Coupe de l'Outre-Mer
The Coupe de l' Outre -Mer ( "Overseas Cup " ) is a football tournament in which all the selected teams the following overseas territories are eligible: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Saint- Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Reunion, Tahiti ( French Polynesia), New Caledonia, Mayotte, and Wallis and Futuna. Theoretically, the team from the Caribbean island of Saint -Barthélemy participate as a Saint -Martin since 2007 alone Guadeloupe authority.
Formally, these are the French self-image only regional selections, because the eligible associations subdivisions of the French national football federation, the Fédération Française de Football ( FFF) are. However, the associations of Tahiti and New Caledonia are also regular FIFA members; five more are an associate member of a Continental Association: Reunion at the African and Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Saint Martin at the North and Central American federation. So These represent official national teams. As host of the tournament, the FFF acts. The competition has been held since 2008 in the two- year cycle and each will be held at various locations in the Île- de -France in late summer / early fall.
Competition mode
Participants will be randomly assigned two groups and play in it ever a game against the other group members. For a victory after 90 minutes, there are four points; at this time undecided standing play it without any further extension to a penalty shootout, the winner and his two loser still receives one point. After completion of the preliminary round, the two group winners meet in the final, the two runners-up play off for third place. In this classification matches there will be an extension and possibly a penalty shootout, if by then no winner is yet to be determined.
The preceding editions
2008
For the competitive debut of the associations reported seven; it lacked Saint -Martin, Wallis and Futuna, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The tournament was held from October 4, 2008 September 24. After the group matches, the following statement tables were:
In the final, defeated Martinique Reunion at the Stade Dominique Duvauchelle - Créteil 1-0; Third Guadeloupe was a 4-0 win against Guyana. Also for 5th place game was held in 2008, in the New Caledonia 3-2, resisted Mayotte. These two placement matches were held in La Courneuve. Goalscorer was Mamoudou Diallo (Réunion) with 4 hits.
2010
From 22 September to 2 October 2010 this time fought eight participants to the trophy; for the first time took part, the team from Saint Pierre and Miquelon. However, the freshman 28 goals suffered in his three group matches.
Réunion and Martinique reached, as in 2008, the finals again in Créteil. This time won Martinique, which, after standing at the end of extra time scoreless draw, a penalty shoot 5-3 kept the upper hand. In the match for third place against Guadeloupe sat Mayotte at the Stade Bauer of Saint- Ouen 4-0 by. Successful scorers were Ludovic Gotin (Guadeloupe ), Patrick Percin (Martinique ) and El Habib N'Daka ( Mayotte ) with 4 goals each.
2012
The third discharge took place from 22 to 29 September 2012, eight participants. The group draw took place on April 20 of the year; while the finalists were set in 2010 as group headers. The finals were played as a doubleheader at the Stade Michel Hidalgo of Saint- Gratien. Also, to the ranks of five and seven, it was the year of placement games.
Also in the third edition it came to the final between Réunion and Martinique, whose group victory was but this time due to only the best goal difference equal to three point equal teams. Réunion won the Cup only after a long penalty shoot ( 10:9 ) after the game was 2:2 is assumed. In the game for third place defeating Guadeloupe Mayotte 1-0. To the fifth to French Guiana prevailed 2-1, for seventh Caledonia 16:1.
Participants and placements
"V " = after the first round excreted, no placement game; "-" = Not participated
Sources and notes
- Football competition for national teams
- Football Competition in France