| Coupe de France | |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Country: | France |
| Defending Champions: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Champions: | Rennes (3rd title) |
| Runner-Up: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Franck Julienne Oumar Pouye (5 goals each)[1] |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Coupe de France was the 102nd season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (AS Magenta, winner of 2018 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (AS Dragon, winner of 2017–18 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
Paris Saint-Germain were the four-time defending champions, but lost in the final on penalties to Rennes, who won their third Coupe de France title and first since 1971.[2]
Dates for the first two qualifying round are set by the individual Regional leagues. The remaining qualifying rounds, the seventh and eight round, and the round of 64 take place at weekends. The later rounds up to, but not including, the final, take place on midweek evenings. The final will take place on Saturday 27 April 2019.[3]
| Round | Draw Date | Matches Played | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third | various | 15 and 16 September 2018 | |
| Fourth | various | 29 and 30 September 2018 | |
| Fifth | various | 13 and 14 October 2018 | |
| Sixth | various | 27 and 28 October 2018 | |
| Seventh | 31 October 2018 | 17 and 18 November 2018 | |
| Eighth | 20 November 2018 | 8 and 9 December 2018 | |
| Round of 64 | 10 December 2018 | 5 and 6 January 2019 | |
| Round of 32 | 7 January 2019 | 22 and 23 January 2019 | |
| Round of 16 | 23 January 2019 | 5 and 6 February 2019 | |
| Quarter-finals | 6 February 2019 | 26 and 27 February 2019 | |
| Semi-finals | 27 February 2019 | 2 and 3 April 2019 | |
| Final | n/a | 27 April 2019 |
See main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France preliminary rounds. The first six rounds, and any preliminaries required, are organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, who allow teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the third round. Teams from Championnat National 3 enter at the third round, those from Championnat National 2 enter at the fourth round and those from Championnat National enter at the fifth round.[4]
The number of teams entering at each qualifying round was as follows:
| Region | Prelim | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | bgcolor=lightgrey | 468 | 102 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Pays-de-la-Loire | bgcolor=lightgrey | 438 | 45 | 30 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Centre-Val de Loire | 120 | 86 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Corsica | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | bgcolor=lightgrey | 288 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Grand Est: Alsace | bgcolor=lightgrey | 330 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Grand Est: Champagne-Ardenne | bgcolor=lightgrey | 84 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Grand Est: Lorraine | bgcolor=lightgrey | 324 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Grand Est Combined | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 67 | 94 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Méditerranée | bgcolor=lightgrey | 170 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Occitanie: Ariège | bgcolor=lightgrey | 14 | 3 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Aveyron | bgcolor=lightgrey | 32 | 6 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Gers | bgcolor=lightgrey | 14 | 5 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Lot | bgcolor=lightgrey | 18 | 1 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Hautes-Pyrénées | bgcolor=lightgrey | 16 | 4 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Tarn | bgcolor=lightgrey | 28 | 4 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Tarn-et-Garonne | bgcolor=lightgrey | 16 | 4 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Haut-Garonne | bgcolor=lightgrey | 46 | 19 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Aude | bgcolor=lightgrey | 32 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Gard-Lozère | bgcolor=lightgrey | 42 | 15 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Hérault | bgcolor=lightgrey | 52 | 14 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie: Pyrénées-Orientales | bgcolor=lightgrey | 14 | 7 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Occitanie Combined | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 45 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Somme | bgcolor=lightgrey | 100 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Aisne | 6 | 81 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Flandres | 2 | 139 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Côte d'Opale | bgcolor=lightgrey | 128 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Escaut | bgcolor=lightgrey | 178 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Oise | bgcolor=lightgrey | 108 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France: Artois | 6 | 137 | 0 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | |||||
| Hauts-de-France Combined | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 84 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Normandie | bgcolor=lightgrey | 258 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Bretagne | bgcolor=lightgrey | 534 | 97 | 30 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Paris IDF | bgcolor=lightgrey | 378 | 84 | 12 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | bgcolor=lightgrey | 746 | 15 | 83 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Réunion | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mayotte | bgcolor=lightgrey | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Guadeloupe | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Martinique | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| French Guiana | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 26 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | bgcolor=lightgrey | 2 | 1 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey |
145 qualifiers from the Regional Leagues will be joined by the 11 qualifiers from the Overseas Territories and the 20 teams from Ligue 2.
Figures in parentheses indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.Nouvelle-Aquitaine
12 teams
11 teams
4 teams
2 teams
8 teams
20 teams
Méditerranée: 5 teams
11 teams
20 teams
8 teams
14 teams
Paris-Île-de-France: 11 teams
19 teams
French Guiana: 2 teams
Martinique: 2 teams
Guadeloupe: 2 teams
Réunion: 2 teams
Mayotte: 1 team
New Caledonia: 1 team
Tahiti: 1 team
The draw for the seventh round was made in two parts. First the Overseas teams were drawn against opponents from the French League structure who had applied to potentially travel overseas.[5] The main draw took place the following day.
The draw for the overseas teams took place on 30 October 2018.[6] The main draw took place on 31 October 2018.[7]
Matches took place on 16, 17 and 18 November 2018.
As in previous editions of the competition, the main draw was split into 10 regional groups, with the split primarily ensuring an equal distribution of clubs from the different tiers, and secondarily grouping by geography.[8]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was AS Carrières Grésillons from tier 9 (District division 1).
Matches took place on 16, 17 and 18 November 2018.[9]
The draw for the eighth round was made in two parts. First the remaining overseas team was drawn against opponents from the French League structure who had applied to potentially travel overseas. The overseas team, Aiglon du Lamentin, played at home due to playing their seventh round match away from home. The main draw took place later in the day. Both draws took place on 20 November 2018.[10]
As in previous editions of the competition, the main draw was split into 6 regional groups, with the split primarily ensuring an equal distribution of clubs from the different tiers, and secondarily grouping by geography.The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Entente Crest-Aouste and AS Villers Houlgate Côte Fleurie both from tier 8 (Regional League 3).
Matches took place on 8 and 9 December 2018, with three matches postponed until the following weekend.[11] [12]
The draw for the ninth round (known as the round of 64) took place on 10 December 2018. The 20 Ligue 1 teams joined the draw at this stage. The draw was split into four groups to ensure equal distribution of teams from each tier, with geographical proximity a secondary factor.[13] [14]
The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Olympique Strasbourg and ESC Longueau both from tier 7 (Regional League 2). Olympique Strasbourg entered the competition in the first round, so had been in the competition longest.
Games were played on 4, 5, 6 and 7 January 2019.[15]
The draw for the tenth round (known as the round of 32) took place on 7 January 2019. This was an open draw.[16]
The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Noisy-le-Grand FC and ES Viry-Châtillon, both from tier 6 (Regional League 1).
Games were played on 22, 23, 24 and 27 January 2019.[17]
The draw for the eleventh round (known as the round of 16) took place on 24 January 2019. This was an open draw.[18]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was SC Bastia, from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).
Games were played on 5, 6 and 7 February 2019.
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 6 February 2019. This was an open draw.[19]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was AS Vitré from tier 4 (Championnat National 2).
Games were played on 26 and 27 February and 6 March 2019.
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 28 February 2019. This was an open draw.[20]
Games were played on 2 and 3 April 2019.
See main article: 2019 Coupe de France final.