2012–13 Coupe de France
The 2012–13 Coupe de France was the 96th season of the most prestigious cup 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 31 May 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The defending champions were Lyon, who defeated Quevilly 1–0 in the final of the 2011–12 season, but lost this season in the Round of 64 against Épinal. The winner of the competition, Bordeaux, qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Calendar
On 1 June 2012, the FFF announced the calendar for the 96th Coupe de France season.On 4 October 2012, the French Football Federation confirmed that the final of the Coupe de France would be moved up a day from 1 June to 31 May. The change occurred due to the final match of the 2012–13 Top 14 season being contested at the Stade de France on 1 June, which would have conflicted with the Coupe de France final.
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money | Notes |
| First Round | 18 August 2012 | — | ||||
| Second Round | 1 September 2012 | — | ||||
| Third Round | 16 September 2012 | — | Clubs participating in CFA 2 gain entry. | |||
| Fourth Round | 30 September 2012 | — | Clubs participating in CFA gain entry. | |||
| Fifth Round | 14 October 2012 | — | Clubs participating in National gain entry. | |||
| Sixth Round | 28 October 2012 | — | none | |||
| Seventh Round | 17 November 2012 | 88 | 196 → 108 | Clubs participating in Ligue 2 gain entry. | ||
| Eighth Round | 8 December 2012 | 44 | 108 → 64 | none | ||
| Round of 64 | 5 January 2013 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 20 | Clubs participating in Ligue 1 gain entry. | |
| Round of 32 | 22 January 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | ||
| Round of 16 | 26 February 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | ||
| Quarter-finals | 16 April 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | ||
| Semi-finals | 7 May 2013 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | ||
| Final | 31 May 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Coupe de France Final at the Stade de France. |
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 31 October 2012 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français, the national sporting committee of France, and was conducted by Guy Ferrier, the France women's under-17 coach that won the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as former footballers Jérôme Alonzo and Daniel Rodighiero. The overseas regional draw was conducted on the previous day. The matches will be played on 17–18 November.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Ytrac | 1–0 | Balma |
| 2 | Muret | 3–2 | Narbonne |
| 3 | Labrède | 2–1 | Marmande |
| 4 | Stade Montois | 0–0 | Tarbes |
| 5 | Nîmes | 1–1 | Luzenac |
| 6 | Aurillac | 2–0 | Colomiers |
| 7 | Stade Bordelais | 1–0 | Pau |
| 8 | Toulouse Rodéo | 0–3 | Châteauroux |
| 9 | Saint-Jean Beaulieu | 3–1 | Corte |
| 10 | Neuville | 1–2 | CA Bastia |
| 11 | Agde | 3–2 | Entente Nord Lozère |
| 12 | Avenir Foot Lozère | 1–0 | Uzès Pont du Gard |
| 13 | Toulon | 1–3 | AS Monaco |
| 14 | Salinières Aigues-Mortes | 1–2 | Marseille Consolat |
| 15 | Berre | 0–2 | Martigues |
| 16 | Roche Saint-Genest | 0–1 | Arles-Avignon |
| 17 | Feyzin | 1–1 | Pontarlier |
| 18 | Moulins | 2–0 | Lyon Duchère |
| 19 | Vénissieux | 1–1 | Grenoble |
| 20 | Bourg-Péronnas | 1–0 | Auxerre |
| 21 | Yzeure | 1–1 | Clermont |
| 22 | Millery Vourles | 1–2 | Vallières |
| 23 | Thiers | 3–3 | Limonest |
| 24 | Savigneux Montbrisson | 2–0 | Louhans-Cuiseaux |
| 25 | ES Metz | 0–0 | Haguenau |
| 26 | Bar le Duc | 2–1 | Schirrheim |
| 27 | Dijon | 1–2 | Sedan |
| 28 | Biesheim | 2–6 | Metz |
| 29 | Marly | 1–1 | Vitry |
| 30 | Strasbourg | 6–0 | Wittemheim |
| 31 | Espérance Saint-Dizier | 1–2 | Raon-l'Étape |
| 32 | Amnéville | 2–0 | Épernay Champagne |
