The 1996 Coupe de France final was a football match held at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 4 May 1996, that saw Auxerre defeat Nîmes 2–1 thanks to goals by Laurent Blanc and Lilian Laslandes.
Road to the final AuxerreRoundNîmesOpponentH/AResult1995–96 Coupe de FranceOpponentH/AResultBye——Fifth RoundLunelA5–2 (a.e.t.)Bye——Sixth RoundCastelnau Le CrèsA1–0Bye——Seventh RoundMuretH3–2Bye——Eighth RoundSèteA1–0LyonA1–0Round of 64Saint-PriestH3–1Le MansA2–0Round of 32Saint-ÉtienneH3–1Paris SGH3–1Round of 16ThouarsA2–0ValenceA2–0Quarter-finalsStrasbourgH3–2 (a.e.t.)MarseilleA1–1 (a.e.t.) 3−1 pen.Semi-finalsMontpellierH1–0
Match details
AJ AUXERRE: GK 1 Lionel CharbonnierDF 2 Alain GomaDF 6 Franck RabarivonyDF 3 Taribo WestDF 5 Laurent BlancMF 4 Philippe VioleauMF 7 Sabri LamouchiMF 8 Moussa Saïb FW 9 Lilian LaslandesFW 10 Corentin Martins (c)FW 11 Bernard DiomèdeSubstitutes:MF 14 Christophe Cocard Manager: Guy Roux Assistant Referees: Fourth Official:
NIMES OLYMPIQUE: GK Philippe Sence (c)DF Franck TouronDF Johnny EckerDF Antoine PrégetDF Olivier BochuMF Cyril Jeunechamp MF Christophe Zugna MF Omar BelbeyFW Christian PerezFW Abder Ramdane FW Nicolas MarxSubstitutes:DF Anthony Vosalho MF Éric Sabin MF Ludovic Gros Manager: Pierre Barlaguet
See also 1995–96 Coupe de France
References
External links Coupe de France results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Report on French federation site