2011–12 Coupe de France


competition of France. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation and open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories. The final was contested on 28 April 2012 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Lille, who defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the final of the 2010–11 season. The winner of the competition qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
On 28 April 2012, first division club Lyon defeated semi-professional third-tier Quevilly 1–0 in the 2012 Coupe de France Final courtesy of a first half goal from Lisandro López to win its fifth Coupe de France title. The title is the club's first domestically since winning the same competition in 2008. The runners-up, Quevilly, alongside fellow National club Gazélec Ajaccio, were awarded the Petit Poucet Plaque, an award given to the best performing non-professional club in the Coupe de France.

Calendar

On 17 June 2011, the FFF announced the calendar for the 95th Coupe de France season.
RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsNew entries this roundPrize moneyNotes
First Round13 August 20113,0167,429 → 4,4136,032
Second Round27 August 20112,0974,413 → 2,3161,178
Third Round17 September 20111,0972,316 → 1,21997Clubs participating in CFA 2 gain entry.
Fourth Round1 October 20115761,219 → 64355Clubs participating in CFA gain entry.
Fifth Round15 October 2011298643 → 34520Clubs participating in National gain entry.
Sixth Round29 October 2011149345 → 196none€1,500
Seventh Round19 November 201188196 → 10820€6,000Clubs participating in Ligue 2 gain entry.
Eighth Round10 December 201144108 → 64none€35,000
Round of 647 January 20123264 → 3220€40,000Clubs participating in Ligue 1 gain entry.
Round of 3221 January 20121632 → 16none€60,000
Round of 167 February 2012816 → 8none€130,000
Quarter-finals20 March 201248 → 4none€280,000
Semi-finals10 April 201224 → 2none€560,000
Final28 April 201212 → 1none€700,000Coupe de France Final at the Stade de France.

News

Coupe de France final date change

In February 2011, it was reported by the French media that the French Football Federation had scheduled the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de France final to be played on 5 May 2012. The date is significant because it would mark the 20th anniversary of the Furiani disaster, which occurred when a tribune at the Stade Armand Cesari in Furiani collapse during a Coupe de France semi-final match between SC Bastia and Marseille. The tragedy resulted in the death of 18 individuals and injuries to over 2,000. The resulting outcry and criticism of the decision to schedule the final on that date led to the Federation issuing a statement declaring that the official calendar for the competition had not been released, so the reports were only rumors. On 31 March 2011, the schedule was released and the date for the final was set for 28 April 2012.

Tourcoing and Viry-Châtillon ruling

In the 2010–11 Coupe de France, a seventh round match between Tourcoing and Viry-Châtillon was abandoned after 30 minutes following an altercation between two opposing players, which resulted in a brawl breaking out and dozens of spectators invading the field of play. The brawl led to a player losing consciousness and an assistant referee suffering a back injury after being hit with debris. The incident required police and firefighter intervention and, despite handing out four red cards as a result of the altercation, the referee called the match off after repeated failed attempts to restore calm. On 3 December 2010, the French Football Federation ruled that, due to the incidents that occurred in the match, both clubs would be disbarred from this year's competition, effective immediately. Both clubs will also be ineligible to appear in the 2011–12 competition, as well.

Regional qualifying rounds

All of the teams that enter the competition, but are not members of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2, have to compete in the regional qualifying rounds. The regional qualifying rounds determine the number of regional clubs that will earn spots in the 7th round and normally lasts six rounds.

Seventh Round

The draw for the seventh round of the Coupe de France was held on 3 November 2011 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français, the national sporting committee of France, and was conducted by former French internationals Grégory Coupet, Willy Sagnol, Olivier Dacourt, and Xavier Gravelaine as well as current French women's international Élise Bussaglia. The overseas regional draw was held the previous day on 2 November at the headquarters of the French Football Federation. The matches were played on 18–20 November.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Vallée de la Gresse0–1 Chamalières
2Feurs1–2 Clermont
3L'Etrat La Tour0–6Grenoble
4Annecy1–4Lyon Duchère
5Rachais1–3Thiers
6Domerat1–1
3–4 pen.		Lyon Décines
7Gieres2–9Gazélec Ajaccio
8Alès0–5AS Monaco
9Gravelines3–0Deville Maromme
10Dunkerque1-0Rouen
11Longuenesse1–3Calais
12Amiens AC1–3Le Havre
13Sannois Saint-Gratien2–1 Lens
14La Gorgue0–1 Chantilly
15Le Portel1–0Dieppe
16Aire-sur-la-Lys0–1Marck
17Marseille Ardziv0–0
2−4 pen.		Calvi
18La Grand-Motte0–2La Tour-Saint Clair
19Aubagne0–1Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
20Bourg de Péage1–0 Castelnau le Crès
21La Seyne-sur-Mer0−8Bastia
22Montélimar1−4Bourg-Péronnas
23Marseille Félix Pyat0–1Uzès-Pont-du-Gard
24Valence2–0 Arles-Avignon
25Sundhoffen0–3Montceau Bourgogne
26Saint Vit2–1Dinsheim
27Belfort Sud0–1 Mulhouse
28Beaune4–0Saverne
29Mâcon0–1Sedan
30Holtzwihr0–3Louhans-Cuiseaux
31Ornans0–4Créteil
32Pontarlier3–1Amiens SC
33Haguenau1–5Forbach
34Naborienne Saint-Avold1–3Prix-lès-Mézières
35Adamswiller0–2Reims
36Yutz0–3Paris
37Metz4–1 Beauvais
38Verdun Belleville0–2 Strasbourg
39Schiltigheim2–1Saint-Dié
40Magny0–1Jarville
41Montagnarde1–1
3–1 pen.		Mondeville
42Fougère0–1 Vannes
43Alençon1–2Changé