| 33 | Saint-Louis Neuweg | 2–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| 34 | Quetigny | 0–7 | Belfort |
| 35 | Belleville Saint-Jean | 0–2 | Istres |
| 36 | Roche Novillars | 0–3 | Montceau Bourgogne |
| 37 | Illzach Modenheim | 2–3 | Épinal |
| 38 | Thaon | 1–1 | Dijon Parc |
| 39 | Sainte-Marguerite | 2–1 | Belfort Sud |
| 40 | Dommartin Tour | 0–2 | Villefranche |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 41 | Guérétoise | 0–1 | Niort |
| 42 | Blois | 3–0 | Périgny |
| 43 | Poitiers | 0–1 | Vendée Fontenay |
| 44 | Ancenis 44 | 0–1 | Vendée Poiré sur Vie |
| 45 | Romorantin | 0–1 | Nantes |
| 46 | Montmorillon | 0–1 | Limoges |
| 47 | La Roche-sur-Yon | 0–5 | Chauray |
| 48 | Olympique Saumur | 0–2 | Vendée Luçon |
| 49 | Plabennec | 2–0 | Avranches |
| 50 | Saint-Renan | 2–1 | Plobannalec |
| 51 | Saint-Saturnin Arche | 2–2 | Montagnarde |
| 52 | Stade Pontivy | 2–1 | Changé |
| 53 | Val d'Izé | 0–1 | Angers |
| 54 | Stade Léonard | 1–1 | Moncé |
| 55 | Plouzané | 0–1 | Laval |
| 56 | Le Rheu | 0–2 | Carquefou |
| 57 | Saint-Colomban Locminé | 3–4 | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| 58 | Aubervilliers | 0–3 | Le Mans |
| 59 | Camon | 1–2 | Amiens AC |
| 60 | Enquin Les Mines | 0–6 | Stade Portelois |
| 61 | Arras | 2–2 | Saint-Omer |
| 62 | Lens | 3–0 | Les Lilas |
| 63 | Aire-sur-la-Lys | 0–2 | Rouen |
| 64 | Marck | 0–0 | Chambly |
| 65 | Lesquin | 0–2 | Les Mureaux |
| 66 | Saint Amand | 3–1 | Beauvais |
| 67 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 2–1 | Drancy |
| 68 | Breteuil | 1–3 | Caen |
| 69 | Raismes Vicoigne | 1–2 | Racing Colombes 92 |
| 70 | Chantilly | 0–2 | Reims Sainte-Anne |
| 71 | Avion | 1–2 | Meaux |
| 72 | Cambrai | 0–2 | Armentières |
| 73 | Fleury Mérogis | 2–1 | Tours |
| 74 | Brétigny | 0–2 | Le Havre |
| 75 | Courseulles | 3–4 | Guingamp |
| 76 | Évry | 1–1 | Orléans |
| 77 | Évreux | 2–2 | Cesson Sévigné |
| 78 | Dreux | 0–0 | Viry-Châtillon |
| 79 | Lyre | 1–2 | Vitré |
| 80 | Aulnay | 0–2 | Mondeville |
| 81 | Hérouville | 0–2 | Saint-Malo |
Overseas region
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Lössi | 0–3 | Mulhouse |
| 2 | Le Geldar | 1–4 | Dieppe |
| 3 | Club Colonial | 0–1 | Vertou |
| 4 | Colmar | 5–0 | Morne-à-l'Eau |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 5 | Dunkerque | 3–2 | Saint-Pauloise |
| 6 | Compiègne | 2–1 | Mtsapéré |
| 7 | Pontivy | 5–1 | Tefana |
Eighth round
Round of 64
Round of 32
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Fontenay | 0–5 | Troyes |
| 2 | CA Bastia | 1–3 | Brest |
| 3 | Sedan | 0–1 | Lorient |
| 4 | Plabennec | 1–3 | Lille |
| 5 | Moulins | 1–2 | Bordeaux |
| 6 | Rouen | 1–2 | Marseille |
| 7 | Meaux | 0–0 | Saint-Étienne |
| 8 | Nice | 2–2 | Nancy |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 9 | Épinal | 1–1 | Nantes |
| 10 | Vertou | 0–2 | Evian |
| 11 | Raon-l'Étape | 1–0 | Istres |
| 12 | Lozère | 0–3 | Le Havre |
| 13 | Vénissieux | 0–0 | Poiré sur Vie |
| 14 | Paris SG | 3–1 | Toulouse |
| 15 | Montpellier | 2–3 | Sochaux |
| 16 | Stade Bordelais | 0–3 | Lens |
Round of 16
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Lorient | 3–0 | Brest |
| 2 | Paris SG | 2–0 | Marseille |
| 3 | Raon-l'Étape | 2–2 | Bordeaux |
| 4 | Evian | 3–1 | Le Havre |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 5 | Sochaux | 1–2 | Troyes |
| 6 | Vénissieux | 0–2 | Nancy |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Lille |
| 8 | Lens | 2–0 | Épinal |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France for the first time in their history.Final
reached the final for the first time in their history. Bordeaux won their fourth Coupe de France – and first since 1987 – after a 3–2 victory against Evian.Media coverage
For the fifth 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: