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BEIN SPORT IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MODE
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roadcast rights holder of the competition in France,
beIN Sport will show the match live. For this first big
game of the new season, beIN Sport have put together
a panel of experts and commentators normally saved
for the UEFA Champions League. Accompanied by
Sonny Anderson and Bruno Cheyrou, host Alexandre Ruiz will
bring all the excitement of the
pre-game show from the touchline, while Julien Brun and
Patrice Ferri will commentate
the match with Florian Genton
as sideline reporter.
AN INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST
T
he Trophée des Champions 2013 will receive significant
exposure thanks to the Al Jazeera Media Network
Group channels. beIN Sport will broadcast the match in
the USA and Canada*, as well as on their newly launched channels in Indonesia*, Hong Kong*, Thailand*,
Taiwan* and the Philippines*. Al Jazeera Sport will cover the
match in the Middle East and North Africa. In addition, following
an agreement with the Gabonese authorities, the Trophée des
Champions will also be broadcast by free-to-air channels in 43
sub-Saharan Africa countries.
* to be confirmed
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ince 2009, the host national has
provided the refereeing quartet for
the Trophée des Champions.
International FIFA referee since
2008, the Belgian-Gabonese referee Jérôme Efong Nzolo has been appointed
to referee the match. Voted Referee of the
Year in Belgium in 2007, 2008, 2009 and
2013, Jérôme Efong Nzolo has been taking
charge of UEFA Europa League matches
since 2009. In 2012, he refereed the final of
the Belgian Cup and the final of the Toulon
Youth Tournament. For the Trophée des
Champions, he will be assisted by Théophile
Vinga, a FIFA assistant referee since 2008
from Gabon, and Sylvain Alain Mouala, a FIFA
assistant referee since 2012 from Gabon. Eric
Otogo, an international referee since 2011,
will be the fourth official.
LIBREVILLE DEBUT FOR THE PRO LIGUE 1
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Made by adidas, the official Ligue 1 football for the 2013/14 season will be used
for the very first time in an official match at the Trophée des Champions.
Constructed with state of the art technology and adidas' famous footballing knowhow, the Pro Ligue 1 will be used in all 380 Ligue 1 matches of the 2013/14 campaign.
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PARIS SG VS GIRONDINS, THE SUMMIT IN LIBREVILLE
The 18th Trophée des Champions will pit the French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain
against reigning Coupe de France winners FC Girondins de Bordeaux in Libreville on 3 August.
This official match will not only award the first silverware of the new French season, but also
pay homage to the inexhaustible well of international talent that is African football.
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he 2013/14 French football season will begin in Gabon!
For the fifth consecutive year, the Trophée des
Champions is heading overseas. After Montreal, Tunis,
Tangiers and New York, the first official match of the season between the defending French Ligue 1 champion
and the winner of the Coupe de France will be held on 3 August at
the Friendship Stadium in Libreville. More than just a prestigious
match of football, this match sees the winner awarded with one of
the four domestic trophies on offer in France each season. With
two wins each in this competition's rich history, both Paris SG and
Les Girondins de Bordeaux will be looking for a third triumph to
start the new campaign in the best possible way.
Inaugurated in November 2011 and boasting a maximum capacity of 40,000, Libreville's Friendship Stadium played host to the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations that was co-hosted between Gabon
and Equatorial Guinea. During the tournament, the Friendship
Stadium hosted matches from Group C, a quarter-final, a semi-final
and the final. As well as the AFCON, the Gabon national team has
also played friendly matches against Brazil and Portugal in the stadium.
Since 2009, when FC Girondins de Bordeaux played EA
Guingamp in Montreal, the exportation of the Trophée des
Champions has played a major role in the international development of the Ligue 1. Now, for the first time, the LFP's
Administrative Council, has chosen to organise the match in subSaharan Africa, a region that has seen Ligue 1's notoriety grow
rapidly in recent seasons. The choice of venue is also a tribute to a
region that has been a rich and constant source of incredible footballing talents that have entertained, thrilled and inspired with
French clubs. The Ligue 1 was the best represented championship
at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010, 2012 and 2013, and it boasts
a long history with Africa. From Salif Keita to Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang, via Roger Milla, George Weah and Didier Drogba,
the French Ligue 1 has provided the setting for so many players
from Africa to display the full potential of their talents. During the
2012/13 season, the Ligue 1 had no less than 111 African players.
UNICEF HONOURED
For the fourth consecutive
year, the Trophée des
Champions will be played
under the UNICEF banner.