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
44Tregunc1–3Tour d'Auvergne Rennes
45Cesson2–3 Vitré
46Plouhinec0–3Le Mans
47Saint-Malo1–2Guingamp
48Les Sables-d'Olonne2–1 Pontivy
49La Flèche1–2Limoges
50Evry2–0Moulins
51Nouaille0–2Troyes
52Feytiat0–2Orléans
53Versailles3–1Romorantin
54Les Lilas0–1 Alfortville
55Saran3–2Brétigny
56Bourges0–3Istres
57Aulnoye1–1
3−1 pen.		Chambly
58Racing Clermont2–5Quevilly
59Villers Outreaux2–0La Chapelle-Saint-Luc
60Feignies3–2Saint-Quentin
61Wasquehal0–0
2−4 pen.		Boulogne-sur-Mer
62Drancy3–0Sézanne
63Arras3–1Saint-Dizier
64Avion0–1Tours
65Olonne-sur-Mer2–7Saint-Colomban Locminé
66Avrille0–8Vendée Fontenay
67La Guerche-Drouges1–2Angers
68La Suze-sur-Sarthe0–1Laval
69Sablé-sur-Sarthe4–2Le Poiré-sur-Vie
70Larmor Plage Goélands0–2 Les Herbiers
71Chauray2–3Cherbourg
72La Châtaigneraie0–1Vendée Luçon
73Le Bouscat1–3Nantes
74Tarbes1–4Niort
75Trélissac3–1Balma
76Brive0–0
4−2 pen.		Luzenac
77Toulouse Rodéo1–0Aurillac
78Cugnaux0–1Perpignan Canet
79Sarlat Marcillac0–2Mont-de-Marsan
80Ytrac0–4Châteauroux
81Auch0–1Bayonne

Overseas region

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Tefana1–2Red Star
2Evolucas0–5Avranches
3Le Tampon3–3
2−4 pen.		Amnéville
4Ivry4–2Bélimois

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
5Raon-l'Étape6–0Abeilles Mtsamboro
6La Vitréenne4–0Matoury
7Compiègne Oise9–0Gaïtcha

Eighth Round

The draw for the eighth round of the Coupe de France was held on 23 November 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation, and was conducted by former French internationals Luis Fernández and Laurent Robert. The round featured the 88 winners of the seventh round. The matches was played through 9–12 December.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Bourg de Péage1–3Lyon Duchère
2Gazélec Ajaccio3–0Calvi
3Louhans-Cuiseaux0–4Bastia
4La Tour-Saint Clair0–2AS Monaco
5Perpignan Canet1–3Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
6Valence3–2 Grenoble
7Montceau Bourgogne1–0Uzès-Pont-du-Gard
8Lyon Décines0–6Istres
9Vendée Luçon1–0Trélissac
10Vendée Fontenay2–4Thiers
11Brive0–1Tours
12Niort3–2Bayonne
13Chamalières0–6Châteauroux
14Toulouse Rodéo1–2Limoges
15Mont-de-Marsan0–0
4−5 pen.		Clermont
16Tour d'Auvergne Rennes2–2
4−3 pen.		Nantes
17Le Mans1–0Guingamp
18Les Sables-d'Olonne2–3Vitré
19Sablé-sur-Sarthe4–1La Vitréenne
20Avranches3–1Les Herbiers
21Saint-Colomban Locminé2–1 Vannes

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
22Changé1–2 Montagnarde
23Calais1–2Angers
24Orléans1–0Ivry
25Evry1–1
3−4 pen.		Drancy
26Gravelines1–2 Le Havre
27Saran1–2Cherbourg
28Sannois Saint-Gratien0–2Laval
29Versailles2–0Alfortville
30Feignies1–1
0−3 pen.		Quevilly
31Compiègne2–1Dunkerque
32Chantilly1–0Le Portel
33Marck2–1Reims
34Villers-Outréaux2–4Créteil
35Arras0–2Chambly
36Paris0–3Boulogne-sur-Mer
37Amnéville2–3Metz
38Prix-lès-Mézières1–0 Schiltigheim
39Jarville0–4Sedan
40Saint-Vit0–3Bourg-Péronnas
41Forbach0–1Red Star
42Pontarlier0–1Strasbourg
43Beaune2–2
0−3 pen.		Mulhouse
44Raon-l'Étape3–3
2−4 pen.		Troyes

