The 2009–10 Challenge de France is the ninth season of the French cup competition for women, organized by the French Football Federation. The competition is open to all women's clubs in French football. The final will be contested on 23 May 2010 at the Stade Robert-Bobin. The defending champions were Montpellier, who defeated Le Mans 3–1 in the 2008–09 edition of the competition. On 23 May 2010, Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain won the competition by defeating fellow first division club Montpellier by a score of 5–0 in the final. The victory gives Paris Saint-Germain its first Challenge de France title.
Calendar On 6 July 2009, the French Football Federation announced the calendar for the Challenge de France. Round First match date Fixtures Clubs Notes Regional semi-finals 22 November 2009 Clubs participating in D3 Féminine gain entry. Regional finals 13 December 2009 First Round 10 January 2010 Clubs participating in D2 Féminine gain entry. Second Round 31 January 2010 Round of 32 21 February 2010 16 32 → 16 Clubs participating in D1 Féminine gain entry. Round of 16 7 March 2010 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 21 March 2010 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 25 April 2010 2 4 → 2 Final 23 May 2010 1 2 → 1 Final at the Stade Robert-Bobin.
First round The draw for the first round of Challenge de France was conducted on 18 December 2009 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation, in Paris by French journalist Christian Jeanpierre and Marilou Duringer, a member of the Federal Council.tirage au sort intégral The matches were played on 10 January 2010. Several matches that were postponed were played on 17 January. The rest of the postponed matches will be contested on 24 January
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Val d'Argenteuil 2 – 2 (aet)2–4 p. Bagneux 2 Gonfreville 1 – 2 Évreux 3 Cormelles 0 – 0 (aet)6–5 p. Tremblay 4 Le Blanc-Mesnil 1 – 2 Rouen 5 Thiberville 0 – 4 Issy-les-Moulineaux 6 Bourg-la-Reine 0 – 1 Anet 7 Saint-Malo 3 – 4 Lorient 8 FA Laval 0 – 2 Condé-sur-Noireau 9 Domont 3 – 3 (aet)3–5 p. Ploermel 10 Brunoy 1 – 1 (aet)1–4 p. Rennes 11 Évry Ville 0 – 2 Saint-Maur 12 Le Mans 10 – 0 Saint-Lô Manche 13 Nord Médoc 0 – 4 Corné 14 Terves 0 – 4 Saint Georges-sur-Layon 15 La Flèche 2 – 7 Tours 16 Limoges 2 – 2 (aet)4–3 p. Saint-Herblain 17 Angers 1 – 2 Blanquefort 18 Blois 1 – 2 Arlac-Mérignac 19 Muret 11 – 0 Saint-Simon
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 20 Villeneuve-les-Maguelone 0 – 5 Rodez 21 Nîmes Métropole 6 – 1 Saint-Gaudens 22 Carros 3 – 5 Albi 23 Aubune 4 – 4 (aet)3–4 p. Saint-Jean-de-Vedas 24 Ramonville 0 – 6 Monteux 25 Saint-Apollinaire 2 – 1 Flacé-Mâcon 26 Nivolas 3 – 2 Auxerre 27 Salaise-Sanne 1 – 2 Le Puy Foot 28 Aulnat 2 – 1 Claix 29 Saint Lou 0 – 7 Arpajon 30 Blanzy 1 – 4 La Véore 31 Mussig 0 – 4 Troyes 32 Algrange 3 – 0 Saint-Memmie 33 Besançon 0 – 4 Woippy 34 Mulhouse 0 – 0 (aet)4–5 p. Épinal 35 Sessenheim-Stattmatten 0 – 8 Vendenheim 36 Baume-les-Dames 0 – 5 Mars Bischheim 37 Arras 2 – 0 Halliun 38 Montières Amiens 0 – 0 (aet)2–3 p. Raismes 39 Arcques 2 – 4 Compiègne 40 Abbeville 0 – 2 Gravelines
Second round The draw for the second round of Challenge de France was based on the results of the first round with the winners advancing to the second round to face each other based on where they were drawn. The matches will be played on 31 January 2010.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Bagneux 0 – 1 Évreux 2 Anet 0 – 5 Issy-les-Moulineaux 3 Cormelles 2 – 1 Rouen 4 Lorient 1 – 4 Condé-sur-Noireau 5 Ploermel 1 – 3 Rennes 6 Saint-Maur 0 – 3 Le Mans 7 Corné 5 – 0 Saint Georges-sur-Layon 8 Tours 2 – 0 Limoges 9 Blanquefort 2 – 2(aet)5–3 p. Arlac-Mérignac 10 Rodez 0 – 4 Muret
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 11 Nîmes Métropole 2 – 1 Albi 12 Saint-Jean-de-Vedas 1 – 3 Monteux 13 Nivolas 3 – 0 Saint-Apollinaire 14 La Véore 3 – 3(aet)3–5 p. Arpajon 15 Woippy 4 – 2 Épinal 16 Troyes 1 – 5 Algrange 17 Le Puy Foot 2 – 2(aet)2–3 p. Aulnat 18 Raismes 1 – 3 Arras 19 Mars Bischheim 3 – 2 Vendenheim 20 Gravelines 0 – 2 Compiègne
Round of 32 The draw for the Round of 32 of the Challenge de France was conducted on 8 February and saw the arrival of clubs based in Division 1 Féminine. The draw was conducted by Jézabel Lemonier and Christophe Pacaud, who hosts the television show Direct Sport and French television channel Direct 8. The matches were played on 21 February.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Condé-sur-Noireau 2 – 0 Gravelines 2 Toulouse 1 – 7 Saint-Étienne 3 Le Mans 0 – 0(aet)4–3 p. Corné 4 Tours 2 – 5 Soyaux 5 Rennes 1 – 1(aet)3–1 p. Blanquefort 6 Montigny-le-Bretonneux 1 – 2 Paris Saint-Germain 7 La Rochue-sur-Yon 1 – 3 Stade Briochin 8 Muret 2 – 0 Monteux
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 9 Nord Allier PPD Lyon 10 Arpajon 1 – 8 Montpellier 11 Woippy 2 – 1 Nivolas 12 Algrange 0 – 2 Juvisy 13 Aulnat 1 – 1(aet)5–3 p. Nîmes Métropole 14 Arras 7 – 0 Cormelles 15 Issy-les-Moulineaux 3 – 1 Mars Bischheim 16 Évreux 0 – 3 Hénin-Beaumont
Round of 16 The draw for the Round of 16 of the Challenge de France was conducted on 24 February at the headquarters of the French Football Federation. The draw was conducted by Sandrine Roux, the current coach of the France women's under-19 team. The matches were played on 7 March.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0 – 0(aet)5–4 p. Le Mans 2 Soyaux 5 – 2 Rennes 3 Arras 1 – 4 Stade Briochin 4 Hénin-Beaumont 6 – 1 Condé-sur-Noireau
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 5 Woippy 1 – 1(aet)2–4 p. Aulnat 6 Muret 0 – 9 Lyon 7 Juvisy 2 – 0 Saint-Étienne 8 Montpellier 3 – 1 Issy-les-Moulineaux
Quarterfinals The draw for the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the Challenge de France was held on 8 March 2010. The draw was conducted by Red Cross ambassador and fashion model Adriana Karembeu.Lundi : Tirage des quarts et demi-finales The quarterfinals were contested on 21 March.
Semi-finals The draw for the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the Challenge de France was held on 8 March 2010. The draw was conducted by Red Cross ambassador and fashion model Adriana Karembeu. The semi-finals were contested on 25 April.
Final
See also 2009–10 D1 Féminine
References
External links Official site