The 2019–20 Coupe de France was the 103rd season of the main football cup competition of 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 (Winner of 2019 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (Winner of 2018–19 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
Rennes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Saint-Étienne in the semi-finals.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, on 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France, including those behind closed doors, would be banned until September. The FFF were considering whether the final of the Coupe de France could be rescheduled for when events are allowed to restart. On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 24 July.
Paris Saint-Germain won their record 13th title overall with a 1–0 win over Saint-Étienne in the final.
Dates
Dates for the first two qualifying round were set by the individual Regional leagues. The remaining qualifying rounds, the seventh and eight round, and the round of 64 took place at weekends. The later rounds up to, but not including, the final, took place on midweek evenings. The final took place on Friday 24 July 2020.
Round Draw Date Matches Played Third various 15 September 2019 Fourth various 29 September 2019 Fifth various 13 October 2019 Sixth various 27 October 2019 Seventh 29 and 30 October 2019 16 and 17 November 2019 Eighth 19 November 2019 7 and 8 December 2019 Round of 64 9 December 2019 4, 5 and 6 January 2020 Round of 32 6 January 2020 16, 17, 18 and 19 January 2020 Round of 16 19 or 20 January 2020 28, 29 and 30 January 2020 Quarter-finals 29 January 2020 11, 12 and 13 February 2020 Semi-finals 12 February 2020 4 and 5 March 2020 Final n/a 24 July 2020
Notable rule changes For this season, there were changes in the rules of participation for Overseas Territories teams in both the seventh and eighth rounds. For Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique, the seventh round match was defined as being between the two teams who qualified from the sixth round, rather than being a draw against a side from mainland France as previously.
Following the established rule regarding alternation of venue between overseas and mainland, the eighth-round games involving the teams from French Guiana and Martinique were played on mainland France regardless of the order the teams were drawn. However, if the overseas team was drawn first, the match took place at a neutral venue within 100 km of Paris. The eighth-round game involving the team from Guadeloupe took place in Guadeloupe.
Teams
Round 1 to 6
The first six rounds, and any preliminaries required, were organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, who allowed teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the third round. Teams from Championnat National 3 entered at the third round, those from Championnat National 2 entered at the fourth round and those from Championnat National entered at the fifth round.
The number of teams entering at each qualifying round was as follows: Region Prelim First Second Third Fourth Fifth Nouvelle-Aquitaine 536 70 11 4 1 Pays-de-la-Loire 438 49 32 1 2 Centre-Val de Loire 214 11 11 4 0 Corsica 14 12 1 2 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 296 30 33 3 0 Grand Est 698 120 59 5 0 Méditerranée 180 20 9 6 1 Occitanie 356 104 11 2 1 Hauts-de-France 788 180 37 2 2 Normandie 284 70 10 3 2 Bretagne 558 81 32 4 1 Paris IDF 360 87 11 9 2 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 798 0 81 6 4 Réunion 20 22 0 0 Mayotte 2 63 0 0 0 0 Guadeloupe 40 12 0 0 Martinique 40 12 0 0 French Guiana 32 0 0 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 1 Total 2 5571 937 427 51 18
Round 7 145 qualifiers from the Regional Leagues were joined by the 11 qualifiers from the Overseas Territories and the 20 teams from Ligue 2.
