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| Founded | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Region |  France |
| Most successful club(s) | Lens Sochaux (3 titles each) |
The Coupe Charles Drago was an elimination cup competition organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, between clubs that are knocked out before the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. The tournament was founded in 1953 and was discontinued after the 1965 tournament.
| * | Match decided by a coin toss after extra time |
| Final | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Sochaux | 3–3* | Toulouse | Parc des Princes |
| 1954 | Reims | 6–3 | Lille | Parc des Princes |
| 1955 | Saint-Étienne | 6–3 | Sedan | Parc des Princes |
| 1956 | Nîmes | 3–1 | Lille | Parc des Princes |
| 1957 | Marseille | 3–1 | Lens | Parc des Princes |
| 1958 | Saint-Étienne | 2–1 | Nice | Stade Pierre-Pibarot, Alès |
| 1959 | Lens | 3–2 | Valenciennes | Parc des Princes |
| 1960 | Lens | 3–2 | Toulon | Stade Robert-Diochon, Rouen |
| 1961 | Monaco | 2–1 | Strasbourg | Parc des Princes |
| 1962 | Racing Besançon | 1–0 | Le Havre | Stade Saint-Lazare, Limoges |
| 1963 | Sochaux | 5–2 | Sedan | Stade Auguste Bonal |
| 1964 | Sochaux | 4–0 | Forbach | Stade Auguste Bonal |
| 1965 | Lens | 4–0 | Bordeaux | Stade Félix Bollaert |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 3 | 1 | 1959, 1960, 1965 | 1957 |
| Sochaux | 3 | 0 | 1953, 1963, 1964 | — |
| Saint-Étienne | 2 | 0 | 1955, 1958 | — |
| Monaco | 1 | 0 | 1961 | — |
| Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1957 | — |
| Reims | 1 | 0 | 1954 | — |
| Nîmes | 1 | 0 | 1956 | — |
| Racing Besançon | 1 | 0 | 1962 | — |
| Lille | 0 | 2 | — | 1954, 1956 |
| Sedan | 0 | 2 | — | 1955, 1963 |
| Toulouse | 0 | 1 | — | 1953 |
| Nice | 0 | 1 | — | 1958 |
| Valenciennes | 0 | 1 | — | 1959 |
| Toulon | 0 | 1 | — | 1960 |
| Le Havre | 0 | 1 | — | 1962 |
| Forbach | 0 | 1 | — | 1964 |
| Bordeaux | 0 | 1 | — | 1965 |
| Strasbourg | 0 | 1 | — | 1961 |
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