The Maurice Revello Tournament (officially French: the Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello), previously known as the Toulon Tournament, is a football tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. 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. The tournament was renamed in honour of Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016.[2][3]
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| Founded | 1967 |
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| Region |  France |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |  Ukraine (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | France (13 titles) |
| Website | festival-foot-espoirs.com |
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History
editToulon Tournament is a tournament 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 an important tournament for youth football teams.
Rules
editThe 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 is tied at the end of regulation time, extra time is not played and a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.
Results
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Statistics
editPerformance by country
edit| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
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 France
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13 (1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2022) | 14 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016) | 5 (1983, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2013) | 5 (1979, 1981, 2012, 2023, 2024) | 37 |
 Brazil
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9 (1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019) | 2 (1987, 1990) | 2 (1974, 2004) | 13 | |
 England
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7 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2017, 2018) | 2 (1985, 1988) | 1 (2005) | 4 (1989, 2002, 2014, 2015) | 14 |
 Portugal
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3 (1992, 2001, 2003) | 4 (1994, 1997, 2000, 2005) | 4 (1998, 2006, 2014, 2016) | 5 (1976, 1986, 1990, 2007, 2013) | 16 |
 Colombia
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3 (1999, 2000, 2011) | 2 (2001, 2013) | 1 (2022) | 6 | |
 Bulgaria
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2 (1976, 1986) | 3 (1977, 1987, 1989) | 1 (1988) | 6 | |
 Argentina
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2 (1975, 1998) | 2 (1983, 1999) | 2 (2003, 2009) | 6 | |
 Hungary
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2 (1974*, 1978) | 1 (1979) | 1 (1977) | 4 | |
 Mexico
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1 (2012) | 2 (2018, 2023) | 3 (1976, 2019, 2022) | 6 (1975, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011) | 12 |
 Italy
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1 (2008) | 2 (2002, 2003) | 3 (1975, 2000, 2011, 2024) | 7 | |
 Soviet Union
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1 (1979) | 1 (1984) | 2 (1981, 1986) | 3 (1980, 1987, 1988) | 7 |
 Ivory Coast
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1 (2010) | 1 (2017, 2024) | 2 (2007, 2008) | 1 (2000) | 6 |
 Chile
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1 (2009) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2010) | 3 | |
 Serbia[e]
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1 (1982) | 1 (1992) | 2 | ||
 Poland
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1 (1974*) | 1 | |||
 Belgium
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1 (1967) | 1 | |||
 Panama
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1 (2023) | 1 | |||
 Ukraine
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1 (2024) | 1 | |||
 Czech Republic[f]
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4 (1967, 1981, 1982, 1990) | 3 (1974, 1980, 1984) | 2 (2016, 2017) | 9 | |
 Netherlands
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2 (1979, 2006) | 4 (1977, 1978, 1982, 2012) | 3 (1984, 2001, 2009) | 9 | |
 China
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1 (2007) | 1 (2004) | 2 (1998, 2006) | 4 | |
 Japan
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1 (2019) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2008) | 3 | |
 Turkey
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1 (2012) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
 Sweden
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1 (2004) | 1 | |||
 Denmark
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1 (2010) | 1 | |||
 Morocco
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1 (2015) | 1 | |||
 Venezuela
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1 (2022) | 1 | |||
 United States
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2 (1989, 2015) | 2 | |||
 Scotland
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1 (2017) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
 Spain
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1 (1985) | 1 | |||
 Australia
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1 (2023) | 1 | |||
 Germany[g]
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2 (1982, 1983) | 2 | |||
 Cameroon
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1 (1985) | 1 | |||
 Republic of Ireland
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1 (2019) | 1 |
Performance by confederation
edit| Confederation | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA | 30 (1974, 1976–1979, 1982, 1984–1994, 1997, 2001, 2003–2008, 2015–2018, 2022, 2024) | 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) | 6 (1983, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2022) |
| CAF | 1 (2010) | 3 (2015, 2017, 2024) |
| CONCACAF | 2 (2012, 2023) | 2 (2018, 2023) |
| AFC | 2 (2007, 2019) |
Awards
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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, which became the current format
- ^ The 2020 tournament was scheduled to be held from 1 to 14 June but it was indefinitely postponed in April and cancelled on 24 October.[4]
- ^ The 2021 tournament was scheduled to be held from 30 May to 13 June but it was indefinitely postponed in April and cancelled in November.
- ^ Includes Yugoslavia
- ^ Includes Czechoslovakia
- ^ Includes West and East Germany
- ^ a b Playing for Slovan Bratislava
- ^ Playing for Anderlecht
- ^ Playing for Derby County
- ^ Playing for INF Vichy
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Today, It's Been a Year Since Maurice Revello Left Us..." Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ D'Urbano, Nick (7 June 2023). "What is the Maurice Revello Tournament? Australia, 130 scouts & 'the best-kept secret in football'". Keep Up. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Announcement : the Maurice Revello Tournament 2020 is cancelled". Toulon Tournament. 24 October 2020.