To celebrate the occasion, the Paris Saint-Germain and FC
Girondins de Bordeaux players will enter the field of play
holding the hands of African children selected by UNICEF
and wearing the UNICEF colours, which will be visible
around the ground. Part of the profits from the match will
be donated to the charity that works to help children in
need across the African continent.
LIGUE 1 AND THE GABON CONNECTION
From Daniel Cousin to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, there have always existed strong links
between the Ligue 1 and Gabonese football. Let's take a closer look at the ties that bind ahead
of the 2013 Trophée des Champions to take place in Libreville on 3 August.
The 18th edition of the Trophée des Champions will take place on
Saturday 3 August in Libreville, Gabon, at the Friendship Stadium
that hosted the final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Since
2009, the match that pits the Ligue 1 champions against the win-
ner of the Coupe de France has been played overseas. This is the
third time, after Tunis in 2010 and Tangiers in 2011, that it will be
played in Africa, but the first time in sub-Saharan Africa, where
the Ligue 1 enjoys a large and passionate following.
SEVEN GABONESE PLAYERS IN LIGUE 1 IN 2012/2013
Ligue 1 was the best represented championship at the Africa Cup
of Nations in 2010, 2012 and 2013 and boasts a long and rich history with Africa. Since 1970, from Salif Keita to El Hadji Diouf, passing by George Weah, Abedi Pelé and Victor Ikpeba, no less than
12 African Players of the Year won their awards while plying their
trade in France. During the 2012/13 campaign, no less than 111
Africans played in Ligue 1, including seven from Gabon. The
second top scorer in the competition, with 19 goals and fourth on
the assists charts with eight offerings, Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang shone in the green shirt of AS Saint- Etienne. With
FC Girondins de Bordeaux, André Biyogo Poko won the Coupe de
France. On the Côte d’Azur, Lloyd Palun qualified for the Europa
League with the OGC Nice. In Brittany, Bruno Ecuele Manga and
Mario Lemina played together at FC Lorient while Didier Ovono
defended the colours of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Gabon was
also well represented in Ligue 2, by Fabrice Do Marcolino (Stade
Lavallois), Rémy Ebanega and Henry Ndong (AJ Auxerre), Johan
Obiang (LB Châteauroux) and Yrondu Musavu-King (SM Caen).
SHIVA N’ZIGOU : YOUNGEST GOAL SCORER IN AFCON HISTORY
All these players form part of a long and illustrious tradition.
Since the 1990s, 17 Gabonese players have graced Ligue 1 or
Ligue 2. This list includes: Eric Mouloungui (RC Strasbourg,
FC Gueugnon, OGC Nice), Daniel Cousin (Le Mans FC, RC
Lens), Frédéric Bulot (AS Monaco, SM Caen), Moïse Brou
Apanga (Stade Brestois 29), Georges Ambourouet (CS Sedan),
Ernest Akouassaga (Angers SCO, FC Nantes), Hervé
Batoménila (Dijon FCO), Stéphane N’Guéma (Stade Rennais
FC, FC Lorient, FC Istres), Paul Ulrich Kessany (FC Istres),
Merlin Tanjigora (FC Metz), Selim Haroun Nzé (Valenciennes
FC), Arsène Do Marcolino Rogombe (RC Lens), Landry
Poulangoye (FC Mulhouse), Théodore Zue N’Guema (Angers
SCO), Armand Ossey (ASOA Valence), Guy N’Zamba (AJ
Auxerre, FC Mulhouse, Angers SCO) and Shiva N’Zigou (FC
Nantes, FC Gueugnon, Stade de Reims). Playing with the
Gabon national team, Shiva N’Zigou made history by becoming the youngest ever goal scorer in the history of the Africa
Cup of Nations when, in 2000, the striker opened the scoring
against South Africa in the 21st minute, at just 16 years and 93
days of age.
THE GABON NATIONAL TEAM AND THE LIGUE 1
Twice quarter-finalists at the Africa Cup of Nations (1996, 2012)
in five tournaments, 48% of the Gabon national team at the 2012
AFCON were playing in Ligue 1, including tournament top scorer
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabon national team is currently coached by Paulo Duarte, former coach of Le Mans in
2009. Before him, two other former coaches of the Panthers also
coached in Ligue 1 in the form of Alain Giresse (2006-10) and
Gernot Rohr (2010-12). Before them, star of the 1974 World Cup
and former Olympique de Marseille player Jairzinho, coached
Gabon between 2003 and 2005. Another former OM player
(1994/95) and Belgian international, Michel De Wolf coached
Gabon from 2002 to 2003.
