The 2017–18 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from round 7. This was the 101st season of the most important football cup in France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2017 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2017 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).
The Preliminary rounds took place between February and October 2017.
Sixth round
Overseas departments and territories
Mayotte
This match was played on 14 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. FC Mtsapéré (DH) 2–3 Diables Noirs (DH) Note: Mayotte League structure (no promotion to French League structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Division d'Honneur Territoriale (DHT)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)
Réunion These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. AS Excelsior (R1) 1–0 JS Saint-Pierroise (R1) 2. AJ Petite-Île (R1) 1–0 La Tamponnaise (R2) Note: Reúnion League structure (no promotion to French League structure):Régionale 1 (R1)Régionale 2 (R2)D2 Départemental (D2D)
French Guiana These matches were played on 13 and 14 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. US de Matoury (R1) 1–1 ASE Matoury (R1) 2. CSC Cayenne (R1) 1–4 ASC Le Geldar (R1) Note: French Guiana League structure (no promotion to French League structure):Regional 1 (R1)Regional 2 (R2)
Martinique These matches were played on 20 and 21 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Club Colonial (R1) 1–0 Club Franciscain (R1) 2. Golden Lion FC (R1) 4–0 Good Luck (R1) Note: Martinique League structure (no promotion to French League structure):Régionale 1 (R1)Régionale 2 (R2)Régionale 3 (R3)
Guadeloupe These matches were played between 18 and 25 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Unité Ste Rosienne (R1) 0-1 CS Moulien (R1) 2. SC Baie-Mahault (R2) 0–4 L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau (R1) Note: Guadeloupe League structure (no promotion to French League structure):Ligue Régionale 1 (R1)Ligue Régionale 2 (R2)Ligue Régionale 3 (R3)
Paris-Île-de-France
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. FC Mantes (4) 0–1 Blanc Mesnil SF (5) 2. Red Star FC (3) 1–1 FC Fleury 91 (4) 3. US Créteil-Lusitanos (3) 0–3 US Lusitanos Saint-Maur (4) 4. ES Marly-la-Ville (9) 0–2 L'Entente SSG (3) 5. US Rungis (6) 2–2 FC Plessis-Robinson (7) 6. US Persan (10) 2–4 Racing Colombes 92 (5) 7. Paray FC (8) 1–5 FCM Aubervilliers (5) 8. ASC La Courneuve (10) 4–2 US Grigny (8) 9. US Ivry (5) 3–4 CO Les Ulis (5) 10. St Brice FC (6) 0–0 St Denis US (7) 11. FCM Garges-Les-Gonesse (10) 1–2 AC Houilles (8)
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. CO Avallon (5) 3–1 Jura Sud Foot (4) 2. CA Pontarlier (5) 6–1 UF Mâconnais (6) 3. AS Beaune (7) 0–1 ASM Belfort (4) 4. FC Morteau-Montlebon (6) 2–1 US La Charité (6) 5. FC 4 Rivières 70 (7) 3–2 AS Quetigny (5) 6. Stade Auxerrois (6) 0–4 Sud Nivernais Imphy Decize (6) 7. CSL Chenôve (9) 0–1 FC Gueugnon (5) 8. ASC Saint-Apollinaire (5) 0–1 FC Grandvillars (6)
Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. FC St Georges-sur-Eure (7) 0–4 Avoine OCC (5) 2. SO Romorantin (4) 4–0 FC Ouest Tourangeau (5) 3. Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC (4) 1–2 Vierzon FC (5) 4. USM Saran (6) 0–2 FC Chartres (4)
Grand Est