Ligue 2
Ajaccio Auxerre Caen Chambly Châteauroux Clermont Grenoble Guingamp Le Havre Le Mans
Lens Lorient Nancy Niort Orléans Paris FC Rodez Sochaux Troyes Valenciennes
Regional Leagues Figures in parentheses indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 12 teams Pau FC (3) Angoulême-Soyaux Charente (4) Bergerac Périgord FC (4) Trélissac FC (4) Aviron Bayonnais FC (5) Stade Montois (5) Stade Poitevin FC (5) FC Chauray (6) FC Nueillaubiers (6) OL Saint-Liguaire Niort (6) FC Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (6) JS Sireuil (7)
Pays de la Loire: 11 teams Stade Lavallois (3) Les Herbiers VF (4) FC Challans (5) Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant (5) Vendée Fontenay Foot (5) La Flèche RC (5) Sablé FC (5) Ancienne Château-Gontier (6) Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football (6) US La Baule-Le Pouliguen (7) ASI Mûrs-Erigné (7)
Centre-Val de Loire: 5 teams Bourges Foot (4) C'Chartres Football (4) Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC (4) AS Montlouis-sur-Loire (5) Tours FC (5)
Corsica: 2 teams Gazélec Ajaccio (3) FC Bastia-Borgo (3)
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 8 teams ASM Belfort (4) Jura Sud Foot (4) Racing Besançon (5) FC Montceau Bourgogne (5) FC 4 Rivières 70 (6) AS Belfort Sud (6) RC Lons-le-Saunier (6) US La Charité (6)
Grand Est: 19 teams SAS Épinal (4) FC Mulhouse (4) CSO Amnéville (5) AS Prix-lès-Mézières (5) US Raon-l'Étape (5) US Sarre-Union (5) ASPV Strasbourg (5) ES Thaon (5) CA Boulay (6) MJEP Cormontreuil (6) AS Erstein (6) US Forbach (6) FC Geispolsheim 01 (6) FC Lunéville (6) EF Reims Ste Anne Châtillons (6) US Vandœuvre (6) AS Sundhoffen (7) SSEP Hombourg-Haut (8) US Oberschaeffolsheim (8)
Méditerranée: 5 teams Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël (4) RC Grasse (4) US Marseille Endoume (4) EUGA Ardziv (5) Athlético Marseille (5)
Occitanie: 10 teams US Colomiers Football (4) RCO Agde (5) Olympique Alès (5) Auch Football (5) AS Fabrègues (5) Toulouse Rodéo FC (5) FC Alberes Argelès (6) AS Lattoise (6) FC Marssac-Rivières-Senouillac Rives du Tarn (6) L'Union Saint-Jean FC (6)
Hauts-de-France: 21 teams US Boulogne (3) USL Dunkerque (3) Iris Club de Croix (4) Olympique Saint-Quentin (4) Olympique Grande-Synthe (5) Stade Portelois (5) Le Touquet AC (5) Olympique Marcquois Football (5) AC Cambrai (6) US Gravelines (6) US Nœux-les-Mines (6) US Saint-Omer (6) USM Senlisienne (6) US Tourcoing FC (6) Wasquehal Football (6) Grand Calais Pascal FC (7) Olympique Lumbrois (7) US Pont Sainte-Maxence (7) US Saint-Maximin (7) Verton FC (9) AS Beauvais Oise (5)
Normandy: 8 teams US Quevilly-Rouen (3) US Granville (4) FC Rouen (4) AG Caennaise (5) FC Dieppe (5) Évreux FC 27 (5) ESM Gonfreville (5) AF Virois (5)
Brittany: 14 teams US Concarneau (3) Stade Briochin (4) Dinan-Léhon FC (5) FC Guichen (5) Stade Plabennécois (5) Stade Pontivyen (5) TA Rennes (5) SC Le Rheu (6) CEP Lorient (6) US Montagnarde (6) Saint-Pierre Milizac (6) Stade Paimpolais FC (7) Avenir Theix (7) CS Betton (8)
Paris-Île-de-France: 11 teams US Créteil-Lusitanos (3) Red Star (3) L'Entente SSG (4) Sainte-Geneviève Sports (4) FC Versailles 78 (5) ESA Linas-Montlhéry (6) CS Meaux (6) Olympique Adamois (7) CSM Gennevilliers (7) ES Nanterre (7) Villemomble Sports (7)
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 19 teams Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 (3) Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne (3) FC Villefranche (3) Annecy FC (4) Moulins Yzeure Foot (4) FC Bourgoin-Jallieu (5) Hauts Lyonnais (5) FC Limonest Saint-Didier (5) US Saint-Flour (5) Chassieu Décines FC (6) Thonon Évian FC (6) Olympique de Valence (6) US Annecy-le-Vieux (7) ES Chilly (7) Côte Chaude Sportif (7) FC Cournon-d'Auvergne (7) FC Lyon (7) US Mozac (8) US Saint-Galmier-Chambœuf (8)
Overseas Territories teams
French Guiana: 2 teams AJ Saint-Georges CSC Cayenne
