The 2025–26 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from the seventh round. This was the 109th 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, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). 166 teams were due to qualify for the seventh round from the process, being 155 from the mainland regions and 11 from overseas territories.

The six (or more, if required) preliminary rounds were organised by the 13 Regional leagues from the mainland, and the 6 Regional leagues of the overseas departments and territories. They took place between April and October 2025.

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 Paris-Île-de-France league chose to hold their early rounds at the end of the 2024–25 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 13 September 2025Fourth round 27 September 2025Fifth round 11 October 2025Sixth round 27 October 2025

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

Mayotte On 29 April 2025, the league published the draw for the first round of the competition, named as the Framing Round. Featuring 34 teams from the fourth division of the league structure, this was scheduled to take place on 25 May 2025. The league published the second round draw (later referred to as the first round in results pages) on 4 June 2025. 21 ties were drawn, with eleven Régionale 1 teams, and eleven teams from other divisions being drawn to receive byes. Ties were scheduled to take place on 28 June 2025. The third round draw was published at the same time, with 12 ties drawn, and 20 teams drawn to receive byes. Ties were scheduled to take place on 19 July 2025. The draw for the round of 32 was published on 30 July 2025. Subsequent round draws were fixed at the same time.

Réunion The league rules for this season specified that the qualifying competition would be open to teams from the top two divisions, Régionale 1 and Régionale 2. The draw for the opening round of the competition, referred to as the second round to align with the mainland convention, was published on 16 April 2025, with 24 ties drawn. The third round draw was published a week later, on 23 April 2025, with the remaining eight clubs entering at this stage. The fourth round draw was published on 25 June 2025. The fifth round draw was published on 20 August 2025. The sixth round draw was published on 8 October 2025.

French Guiana The draw for the opening round of the competition, named as the second round to align with the main competition, was published on 15 August 2025 by the league. Eight ties were drawn, in order to fix 16 ties in the third round, meaning 40 teams entered the competition. The third round draw was published by the league on 28 August 2025. The fourth round draw was published on 14 September 2025. Due to the spread of dates of the fourth round ties, the draws for the fifth and sixth rounds were published across two dates, 22 September and 6 October 2025.

Martinique The draw for the first preliminary round, referred to as the second round to align with the rest of the competition, took place some time before 29 August 2025, with 22 ties drawn. The third round draw, including the ten teams given a bye until this stage, appeared online by 5 September 2025. From this stage, the draw was split into two halves. The draw for the fourth round took place on 16 September 2025. The fifth round draw took place on 6 October 2025. The sixth round paired the winners of the two fifth round matches in each half of the draw.

Guadeloupe The draw for the opening round of the competition, named as the second round to align with the main competition, was published on the league's Facebook page on 14 August 2025, with 17 ties drawn, featuring teams from the second and third levels of football in Guadeloupe. The third round draw first appeared on the league's Facebook page on 12 September 2025, with 16 ties draws, and the remaining teams from the region, and the team from the Collectivity of Saint Martin entering at this stage. The fourth round draw appeared on the league's Facebook page on 26 September 2025. The fifth round draw was made public on the league's Facebook page on 10 October 2025. The sixth round pairings were published on 24 October 2025.

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. The draw for the first round was made on December 16 2024. The first round took place on 5 July 2025, and the second round took place on 20 July 2025. The winner gained entry to the third round draw of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A total of fifteen teams qualified from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine preliminary rounds.

In 2024-25, three teams from the region progressed to the round of 64. Fourth-tier FC Girondins de Bordeaux were defeated at home by Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais FC, sixth-tier SA Mérignac lost on penalties against Ligue 2 side Stade Lavallois, and seventh-tier FC Marmande 47, the lowest ranked side remaining in the competition, were beated 7–0 by Le Mans FC from Championnat National.

Pays de la Loire

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

In 2024–25, Le Mans FC were the team from the region to progress furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 16 before being beaten 2–0 by eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain FC.