The three sectors in Grand Est region were combined for the sixth round. These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Sarreguemines FC (5) 0–2 ASC Biesheim (5) 2. AS Huningue (8) 0–6 FCSR Haguenau (5) 3. ES Thaon (6) 2–1 AS Prix-lès-Mézières (5) 4. FC Mulhouse (5) 1–1 FC Lunéville (5) 5. AGIIR Florival (8) 0–2 SC Schiltigheim (4) 6. FC Still 1930 (8) 2–0 CS Fegersheim (9) 7. FC Geispolsheim 01 (7) 2–1 US Reipertswiller (6) 8. FC Metzing (11) 0–2 US Raon-l'Étape (4) 9. FC Kembs Réunis (7) 1–2 FC Hégenheim (6) 10. US Forbach (6) 2–1 AS Illzach Modenheim (6) 11. APM Metz (6) 0–1 FC Saint-Louis Neuweg (4) 12. FC Bogny (8) 0–5 Étoile Naborienne St Avold (6) 13. FCA Troyes (6) 4–1 Châlons FCO (7) 14. UL Rombas (8) 2–1 MJEP Cormontreuil (6) 15. SR Saint-Dié (7) 0–6 CSO Amnéville (6) 16. FC Porcien (9) 0–1 Chaumont FC (6) 17. GS Haroué-Benney (8) 0–7 SAS Épinal (4) 18. FC Trémery (5) 2–0 RS Amanvillers (6) 19. AS Vagney (8) 2–3 RC Épernay Champagne (5) 20. US Ittenheim (8) 5–1 FC Bantzenheim (8)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Trélissac FC (4) 0–2 Bergerac Périgord FC (4) 2. Pau FC (3) 0–1 Stade Bordelais (4) 3. Aviron Bayonnais FC (5) 2–1 US Lège Cap Ferret (5) 4. CA St Savin-St Germain (8) 2–4 Langon FC (6) 5. US Marennaise (9) 0–1 CS Feytiat (5) 6. Thouars Foot 79 (6) 0–1 Angoulême CFC (5) 7. OFC Ruelle (8) 1–6 FCE Mérignac Arlac (5) 8. SO Châtellerault (6) 1–2 Limoges FC (4) 9. AS Aixois (6) 2–5 FC Bressuire (5) 10. Stade Ygossais (8) 2–0 FC Chauray (6) 11. AS Panazol (9) 1–2 La Brède FC (6) 12. FC Pays Argentonnais (10) 2–2 FC Marmande 47 (6)
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. FCO Firminy-Insersport (8) 0–1 AS Lyon-Duchère (3) 2. Cluses-Scionzier FC (6) 4–3 AS Saint-Priest (4) 3. AS Bron Grand Lyon (7) 5–1 FCS Rumilly Albanais (8) 4. FC Échirolles (6) 1–3 FC Villefranche (4) 5. Annecy FC (4) 4–3 FC Vaulx-en-Velin (5) 6. AS Sud Ardèche (7) 2–1 AS Chavanay (7) 7. FC Chamalières (5) 2–0 FC Espaly (6) 8. US Feurs (7) 1–0 FC Aurillac Arpajon Cantal Auvergne (5) 9. ES Tarentaise (7) 1–0 FC Bords de Saône (7) 10. AS Cheminots St Germain (8) 0–3 AS Yzeure (4) 11. AC Seyssinet (7) 3–1 SA Thiers (5) 12. Hauts Lyonnais (6) 3–0 Ytrac Foot (5) 13. Espérance Ceyratois Football (8) 0–7 ASF Andrézieux (4) 14. Football Mont-Pilat (9) 3–1 AS Algérienne Chambon-Feugerolles (7) 15. Velay FC (6) 0–2 Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne (4) 16. FC Valdaine (8) 1–0 ES Vallières (6) 17. FC Foron (10) 1–4 FC La Tour-St Clair (7) 18. US Divonne (8) 0–1 FC Vallée de la Gresse (7) 19. Monts d'Or Azergues Foot (4) 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 (3)
Méditerranée
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. AS Gémenos (5) 1–0 Sporting Club Toulon (4) 2. ARC Cavaillon (8) 2–6 Marseille Consolat (3) 3. Hyères FC (4) 0–0 FC Martigues (4) 4. Stade Marseillais UC (7) 0–1 AS Cagnes-Le Cros (7) 5. US Marseille Endoume (5) 2–1 EUGA Ardziv (6)
Occitanie
Midi-Pyrénées These matches were played on 21 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Montauban FCTG (7) 1–1 Pradines-St Vincent-Douelle-Mercuès Olt (6) 2. Saint-Alban Aucamville FC (7) 0–3 Tarbes Pyrénées Football (4) 3. AS Tournefeuille (7) 4–3 Luzenac AP (5) 4. Balma SC (5) 5–0 AS Fleurance-La Sauvetat (6) 5. Auch Football (6) 2–4 US Colomiers Football (4) 6. Toulouse Rodéo FC (5) 0–1 Rodez AF (3)
