Trophée des Champions 1995
The French super cup clash between Ligue 1 and Coupe de France champions.
The Trophée des Champions is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- Nantes
- Date
- January 3, 1996
- Venue
- Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest
- Scorers
- Paul Le Guen, Raí; Japhet N'Doram (Nantes)
Lore & Background
The match, with its current name, was first played in 1995. The inaugural match under the current name was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes in January 1996 at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest. The following season, the match was not played due to Auxerre winning the double.
Reader's Guide
The Trophée des Champions is co-organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and the Union Syndicale des Journalistes Sportifs de France (UJSF). The match is played at the beginning or middle of the following season and has been held at various venues, including outside France since 2009.
Did You Know?
- The match was not played in the 1996–97 season because Auxerre won the double.
- The trophy was first contested under its current name in 1995, but a similar format existed since 1949.
- From 1955 to 1973, a similar match called the Challenge des champions was hosted by the French Football Federation.
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