The 2025–26 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the leagues of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France took part in the main competition from the seventh round.
A total of twenty teams qualified from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes preliminary rounds.
In 2024–25, FC Bourgoin-Jallieu progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 16 before being defeated in a penalty shoot-out by Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims.
Draws and fixtures On 21 July 2025, the league announced that 913 clubs from the region had entered the competition. On 25 July 2025 the details of the first round draw were published, with 332 ties drawn, comprising teams from the district-level divisions, with 62 receiving byes. The second round draw was published on 18 August 2025, with all remaining teams up to and including the second regional level entering, and with 270 ties drawn.
The third round draw was made on 3 September 2025, featuring the entry of the 20 Régional 1 level teams and the 8 Championnat National 3 level teams, and saw 149 ties drawn. The fourth round draw, featuring entry of the 5 teams from Championnat National 2, was made on 17 September 2025, with 77 ties drawn. The fifth round draw was made on 1 October 2025, featuring the entry of the 3 Championnat National teams, with 40 ties drawn. The twenty ties of the sixth round were drawn on 13 October 2025.
First round These matches were played between 22 and 24 August 2025.