THE FRENCH CHAMPIONS OF GABON
Robert Pintenat (top scorer in Ligue 2 with Toulouse FC in 1980
and 1981) was the first French coach to taste success in Gabon
when he took US Mbila Nzambi to the championship in 1988 as
well as Cup wins in 1987 and 1991. In 1991, The Gabonese federation appointed him national team boss until 1992. Alain de
Martigny, national team coach from 1985 to 1987 also won the
Gabonese championship in 1989 with AS Sogara. Before that,
back in France, De Martigny won the Ligue 2 title with Stade
Brestois 29 in 1981.
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OBAME
GABON: A LAND OF SPORT AND FOOTBALL
Co-host of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012, Gabon is banking on sport to
make a name for itself. From cycling to athletics and taekwondo, the country
is hosting a series of international events in 2013.
W
ith a surface area of 267,667km², Gabon has a
population of 1.6 million, more than a third of
which reside in Libreville, the country's leading
city ahead of Port-Gentil, Franceville and Oyem.
With tropical rainforest covering 88% of the country and boasting 800 kilometres of Atlantic Ocean coastline,
Gabon has been hosting more and more international sporting
events in recent years. In 2006, the African Football
Confederation named Gabon as co-host of the 2012 Africa Cup
of Nations (AFCON) along with Equatorial Guinea, one of three
neighbouring countries along with Cameroun and the DR Congo.
The 28th edition of the tournament featured the remarkable
triumph of Zambia, while Gabon, led by coach Gernot Rohr,
made it all the way to the quarter-finals of the competition. The
competition's organisation was an overwhelming success, lauded by the sport's governing bodies and world media alike.
Since 2006, Gabon hosts the annual Tropicale Amissa Bongo,
the continents premier cycling race. It is the only African cycling
event with a 2.1 class ranking and is recognised on the UCI
calendar. Each year the event attracts top class professional
teams from around the globe that race against national teams
from across the African continent, under the watchful eye of
event patron Bernard Hinault. In January, Frenchman Yohann
Gène won the event riding for the Europcar team alongside Pierre
Rolland. The fact that professionals and amateurs race side by
side also opened a pathway for African cyclists to go on and join
professional outfits. The story of sport in Gabon is a labour of
love, reinforced by the growing number of Gabonese athletes that
now ply their trade overseas.
At the London Olympic Games in 2012 the Gabon team featured 23 athletes in five disciplines (athletics, judo, taekwondo, boxing and football). Gabon won their first ever Olympic
medal when Anthony Obame picked up silver in Taekwondo.
Another athlete in the team, sprinter Ruddy Zang-Milama,
African 100m champion in 2012 and third at the World
Indoors in 2010, proudly carried the flag at the opening ceremony.
African U23 champions in 2011, it was a first Olympics
appearance for the country's footballers. Led by PierreEmerick Aubameyang, Gabon finished third in their group
with a loss (2-0 to Mexico) and two draws (1-1 with
Switzerland with a goal to Aubameyang and a scoreless draw
with Korea Republic). Gabon has developed a professional
football championship and also boasts a youth academy in
Libreville, opened by the Samuel Eto’o Foundation. From the
age of 11, the best young Gabonese players receive free
schooling and football training.
Libreville will also soon play host to the inaugural Gabon
International Marathon from 30 November to 1 December.
To be held in the centre of Libreville, the meeting will
conduct a marathon, a half marathon, and 10,000m race as
well as races for children. This first edition will raise awareness for the environment with all participants and organisers
signing an ecological charter to respect their natural surroundings. It's the chance to remember that with 5.2 million hectares of rich and unexploited land, Gabon boasts a biodiversity unique in Africa as well as 50,000 forest elephants
(around half the world's population of the species).
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Paris Saint-Germain begin a record 41st consecutive campaign
in Ligue 1.
Paris-SG are one of two French clubs (with OM) to win a
European Cup courtesy of their victory in the 1996 Cup Winners
Cup.
PSG played two Cup Winners Cup finals in 1996 and 1997 as
well as a Champions League semi-final in 1995, a Cup Winners
Cup semi-final in 1994 and a UEFA Cup semi-final in 1993.
PSG (1993-1997) is one of just four clubs to have played in five
consecutive European semi-finals, along with Real Madrid (19561960) and Ajax Amsterdam (1969-1973). Only FC Barcelona (20082013) have done better.
George Weah (16 goals) is Paris top scorer in European competition ahead of Rai (11 goals).
