[1][2] Due to its similarities to CFI's previous inter-federation national competition, the Trophée de France, which had been contested every year from 1907 until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, many historians have labeled this tournament as its 9th and last edition.

[3] Some sources have wrongly claimed that this tournament was in fact the first unofficial edition of the Coupe de France, which was established in the following year by the CFI, but this is not true since the latter was open to all clubs from different federations.

[8] The Étoile des deux lacs won the 1916 FGSPF Coupe Nationale by beating the Bousbotte Association of Besançon in a closely contested final; the result was 2–1 after extra-time.

[12] The semifinal was thus held between Olympique and Médoc on 6 May, and the journalists of L'Auto (the forerunner of L'Équipe) stated that "the many spectators who made the trip to the Parc des Princes did not regretted it because the match was very interesting during the full two hours of play it lasted".

[13] Even though Médoc scored a goal ruled out for offside in the first half, neither side was able to break the deadlock within 90 minutes, and thus extra-time had to be played, during which it began to rain heavily, but while Olympique showed itself to be in its element, their opponents seemed bothered by it.