The 2009–10
Coupe de France
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was the 93rd season of the most prestigious French cup competition, organized by the
French Football Federation
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, and was open to all clubs in
French football
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, as well as clubs from the
overseas departments and territories (
Guadeloupe
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,
French Guiana
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,
Martinique
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,
Mayotte
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,
New Caledonia
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,
French Polynesia
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, and
Réunion
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). The final was contested on 1 May 2010 at the
Stade de France
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. The defending champions were
Guingamp
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, who had defeated
Rennes
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2–1 in the
2008–09 final
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.
The winner of the competition qualified for the
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
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and was inserted into the
Playoff round
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.
Ligue 1
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club
Paris Saint-Germain
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won the competition by defeating fellow first division club
AS Monaco
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by a score of 1–0 in
the final. The victory gave Paris Saint-Germain their eight Coupe de France title and their third this millennium.
Calendar
On 23 June 2009, the
French Football Federation
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announced the calendar for the Coupe de France.
Regional qualifying rounds
All the teams that entered the competition, but were not members of
Ligue 1
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or
Ligue 2
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, had to compete in the regional qualifying rounds. The regional qualifying rounds determined the number of regional clubs that earned spots in the 7th round and this normally lasted six rounds.
Seventh round
The draw for the seventh round of Coupe de France was conducted on 5 November 2009 at the Maison du Sport Français, the headquarters of the
French Football Federation
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, in Paris by French journalist and television host
Michel Drucker and
Jean Djorkaeff
Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he operated as a defender.
Early life
Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the ''département'' of Isère. ...
, the president of the Coupe de France Commission. The overseas regional draw was conducted in Paris the same day, by
World fencing champions Adriana Lamalle and Jean-Michel Lucenay. The matches were played on 21 and 22 November 2009.
Overseas region
Eighth round
The draw for the eighth round of the Coupe de France was conducted on 25 November 2009 at the headquarters of the
French Football Federation
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, in Paris, by
FCF Juvisy
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and
women's national team member
Sandrine Soubeyrand,
taekwondo
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world champion
Gwladys Épangue, former
national team member Steve Marlet, and
Jean Djorkaeff
Jean Djorkaeff (born 27 October 1939) is a French former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he operated as a defender.
Early life
Djorkaeff was born in the French commune of Charvieu, located in the ''département'' of Isère. ...
, the president of the Coupe de France Commission. The matches were played on 12 and 13 December 2009.
Round of 64
The draw for the round of 64 of the Coupe de France was conducted on 14 December 2009 at the
Champ Libres in
Rennes
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, by former
French internationals Stéphane Guivarc'h and
Daniel Rodighiero,
Stade Briochin and
women's national team member
Eugénie Le Sommer, and the current
captain
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of the
France women's national rugby union team Sandrine Agricole. The matches were played on 9 and 10 January 2010. The matches that were postponed were contested at a later date.
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 of the Coupe de France was conducted on 10 January 2010 at the
Eurosport
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headquarters in Paris, by
Miss France 2010 Malika Ménard and
France national team manager
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Raymond Domenech. The matches will be played from 22 to 24 January 2010. The matches that had to be rescheduled due to the previous round's postponed matches being contested were played mid-week on 26 and 27 January. The cancelled matches, as a result of the round of 64 matches being rescheduled, were played on 3 February and the mid-week over on 10 February.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France was conducted on 24 January 2010 at the
Eurosport
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headquarters in Paris, by former
French international Jean-Pierre Papin
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Pa ...
and French
film director
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Fabien Onteniente. The matches were played on 9 and 10 February. The canceled match, Lens – Brest, as a result of the round of 32 matches being rescheduled, was played on 17 February.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France was conducted on 14 February 2010 during a
Six Nations rugby match between
France
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and
Ireland
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at the
Stade de France
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. The draw was conducted by 2009 World Judo champion
Morgane Ribout and
Morgan Parra, a player from the national rugby team. The matches will be contested on 23 and 24 March. The Quevilly – Boulogne match was moved to the
Stade Robert Diochon
The Stade Robert-Diochon () is a stadium in Le Petit-Quevilly, France. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of both FC Rouen and US Quevilly-Rouen. As of 2022, the Rugby union, Rugby Union club R ...
in nearby
Rouen
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to accommodate the anticipated high attendance for the match. Quevilly's parent ground,
Stade Lozai, seats only 2,500 spectators.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France was conducted on 28 March 2010 during a broadcast of
France 2
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show
Stade 2. The draw was conducted by former
Gabon national team manager
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and former
French international Alain Giresse
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Giresse was French Player of the Year in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Nominally an Midfi ...
.
Le tirage des demis
The matches were contested on 13 and 14 April. The first match was televised on Eurosport
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and the second match was shown on France 2
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. The Quevilly – Paris Saint-Germain match was moved to the Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen
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, which is located in Lower Normandy, not far from Rouen
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, which situates in Upper Normandy. The move, similar to the previous round, was made to accommodate the anticipated high attendance for the match and also because the French Football Federation
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felt the Stade Robert Diochon
The Stade Robert-Diochon () is a stadium in Le Petit-Quevilly, France. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of both FC Rouen and US Quevilly-Rouen. As of 2022, the Rugby union, Rugby Union club R ...
did not meet the standards needed to host a Coupe de France semi-final match.
Final
Topscorer
Ireneusz Jeleń (4 goals)
Mevlüt Erdinç (4 goals)
Media coverage
For the second consecutive season 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:
References
External links
Official site
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