1997 Coupe de France final explained

1997 Coupe de France final
Event:1996–97 Coupe de France
Team1:Nice
Team1score:1
Team2:Guingamp
Team2score:1
Details:After extra time
Nice won 5–4 on penalties
Date:10 May 1997
Stadium:Parc des Princes
City:Paris
Referee:Alain Sars
Attendance:44,131
Previous:1996
Next:1998

The 1997 Coupe de France final was a football match held at the Parc des Princes, Paris on 10 May 1997, that saw Nice defeat Guingamp in a penalty shoot out. After normal time and extra-time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Stéphane Carnot and Claude Michel missed for Guingamp, while only Louis Gomis missed for Nice. This final was the last Coupe de France final held at the Parc des Princes, with the following year's final held at the new Stade de France.

Road to the final

NiceRoundGuingamp
OpponentH/AResult1996–97 Coupe de FranceOpponentH/AResult
ValenceA1–0Round of 64Mont-de-MarsanA1–0 (a.e.t.)
BastiaA2–2 (a.e.t.)
4−3 pen.
Round of 32WasquehalA3–1
GueugnonA2–0Round of 16CaenA1–0
ClermontA2–1 (a.e.t.)Quarter-finalsCréteilA3–1 (a.e.t.)
LavalA1–0Semi-finalsMontpellierH2–0 (a.e.t.)

Match details

OGC NICE:
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GK 1 Bruno Valencony
DF
DF Youssef Salimi
DF Frédéric Tatarian
DF
DF Louis Gomis
MF Roberto Onorati
MF Frédéric Gioria (c)
MF Thierry De Neef
FW Andrzej Kubica
FW
Substitutes:
DF
FW
DF 12
Manager:
Silvester TakačAssistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
EN AVANT GUINGAMP:
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GK 1 Angelo Hugues
DF
DF Marek Jozwiak
DF Gheorghe Mihali
DF 3 Nicolas Laspalles
MF Richard Lecomte (c)
MF Claude Michel
MF Charles-Edouard Coridon
MF Yannick Baret
FW
FW Christopher Wreh
Substitutes:
MF
FW
DF
Manager:
Francis Smerecki

See also

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