2011 Challenge de France Final

2011 Challenge de France Final
Event 2010–11 Challenge de France
Saint-Étienne Montpellier
D1 Féminine D1 Féminine
0 0
Saint-Étienne win 3–2 on penalties.
Date 21 May 2011
Venue Stade de la Pépinière, Poitiers
Referee Stéphanie Frappart (Île-de-France)
Weather 20 °C (68 °F), Cloudy

The 2011 Challenge de France Final was the 10th final of France's female football cup competition. The final took place on 21 May 2011 at the Stade de la Pépinière in Poitiers and was contested between D1 Féminine clubs Saint-Étienne and Montpellier.[1] This was the last final under the Challenge de France name as the competition will be renamed to the Coupe de France Feminine for the 2011–12 season and onwards.[2]

In the match, Saint-Étienne recorded a historic upset defeating Montpellier 3–2 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 in both regular time and extra time. The title is Saint-Étienne's first Challenge de France in the club's history and its first major honour since joining the AS Saint-Étienne in 2008.

News

Team backgrounds

Saint-Étienne made its debut in the ultimate match of the competition. In its run-up to the final, the club faced only one first division club, Le Mans in the quarter-finals, and defeated the club 1–0. Saint-Étienne also did not concede a goal in the competition having shut out all of its opponents. Montpellier made its fifth appearance in the final of the Challenge de France, which is only second to Lyon, which has appeared in seven. Of its five appearances, Montpellier have won the Challenge de France three times; tied for the most titles ever won in the competition with Lyon. The club won its first titles in back-to-back seasons from 2006–2007 when it defeated Lyon two consecutive years on penalties. Montpellier won its last title in 2009. The club defeated Le Mans 3–1 in the final. The three-time champions only conceded one goal in the competition having outscored its opponents 22–1.

Road to the final

Saint-Étienne Round Montpellier
Opponent H/A Result 2010–11 Challenge de France Opponent H/A Result
Caluire A 5–0 Second Round[3] Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone A 3–0
Flacé Mâcon H 2–0 Round of 32 Arpajon H 9–0
Saint-Simont A 1–0 Round of 16 Toulouse A 1–0
Le Mans H 1–0 Quarterfinals La Roche-sur-Yon H 6–0
Dijon A 5–0 Semi-finals Juvisy A 3–1

Match

Match details

Saint-Étienne 0 – 0 Montpellier
Report
Penalties
3 – 2
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (Île-de-France)
Saint-Étienne
Montpellier
SAINT-ÉTIENNE:
GK1France Méline Gérard
RB2France Ludivine Coulomb
CB4France Morgane Courteille
CB5France Astrid Chazal (c)
LB3France Ophélie Brevet
CM6France Aude Moreau
CM7France Charlotte GauvinYellow card 42'
RM10France Amélie Barbetta
LM9France Déborah Taghavi 63'
AM11France Kheira Hamraoui 76'
FW8France Camille Catala
Substitutes:
GK16France Julie Perrodin
FW12France Maeva Clemaron 76'
DF13France Juliette Benne
DF14France Amandine Soulard
MF15Algeria Sofia Bengueddoudj 63'
Manager:
France Hervé Didier
MONTPELLIER:
GK1France Céline Deville
RB9France Marion TorrentYellow card 82'
CB4France Ophélie Meilleroux
CB3France Kelly Gadéa
LB8France Cynthia Viana
CM6France Charlotte Bilbault
CM7Japan Rumi Utsugi
RW11France Ludivine Diguelman 62'
LW10France Viviane Asseyi 71'
FW5France Hoda Lattaf (c)Yellow card 82'
FW2France Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutes:
GK16France Laëtitia Philippe
MF12Algeria Nora Hamou Maamar
MF13France Stéphanie De Revière
DF14France Marine Pervier 63'
FW15France Elodie Ramos 71'
Manager:
France Sarah M'Barek

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Nathalie Le Breton (Centre-Ouest)
  • Chief Observer: Jean-Luc Rouinsard
  • Chief Delegate: Marc Giraud

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
    • Seven named substitutes.
    • Maximum of three substitutions.

    References

    1. ↑ "Saint-Etienne et Montpellier en finale" (in French). French Football Federation. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
    2. ↑ "Accréditations pour la finale, les modalités" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
    3. ↑ Clubs competing in the Division 1 Féminine entered the competition in the second round
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