This season Paris SG will take part in their 22nd European campaign since 1970 and a seventh since 1986 in the UEFA
Champions League.
In 2012/13, Paris SG won the third Ligue 1 crown in the club's
history after triumphs in 1986 and 1994.
Currently 19th in the UEFA Club Index, PSG finished with the
seventh-best European ranking for the 2012/13 campaign.
With eight titles from 12 Coupe de France finals, Paris-SG are
the second most successful team in the competition's history
behind Marseille's 10 wins.
PSG are the only club to have won the Coupe de France (in
1993) without conceding a single goal throughout the campaign.
Over the course of the club's history, PSG finish one season in
three in the top three of Ligue 1.
Jean-Marc Pilorget is the most-capped PSG player with 435
matches for the capital club.
Pedro Miguel Pauleta, twice top scorer in Ligue 1 with PSG, is
also the clubs top scorer in history with 109 goals scored in all
competitions. Algerian Mustapha Dalheb is PSG's top scorer in
Ligue 1 with 85 goals.
Three players were crowned World champions while playing for
PSG: Rai (1994), Bernard Lama (1998) and Ronaldinho (2002).
Ten facts about
Laurent BLANC
Laurent Blanc played 814
matches and scored 157 goals in a
20-year professional career.
Laurent Blanc played 97 times for France (7th highest total)
winning the World Cup in 1998 and the European championships in 2000.
Laurent Blanc played in four different championships
during his career: Ligue 1 (5 clubs), Serie A (Napoli, Inter
Milan), La Liga (FC Barcelona) and the English Premier
League (Manchester United).
The former defender is the top scorer in the history of
Montpellier HSC and was the third top scorer in the 1990-91
Ligue 1 season, playing as a sweeper.
PSG's 25th coach did the Ligue 1- Coupe de la Ligue-
After Carlos Bianchi (1978 and
1979) and Pedro Miguel Pauleta
(2006
and
2007),
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic won the club's fifth
Golden Boot when he topped the 2012/13 scoring charts with 30
goals.
The Sweden international scored the club's fastest ever goal
when he scored after just 27 seconds against Lille LOSC in
September 2012.
Paris Saint-Germain have provided 47 players to the France
national team for a total of 454 caps (fourth highest total).
Paris SG have won three Coupe de la Ligue crowns (1995, 1998
and 2008), including the first to be played at the Stade de France
in 1998 against... Bordeaux.
Aside from the France internationals Nicolas Anelka, Mamadou
Sakho and Luis Fernandez), the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy has also developed several African internationals: Patrick
M’Boma, Selim Benachour, Lyazid Sandjak, Bartholomew
Ogbeche (the club's youngest ever goal scorer), Youssouf
Mulumbu, Boukary Dramé and Djamel Belmadi.
Six months after leaving PSG, George Weah became the first
non-European and, until today, the only African, to win the Ballon
d’Or in 1995. The Liberian also won two African Player of the Year
awards in 1989 and 1994.
In addition to the Liberian George Weah, PSG has had several
African stars: Mustapha Dalheb, Ali Benarbia (Algeria), Jay-Jay
Okocha (Nigeria), Jules Bocandé, Sarr Boubacar, Oumar Sène
(Senegal), François M’Pelé (DR Congo), Modeste M’Bami, Patrick
M’Boma (Cameroon) and Bonaventure Kalou, Amara Diané and
Siaka Tiéné (Côte d’Ivoire), who won the championship last season.
Paris SG players have been voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year:
David Ginola (1994), Vincent Guérin (1995), Marco Simone (1998)
and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2013).
In 2012, Safet Susic (PSG playmaker between 1982 and 1991)
was named All-Time Best Foreign Ligue 1 Player by France
Football.
Trophée des Champions treble in 2009 as coach of Les
Girondins de Bordeaux.
Laurent Blanc and the Brazilian Ricardo, whom he replaced at the head of Bordeaux in June 2007, are the only two
men to have coached both FCGB and PSG.
During his second campaign in the UEFA Champions
League with Les Girondins, Laurent Blanc took the team to
the quarter-finals, winning eight out of ten matches before
being eliminated by OL.
In three seasons with Les Girondins, Laurent Blanc won
58% of matches. At the Stade Chaban-Delmas, the former
World Cup winner's ratio climbed to 67%.
As France national team coach (2010-2012), Laurent Blanc
won 59% of his 27 matches, losing just four and reaching the
quarter-finals of Euro 2012.
Between September 2010 and June 2012, Les Bleus
recorded a run of 23 matches without defeat under Laurent
Blanc.
