Montaigu Tournament

The Montaigu Tournament (French: Tournoi de Montaigu) is an international association football competition that is contested by under-16 national teams and clubs. The tournament is also known as Mondial Minimes.

Montaigu Tournament

Mondial Minimes
Founded	1973
Region	France
Number of teams	Nation: 8 Club: 8
Current champions	Nation Men:  France (10th title) Club Men: FC Nantes (10th title) Nation Women:  Japan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Nation Men:  France (10 titles) Club Men: FC Nantes (10 titles) Nation Women: 5 nations with 1 title each
Website	Official website
2024 Montaigu Tournament

The games are held in stadiums located in the Vendée department of France. The final is played at the Stade Maxime Bossis in Montaigu.

History

The tournament was founded in 1973 by André Van Den Brink, who at the time was the president of FC Montaigu, a French amateur football team.

Famous players

Future famous international players joined the Montaigu Tournament, such as:

• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Andrea Pirlo
• Pavel Nedvěd
• Gheorghe Hagi
• Carlos Tévez
• Marcel Desailly
• Didier Deschamps
• Thierry Henry
• Karim Benzema
• Carl Medjani
• Yoann Gourcuff
• Kylian Mbappé
• Hatem Ben Arfa
• Morgan Rogers

Results

Men's national teams

By year

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1976	France	Eintracht Frankfurt	Ajax Amsterdam
1977	France	Israel	West Germany
1978	England	Israel	West Germany
1979	Israel	West Germany	Scotland
1980	Scotland	France	Netherlands
1981	West Germany	Republic of Ireland	Belgium
1982	Republic of Ireland	Italy	Israel
1983	France	Scotland	Italy
1984	Brazil	France	Belgium
1985	Soviet Union	Switzerland	Poland
1986	Cameroon	England	Belgium
1987	Belgium	Hungary	Soviet Union
1988	Mexico	Czechoslovakia	Atlantic Selection
1989	Soviet Union	Belgium	Spain
1990	Soviet Union	Germany	Belgium
1991	Soviet Union	France	Spain
1992	United States	Czechoslovakia	France
1993	Cameroon	Portugal	Spain
1994	Cameroon	Portugal	Italy
1995	Cameroon	France	Italy
1996	France	Belgium	Scotland
1997	France	Netherlands	Cameroon
1998	France	Cameroon	England
1999	Italy	Spain	Gabon
2000	England	Italy	Argentina
2001	France	England	Peru
2002	Argentina	France	Peru
2003	Italy	France	Portugal
2004	Japan	Italy	Ivory Coast
2005	France	Japan	Germany
2006	France	Italy	Tunisia
2007	Germany	England	France
2008	England	France	Germany
2009	England	Germany	France
2010	Portugal	England	France
2011	England	France	Portugal
2012	Portugal	Russia	England
2013	Turkey	England	France
2014	Ivory Coast	South Korea	England	France
2015	England	France	Morocco	Ivory Coast
2016	United States	France	Brazil	Morocco
2017	Portugal	France	Denmark	Japan
2018	Portugal	Brazil	England	France
2019	Argentina	Mexico	England	Brazil
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Spain	France
2022	Brazil	Argentina	England	Portugal
2023	England	Japan	France	Romania
2024	France	Mexico	Ivory Coast	Japan
2025	France	Portugal	Mexico	China

By teams

As of 2023

Teams	Champions	Runner-up	3rd place
France	9	12	6
England	7	5	6
Portugal	4	2	2
Cameroon	4	1	1
Soviet Union	4	0	1
Italy	2	4	3
West Germany	2	3	4
Argentina	2	1	1
Brazil	2	1	1
United States	2	0	0
Belgium	1	2	4
Israel	1	2	1
Japan	1	2	0
Spain	1	1	3
Scotland	1	1	2
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0
Mexico	1	2	0
Ivory Coast	1	0	1
Morocco	1	0	0
Turkey	1	0	0
Czechoslovakia	0	2	0
Netherlands	0	1	1
Hungary	0	1	0
Switzerland	0	1	0
Russia	0	1	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	0	1	0
South Korea	0	1	0
Peru	0	0	2
Poland	0	0	1
Denmark	0	0	1
Tunisia	0	0	1
Gabon	0	0	1
Atlantic Selection	0	0	1
Ajax Amsterdam	0	1	0

Women's national teams

By year

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
2019	France	North Korea	China	Spain
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Spain	Norway
2022	Netherlands	Norway	France
2023	United States	France	Japan	Portugal
2024	Japan	Netherlands	Sweden	France
2025	Japan	China	France	Mexico

By teams

As of 2023

Teams	Champions	Runner-up	3rd place
Japan	2	0	1
France	1	1	2
Netherlands	1	1	0
Spain	1	0	0
United States	1	0	0
Norway	0	2	0
China	0	1	1
North Korea	0	1	0
Sweden	0	0	1