Martinique: 2 teams Golden Star Club Franciscain
Guadeloupe: 2 teams AN Jeunesse Évolution CS Moulien
Réunion: 2 teams JS Saint-Pierroise US Sainte-Marienne
Mayotte: 1 team FC Mtsapéré
New Caledonia: 1 team Hienghène Sport Tahiti: 1 team A.S. Vénus
Seventh round The draw for the seventh round took place in two parts, with three sets of ties drawn: Playoff ties between teams from the same overseas leagues (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana) were drawn on 29 October 2019, and took place between 6 and 8 November 2019. Ties pitching teams from mainland France against overseas teams (Réunion, New Caledonia, Tahiti) were also drawn on 29 October 2019, and took place on 16 and 17 November 2019. Ties involving just teams from mainland France were drawn on 30 October 2019, and took place on 15, 16 and 17 November 2019.
Overseas playoff ties Ties were played between 6 and 8 November 2019.
Overseas and mainland ties Ties were played on 16 and 17 November 2019.
Mainland ties The mainland ties were drawn in ten groups, with two Ligue 2 teams in each group. The rest of the teams in each group were selected to give an even distribution of teams from different tiers, and the best possible geographical fit.
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was Verton FC from tier 9 (District division 1).
Ties were played on 15, 16 and 17 November 2019, with postponements rearranged for 19, 23 and 24 November 2019.
Group 7A
Group 7B
Group 7C
Group 7D
Group 7E
Group 7F
Group 7G
Group 7H
Group 7I
Group 7J
Eighth round The draw for the eighth round took place in two parts: Ties involving overseas teams playing at home (Jeunesse Evolution of Guadeloupe and JS Saint-Pierroise of Réunion) were drawn on 19 November 2019. Ties involving teams from mainland France and the remaining teams from Martinique and French Guiana were drawn on 20 November 2019.
All ties took place on the weekend of 7 and 8 December 2019.
Overseas ties Ties were played on 7 and 8 December 2019.
Main draw ties The main draw ties were drawn in six groups, with the teams in each group selected to give an even distribution of teams from different tiers, and the best possible geographical fit.
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was SSEP Hombourg-Haut from tier 8 (Regional division 3).
Ties were played on 7 and 8 December 2019.
Group 8A
Group 8B
Group 8C
Group 8D
Group 8E
Group 8F
Round of 64 The draw for the ninth round (known as the round of 64) took place on 9 December 2019. The 20 Ligue 1 teams joined the draw at this stage. The draw was split into four groups to ensure equal distribution of teams from each tier, with geographical proximity a secondary factor.
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was SSEP Hombourg-Haut from tier 8 (Regional League 3).
Games were played on 3, 4, 5 and 6 January 2020.
Group 9A
Group 9B
Group 9C
Group 9D
Round of 32 The draw for the tenth round (known as the round of 32) took place on 6 January 2020. This was an open draw.
The lowest ranked mainland teams remaining in the competition at this stage were AS Prix-lès-Mézières, Athlético Marseille, ESM Gonfreville and FC Limonest Saint-Didier, all from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).
Games were played on 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 January 2020.
Round of 16 The draw for the eleventh round (known as the round of 16) took place on 19 January 2020. This was an open draw.
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was FC Limonest Saint-Didier from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).
Games were played on 28, 29 and 30 January 2020.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 30 January 2020. This was an open draw.
The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were ASM Belfort and SAS Épinal, both from tier 4 (Championnat National 2).
Games were played on 11, 12 and 13 February 2020.
Semi-finals