Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament (officially the Festival International "Espoirs" - Tournoi Maurice Revello) is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. The tournament is named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016. Although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams, it has been limited to national teams since 1975 (except in 1986 and 1989 when INF Vichy was invited).[1] The tournament is held around Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with the final usually being held in Toulon itself.
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| Founded | 1967 |
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| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |  Brazil (9th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  France (12 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
History
Toulon Tournament is not run under the supervision of FIFA or an individual national association. Therefore, it is deemed as the most prestigious of all friendly tournaments involving youth teams, and considered an unofficial world championship before FIFA introduced the official World Youth Cup in 1977.[1] Despite the establishment of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and later, FIFA U-17 World Cup however, the Toulon Tournament remains one of the major competition for youth football teams.
Rules
The Toulon Tournament usually was played with two 40-minute halves. In 2019 every match consisted of two periods of 45 minutes each. In a match, every team has eleven named substitutes and the maximum number of substitutions permitted is four.
In the knockout stage, if a game tied at the end of regulation time, extra time is not played and the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.
Results
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- Notes
- The 2020 Toulon Tournament was scheduled to be held from 1 to 14 June 2020 but it was indefinitely postponed in April and finally cancelled on 24 October 2020.[4]
Statistics
Performances by countries
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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| France |
12 (1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015) | 14 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016) | 5 (1983, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2013) | 3 (1979, 1981, 2012) |
| Brazil |
9 (1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019) | 2 (1987, 1990) | 2 (1974, 2004) | |
 England |
7 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2017, 2018) | 2 (1985, 1988) | 1 (2005) | 4 (1989, 2002, 2014, 2015) |
 Portugal |
3 (1992, 2001, 2003) | 4 (1994, 1997, 2000, 2005) | 4 (1998, 2006, 2014, 2016) | 5 (1976, 1986, 1990, 2007, 2013) |
 Colombia |
3 (1999, 2000, 2011) | 2 (2001, 2013) | ||
 Bulgaria |
2 (1976, 1986) | 3 (1977, 1987, 1989) | 1 (1988) | |
 Argentina |
2 (1975, 1998) | 2 (1983, 1999) | 2 (2003, 2009) | |
 Hungary |
2 (1974, 1978) | 1 (1979) | 1 (1977) | |
 Italy |
1 (2008) | 2 (2002, 2003) | 3 (1975, 2000, 2011) | |
 Chile |
1 (2009) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2010) | |
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1 (1982) | 1 (1992) | ||
 Soviet Union |
1 (1979) | 1 (1984) | 2 (1981, 1986) | 3 (1980, 1987, 1988) |
 Ivory Coast |
1 (2010) | 1 (2017) | 2 (2007, 2008) | 1 (2000) |
 Mexico |
1 (2012) | 1 (2018) | 2 (1976, 2019) | 6 (1975, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011) |
 Poland |
1 (1974) | |||
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1 (1967) | |||
 Czechoslovakia |
4 (1967, 1981, 1982, 1990) | 3 (1974, 1980, 1984) | ||
 Netherlands |
2 (1979, 2006) | 4 (1977, 1978, 1982, 2012) | 2 (1984, 2009) | |
 China PR |
1 (2007) | 1 (2004) | 2 (1998, 2006) | |
 Sweden |
1 (2004) | |||
 Denmark |
1 (2010) | |||
 Turkey |
1 (2012) | 1 (2018) | ||
 Morocco |
1 (2015) | |||
 Japan |
1 (2019) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2008) |
Performances by confederations
| Confederation | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA | 28 (1974, 1976–1979, 1982, 1984–1994, 1997, 2001, 2003–2008, 2015-2018) | 36 (1967, 1975–1982, 1984–1998, 2000, 2002–2006, 2009–2012, 2014, 2016) |
| CONMEBOL | 15 (1975, 1980-1981, 1983, 1995-1996, 1998–2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2013-2014, 2019) | 5 (1983, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2013) |
| CAF | 1 (2010) | 2 (2015, 2017) |
| CONCACAF | 1 (2012) | 1 (2018) |
| AFC | 2 (2007, 2019) |
Awards
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- a Playing for Slovan Bratislava.
- b Playing for Anderlecht.
- c Playing for Derby County.
- d Playing for INF Vichy.
See also
References and notes
- Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (9 June 2016). "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
A tournament for U-21 players, usually played in several cities in the Region du Var (southern France), with the final in Toulon. Participation is by invitation. Has been disputed yearly since 1974 with national teams, but the first (1967) edition featured clubs. The most prestigious of all friendly tournaments involving U-21 teams, and considered an unofficial world championship before FIFA introduced the official World Youth Cup in 1977.
- The 1967 edition was the first, and only, tournament not to feature national sides
- The 1975 edition was the first tournament to feature only national sides; this tradition has remained ever since
- "Announcement : the Maurice Revello Tournament 2020 is cancelled". Toulon Tournament. 24 October 2020.