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FC GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX AT A GLANCE
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Six-time Ligue 1 champions (1950, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999 and
2009), Les Girondins de Bordeaux begin their 22nd consecutive match
in the French top flight.
Over the last 15 years, only Les Girondins and Olympique Lyonnais
have won more than one Ligue 1 crown (1999 and 2009).
In 1996, and featuring the trio Zidane, Dugarry and Lizarazu, Les
Girondins de Bordeaux reached the UEFA Cup final before losing to
Bayern Munich.
Other than the 1996 UEFA Cup final, Les Girondins also reached
the 1985 Champions League semi-finals and the Cup Winners Cup
semi-finals in 1987.
Les Girondins have recorded the second highest number of victories in Ligue 1 history with 964, second only to Olympique de
Marseille.
Morocco international Marouane Chamakh is the club's top scorer
in Europe with 14 goals, two more than Christophe Dugarry.
This season Bordeaux will be playing in their 11th European campaign since winning the Ligue 1 title in 1999.
Les Girondins de Bordeaux have won the Coupe de France four
times (1941, 1986, 1987 and 2013), the Coupe de la Ligue three times
(2002, 2007 and 2009) and the Trophée des Champions twice (2008
and 2009).
Les Girondins have finished in the top ten in Ligue 1 in each of the
last eight seasons and ten times in the last 17 years.
49 Girondins players have played for France for a total of 495
matches (the second-highest total).
Two Bordeaux players have won the Golden Boot for finishing top
of the Ligue 1 goal scoring charts: Edouard Kargu (27 goals in 1954)
and Sylvain Wiltord (22 goals in 1999).
Les Girondins hold the Ligue 1 record for the most consecutive victories in Ligue 1, winning 14 consecutive matches between 14 March
and 23 August 2009. Laurent Blanc was coach at that time.
Former PSG (1998) and Gabon (2006-2010) coach, Alain Giresse
is the most capped Bordeaux player of all time with 520 appearances
for the club, including two Ligue 1 championships. With 159 goals,
Alain Giresse is also the club's all-time leading goal scorer.
Ten facts about
Francis GILLOT
The Trophée des Champions
against PSG will be Francis
Gillot's 100th official match at the helm of FC Girondins de
Bordeaux.
A former defender, Francis Gillot played 287 Ligue 1
matches, scoring 18 goals.
Of the three clubs he has coached in Ligue 1 (RC Lens,
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and FC Girondins de Bordeaux),
Francis Gillot has always finished, at least once, in the top
five.
Gillot played for RC Lens for ten years before coaching
the club to a fourth-place d finish in the 2005/06 season.
By leading FC Sochaux-Montbéliard to fifth place in
Ligue 1 in 2010/11, Francis Gillot equalled the club's best
Former Bordeaux goalkeeper
Gaëtan Huard holds the Ligue 1
record of 1,176 minutes without
conceding a goal, set during the
1992/93 season.
All-time leading goal scorer in Ligue 1, Bernard Lacombe, won
three Ligue 1 titles with Bordeaux in the 1980s scoring 138 goals in
the process.Under the direction of club president Jean-Louis Triaud
since 1996, Les Girondins have won two Ligue 1 crowns, three
Coupe de la Ligue titles, one Coupe de France and Gambardella
Youth Cup.
The Bordeaux youth academy has produced the several international players such as Alain Giresse, Jean-François Domergue, Didier
Couécou, Alain Roche, Christophe Dugarry, Bixente Lizarazu,
Marouane Chamakh (Morocco), Rio Mavuba and Benoît Trémoulinas.
Coach of France's World Cup winning side in 1998, Aimé Jacquet
also coached Les Girondins de Bordeaux during their most successful period during the 1980s when they picked up three Ligue 1 championships and two Coupe de France.
Zinédine Zidane (1996), Ali Bernarbia (1999), Pedro Pauleta (2002
and 2003) and Yoann Gourcuff (2009) were all named Ligue 1 Players
of the Year while wearing the Girondins colours.
Bordeaux hold the record for consecutive wins in the UEFA
Champions League with seven victories in a row during the 2009/10
campaign.
Former Gabon national team coach Gernot Rohri s the foreign
player to have made the most appearances as a player for Bordeaux.
Ulrich Ramé (405 Ligue 1 matches with Les Girondins) spent
14 years at the club, winning two Ligue 1 titles, ten years apart
(1999, 2009).
