupe des Alliés

Coupe des Alliés 1915–16 France (USFSA) 16 Stade Rennais (1st title) CS Terreaux 15 +59 1916–17 The 1915–16 Coupe des Alliés (en 1915–16 Allied Cup) was the second edition of the Coupe des Alliés, a knockout football competition contested by French clubs during the First World War.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franwwicuphist.html French wartime competitions RSSSF 2 February 2021 20 December 2024 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1916 1915/16 season in France RSSSF 29 August 2024 20 December 2024 It was organized by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA) and won by Stade Rennais, who defeated CS Terreaux 7–1 in the final. Overview The second edition of the competition was contested by the winners of 8 regional championships, which means that the finals of those championships were therefore the round of 16 of the Coupe des Alliés. One side of the bracket was contested by the clubs of Western France and Paris, while the other half was made up of clubs from Eastern France, mostly from the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur due to the war zones near the border with Germany.December 2024 Western France and Paris In the final of the Paris zone, Red Star Amical Club and CASG Paris drew at 1, but Red Star refused to play extra time because three of its players had to return to work in their arms factory, so CASG was declared the winner.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4627974c/f1.item.zoom La Coupe des Alliés: Finale de la region de Paris The Allies Cup: Paris region final fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 10 April 1916 20 December 2024 In the final of the Normandy region, Le Havre defeated FC Rouen by an unknown score,https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4627993q/f2.item.zoom La Coupe des Alliés: Le Havre The Allies Cup: Le Havre fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 2 29 April 1916 20 December 2024 while the Northwestern region (Brittany/Pays de la Loire) was won by Stade Rennais after beating Union Sportive Raonnaise in December 1915; Armoricaine de Brest on 8 January; and then Union sportive du Mans fr US Le Mans 4–1 in the final. In the final of the Southwestern region (Occitania/Nouvelle-Aquitaine), VGA Médoc defeated Stade Toulousain 8–0.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4627885t/f2.item.zoom La Coupe des Alliés: Bordeaux et Lyon The Allies Cup: Bordeaux and Lyon fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 2 11 January 1916 20 December 2024 In the quarterfinals, VGA Médoc was set to face Stade Rennais in Nantes, but the match ended up taking place in Bordeaux, with Rennais winning 2–0. The other quarterfinal was contested by the champions of Paris and Normandy, which ended in a 4–2 win to the latter, thus setting a semifinal between Le Havre and Stade Rennais.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4627996z/f2.item.zoom La Coupe des Alliés: Le Havre The Allies Cup: Le Havre fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 2 2 May 1916 20 December 2024 Eastern France The participation of clubs from the East of France was much more limited because of the War, so only two regional committees entered the tournament, Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The only known fact from the latter championship is the winner, a club called International FC Nice, while the semifinals of the Rhône-Alpes championship were contested by three clubs from Lyon and one from Marseille. In the first semifinal on 11 January, Football Club de Lyon (football) fr FC Lyon scored the opening goal in the 5th minute via Mortier, but ended up losing 2–4 to CS Terreaux. The second semifinal on 12 January was a Choc des Olympiques, in which Olympique de Marseille led Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 at half-time, but then Lyon's best player, the forward Joseph Delvecchio, had to leave because of an injury, and since there were no substitutions at the time, Lyon had to play the rest of the match with 10 men and ended up suffering a resounding 9–1 loss.