1998 Coupe de France final explained

1998 Coupe de France final
Event:1997–98 Coupe de France
Team1:Paris Saint-Germain
Team1score:2
Team2:Lens
Team2score:1
Date:2 May 1998
Stadium:Stade de France
City:Saint-Denis
Referee:Gilles Veissière
Attendance:78,265
Previous:1997
Next:1999

The 1998 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 2 May 1998, that saw Paris SG defeat RC Lens 2-1 thanks to goals by Raí and Marco Simone. Vladimír Šmicer scored for the Division 1 champion which could not enjoy two successes in a single season. This final was also the first ever played in the newly-built Stade de France.

Road to the final

Paris Saint-GermainRoundLens
OpponentH/AResult1997–98 Coupe de FranceOpponentH/AResult
ThouarsA3–1Round of 64Le HavreH2–1
LorientA1–1Round of 32ÉpinalA2–0 (a.e.t.)
PauA1–0 (a.e.t.)Round of 16ArgentanA3–1
MonacoH1–0Quarter-finalsCaenA2–1
GuingampH1–0Semi-finalsLyonH2–0

Match details

PARIS SG:
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GK 1 Vincent Fernandez
DF 5 Alain Roche
DF 4 Paul Le Guen
DF 6 Eric Rabesandratana
DF 3 Didier Domi
MF 2 Jimmy Algerino
MF 10 Raí (c)
MF 7 Pierre Ducrocq
MF 8 Franck Gava
FW 9 Marco Simone
FW 11
Substitutes:
MF 15
Manager:
Ricardo GomesAssistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
RC LENS:
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GK 1 Guillaume Warmuz
DF 2 Eric Sikora
DF 6 Jean-Guy Wallemme (c)
DF 4 Frédéric Déhu
DF 3 Cyrille Magnier
MF 8 Stéphane Ziani
MF 7 Marc-Vivien Foé
MF 5
FW 10 Vladimír Šmicer
FW 9
FW 11 Tony Vairelles
Substitutes:
FW 13
MF 14
Manager:
Daniel Leclercq

See also

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