Bordeaux has also featured many famous African players such
as Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon), Ali Benarbia (Algeria),
Marouane Chamakh (Morocco), Pascal Feindouno (Guinea),
Youssouf Fofana, Cyril Domoraud (Côte d’Ivoire) and Souleymane
Diawara (Senegal). France internationals Jean Tigana and Rio
Mavuba both have African origins and both enjoyed illustrious
careers with les Girondins.
performance since 1990.
With victory in the 2005 Intertoto Cup, Francis Gillot
ensured RC Lens picked up their first silverware since the
1998 Ligue 1 crown.
As a coach Francis Gillot has won 39% of 376
matches, in all competitions. With Les Girondins his win
ratio climbs to 40%.
Francis Gillot has twice reached the last-16 of the
UEFA Europa League: in 2007 with RC Lens and last season with Les Girondins.
Over the past seven Ligue 1 seasons as a coach,
Francis Gillot has qualified his teams for European competition five times.
Francis Gillot coached FC Sochaux-Montbéliard to the
national U17 title in 2003.
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PARIS SG – FC GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX : AN HISTORIC RIVALRY
Champions Paris Saint-Germain and Coupe de France winners FC Girondins de Bordeaux
have a long and passionate rivalry. This year the two meet in the traditional Ligue 1
curtain-raiser, the 18th Trophée des Champions, in Libreville, Gabon...
With six and four participations, respectively, Paris SaintGermain and FC Girondins de Bordeaux are regulars in the
Trophée des Champions. While Paris's last triumph in the
competition dates back to 1998, the FCGB won the trophy
in 2009 - the first to be played overseas, in Montreal,
Canada.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN AND THE TROPHÉE DES CHAMPIONS
6 participations (1995, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2013)
2 wins (1995 and 1998)
20% of victories via penalty shootout (1 win from 5)
5 goals scored and 4 conceded
Goalscorers (5): Pascal Nouma (1), Youri Djorkaeff (1), Yann
Lachuer (1), Fabrice Fiorèse (1) and Jérôme Rothen (1).
SYLVAIN ARMAND, THE MOST CAPPED
Transferred to Stade Rennais this summer, Sylvain Armand has
played more matches, with 3, and more minutes, 300, in the
Trophée des Champions than any other Paris Saint-Germain player
having taken part in 2004, 2006 and 2010.
In total, he has played in five (2000 and 2001 with FC Nantes
and 2004, 2006 and 2010 with Paris Saint-Germain), for one win
(2001) and one goal scored (2001).
Of Paris Saint-Germain's 2012/13 championship winning
squad, Mamadou Sakho, Zoumana Camara, Sylvain Armand,
Christophe Jallet, Clément Chantôme and Mathieu Bodmer were
present for Paris Saint-Germain's most recent Trophée des
Champions participation, played in 2010.
A SEVENTH WIN FOR MAXWELL AND IBRAHIMOVIC?
Within the capital club squad, the players total 17 victories
in other championships' equivalent of the Trophée des
Champions:
- Sherrer Maxwell (6 victories): Dutch SuperCup in 2002
and 2005 with Ajax Amsterdam, Italian SuperCup in 2006
and 2008 with Inter Milan, and Spanish SuperCup in 2009
and 2010 with FC Barcelona.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (6 victories): Dutch SuperCup in 2005
with Ajax Amsterdam, Italian SuperCup in 2006 and 2008
with Inter Milan and 2011 with AC Milan, and Spanish
SuperCup in 2009 and 2010 with FC Barcelona.
- Thiago Motta (2 victories): Spanish SuperCup in 2006
with FC Barcelona, Italian SuperCup in 2010 with Inter
Milan.
- Thiago Silva (1 victory): Italian SuperCup in 2011 with AC
Milan.
- Grégory Van Der Wiel (1 victory): Dutch SuperCup in 2007
with Ajax Amsterdam.
- Alex (1 victory): Community Shield in 2009 with Chelsea.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sherrer Maxwell have won five
SuperCups together, with three different clubs: Ajax
Amsterdam (1), Inter Milan (2) and FC Barcelona (2).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be taking part in the tenth match
between champions and Cup winners in his career. The ParisSG striker has played in two in the Netherlands (Ajax
Amsterdam), five in Italy (Inter and AC Milan) and two in Spain
(FC Barcelona). He has recorded six victories scoring two
goals.
Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic won the 2011 Italian
SuperCup with AC Milan (2-1 v Inter). The Sweden star scored the first goal of the match.
While playing for AS Roma in 2010, Jérémy Ménez lost the
Italian SuperCup against Inter Milan.
