The 2008–09
Coupe de France
The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
was the 92nd season of the
French most prestigious cup competition and was open to all clubs in
French football, as well as seven teams from
overseas departments and territories (
Guadeloupe
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,
French Guiana
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,
Martinique
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,
Mayotte
Mayotte ( ; , ; , ; , ), officially the Department of Mayotte (), is an Overseas France, overseas Overseas departments and regions of France, department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the Overseas departm ...
,
New Caledonia
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,
French Polynesia
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and
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
). The final was held on 9 May 2009 at the
Stade de France
Stade de France (, ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the List of football stadiums in France, largest stadium i ...
.
Guingamp
Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...
claimed their first Coupe de France after defeating
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
2–1 after two second-half goals from
Eduardo.
Calendar
On 8 July 2008,
French Football Federation
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(FFF) announced the calendar for the Coupe de France.
Seventh Round
The draw for the seventh round of Coupe de France was conducted on 5 November 2008 in
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
by former
Lyon
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players
Bernard Lacombe and
Jean Djorkaeff, the latter who currently serves as the president of the Coupe de France Commission. The overseas region draw was conducted in Paris the same day, by Olympic medalists
Pascal Gentil and
Grégory Baugé. The matches were played on 21, 22 and 23 November 2008. The matches that were postponed were played on 30 November.
Overseas Region
Eighth Round
The draw for the eighth round was conducted on 25 November 2008 at the offices of the FFF in Paris. The drawers were current
France under-17 coach
Philippe Bergeroo and
Stéphane Guivarc'h, member of the
French squad that won the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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. The overseas region draw was conducted in Paris as well, by
Bernard Diomède, who was also a member of the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The following matches were played on 12, 13 and 14 December 2008. The matches that were postponed were played on 20 December.
Overseas Region
Round of 64
The Round of 64 matches were played on 2, 3 and 4 January 2009. The draw was conducted on 15 December 2008 in
Metz
Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
by former
Nancy greats
Olivier Rouyer and
Bernard Zénier, former
wheelchair fencing champion Yvon Pacault, and
Anne Sophie Mathis, who is the current
WBC Super-lightweight world champion. The matches that were postponed were played on 10 and 24 January 2009.
Round of 32
The Round of 32 matches were played on 23, 24, 25 and 28 January. The draw was conducted on 4 January in
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called in French. It is one of Paris's entrances and is located from Notre Dame Cathedral, whic ...
, Paris, at the headquarters of
Eurosport
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by
Chloé Mortaud, the recently crowned
Miss France and
2008 Summer Olympics
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bronze medalist
Teddy Riner
Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner (, ; born 7 April 1989) is a French heavyweight judoka. An eleven-time world champion in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division, two-time openweight world champion and one-time world champion with the French men's te ...
. The Guingamp – Brest match was rescheduled to 20 January.
Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were played on 3 and 4 March. The draw was conducted on 25 January 2009 in
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called in French. It is one of Paris's entrances and is located from Notre Dame Cathedral, whic ...
, Paris at the headquarters of
Eurosport
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by French journalist and television host
Michel Drucker and former player and manager
Michel Hidalgo
Michel François Hidalgo (; 22 March 1933 – 26 March 2020) was a French professional footballer and manager. He was the head coach of the France national team from 1976 to 1984, with whom he won the UEFA Euro 1984 on home soil, also reaching ...
.
Quarter-finals
The quarterfinal matches were played on 17 and 18 March. The draw was conducted on 8 March 2009 in
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...
, Paris at the Galaxy Foot Salon by French female volleyball player Victoria Rava and French female
sprinter Muriel Hurtis.
Semi-finals
The semifinal matches were played on 21 and 22 April. The draw was conducted on 22 March 2009 by current
France international Samir Nasri.
Final
Topscorer
Eduardo (7 goals)
Miscellaneous
RC Saint-André were awarded the ''"Petit Poucet"'' Plaque for achieving the best performance in the
Coupe de France
The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
by an amateur club. Saint-André, who play Championnat de District Level 3 managed to reach the 6th round by eliminating
Promotion Ligue side Etoile Chapelaine in the 1st Round, three
d'Honneur Régionale sides (FC Nogentais, Chaumont PTT, FCO St. Julien) in the 2nd Round, 3rd Round, and 4th Round, respectively. They defeated another Promotion Ligue side in Bagneux Clesles, before suffering elimination to Foyer Barsequanais in the 6th Round. Their exploits allowed the club to accumulate 30 points and thus defeat FCE Schirrhein (29 points), who were eliminated by Ligue 1 club
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
after making it all the way to the Round of 32.
Le RC Saint-André récompensé
Media coverage
In France, France Télévisions
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were the free to air broadcasters while Eurosport
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were the subscription broadcasters.
These matches were broadcast live on French television:
External links
Official site
References
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Coupe De France
The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...