Languedoc-Roussillon These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. ES Pays d'Uzes (6) 0–2 AS Fabrègues (5) 2. AS Perpignan Méditerranée (7) 1–2 Canet Roussillon FC (5) 3. FC Alberes Argelès (6) 2–1 ES Paulhan-Pézenas (4) 4. FC Bagnols Pont (6) 0–1 Olympique Alès (5) 5. SC Anduzien (7) 3–1 Entente St Clément-Montferrier (6)
Corsica
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. AS Furiani-Agliani (4) 1–1 SC Bastia (5) 2. GC Lucciana (5) 4–1 USC Corte (6)
Pays de la Loire
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Mareuil SC (8) 0–2 SO Cholet (3) 2. Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant (5) 1–5 Les Herbiers VF (3) 3. Vendée Fontenay Foot (4) 0–0 US Changé (5) 4. Pouzages Bocage FC (7) 1–3 Le Mans FC (4) 5. AS Mulsanne-Teloché (5) 1–3 Ancienne Château-Gontier (6) 6. FC Challans (5) 0–2 JSC Bellevue Nantes (6) 7. AC Chapelain Foot (7) 1–1 St Nazaire AF (6) 8. St Sébastien FC (7) 0–1 TVEC Les Sables-d'Olonne (6) 9. FC Essartais (7) 2–1 Orvault SF (6) 10. NDC Angers (8) 0–1 Stade Lavallois (3) 11. Olympique Saumur FC (6) 3–0 SO Maine (6)
Bretagne
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Plaintel SF (7) 0–5 Stade Briochin (4) 2. US Montagnarde (5) 1–3 US Concarneau (3) 3. AS Plomelin (8) 2–0 Cormorans Sportif de Penmarc'h (7) 4. Séné FC (8) 2–1 US Cléder (7) 5. US Liffré (8) 4–0 Quimper Ergué-Armel FC (8) 6. Cercle Paul Bert Bréquigny (6) 0–1 Saint-Colomban Sportive Locminé (5) 7. Landerneau FC (6) 0–4 AS Vitré (4) 8. EA St Renan (6) 0–1 FC Quimperlois (7) 9. Bodilis-Plougar FC (7) 0–1 CS Plédran (7) 10. Jeunes d'Argentré (6) 1–2 Vannes OC (5) 11. Stella Maris Douarnenez (7) 2–0 Stade Pleudihennais (8) 12. OC Cesson (6) 0–1 Plancoët-Arguenon FC (7) 13. Loudéac OSC (8) 0–1 Stade Pontivyen (6) 14. Noyal-Brécé FC (7) 0–3 US Saint-Malo (4)
Normandie
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. Saint Marcel Foot (7) 1–2 AF Virois (6) 2. Bayeux FC (5) 0–2 US Granville (4) 3. JS St Nicolas-d'Aliermont (7) 0–4 Évreux FC 27 (5) 4. FC Rouen (5) 0–0 ESM Gonfreville (5) 5. Stade Porte Normande Vernon (7) 0–7 US Avranches (3) 6. ES Troarn (8) 1–4 FC Saint-Lô Manche (5) 7. LC Bretteville-sur-Odon (6) 1–1 CMS Oissel (5) 8. FAC Alizay (9) 1–4 ASPTT Caen (6)
Hauts-de-France
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October and 5 November 2017. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1. US Ouvriere Albert (9) 0–4 USL Dunkerque (3) 2. AC Cambrai (6) 3–2 Olympique Grande-Synthe (5) 3. US St André (10) 0–1 Entente Itancourt-Neuville (6) 4. AG Grenay (10) 0–0 US Nœux-les-Mines (7) 5. US Ribemont Mezieres FC (8) 1–2 SC Hazebrouck (6) 6. CS Avion (7) 0–0 US Choisy-au-Bac (6) 7. FC Quarouble (9) 2–1 Tergnier FC (7) 8. US Wattrelos (9) 0–0 Saint-Amand FC (5) 9. US Roye-Noyon (5) 0–0 AFC Compiègne (6) 10. SC Coquelles (9) 0–3 US Chantilly (6) 11. AS Marck (6) 0–1 FC Chambly (3) 12. US St Maurice Loos-en-Gohelle (8) 0–2 US Boulogne (3) 13. IC La Sentinelle (8) 0–1 Arras FA (4) 14. Stade Portelois (6) 1–1 AS Beauvais Oise (4) 15. OS Fives (7) 2–2 US Tourcoing FC (5) 16. US Noyelles-sous-Lens (9) 0–5 USM Senlisienne (5) 17. US Vimy (6) 4–0 AC Amiens (4) 18. ES Caudry (9) 0–5 Feignies Aulnoye FC (5) 19. AS Glisy (12) 0–4 FC Porto Portugais Amiens (7) 20. Roubaix SC (7) 0–3 Olympique Marcquois (6)
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