The 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from the seventh round. This is the 107th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). Due to Ligue 1 was reduced to 18 teams, meaning that 46 winners will advance to the round of 64 from round 8, a total of 164 teams qualified for round 7 from this process this season, rather than the usual 156.

The six (or more, if required) preliminary rounds are organised by the 13 Regional leagues from the mainland, and the 6 Regional leagues of the overseas departments and territories. They take place between May and November 2023.

Schedule Although all mainland regions follow a set schedule from the third round, regions are allowed to set their own schedules for earlier rounds, including any preliminaries required. The general schedule published by the FFF saw all rounds return to their usual dates, after changes last season due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Paris-Île-de-France league chose to hold their early rounds at the end of the 2022–23 season, rather the normal August dates.

Overseas territories organise their own qualifying tournaments, aligning with entry into the main tournament at the seventh round.

RoundDateThird round 17 September 2023Fourth round 30 September 2023Fifth round 15 October 2023Sixth round 29 October 2023

Leagues The details of the qualifying rounds for each league is separated out to individual articles, to avoid this article being too lengthy.

Overseas leagues

A total of eleven clubs will qualify from the overseas leagues, two each from Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, and one each from Mayotte, New Caledonia and Tahiti.

In 2022–23, La Tamponnaise from Réunion made it to the round of 64, losing to RC Grasse 1–0 on the mainland.

Mayotte On 9 May 2023, the Mayotte league announced that 85 teams had entered the competition, of which 39 teams from the lowest division, Régionale 4, had been included in the draw for the tour de cadrage (framing round), with one team given a bye. The second and third round draws were published on 30 May 2023, with the teams from the second and third tier divisions joining at the second round stage and the teams from the first tier joining at the third round stage. In the second round, 25 ties were drawn, and four teams were given byes. In the third round, 9 ties were drawn with the remaining 23 teams given byes. In early July the third round was redrawn. The round of 32 was published on 25 July 2023, with all teams remaining now participating in a straight knock-out competition. The draw for the remaining rounds was published on 23 August 2023.

Réunion For this season, the Réunion league designated that entrants would be the teams from Régionale 1 and two teams chosen from Super 2, totalling 16 teams. The first draw for teams in the Réunion league, titled as the second round in line with the mainland competition, was published on 11 May 2023. The league titled the next round as the fifth round, publishing the draw on 30 June 2023. The league confirmed the programme for the sixth round on 24 October 2023.

French Guiana On 9 July 2023, the league published the list of the 38 teams registered for the qualifying competition. The draw for the first two rounds, starting with the second round to align with the naming convention of the main competition, was originally carried out on 7 July 2023, but due to an error it was redrawn on 12 July 2023. The draw for the remaining rounds of the competition was published on 28 August 2023.

Martinique On 16 August 2023, the league published the draw for the opening round of the competition, name the 2ème tour, or second round, to align with the rest of the main competition. The 26 ties drawn in this round, and the 6 byes required to form 16 ties in the next round, made for a total of 58 teams taking part in the qualifying competition. The third round draw was published by local media the day after the second round matches took place. The fourth round draw was published by local media on 5 September 2023. The fifth round draw was made on 26 September 2023.

Guadeloupe The draw for the opening round of the competition, named as the second round to align with the main competition, was made on 20 July 2023, and published a day later on the official Facebook page of the league. A total of 20 ties were drawn, meaning 12 teams were handed byes in order for the third round to have the required number of teams, and a total of 52 teams had entered the competition from the region. The third round draw was only published on the Facebook page of the league on 1 September 2023, the day before the round began. The fourth round draw was published on 22 September 2023 on the leagues website, the day before the round began. The fifth round draw was also only published on the Facebook page of the league on 17 October 2023, the day the first of the games was played.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon has only three teams, so there is just one match in each of two rounds, with one team receiving a bye to the second round. Lots were drawn to decide which teams would receive the bye.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A total of fourteen teams will qualify from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine preliminary rounds.

In 2022–23, four teams from the region progressed to the 8th round, but all were eliminated at that stage. Fourth tier Bergerac Périgord FC and Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC were defeated by Ligue 2 sides Niort and Bordeaux respectively; fifth tier US Lège Cap Ferret lost to third tier LB Châteauroux and fifth tier SO Châtellerault lost to Avoine OCC from the same division.

