# Challenge Prince Rainier III

The Challenge Prince Rainier III is a domestic football cup in Monaco, featuring teams from across the country. The tournament has been organised annually since 1975 and since then has been known as the premier footballing tournament for amateur teams within the principality.
Because Monaco is not a member of UEFA, there is no qualification for the winners into either the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, or UEFA Conference League.

## History

The tournament was created in 1975 after Prince Rainier III requested a footballing tournament in the country be played.
President of the Organizing Committee, Joseph Destefanis, recalled how the only football game of the year had an air of folklore among the players and of the palace of Monaco. At the time the teams were completed and at the request of Prince Rainier III, the competition has grown.

## Format

In the first round of the competition, the teams are placed into groups for a round-robin stage. The best teams from these groups progress to the knockout rounds of the Challenge Prince Rainier III. The lower teams from each group then qualify for the knockout stages of the Trophée Ville de Monaco, the second level cup in Monaco underneath the Challenge Prince Rainier III.

## Current clubs

These are the current clubs for the 2023 season:
* M.I. Monaco S.A.M.
* Tarca Group
* Vinci Construction Monaco
* Hôpital de Monaco
* Carabiniers du Prince
* Fonction Publique
* Casino Monte-Carlo
* Mairie de Monaco
* Sûreté Publique
* SBM Offshore

## Champions

| Season | Champions (number of titles) |
| Challenge Prince Rainier III ||
| 1976 | SBM Jeux (1) |
| 1977 | SBM Loews Jeux (2) |
| 1978 | SBM Loews Jeux (3) |
| 1979 | Palais Princier (1) |
| 1980 | Not held |
| 1981 | Banque Sudaméris (1) |
| 1982 | SBM Loews Jeux (4) |
| 1983 | Not held |
| 1984 | SBM Loews Jeux (5) |
| 1985 | SBM Loews Jeux (6) |
| 1986 | SBM Loews Jeux (7) |
| 1987 | SBM Loews Jeux (8) |
| 1988 | Palais Princier (2) |
| 1989 | Palais Princier (3) |
| 1990 | SBM Loews Jeux (9) |
| 1991 | Loews Hotel (10) |
| Season | Champions (number of titles) |
| 1992 | Café de Paris (1) |
| 1993 | Sun Casino (11) |
| 1994 | Café de Paris (2) |
| 1995 | Hôpital (1) |
| 1996 | GEM Bâtiment (1) |
| 1997 | GEM Bâtiment (2) |
| 1998 | GEM Bâtiment (3) |
| 1999 | GEM Bâtiment (4) |
| 2000 | Sun Casino (12) |
| 2001 | GEM Bâtiment (5) |
| 2002 | Sun Casino (13) |
| 2003 | Sun Casino (14) |
| 2004 | Ribeiro Frères (1) |
| 2005 | Sun Casino (15) |
| 2006 | Sun Casino (16) |
| 2007 | Sun Casino (17) |
| 2008 | Sofamo Biotherm (1) |
| Season | Champions (number of titles) |
| 2009 | Sun Casino (18) |
| 2010 | Sun Casino (19) |
| 2011 | Sun Casino (20) |
| 2012 | La Poste Monte Carlo (1) |
| 2013 | Sun Casino (21) |
| 2014 | MR Concept (1) |
| 2015 | Ribeiro Frères (2) |
| 2016 | Ribeiro Frères (3) |
| 2017 | MR Concept (2) |
| 2018 | Hôpital (2) |
| 2019 | MI Monaco (1) |
| 2020 | Vinci Construction (1) |
| 2021 | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Carabiniers du Prince (1) |
| 2023 | MI Monaco (2) |
| 2024 | Monte Carlo SBM (22) |
* Source:

### By numbers of wins

| Club | Wins | Winning years |
| Monte Carlo SBM | 22 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2024 |
| GEM Bâtiment | 5 | 1996, 1997, 1988, 1999, 2001 |
| Ribeiro Frères | 3 | 2004, 2015, 2016 |