Challengers Cup 26 final

Challengers Cup 26 final

Event	Challengers Cup 26
CS Saint-Rémy Chromatik 2 0
Venue	National Stadium (Olastaryn), Olastaryn, Olastor
Player of the Match	Artemios Ostend (St-Rémy)
Weather	Clear night 20 °C (68 °F) 51% humidity

The Challengers Cup 26 final was the final match of the 26th edition of the IFCF Challengers Cup, the secondary international club football tournament.

Venue

This was the first IFCF final held at the National Stadium in Olastaryn, which had a capacity of 72,000.

Background

CS Saint-Rémy

Saint-Rémy qualified for the Champions League group stage as Kelssek Championship winners. After placing third in their group, they advanced to the Challengers Cup round of 32. Coming into the final, they had successfully defended their league title becoming the first Kelssek club in 14 years to do so. This would be their second international final, with their previous appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup 72 final having ended in a 1–0 loss against Montreal Koreana.

Chromatik

Chromatik qualified for the Challengers Cup group stage after placing eighth in Chromatika's Red League and winning the playoff tournament, beating derby rivals Anomalies in the final, to earn an IFCF berth. Prior to the final, they had finished third in the league. This was their second appearance in the Challengers Cup final, and sixth IFCF final overall when including four losses in the Champions League final.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

CS Saint-Rémy (KSK)				Round	Chromatik (CMT)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Martin Luther (SSF)	1–2 (H)			Matchday 1	Vogsphere United (SRS)	1–3 (H)
Algolia AC (SRS)	0–0 (A)			Matchday 2	MESD Fidelissimae Plebes QCF (QDT)	4–2 (A)
CA Paulinthal (PAS)	0–2 (H)			Matchday 3	Istria City FC (BNJ)	1–0 (H)
CA Paulinthal (PAS)	0–2 (A)			Matchday 4	Istria City FC (BNJ)	2–2 (A)
Algolia AC (SRS)	1–2 (H)			Matchday 5	MESD Fidelissimae Plebes QCF (QDT)	1–2 (H)
Martin Luther (SSF)	2–1 (A)			Matchday 6	Vogsphere United (SRS)	2–0 (A)
Champions League Group H Pos Team GD Pts 1  CA Paulinthal (PAS) 13 16 2  Algolia AC (SRS) -1 9 3  CS Saint-Rémy (KSK) -5 4† 4  Martin Luther (SSF) -7 4† † Tie broken by goal difference				Final standings	Challengers Cup Group C Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Vogsphere United (SRS) 4 13 2  Chromatik (CMT) 2 10 3  Istria City FC (BNJ) 0 6 4  MESD Fidelissimae Plebes QCF (QDT) -6 4
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
New Hind City FC (INS)	5–1 (4–2 p)	3–1 (H)	2–0 (A)	Round of 32	René Skaé (FFD)	3–2 (5–4 p)	2–3 (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.) (A)
VLC FC (EFL)	2–2 (3–2 p)	1–1 (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (A)	Round of 16	Rockies International FC (INS)	5–3	2–2 (A)	3–1 (H)
Z'ai'ai (CMT)	2–1	0–0 (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)	Quarter-finals	Port Tacassam FC (TKT)	4–4 (5–4 p)	2–2 (A)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (H)
Inverhaven Ironworks (KAT)	3–2	1–1 (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)	Semi-finals	FC Teussen Stelburg (STL)	5–3	3–3 (H)	2–0 (A)

Match

Details

CS Saint-Rémy	2–0	Chromatik
Lalande  47' Ostend  58'

National Stadium, Olastaryn

Attendance: 70,157

Saint-Rémy

Chromatik

GK Carolanne Navice RB Marco Santoro CB Napoleón Lalande (c) Yellow card 56 '​ CB Olivier Sansouci LB Sarafine Latendresse CM Romy Métisser  87 '​ CM Carrie Boilyle CM Maria Hadjipavlou Yellow card 77 '​  87 '​ LW Artemios Ostend  82 '​ FW Pascal Murg  71 '​ RW Anastasia Cederbergh  59 '​ Substitutes: GK Li Lindholm CB Remigio Suescun  87 '​ CB Prospierre Aregnac-Tignon LB Wener Wittler CM Milan Linden  82 '​ LM Darwin James CM Madison Longstaff CM Neil Hallett CM Terence de Landa  87 '​ AM Hazmar Roger  59 '​ FW Martinius Enge  71 '​ Manager: Jonathan Dubois		GK Ronan Pharlan RB Éspéráns rue Cazade CB Paul Amos CB Rynropeka-pyt LB Eero-Severi Aurvinen DM John Fletcher Yellow card 44 '​  83 '​ DM Ngjunei Meigun  76 '​ CM Martin Seer  76 '​ RW Eric Forsberg  61 '​ LW Quarto Bevilacqua  55 '​ ST Huberdeau Audac Substitutes: GK Valerie Moreau RB Rilas Sandoval Yellow card 34 '​ CB Omar Cinne CB Vilhelmi Hudson LB Léon Barthélemy CM Einar Bråthen  61 '​ AM Chloe McGregor Yellow card 79 '​  55 '​ AM Gheorghe Birca AM Daniela Bergquist  76 '​ RW Mars Stoven  83 '​ LW Fredo Bärfuss ST Ladia Porrin  76 '​ Manager: Viktor Arjlensi
	Player of the Match: Artemios Ostend	Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Post-match

As winners of the Challengers Cup, CS Saint-Rémy earned qualification for the 26th IFCF Super Cup and were guaranteed a place in the group stage of the 27th IFCF Champions League.