Victorious in the 2009 Community Shield, Alex will play a
match between champions and Cup winners in his third
European country after the Netherlands (PSV Eindhoven) and
England (Chelsea).
LES GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX AND THE TROPHÉE DES CHAMPIONS
4 participations (1999, 2008, 2009 and 2013)
2 wins (2008 and 2009)
100% of victories via penalty shootouts (1 win from 1)
2 goals scored and 1 conceded.
Goalscorers (2) : Fernando Cavenaghi (1) and Fernando (1).
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A FIRST WIN IN MONTREAL
Les Girondins de Bordeaux won the first ever Trophée des
Champions to be played overseas when they defeated EA
Guingamp in 2009 in Montreal, Canada.
Yoann Gourcuff, Mathieu Chalmé and Henrique are the only
there players to have played every minute of Bordeaux's two
Trophées des Champions triumphs. Current OL playmaker
Gourcuff played in his third Trophée des Champions last season
in New York.
Of the Girondins squad that won the Coupe de France in 2013,
Benoît Trémoulinas, Cédric Carrasso, Henrique, Marc Planus,
Grégory Sertic and David Bellion were in the FCGB team that
won the trophy in 2009.
Ludovic Obraniak has already played in the Trophée des
Champions. In 2011 he took part in the most prolific match yet
when he and the LOSC lost 5-4 to Olympique de Marseille. The
Poland international came on after 68 minutes.
David Bellion won the Community Shield in 2003 with
Manchester United.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
In 1987, Paris Saint-Germain (1986 Ligue 1 champions) and Les
Girondins de Bordeaux (winners of the 1986 Coupe de France) met
in Guadeloupe in a forerunner to the Trophée des Champions. Les
Girondins won courtesy of a Zoran Vujovic goal.
Paris Saint-Germain and Les Girondins de Bordeaux played in
the very first Coupe de la Ligue final at the Stade de France en
1998.
Paris Saint-Germain won their most recent meeting in Ligue 1,
winning 1-0 away to Les Girondins de Bordeaux, thanks to a Zlatan
Ibrahimovic goal in Week 21 of Ligue 1 on 20 January 2013.
IN LIGUE 1
78 matches
34 victories for Les Girondins (44%) – 20 draws – 24 victories for Paris-SG (31%)
188 goals
106 for Les Girondins – 82 for Paris-SG
2,4 goals
per game
IN THE COUPE DE FRANCE
5 ties (7 matches)
4 qualifications for Paris-SG and 1 qualification for Les Girondins
17 goals
12 goals for Paris-SG – 5 goals for Les Girondins
Season
Round
Match
Score
2004/2005
Rd-of-32
Paris-SG - Girondins
3-1
2002/2003
Semi final
Paris-SG - Girondins
2-0
1992/1993
Quarter final
Paris-SG - Girondins
2-0
1985/1986
Semi final
Girondins - Paris-SG
1-1 and 2-1
1981/1982
Quarter final
Paris-SG - Girondins
1-2 and 2-0
IN THE COUPE DE LA LIGUE
3 matches
2 qualifications for Les Girondins, 1 victory on penalties for Paris-SG
8 goals
6 goals for Les Girondins – 2 for Paris-SG
Season
Round
Match
Score
2008/2009
Semi final
Paris-SG - Girondins
0-3
2001/2002
Semi final
Paris-SG - Girondins
0-1
1997/1998
Final
Paris-SG - Girondins
2-2 a.e.t. (4-2 on pens.)
TOTAL (LIGUE 1, COUPE DE FRANCE ET COUPE DE LA LIGUE)
88 MATCHES
Paris-SG: 29 victories and 96 goals scored, Girondins: 37 victories and 117 goals scored, 22 draws
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THE TROPHÉE DES CHAMPIONS RECORDS
Record number of wins, highest number of matches played, biggest crowd, fastest
goal... Find all the Trophée des Champions records ahead of the 18th edition on 3 August
in Libreville.
BIGGEST CROWD:
57,000 spectators – OM vs PSG in
2010 at the Stade de Radès (Tunisia).
1 Playing for OL, Hatem Ben Arfa scored the fastest goal in
the history of the Trophée des Champions thanks to his firstminute strike in 2005.
3
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Three players have scored hat-tricks in the Trophée des
Champions: Sidney Govou in 2002 for OL against FC Lorient;
John Carew for OL versus AJ Auxerre in 2005; and André
Ayew for OM against Lille LOSC in 2011. Mickaël Landreau
has played in the Trophée des Champions with three different clubs (FC Nantes, Paris Saint-Germain and Lille LOSC).