On 23 July 2025, the league published that 519 teams from the region had entered the competition, including the four teams qualifying directly for the main competition. At the same time, they confirmed the first round would consist of 200 ties, including 46 teams from Régionale 3 and all teams from the district level leagues. The first round draw was published by the league on 28 July 2025. The second round draw, which saw the entry of the remaining teams from Régional 3 and those from Régional 2, was published on 28 August 2025. The third round draw, featuring the entry into the competition of the 18 Régional 1 teams and the 7 Championnat National 3 teams, was published on 4 September 2025. The fourth round draw, which saw the 4 teams from the region that play in Championnat National 2 join the competition, was published on 17 September 2025. The fifth round draw was published on 2 October 2025. The sixth round draw was published on 15 October 2025.

Centre-Val de Loire

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

In 2024–25, Tours FC progressed to the round of 64, to be the last team standing from the region. However, they were removed from the competition at this stage after being held responsibility for the cancellation of the scheduled match against FC Lorient.

On 21 July 2025, the league published the structure of the preliminary rounds, and noted that 261 teams from the region had entered the competition. The ties for the first two rounds of the competition were also published on the same day. The first round draw saw 200 teams enter, including all teams from departmental divisions and 16 from the third division of the regional league. The second round draw saw 50 additional teams enter, including all remaining teams from regional divisions. The five teams from the region that participate in Championnat National 3 entered the competition at the third round stage, the draw for which was published on 4 September 2025. The draw for the fourth round, featuring the four teams from Championnat National 2, was carried out on 16 September 2025. The fifth round draw, which included the two sides from Championnat National, took place on 1 October 2025. The sixth round draw was published on 14 October 2025.

Corsica

Two teams qualified from the Corsica preliminary rounds.

In 2024–25, USC Corte progressed to the Round of 64, after hosting Mayotte side Diables Noir in the previous round, and eventually lost narrowly to Ligue 1 side OGC Nice in a penalty shoot-out.

On 7 August 2025, the league announced that 37 teams from the region had entered the competition, and laid out the format of the competition. 19 teams from the second, third and fourth regional divisions would enter at the start of the competition, aligned with the second round of the other region, with nine ties being drawn and one bye being awarded. The 11 teams from Régional 1 and the 3 teams from Championnat National 3 would enter at the third round stage, the 2 teams from Championnat National 2 would enter at the fourth round stage, and the one team from Championnat National would enter at the fifth round stage.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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

In 2024–25, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard progressed furthest in the main competition from the region. They reached the Round of 32 before losing a lengthy penalty shoot-out to Ligue 2 side En Avant Guingamp.

The first round draw for the competition took place on 11 July 2025, and was published by the league four days later. At the same time, the league confirmed that 381 clubs from the region would take part in the competition, and that the first round would consist of 117 ties. All the teams involved at this stage would come from the departmental divisions, with 17 teams from these divisions exempted to the second round. Amendments were made after the initial draw. On 17 July 2025, the league announced that two first round fixtures would be cancelled, and the four participating teams given byes to the second round, due to the confirmation of Jura Sud Foot being engaged in Championnat National 3. On 12 August 2025, the league announced that they would have to add back one of the cancelled fixtures, by drawing of lots, due to the confirmation that ASPTT Dijon would play in Championnat National 3.

The second round draw was published on 19 August 2025, prior to the first round being completed, with the entry into the competition of the departmental division teams exempted from the first round, and the teams from the regional divisions. The third round draw was published on 2 September 2025, with the teams from Championnat National 3 entering at this stage. The fourth round draw was published on 16 September 2025. The fifth round draw, featuring the two teams from Championnat National, was published on 30 September 2025. The sixth round draw was published on 14 October 2025.

Grand Est

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

In the 2024–25 edition of the competition, both FCSR Haguenau of Championnat National 2 and ES Thaon of Championnat National 3 progressed furthest, making it to the round of 32 before losing out. Thaon were beaten by Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg Alsace on penalties, whilst Haguenau lost 1–3 at home to Ligue 2 side USL Dunkerque.