[3] Therefore, from the first months of the conflict, the four federations administering football in France set up "wartime" competitions,[1][2] with the USFSA creating a knockout cup which they called Coupe des Alliés to not only celebrate the fraternity uniting the allies, but to also give it an undeniable patriotic added value.

[4] The underdogs scored twice in the first-half thanks to a brace from Juste Brouzes, but in the second half, the referee Battaille awarded a penalty kick to CA Paris, which was converted by Henri Vialmonteil to cut the deficit down to 1–2.

[4] CASG then scored a third goal via Julien Devicq, but CA Paris responded with their second goal, and then pressed for the equalizer throughout the last 15 minutes, but CASG was able to resist their opponents' intense siege thanks to the efforts of their defensive trio: Jou, Lavenir and Leroy; and only failed to score a fourth because of CA Paris' goalkeeper Marcel Evrard.

[3][6] In 1917, two similar events took place, one organized by the USFSA, and the other by the LFA under the title of Interfederal Cup, with the latter having great success in terms of club participation.

[14] The trophy was initially presumed lost until it was finally found in 1980 in Rouen, at a garage sale, by Guy Morat, a retired banker and an amateur antique dealer.