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k46278867/f2.item.zoom La Coupe des Alliés: Marseille The Allies Cup: Marseille fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 2 12 January 1916 20 December 2024 In the Rhône-Alpes final, Terreaux defeated Marseille by a score of 4–2.https://www.om1899.com/page.php?id=/autrecompetition/autrematch1421.htm Olympique de Marseille - Coupe des Alliés fr www.om1899.com 20 December 2024 Top four In the semifinals of the tournament, Stade Rennais scored three first-half goals against Le Havre to seal a 3–0 win on 14 May 1916, with the French newspaper L'Ouest-Eclair describing it as a "victory for Stade Rennais and Brittany".http://enenvor.fr/eeo_actu/sports/gagner_en_temps_de_guerre.html Gagner en temps de guerre Winning in times of war fr enenvor.fr 20 December 2020 In the other semifinal, CS Terreaux defeated FC Nice by a score of 2–1.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4628027x/f1.item.zoom La Coupe des Alliés - Finale The Coupe des Alliés final fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 1 2 June 1916 20 December 2024 On 3 June, in the eve of the final, Stade Rennais defeated US Servannaise 8–0, thus finishing the season with 20 victories out of 19, and with a total of 125 goals scored and only 14 conceded, including five wins at the Coupe des Alliés, with 20 goals scored and only 1 conceded.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4628028b/f1.item.zoom Présentation de la finale du Coupe des Alliés Presentation of the Coupe des Alliés final fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 1 3 June 1916 20 December 2024 In the final, Stade Rennais played in red jerseys with black facings and was captained by Scoones, who led his team to a comfortable 7–1 victory over CS Terreaux, with L'Auto stating that the best player on the field was the forward "Leclercq, without a shadow of a doubt", while Terreaux's best players were the David brothers and André Bellon.https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4628030d/f1.item.zoom Rennes bat Lyon Rennes defeats Lyon fr gallica.bnf.fr L'Auto 1 5 June 1916 20 December 2024 The final was refereed by the Belgian Lebrun, whose work was described as "impeccable" and led "to general satisfaction". A local newspaper from Côtes-du-Nord described the success obtained by Stade Rennais as a "Breton victory", while also delivering a particularly flattering portrait of the flagship team of the capital, stating "it can currently be considered the most select and best organized provincial club". Results N16 white-space:nowrap yes high no Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final February 1916 – Parc des Sports, Sannois Brittany Stade Rennais 4 23px Union sportive du Mans fr US Le Mans 1 11 January 1916 – Bordeaux Aquitaine VGA Médoc 8 Toulouse Stade Toulousain 0 10 April 1916 – Paris Paris CASG Paris 1 Paris Red Star Amical Club 1 ? 1916 – Normandy Le Havre ? Normandy FC Rouen ? ? 1916 – ? Nice International FC Nice ? ? ? ? 1916 – ? ? ? ? ? 12 January 1916 – Marseille Marseille Olympique de Marseille 9 Lyon Olympique de Lyon 1 11 January 1916 – Lyon Lyon Football Club de Lyon (football) fr FC Lyon 2 Lyon CS Terreaux 4 March 1916 – Bordeaux Brittany Stade Rennais 2 Aquitaine VGA Médoc 0 30 April 1916 – Quartier Sanvic fr Sanvic Paris CASG Paris 2 Normandy Le Havre 4 ? 1916 – ? Nice International FC Nice ? ? ? 13 February 1916 – Lyon Marseille Olympique de Marseille 2 Lyon CS Terreaux 4 14 May 1916 – ? Brittany Stade Rennais 3 Normandy Le Havre 0 ? 1916 – Lyon Nice International FC Nice 1 Lyon CS Terreaux 2 4 June 1916 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Brittany Stade Rennais 7 Lyon CS Terreaux 1 Quarter-finals 30 April 1916 Normandy Le Havre 4 – 2 yes Report Paris CASG Paris Louivert 1–02–23–24–2 Bard 1–1Bouillon 1–2 Quartier Sanvic fr Sanvic Le Havre, Normandy Monsieur Labat Note: After 90 minutes, the game was tied at 1, with Paris scoring its second goal in extra time, but then Le Havre scored three goals in quick succession to seal the win. Semi-final ? 1916 Lyon CS Terreaux 2 – 1 Report Nice International FC Nice ?? ? Lyon 14 May 1916 Brittany Stade Rennais 3 – 0 Report Normandy Le Havre Dayot - Claise, Betfert - Ruesch, Vascout, Bétrancourt - van Ramdouck, Ory, Gauvin, Leclercq, Moulin Frémont - Corlay, Herremann - Léibar, Lemaire, Steinhauser - Accard, Louivert, Verhaege, Ollivier, Mevel About 300 M. Slawick Final 4 June 1916 15:00 Brittany Stade Rennais 7 – 1 Report1Report2 Lyon CS Terreaux ? Dayot - Claise, Betfert - Scoones, Vascout, Bétrancourt - van Ramdouck, Ory, Gauvin, Leclercq, Moulin ? G. David - F. David, Déléard - Morel, Bellon, Rossier - Chapelle, Jacquelin, Chapuis, Menchetti, Béraud Stade Jean-Bouin Bois de Boulogne, Paris About 1500 M. Lebrun References Category:1915–16 in French football Category:1916 in French sport Category:1915–16 in European football Category:Football in France