Coupe de France

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Coupe de France
Current season or competition:
Coupe de France 2007-2008
Sport Football
Founded 1917
No. of teams 6734
Country(ies) Flag of France France
Most recent
champion(s)		 Olympique Lyonnais
Official website French Cup
This is about the football competition, for the rugby, see Coupe de France (rugby).

Coupe de France, or Coupe Charles Simon, is a competition of French football clubs, open to all professional and non-professional teams. The cup is one of many inter-French club competitions that have been organised by the French Football Federation. The first competition was held in 1918.

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[edit] History

Created during the World War I, the cup bore the name of Charles Simon, a football player who died during the war.

The team winning the most titles is Olympique de Marseille (10 times), with Paris Saint Germain second with seven wins. Three players have won the cup five times: Marceau Sommerlynck (1946, 1947, 1948, 1953 and 1955), Dominique Bathenay (1974, 1975, 1977, 1982 and 1983) and Alain Roche (1986, 1987, 1993, 1995 and 1998)

Since 1927, the President of France has always attended the championship match and presented the cup to the winning team's captain. Gaston Doumergue was the first French president to take part in the ceremonies.

[edit] Finals results

The Coupe de France is often difficult for the bigger clubs to win, as a higher-ranked club always plays as the away side when drawn against lower-league opposition. The ties are played over one leg and played to a finish (i.e. no replays), increasing the chance of an upset if the 'lower' team plays to their best on that day. In recent seasons, several finalists (though no winners) have advanced through whilst playing in Ligue 2 or even lower in the league system, demonstrating the unpredictable nature of the competition. The frequent triumphs of smaller clubs over large also suggests that the cup is not the top priority for the Ligue 1 clubs, although the Coupe de France is considered more important than some other equivalent competitions in European countries, such as Germany and Italy.