Round of 64

The draw for the Round of 64 of the Coupe de France was held on 12 December 2011 at the headquarters of Crédit Agricole, a main sponsor of the competition, in Amiens. The round featured the 44 winners of the eighth round, as well as the 20 clubs who play in Ligue 1. The matches was played through 6–9 January 2012.
Following the announcement of the draw, several amateur clubs who were hosting high-profile matches against Ligue 1 clubs announced that they would be re-locating their matches to more suitable venues. After initially scheduling its match against Montpellier to be played at the Stade Louis Dugauguez in Sedan, on 15 December, Prix-lès-Mézières confirmed that the two clubs had agreed to play the match at the Stade du Petit-Bois in nearby Charleville-Mézières. On the same day, it was announced that the Red Star Saint-Ouen–Marseille match would be played at the Stade de France, while the Saint-Colomban Locminé–Paris Saint-Germain match would be played at Stade du Moustoir in Lorient. In the former match, the country's national stadium was reconfigured to accommodate 45,000 individuals.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Vendée Luçon2–1Avranches
2Cherbourg1–2Châteauroux
3Sablé-sur-Sarthe3–3
4–2 pen.		Sedan
4Chambly0–1 Auxerre
5Chantilly0–6Lille
6Limoges1–0Boulogne-sur-Mer
7Niort2–0Brest
8Saint-Étienne1–1
2−4 pen.		Bordeaux
9Gazélec Ajaccio1−0Toulouse
10Thiers1–4Istres
11Valence1–1
7−6 pen.		Laval
12Versailles1–5Dijon
13Lyon Duchère1−3Lyon
14Le Havre4–3Lorient
15Bourg-Péronnas2–1 Montceau Bourgogne
16Fréjus Saint-Raphaël0–3Ajaccio
17Bastia4–1Sochaux

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
18Red Star0–5Marseille
19Mulhouse1−3Créteil
20Angers4–3AS Monaco
21Drancy3–3
4–2 pen.		Strasbourg
22Caen2–4 Troyes
23Marck0–2Nice
24Prix-lès-Mézières0–4Montpellier
25Compiègne2–1 Montagnarde
26Saint-Colomban Locminé1–2 Paris Saint-Germain
27Orléans0–0
5−3 pen.		Clermont
28Metz2–2
3−5 pen.		Evian
29Vitré1–2Tours
30Le Mans0–2Valenciennes
31Tour d'Auvergne Rennes0–0
4−5 pen.		Quevilly
32Rennes3–0Nancy

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France was held on 8 January 2012 at the headquarters of Eurosport. The round featured the 32 winners of the Round of 64. The draw was conducted by current French women's international Gaëtane Thiney and former tennis player Amélie Mauresmo. The matches were played through 21–23 January 2012.
Similar to the previous round, following the draw, several amateur clubs announced that they would be hosting their matches at larger venues. On 11 January, Vendée Luçon officials announced that the club's match against Lyon would be contested at the Stade de la Beaujoire in nearby Nantes. Hours later, it was confirmed that the match between Sablé-sur-Sarthe and Paris Saint-Germain would be played at the MMArena in Le Mans.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Valence0–2Evian
2Dijon2–1Istres
3Marseille3-1 Le Havre
4Limoges0–2Drancy
5Sablé-sur-Sarthe0–4Paris Saint-Germain
6Nice0-0
4–5 pen.		Rennes
7Niort1–2Orléans
8Valenciennes3–1Bastia

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
9Auxerre1–2Châteauroux
10Vendée Luçon0–2Lyon
11Gazélec Ajaccio1–0Troyes
12Bourg-Péronnas3–2 Ajaccio
13Compiègne0–1 Lille
14Créteil2–2
3–4 pen.		Bordeaux
15Tours0–1Montpellier
16Quevilly1–0Angers

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France was held on 22 January 2012 at the headquarters of Eurosport. The round featured the 16 winners of the Round of 32. The draw was conducted by current French international Hatem Ben Arfa and former French rugby union international player Xavier Garbajosa. The matches will be played through 7–8 February 2012.
On 6 February, the French Football Federation announced that three matches would be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Dijon–Paris Saint-Germain and Bourg-Péronnas–Marseille match was rescheduled for 15 February, while the Quevilly–Orléans will be played on 21 February.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Gazélec Ajaccio2–0Drancy
2Rennes3–2Evian
3Châteauroux0–2Montpellier
4Dijon0–1Paris Saint-Germain

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
5Lyon3–1 Bordeaux
6Valenciennes2–1Lille
7Quevilly2–0 Orléans
8Marseille3–1Bourg-Péronnas

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France was held on 19 February 2012 during a television broadcast of Stade 2. The draw was conducted by French rugby union international player Julien Malzieu. The matches were contested on 20–21 March 2012.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France was held on 21 March 2012. The draw was conducted by figure skater Philippe Candeloro. The matches were contested on 10–11 April 2012.

Final

Media coverage

For the fourth consecutive season in France, France Télévisions were the free to air broadcasters while Eurosport were the subscription broadcasters.
These matches were broadcast live on French television: