Challenge International du Nord

The Challenge international du Nord (Northern International Challenge) was an annual football tournament featuring clubs from Northern France and Belgium as they could not play in the French Championship. Later teams from Switzerland, Netherlands and England were invited to play. It was hosted in the Lille area (Roubaix, Tourcoing and Lille) between 1898 and 1914 in different formats.

Chanllenge International du Nord
Founded1898
Abolished1914
RegionEurope
Last championsCASG Paris (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (3 titles)

The Tournament

The tournament format changed over the years, originally being played between a French group of teams and a Belgium group, with the semi-finals being played between a French and a Belgian team.

From 1905, the tournament was opened to clubs from the Netherlands, Prinses Wilhelmina en 1905 and GVC Wageningen. Also from Switzerland, BSC Old Boys and Grasshoppers. Between 1909 and 1914, the tournament was exclusively played between French clubs and amateur clubs from England .

Awards

With the exception of Le Havre AC in 1900, the clubs from Belgium won trophies between 1898 and 1908 . Royale Union Saint-Gilloise being the most successful reaching four finals in five years and winning three of them (1904, 1905, 1907).

Tournament History
Edition Year Winner Finalist Score Notes
1 1898 Léopold Club de Bruxelles (1) RC Roubaix3–1
2 1899 Léopold Club de Bruxelles (2) FC Bruges4–1
3 1900 Le Havre AC (1) Club français3–2
4 1901 Beerschot AC (1) Léopold Club de Bruxelles2–0
5 1902 Antwerp FC (1) Beerschot AC4–2
6 1903 Racing Club de Bruxelles (1)} RC Roubaix4–0
7 1904 Union Saint-Gilloise (1) United Sports Club5–0
8 1905 Union Saint-Gilloise (2) Enschedese Football Club Prinses Wilhelmina3–1
9 1906 Antwerp FC (2) US Tourcoing3–2
10 1907 Union Saint-Gilloise (3) Olympique Lillois4–0
11 1908 Racing Club de Bruxelles (2) Union Saint-Gilloise1–0
12 1909 Eastbourne FC (1) RC Roubaix5–1
13 1910 Reigate Priory (1) CA Paris3–0
14 1911 US Tourcoing (1) Cambridge Town F.C.2–1
15 1912 Cambridge Town F.C. (1) US Tourcoing4–1
16 1913 US Tourcoing (2) Club françaisUnknown
17 1914 CASG Paris (1) Club français7–0

Sources
  • RSSSF et archives Pages de Foot
  • Olivier Chovaux, 50 ans de football dans le Pas-de-Calais, Arras, Artois Presses Université, 2001
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