| Founded | 1967 (age 59) |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Related comps | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| Current champions | France U20 (2025) |
| Most successful team | France U20 (14 titles) |
| Website | tournoimauricerevello.com |
| Current | 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament |
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]
History
Toulon Tournament is a tournament not run under the supervision of FIFA or an individual national association. It is deemed the most prestigious of all friendly tournaments involving youth teams, and was 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, the Toulon Tournament remains important for youth football teams.
Rules
The Toulon Tournament usually was played with two 40-minute halves. Many felt this to be weird so in 2019 they changed it to 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
Statistics
Performance by country
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 14 (1977, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2022, 2025) | 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) | 38 |
| Brazil | 9 (1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019) | 2 (1987, 1990) | 2 (1974, 2004) | 13 | |
| England | 7 (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2016, 2017, 2018) | 2 (1985, 1988) | 1 (2005) | 4 (1989, 2002, 2014, 2015) | 14 |
| Portugal | 3 (1992, 2001, 2003) | 4 (1994, 1997, 2000, 2005) | 4 (1998, 2006, 2014, 2016) | 5 (1976, 1986, 1990, 2007, 2013) | 16 |
| Colombia | 3 (1999, 2000, 2011) | 2 (2001, 2013) | 1 (2022) | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 2 (1976, 1986) | 3 (1977, 1987, 1989) | 1 (1988) | 6 | |
| Argentina | 2 (1975, 1998) | 2 (1983, 1999) | 2 (2003, 2009) | 6 | |
| Hungary | 2 (1974*, 1978) | 1 (1979) | 1 (1977) | 4 | |
| Italy | 1 (2008) | 2 (2002, 2003) | 4 (1975, 2000, 2011, 2024) | 7 | |
| Mexico | 1 (2012) | 2 (2018, 2023) | 3 (1976, 2019, 2022) | 7 (1975, 1978, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2025) | 13 |
| USSR | 1 (1979) | 1 (1984) | 2 (1981, 1986) | 3 (1980, 1987, 1988) | 7 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 (2010) | 1 (2017, 2024) | 2 (2007, 2008) | 1 (2000) | 6 |
| Chile | 1 (2009) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2010) | 3 | |
| Serbia[e] | 1 (1982) | 1 (1992) | 2 | ||
| Poland | 1 (1974*) | 1 | |||
| Belgium | 1 (1967) | 1 | |||
| Panama | 1 (2023) | 1 | |||
| Ukraine | 1 (2024) | 1 | |||
| Czech Republic[f] | 4 (1967, 1981, 1982, 1990) | 3 (1974, 1980, 1984) | 2 (2016, 2017) | 9 | |
| Netherlands | 2 (1979, 2006) | 4 (1977, 1978, 1982, 2012) | 3 (1984, 2001, 2009) | 9 | |
| China | 1 (2007) | 1 (2004) | 2 (1998, 2006) | 4 | |
| Japan | 1 (2019) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2008) | 3 | |
| Turkey | 1 (2012) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
| Denmark | 1 (2010) | 1 (2025) | 2 | ||
| Sweden | 1 (2004) | 1 | |||
| Morocco | 1 (2015) | 1 | |||
| Venezuela | 1 (2022) | 1 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 (2025) | 1 | |||
| United States | 2 (1989, 2015) | 2 | |||
| Scotland | 1 (2017) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
| Spain | 1 (1985) | 1 | |||
| Australia | 1 (2023) | 1 | |||
| Germany[g] | 2 (1982, 1983) | 2 | |||
| Cameroon | 1 (1985) | 1 | |||
| Republic of Ireland | 1 (2019) | 1 |
Performance by confederation
| Confederation | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA | 31 (1974, 1976–1979, 1982, 1984–1994, 1997, 2001, 2003–2008, 2015–2018, 2022, 2024–2025) | 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) |
| CONCACAF | 2 (2012, 2023) | 2 (2018, 2023) |
| CAF | 1 (2010) | 3 (2015, 2017, 2024) |
| AFC | 3 (2007, 2019, 2025) |
Awards
See also
- Sud Ladies Cup
- Montaigu Tournament
- Torneo di Viareggio
- Granatkin Memorial
- Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
- Under-20 Four Nations Tournament
- Under 20 Elite League
- UEFA Youth League
- Premier League International Cup
- NextGen Series
- Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
- U-20 Copa Libertadores
- Granatkin Memorial
- Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
- Ramón de Carranza Trophy
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Panda Cup
- UEFA Amateur Cup
- UEFA Regions' Cup
- UEFA Women's Under-16 Development Tournament
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Development Tournament
- International Norte Alentejano Tournament
- Youth Development Cup (Belarus)
- International Kuban Spring Women U-19 Tournament
- "Coppa delle Nazioni - Wikipedia". it.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- Torneo delle Nazioni [4]
Notes
- ^ 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.[5]
- ^ 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
- ^ Playing for Slovan Bratislava
- ^ Playing for Anderlecht
- ^ Playing for Derby County
- ^ Playing for INF Vichy
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Torneo Delle Nazioni – Torneo Delle Nazioni – Eventi Internazionali di Calcio". www.torneodellenazioni.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Announcement : the Maurice Revello Tournament 2020 is cancelled". Toulon Tournament. 24 October 2020.
External links
- Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon at the RSSSF