The 2015–16

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was the 99th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of

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. The competition was organised by the

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(FFF) and was opened to all clubs in

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, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (

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(

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, winner of 2015 New Caledonia Cup),

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(

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, winner of 2015 Tahiti Cup),

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, and Saint Martin).

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were the defending champions, defeated

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in the previous season's final. They defended their title after defeating

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4–2 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

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enter at the Third round, those from CFA enter at the Fourth round and those from

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enter at the Fifth round. Teams entering in each round, by Region:

Round 7 onwards

In the Seventh round, the 156 qualifying teams from the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories are joined by the 20 teams from

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. The 20

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clubs enter in the Ninth round. The teams qualifying for Seventh round, by region and level, are:

Alsace Aquitaine Atlantique Auvergne Lower Normandy Bourgogne Centre-Val de Loire Centre-West Corsica Franche-Comté Languedoc-Roussillon Lorraine Maine Méditerranée Midi-Pyrénées Nord-Pas de Calais Champagne-Ardenne Normandy Brittany Paris Île-de-France Picardie Rhône-Alpes Overseas Clubs

Seventh Round

These matches were originally scheduled to take place on 13, 14 and 15 November, although some matches were postponed to the following weekdue to the

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Eighth Round

The draw was held on 18 November 2015. The matches were played on 5 and 6 December 2015

Round of 64

Matches played on 2, 3 and 4 January 2016.

Round of 32

Matches were played between 16 and 23 January 2016.

Round of 16

Matches played on 9, 10 and 11 February 2016.

Quarter-finals

Matches played on 2 and 3 March 2016.

Semi-finals

Matches played between 19 and 20 April 2016.

Final

Match played on 21 May 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coupe De France, 2015-16 2015–16 European domestic association football cups 2015–16 in French football 2015-16