17 Olympique Lyonnais boast the best attack with 17 goals
scored in 8 matches thanks to Sidney Govou (4), John Carew
(3), Vikash Dhorasoo, Peguy Luyindula, Michael Essien,
Mahamadou Diarra, Elber, Hatem Ben Arfa, Karim Benzema,
Cris, Bafétimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand (1).
54 In the 17 previous editions, 54 goals have been scored at
an average of 3.18 goals per game. The 2011 match was the
most prolific with nine goals scored in Olympique de
Marseille's thrilling 5-4 win over Lille. At least four goals have
been scored in just over a third of all matches (35%). Three
times (AS Monaco 1997, OL 2002 and OM 2011), the winning
team scored at least five goals. Strangely, there have been
just as many goals scored in the first half as in the second,
with 27 finding the back of the net in each 45 minutes.
79 The team that opens the scoring goes on to win 79% of
the time. However, in the last seven editions, and not counting the matches that ended in a penalty shootout after a
scoreless draw, the team that scored first lost in four out of
five cases. In both their previous victories, Paris SaintGermain scored first.
4 The top scorer in the history of the Trophée des
Champions is Sidney Govou who scored four goals in two
appearances.
5
With five wins for OL, Grégory Coupet has won more
Trophée des Champions than any other player.
6 In 17 previous Trophée des Champions matches, there
have been six different winners: Olympique Lyonnais, Paris
Saint-Germain, AS Monaco, FC Nantes, FC Girondins de
Bordeaux and Olympique de Marseille. With 7 victories, OL
is the most successful club. The five other clubs have each
recorded two victories.
6 Grégory Coupet (five with OL and one with PSG) and
Anthony Réveillère (6 with OL) hold the record for the most
Trophée des Champions matches. The former France 'keeper
started every match. Sylvain Armand is the outfield player to
have played the most with 425 minutes.
8 Winner last year, Olympique Lyonnais played in their eighth Trophée des Champions in New York last year, after 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
11 Created in 1995, the match between the champion and
the Cup winner has generally gone the way of the former. The
Ligue 1 champions have won 11 times, the Coupe de France
champions have won four times, while the Ligue 1 runner-up
(present when a side wins the Ligue 1-Coupe de France
double) has won twice.
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MAN OF THE MATCH HONOUR ROLL
Player
Club
2012
Yoann GOURCUFF
Olympique Lyonnais
2011
André AYEW
Olympique de Marseille
2010
Steve MANDANDA
Olympique de Marseille
2009
Yoann GOURCUFF
Girondins de Bordeaux
2008
Marouane CHAMAKH
Girondins de Bordeaux
2007
Sidney GOVOU
Olympique Lyonnais
2006
Jérémy TOULALAN
Olympique Lyonnais
2005
John CAREW
Olympique Lyonnais
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Marouane
CHAMAKH
Season
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Two Bordeaux players have already
won the Trophée des Champions
Man of the Match award: Yoann
Gourcuff (2009) and Marouane
Chamakh (2008).
Yoann
GOURCUFF
TROPHÉE DES CHAMPIONS HONOUR ROLL
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2012 Trophée des Champions winners,
Olympique Lyonnais hold a number of competition records.
Season
Match
Score
2012
Montpellier Hérault SC – Olympique Lyonnais
2-2 (2-4 on pens.)
2011
LOSC Lille – Olympique de Marseille
4-5
2010
Olympique de Marseille – Paris Saint-Germain
0-0 (5-4 on pens.)
2009
Girondins de Bordeaux – EA Guingamp
2-0
2008
Girondins de Bordeaux – Olympique Lyonnais
0-0 (5-4 on pens.)
2007
Olympique Lyonnais – FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
2-1
2006
Olympique Lyonnais – Paris Saint-Germain
1-1 (5-4 on pens.)
2005
AJ Auxerre – Olympique Lyonnais
1-4
2004
Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique Lyonnais
1-1 (6-7 on pens.)
2003
Olympique Lyonnais – AJ Auxerre
2-1
2002
Olympique Lyonnais – FC Lorient
5-1
2001
RC Strasbourg – FC Nantes
1-4
2000
AS Monaco FC – FC Nantes
0-0 (6-5 on pens.)
1999
Girondins de Bordeaux – FC Nantes
0-1
1998
RC Lens – Paris Saint-Germain
0-1
1997
AS Monaco FC – OGC Nice
5-2
1996
non disputé
1995
Paris Saint-Germain – FC Nantes
(6-5 on pens.)
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