2017–18 Coupe de France

2017–18 Coupe de France
Country France
Champions Paris Saint-Germain (12th title)
Runners-up Les Herbiers VF
Matches played 195
Goals scored 650 (3.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Said Idazza
Ángel Di María
(7 goals each)

The 2017–18 Coupe de France was the 101st season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (winner of 2017 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (winner of 2017 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).

Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and successfully won their 4th consecutive final and record 12th title overall with a 2–0 win over Les Herbiers VF in the final.

Teams

Round 1 to 6

The first six rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, who allow teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the third round. Teams from Championnat National 3 enter at the third round, those from Championnat National 2 enter at the fourth round and those from Championnat National enter at the fifth round.[1]

Round 7

The 145 qualifiers from the 6th Round of the Regional Leagues are joined by the 11 qualifiers from the Overseas Territories and the 20 teams from Ligue 2.

Ligue 2

Regional Leagues

Figures in parenthesis indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.

    Overseas Territories teams

      Seventh round

      The draw for the seventh round is made in two parts. First the Overseas teams are drawn against opponents from the French League structure who have applied to potentially travel overseas. Those French teams not drawn in this part are re-entered into the main draw.

      The draw for the overseas teams took place on 25 October 2017.[4] The main draw for the seventh round took place on 26 October 2017.[5]

      Ties took place on 10, 11 and 12 November 2017, with matches postponed from those dates being rescheduled for 18 and 19 November.[6][7]

      Ties involving overseas teams

      Main draw

      The main draw was split into 10 regional groups, with the split primarily ensuring an equal distribution of clubs from the different tiers, and secondarily grouping by geography.[8]

      Group 7A

      Group 7B

      Group 7C

      Group 7D

      Group 7E

      Group 7F

      Group 7G

      Group 7H

      Group 7I

      Group 7J

      Eighth round

      The draw for the eighth round took place on 14 November 2017.[5] Because AS Excelsior (R1) Réunion won their seventh round tie in mainland France, they are guaranteed a home tie in the eighth round, against one of the opponents from the French League structure who applied to potentially travel overseas.

      Games were played on 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 December 2017.[20]

      Overseas draw

      Main draw

      The main draw was split into 6 groups, with the split primarily ensuring an equal distribution of clubs from the different tiers, and secondarily grouping by geography.[8]

      Group 8A

      Group 8B

      Group 8C

      Group 8D

      Group 8E

      Group 8F

      Round of 64

      The draw for the ninth round (known as the round of 64) took place on 14 December 2017. The 20 Ligue 1 teams join the draw at this stage. The draw is split into four groups to ensure equal distribution of teams from each tier, with geographical proximity a secondary factor.[25]

      The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were AC Houilles and FC Still 1930, both from tier 8 (Regional 3). FC Still 1930 entered the competition at the first round, and are the longest standing team still in the competition.

      Games were played on 6, 7 and 8 January 2018.

      Group 9A

      Group 9B

      Group 9C

      Group 9D

      Round of 32

      The draw for the tenth round (known as the round of 32) took place on 8 January 2018. This was an open draw.[29][30]

      The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Canet Roussillon FC, FC Saint-Lô Manche and ASC Biesheim, all from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).

      Games were played on 23, 24 and 25 January 2018.

      Round of 16

      The draw for the eleventh round (known as the round of 16) took place on 25 January 2018. This was an open draw.[31]

      The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was US Granville, from tier 4 (Championnat National 2).

      Games were played on 6, 7 and 8 February 2018.

      Quarter-finals

      The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 8 February 2018. This was an open draw.[32]

      The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were FC Chambly and Les Herbiers VF, both from tier 3 (Championnat National).

      Games were played on 27 and 28 February and 1 March 2018.

      Semi-finals

      The draw for the semi-finals took place on 1 March 2018. This was an open draw.[33]

      The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were still FC Chambly and Les Herbiers VF, both from tier 3 (Championnat National).

      Games were played on 17 and 18 April 2018.

      Final

      Les Herbiers VF 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain
      Report
      Attendance: 73,772
      Referee: Mikael Lesage

      References

      1. ↑ "Regelment de la Coupe de France" (PDF) (in French). FFF.fr. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
      2. ↑ "Lossi au Bout de la Nuit / Finale Coupe de Calédonie" (in French). Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
      3. ↑ "Coupe Tahiti Nui". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
      4. ↑ "Coupe de France: Les affiches du 7ème tour pour l'Outre-Mer" (in French). foot-national.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
      5. 1 2 "Les Dates des Tirages au Sort" (in French). FFF.fr. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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      21. ↑ "Coupe de France: La Date Pour Anduze-Nîmes Dévoilée" (in French). maligue2.fr. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
      22. ↑ "Coupe de France. Le choc Séné-FC Lorient se jouera à Vannes" (in French). Le Télégramme. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
      23. ↑ "Le Club des Essarts Délocalise Son Match de CDF À L'Idonnière" (in French). Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football Official Site. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
      24. ↑ "La Date et Le Lieu du Match Contre Lille Fives Fixés!" (in French). USL Dunkerque Official Site. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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      26. ↑ "Still-Estac le 7/01 À 17H30" (in French). Troyes AC Official Site. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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      28. ↑ "Senlis - Nantes à Beauvais" (in French). Courrier picard. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
      29. ↑ "Coupe de France. Le tirage des seizièmes de finale, mode d'emploi" (in French). footamateur.fr. 8 January 2018.
      30. ↑ "Coupe de France: Tirage des 16èmes en direct à 20h00" (in French). foot-national.com. 8 January 2018.
      31. ↑ "Tirage des 8es le 25 Janvier À Strasbourg" (in French). fff.fr. 25 January 2018.
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