The 1998 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 2 May 1998, that saw Paris SG defeat RC Lens 2-1 thanks to goals by Raí and Marco Simone. Vladimír Šmicer scored for the Division 1 champion which could not enjoy two successes in a single season. This final was also the first ever played in the newly-built Stade de France.
Road to the final Paris Saint-GermainRoundLensOpponentH/AResult1997–98 Coupe de FranceOpponentH/AResultThouarsA3–1Round of 64Le HavreH2–1LorientA1–1Round of 32ÉpinalA2–0 (a.e.t.)PauA1–0 (a.e.t.)Round of 16ArgentanA3–1MonacoH1–0Quarter-finalsCaenA2–1GuingampH1–0Semi-finalsLyonH2–0
Match details
PARIS SG: GK 1 Vincent FernandezDF 5 Alain RocheDF 4 Paul Le GuenDF 6 Eric RabesandratanaDF 3 Didier DomiMF 2 Jimmy AlgerinoMF 10 Raí (c) MF 7 Pierre DucrocqMF 8 Franck GavaFW 9 Marco SimoneFW 11 Florian Maurice Substitutes:MF 15 Laurent Fournier Manager: Ricardo Gomes Assistant Referees: Fourth Official:
RC LENS: GK 1 Guillaume WarmuzDF 2 Eric SikoraDF 6 Jean-Guy Wallemme (c) DF 4 Frédéric DéhuDF 3 Cyrille MagnierMF 8 Stéphane ZianiMF 7 Marc-Vivien FoéMF 5 Mickaël Debève FW 10 Vladimír ŠmicerFW 9 Anto Drobnjak FW 11 Tony VairellesSubstitutes:FW 13 Wagneau Eloi MF 14 Philippe Brunel Manager: Daniel Leclercq
See also 1997–98 Coupe de France
External links Coupe de France results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Report on French federation site