Year Winner Runner-up Result Venues Attendance Entries
5 May 1918 Olympique de Pantin FC Lyon 3-0 Rue Olivier-de-Serres 2 000 48
6 April 1919 CASG Paris Olympique de Pantin 3-2 aet Parc des Princes 10 000 60
9 May 1920 CA Paris Le Havre AC 2-1 Stade Bergeyre 7 000 114
24 April 1921 Red Star Olympique de Pantin 2-1 Stade Pershing 18 000 202
7 May 1922 Red Star Stade Rennais 2-0 Stade Pershing 25 000 249
6 May 1923 Red Star FC Sète 4-2 Stade Pershing 20 000 304
13 April 1924 Olympique de Marseille FC Sète 3-2 aet Stade Pershing 29 000 325
10 May 1925 CASG Paris FC Rouen 1-1 aet, replay 3-2 Colombes 18 000, 18 000 326
9 May 1926 Olympique de Marseille AS Valentigney 4-1 Colombes 26 000 336
6 May 1927 Olympique de Marseille US Quevilly 3-0 Colombes 23 800 346
6 May 1928 Red Star CA Paris 3-1 Colombes 30 000 336
5 May 1929 Montpellier Hérault SC FC Sète 2-0 Colombes 25 000 380
27 April 1930 FC Sète RC Paris 3-1 aet Colombes 35 000 408
3 May 1931 Club Français Montpellier Hérault SC 3-0 Colombes 30 000 423
24 April 1932 AS Cannes RC Roubaix 1-0 Colombes 36 143 438
7 May 1933 Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix RC Roubaix 3-1 Colombes 33 000 472
6 May 1934 FC Sète Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Colombes 40 600 540
5 May 1935 Olympique de Marseille Stade Rennais 3-0 Colombes 40 008 567
3 May 1936 RC Paris FCO Charleville(Level 2) 1-0 Colombes 39 725 636
9 May 1937 FC Sochaux RC Strasbourg 2-1 Colombes 39 538 658
8 May 1938 Olympique de Marseille FC Metz 2-1 aet Parc des Princes 33 044 679
14 May 1939 RC Paris Lille OSC 3-1 Colombes 52 431 727
5 May 1940 RC Paris Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Parc des Princes 25 969 778
25 May 1941 Girondins SC Fives 2-0 Saint-Ouen 15 230 236
17 May 1942 Red Star FC Sète 2-0 Colombes 40 000 469
22 May 1943 Olympique de Marseille Girondins de Bordeaux 2-2 aet, replay 4-0 Colombes 32 500, 32 212 664
7 May 1944 É.F. Nancy-Lorraine É.F. Reims-Champagne 4-0 Parc des Princes 31 995 772
6 May 1945 RC Paris Lille OSC 3-0 Colombes 49 983 510
26 May 1946 Lille OSC Red Star 4-2 Colombes 59 692 811
11 May 1947 Lille OSC RC Strasbourg 2-0 Colombes 59 852 922
10 May 1948 Lille OSC RC Lens (Level 2) 3-2 Colombes 60 739 933
8 May 1949 RC Paris Lille OSC 5-2 Colombes 61 473 981
14 May 1950 Stade de Reims RC Paris 2-0 Colombes 61 722 977
6 May 1951 RC Strasbourg Valenciennes FC (Level 2) 3-0 Colombes 61 492 1 010
4 May 1952 OGC Nice Girondins de Bordeaux 5-3 Colombes 61 485 1 024
31 May 1953 Lille OSC AS Nancy 2-1 Colombes 58 993 1 035
23 May 1954 OGC Nice Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Colombes 56 803 1 072
29 May 1955 Lille OSC Girondins de Bordeaux 5-2 Colombes 49 411 1 165
27 May 1956 CS Sedan ES Troyes AC 3-1 Colombes 47 258 1 203
26 May 1957 Toulouse FC SCO Angers 6-3 Colombes 43 125 1 149
18 May 1958 Stade de Reims Nîmes Olympique 3-1 Colombes 56 523 1 163
18 May 1959 Le Havre AC (Level 2) FC Sochaux 2-2 aet, replay 3-0 Colombes 50 778, 36 655 1 159
15 May 1960 AS Monaco AS Saint-Étienne 4-2 aet Colombes 38 298 1 187
7 May 1961 CS Sedan Nîmes Olympique 3-1 Colombes 39 070 1 193
13 May 1962 AS Saint-Étienne AS Nancy 1-0 Colombes 30 654 1 226
23 May 1963 AS Monaco Olympique Lyonnais 0-0 aet, replay 2-0 Colombes 32 923, 24 910 1 209
10 May 1964 Olympique Lyonnais Girondins de Bordeaux 2-0 Colombes 32 777 1 203
26 May 1965 Stade Rennais CS Sedan 2-2 aet, replay 3-1 Parc des Princes 36 789, 26 792 1 183
22 May 1966 RC Strasbourg FC Nantes 1-0 Parc des Princes 36 285 1 190
21 May 1967 Olympique Lyonnais FC Sochaux 3-1 Parc des Princes 32 523 1 378
12 May 1968 AS Saint-Étienne Girondins de Bordeaux 2-1 Colombes 33 959 x
18 May 1969 Olympique de Marseille Girondins de Bordeaux 2-0 Colombes 39 460 x
31 May 1970 AS Saint-Étienne FC Nantes 5-0 Colombes 32 894 x
20 June 1971 Stade Rennais Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 Colombes 46 801 x
4 June 1972 Olympique de Marseille SC Bastia 2-1 Parc des Princes 44 069 1 596
17 June 1973 Olympique Lyonnais FC Nantes 2-1 Parc des Princes 45 734 x
8 June 1974 AS Saint-Étienne AS Monaco 2-1 Parc des Princes 45 813 x
14 June 1975 AS Saint-Étienne RC Lens 2-0 Parc des Princes 44 725 x
12 June 1976 Olympique de Marseille Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Parc des Princes 45 661 x
18 June 1977 AS Saint-Étienne Stade de Reims 2-1 Parc des Princes 45 454 x
13 May 1978 AS Nancy OGC Nice 1-0 Parc des Princes 45 998 2 544
16 June 1979 FC Nantes AJ Auxerre(Level 2) 4-1 aet Parc des Princes 46 070 x
7 June 1980 AS Monaco US Orléans (Level 2) 3-1 Parc des Princes 46 136 x
13 June 1981 SC Bastia AS Saint-Étienne 2-1 Parc des Princes 46 155 x
15 May 1982 Paris SG AS Saint-Étienne 2-2 aet, 6-5 Parc des Princes 46 160 x
11 June 1983 Paris SG FC Nantes 3-2 Parc des Princes 46 203 x
11 May 1984 FC Metz AS Monaco 2-0 aet Parc des Princes 45 384 x
8 June 1985 AS Monaco Paris SG 1-0 Parc des Princes 45 711 x
30 April 1986 Girondins de Bordeaux Olympique de Marseille 2-1 aet Parc des Princes 45 429 x
10 June 1987 Girondins de Bordeaux Olympique de Marseille 2-0 Parc des Princes 45 145 x
11 June 1988 FC Metz FC Sochaux 1-1 aet, 5-4 pens Parc des Princes 44 531 x
10 June 1989 Olympique de Marseille AS Monaco 4-3 Parc des Princes 44 448 x
2 June 1990 Montpellier Hérault SC RC Paris 2-1 aet Parc des Princes 44 067 x
8 June 1991 AS Monaco Olympique de Marseille 1-0 Parc des Princes 44 123 x
1992 The final was not played (disaster at Furiani Stadium in Bastia)
12 June 1993 Paris SG FC Nantes 3-0 Parc des Princes 48 789 x
14 May 1994 AJ Auxerre Montpellier HSC 3-0 Parc des Princes 45 189 x
13 May 1995 Paris SG RC Strasbourg 1-0 Parc des Princes 46 698 x
4 May 1996 AJ Auxerre Nîmes Olympique (Level 3) 2-1 Parc des Princes 44 921 x
10 May 1997 OGC Nice En Avant de Guingamp 1-1 aet, 4-3 pens Parc des Princes 44 131 x
2 May 1998 Paris SG RC Lens 2-1 Stade de France 78 265 x
15 May 1999 FC Nantes CS Sedan (Level 2) 1-0 Stade de France 78 586 x
7 May 2000 FC Nantes Calais RUFC (Level 4) 2-1 Stade de France 78 717 6 096
26 May 2001 RC Strasbourg Amiens SC (Level 2) 0-0 aet, 5-4 pens Stade de France 78 641 6 375
11 May 2002 FC Lorient SC Bastia 1-0 Stade de France 66 215 5 848
31 May 2003 AJ Auxerre Paris SG 2-1 Stade de France 78 316 5 850
29 May 2004 Paris SG LB Châteauroux (Level 2) 1-0 Stade de France 78 357 6 057
4 June 2005 AJ Auxerre CS Sedan 2-1 Stade de France 78 721 6 263
29 April 2006 Paris SG Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Stade de France 79 061 6 394
12 May 2007 FC Sochaux Olympique de Marseille 2-2 aet, 5-4 pens Stade de France 79 797 6 577
24 May 2008 Olympique Lyonnais Paris SG 1-0 Stade de France 80,000