Men's clubs

By year

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1973	RSC Anderlecht	Bayern Munich	Eintracht Francfort
1974	RSC Anderlecht	Eintracht Francfort	FC Basel
1975	RSC Anderlecht	Bayern Munich	Paris Saint-Germain
1977	RSC Anderlecht	Paris Saint-Germain	Bayern Munich
1978	FC Nantes	Ajax Amsterdam	RSC Anderlecht
1979	Paris FC	Borussia M'gladbach	VfB Stuttgart
1980	Paris FC	RSC Anderlecht	FC Nantes
1982	FC Nantes	RSC Anderlecht	Eintracht Francfort
1983	Torino	Paris Saint-Germain	RSC Anderlecht
1984	Girondins de Bordeaux	FC Nantes	Real Sociedad
1985	AJ Auxerre	Girondins de Bordeaux	FC Nantes
1986	Girondins de Bordeaux	Paris Saint-Germain	Olympique de Marseille
1987	Girondins de Bordeaux	RC Paris	AJ Auxerre
1988	FC Nantes	Vendée Sélection	Paris Saint-Germain
1989	Girondins de Bordeaux	Paris Saint-Germain	Toulouse FC
1990	FC Nantes	AS Cannes	Toulouse FC
1991	Toulouse FC	AS Cannes	FC Nantes
1992	FC Nantes	Real Sociedad	Vendée Sélection
1993	Paris Saint-Germain	AJ Auxerre	Girondins de Bordeaux
1994	FC Nantes	Paris Saint-Germain	AJ Auxerre
1995	AJ Auxerre	Olympique Lyonnais	AS Saint-Étienne
1996	FC Nantes	AJ Auxerre	Stade Rennais FC
1997	AS Saint-Étienne	Stade Rennais FC	AJ Auxerre
1998	AS Saint-Étienne	Vendée Sélection	Olympique lyonnais
1999	Stade Rennais FC	AS Saint-Étienne	FC Nantes
2000	Olympique lyonnais	AS Nancy	Stade Rennais FC
2001	Girondins de Bordeaux	Stade Rennais FC	AS Saint-Étienne
2002	Lille OSC	FC Nantes	Stade Rennais FC
2003	Stade Rennais FC	RC Lens	Girondins de Bordeaux
2004	Olympique Lyonnais	FC Nantes	Girondins de Bordeaux
2005	Girondins de Bordeaux	Olympique de Marseille	Stade Rennais FC
2006	Olympique de Marseille	Stade Rennais FC	Olympique Lyonnais
2007	AJ Auxerre	Olympique Lyonnais	Olympique de Marseille
2008	AJ Auxerre	AS Saint-Étienne	FC Nantes
2009	AS Saint-Étienne	Stade Rennais FC	Olympique lyonnais
2010	Stade Rennais FC	AS Saint-Étienne	FC Nantes
2011	FC Nantes	Girondins de Bordeaux	AJ Auxerre
2012	Girondins de Bordeaux	AS Saint-Étienne	AJ Auxerre
2013	Chertanovo	Le Mans FC	FC Lorient	AS Saint-Étienne
2014	Stade Rennais FC	FC Nantes	Vendée Sélection	Olympique lyonnais
2015	FC Nantes	Olympique de Marseille	RC Lens	Olympique lyonnais
2016	Stade Rennais FC	Stade de Reims	Olympique Lyonnais	Olympique de Marseille
2017	Stade Rennais FC	Olympique de Marseille	FC Metz	FC Nantes
2018	Stade Rennais FC	Olympique de Marseille	FC Nantes	Girondins de Bordeaux
2019	OGC Nice	RC Strasbourg	FC Nantes	Olympique de Marseille
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Toulouse FC	RC Strasbourg	Vendée Sélection	OGC Nice
2022	AS Saint Etienne	Olympique de Marseille	Vendée Sélection	Girondins de Bordeaux
2023	RSC Anderlecht	Olympique Lyonnais	Stade Rennais FC	Girondins de Bordeaux
2024	FC Nantes	Girondins de Bordeaux	Olympique Lyonnais	Vendée Sélection

By club

As of 2023

Club	Victories	Runner-up	Third place
FC Nantes	9	4	8
Stade Rennais FC	7	4	5
Girondins de Bordeaux	7	2	3
RSC Anderlecht	5	2	2
AS Saint-Étienne	4	4	2
AJ Auxerre	4	2	5
Olympique lyonnais	2	3	3
Toulouse FC	2		2
Paris FC	2
Paris Saint-Germain	1	5	2
Olympique de Marseille	1	5	2
Chertanovo	1
Lille OSC	1
OGC Nice	1
Torino	1

See also

• Maurice Revello Tournament
• Sud Ladies Cup
• Torneo di Viareggio
• Granatkin Memorial
• Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
• Under-20 Four Nations Tournament
• Under 20 Elite League

External links

• Official website
• Montaigu Tournament at rsssf.com