On 27 July 2023, the league announced that 700 teams from the region had entered the competition. 558 teams took part in the first round, being all the teams registered from the Departmental level divisions, and all but 35 Régional 3 teams. The exempted teams were chosen based on their performance in the previous seasons competition. The second round draw saw all 125 remaining teams from the regional divisions enter the competition. The third round draw was published on 7 September 2023, with the 10 teams from Championnat National 3 entering at this stage. The fourth round draw, including the four teams from Championnat National 2, was carried out live on the Facebook page of the league on 25 September 2023.

The fifth round draw, which included 1 team from Championnat National, took place on 9 October 2023. The sixth and final regional round was drawn on 19 October 2023.

Pays de la Loire

A total of eleven teams will qualify from the Pays de la Loire preliminary rounds.

In 2022–23, Les Herbiers VF progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 32, where they lost to Stade de Reims.

On 29 June 2023, the league confirmed that 510 teams from the region had entered the competition. On 25 July 2023, confirmed that 418 teams would enter at the first round stage, from the departmental and regional division, with 16 teams from Régional 3 being exempted to the second round. The second round draw was made on 28 August 2023 by the league, with the remaining Régional 3 sides and the sides from Régional 2 entering at this stage. The third round draw was published on 6 September 2023, with the 18 teams from Régional 1 and 10 from Championnat National 3 joining the competition at this stage.

The fourth round draw, featuring the four teams from Championnat National 2, was carried out on 26 September 2023. The fifth round draw, featuring two teams from Championnat National, was carried out on 3 October 2023. The sixth and final regional round was drawn on 18 October 2023.

Centre-Val de Loire

A total of six teams will qualify from the Centre-Val de Loire preliminary rounds.

In 2022–23, Vierzon FC were the last amateur team in the main competition, reaching the round of 16, where they were narrowly beaten by Grenoble.

On 20 July 2023, the league published that 238 teams from the region had entered the competition, and that 170 teams would enter at the first round stage, being the teams from the departmental divisions and four team from Régional 3. The remaining teams from Régional 3, plus the teams from the other regional divisions (totalling 51) would enter at the second round stage. On the same day, the first and second round draws were published. The second round draw was published on 28 August 2023.

The third round draw, featuring the 8 teams from Championnat National 3, was published on 6 September 2023. The fourth round draw, including the five teams from Championnat National 2, was carried out live on the Facebook page of the league on 20 September 2023. The fourth round draw, featuring the two teams from Championnat National, was carried out on 4 October 2023. The sixth and final regional round was drawn on 18 October 2023.

Corsica

Two teams will qualify from the Corsica preliminary rounds.

In 2022–23, both qualifying teams, FC Borgo and GC Lucciana were eliminated at the seventh-round stage. FC Borgo lost 3–0 at Nîmes. GC Lucciana lost by a single goal to JA Drancy from the same division.

On 16 August 2023, the league announced that a total of 35 teams from the region had entered the competition. At the same time, the structure of the qualifying competition was announced. A preliminary round, analogous to the second round in other regions, featured six teams, drawn from the 28 teams entered from the regional divisions. The winners, and those not drawn, progressed to the third round, where they were joined by the clubs from Championnat National 3. The third round draw was published on 7 September 2023. The fourth round draw, which saw the two Championnat National 2 teams enter the competition, was published on 21 September 2023. The fifth round draw was published on 5 October 2023. The sixth and final regional round was drawn on 19 October 2023.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

A total of nine teams will qualify from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté preliminary rounds.

In 2022–23, ASM Belfort progressed the furthest in the competition, reaching the round of 32, where they were beaten by Annecy FC on penalties, in a game which ended with fighting between the players of both sides.

On 13 June 2023, the league announced that 404 teams had entered from the region. The draw for the first round was published on the same day, featuring 298 teams from the district level divisions, and from Régional 3. The remaining 24 Régional 3 teams were given a bye to the second round. The draw for the second round was published on 22 August 2023, featuring the remaining 89 Régional level teams.

The third round draw, featuring the 11 teams from Championnat National 3, was published on 29 August 2023. The fourth round draw, featuring the 3 teams from Championnat National 2, was carried out on 19 September 2023. The fifth round draw, featuring the 2 teams from Championnat National, was published on 3 October 2023. The sixth and final regional round was drawn on 18 October 2023.

Grand Est

A total of twenty teams will qualify from the Grand Est preliminary rounds.

In 2022–23, ES Thaon and FCO Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06 progressed furthest in the competition, reaching the round of 32. The tier six side from Strasbourg were one of the last two remaining sides in the competition from outside the national league structure, but were eventually knocked out by a single goal against Ligue 1 side Angers in front of more than 18,000 fans at Stade de la Meinau. Thaon lost on penalties to defending champions Nantes after a goal-less tie.