[edit] Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Olympique de Marseille
10
 1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989
Paris Saint-Germain FC
7
 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2006,
AS Saint-Étienne
6
 1962, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977
AS Monaco FC
5
 1960, 1963, 1980, 1985, 1991
Lille O.S.C.
5
 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955
RCF Paris
5
 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949
Red Star Saint-Ouen
5
 1921, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1942
Olympique Lyonnais
4
 1964, 1967, 1973, 2008
AJ Auxerre
4
 1994, 1996, 2003, 2005
FC Nantes
3
 1979, 1999, 2000
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
3
 1941, 1986, 1987
OGC Nice
3
 1952, 1954, 1997
RC Lens
3
 1948, 1975, 1998
RC Strasbourg
3
 1951, 1966, 2001
Stade Reims
2
 1950, 1958
FC Sète
2
 1930, 1934
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
2
 1937, 2007
Montpellier HSC
2
 1929, 1990
FC Metz
2
 1984, 1988
Stade Rennais FC
2
 1965, 1971
CS Sedan Ardennes
2
 1956, 1961
CASG Paris
2
 1919, 1925
Olympique de Pantin
1
 1918
CA Paris
1
 1920
Club Français
1
 1931
AS Cannes
1
 1932
Excelsior AC Roubaix
1
 1933
Girondins
1
 1941
É.F. Nancy-Lorraine
1
 1944
Toulouse FC
1
 1957
Le Havre AC
1
 1959
AS Nancy
1
 1978
SC Bastia
1
 1981
FC Lorient
1
 2002

[edit] Media coverage

In Australia the Coupe de France is currently available on Setanta Sports.

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