Mondial Pupilles FAQ

The Mondial Pupilles de Plomelin is an international youth football tournament for the U13 age group, founded in 1986 in Plomelin, Finistère (Brittany, France).

It takes place every year over four days, from Thursday to Sunday of the Ascension weekend, with a boys' tournament and a girls' tournament.

Its motto: “Football, fun and the child”.

6–9 May 2027, over the Ascension weekend.

It is the 39th edition of the boys' tournament and the 12th edition of the girls' tournament.

• Boys' tournament: 72 teams.
• Girls' tournament: 24 teams.
• Each team has 14 to 16 players and 3 staff.
• Matches are 11-a-side on a full-size pitch.
• From Thursday to Saturday, matches last 2 × 12 minutes; on Sunday, the knockout rounds are played over 1 × 24 minutes.

• Boys' tournament: U12 and U13. For the 2027 edition, players born between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2015.
• Girls' tournament: U12, U13 and U14. For the 2027 edition, players born between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2015.

The tournament is played in southern Finistère, Brittany, around Quimper. From Thursday to Saturday, matches take place in 11 venues:

• Boys' tournament (8 venues): Combrit, Douarnenez, GPGP (Gourlizon, Plonéis, Guengat, Plogonnec), Penmarc'h, Plogastel-Saint-Germain, Plomelin, Pluguffan and Primelin.
• Girls' tournament (3 venues): Ergué-Gabéric, Quimper and Quimperlé.

The finals are played on Sunday at the Plomelin stadium. Addresses and directions: the venues.

On Sunday, all the teams meet at the Plomelin stadium, near Quimper.

• From 8:30 am: boys' quarter-finals and girls' semi-finals.
• In the afternoon: grand parade of the 96 teams, entertainment, semi-finals and finals.
• Around 6:30 pm: prize-giving and end of the tournament.

About 6,000 spectators are expected on that day.

Yes. Matches are played at the stadiums of the 11 venues from Thursday to Saturday, then in Plomelin on Sunday. About 20,000 spectators follow the tournament over the four days.

The results of every match are published live on the results website.

The Mondial Pupilles brings together teams from abroad, teams from professional clubs, teams from French regions and overseas territories, teams from Brittany and one team from each venue.

• Applications are open from 1 September to 30 November for the following year's edition.
• Apply online: application form.
• The list of selected teams is published around 20 December.
• In early February, a draw allocates the selected teams to the 11 venues.

After the draw, the person in charge of the venue hosting your team will contact you. Together you will arrange your arrival time, how the young players are placed with host families, allergies and dietary needs, the match schedule and the programme of festivities.

Players and staff stay with host families, from Wednesday evening to Sunday. Breakfast and dinner are taken with the family; lunch is provided by the organisers.

Every year, about 850 families in southern Finistère host the teams.

• Boys' tournament: FC Metz, Paris FC, Ferencváros Budapest, Olympique Lyonnais, Le Havre AC, FC Nantes, SM Caen, Lille OSC, RSC Anderlecht, Toulouse FC, Standard de Liège and EA Guingamp are among the winners.
• Girls' tournament: Olympique Lyonnais, FC Lyn Oslo, EA Guingamp, AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue du Grand Est, FC Nantes and Dijon FCO have won it.

In 2026, FC Metz won the boys' tournament and FC Nantes the girls' tournament. Full roll of honour since 1986: the tournament.

Thierry Henry, Presnel Kimpembe, Blaise Matuidi, Kingsley Coman, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki, Eduardo Camavinga and goalkeeper Petr Čech all played at the Mondial Pupilles before turning professional.

Among the girls: Selma Bacha, Margaux Le Mouël and Nesryne El Chad.

The full list: the Dream Team.

Every year, the Mondial Pupilles needs about 850 host families and 1,000 volunteers. You don't need to be a football fan: a wish to welcome and share is enough.

All the information: become a host family and become a volunteer.