| Coupe de France | |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Country: | France |
| Num Teams: | 196 (from 7th round) |
| Matches: | 211 |
| Defending Champions: | Rennes (3 titles) |
| Champions: | Paris Saint-Germain (13th title) |
| Runner-Up: | Saint-Étienne |
| Goals: | 586 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Carnejy Antoine Pablo Sarabia (7 goals each)[1] |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Coupe de France was the 103rd 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 (Winner of 2019 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (Winner of 2018–19 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
Rennes were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Saint-Étienne in the semi-finals.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, on 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France, including those behind closed doors, would be banned until September.[2] The FFF were considering whether the final of the Coupe de France could be rescheduled for when events are allowed to restart.[3] On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 24 July.[4]
Paris Saint-Germain won their record 13th title overall with a 1–0 win over Saint-Étienne in the final.[5]
Dates for the first two qualifying round were set by the individual Regional leagues. The remaining qualifying rounds, the seventh and eight round, and the round of 64 took place at weekends. The later rounds up to, but not including, the final, took place on midweek evenings. The final took place on Friday 24 July 2020.[6]
| Round | Draw Date | Matches Played | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third | various | 15 September 2019 | |
| Fourth | various | 29 September 2019 | |
| Fifth | various | 13 October 2019 | |
| Sixth | various | 27 October 2019 | |
| Seventh | 29 and 30 October 2019 | 16 and 17 November 2019 | |
| Eighth | 19 November 2019 | 7 and 8 December 2019 | |
| Round of 64 | 9 December 2019 | 4, 5 and 6 January 2020 | |
| Round of 32 | 6 January 2020 | 16, 17, 18 and 19 January 2020 | |
| Round of 16 | 19 or 20 January 2020 | 28, 29 and 30 January 2020 | |
| Quarter-finals | 29 January 2020 | 11, 12 and 13 February 2020 | |
| Semi-finals | 12 February 2020 | 4 and 5 March 2020 | |
| Final | n/a | 24 July 2020 |
For this season, there were changes in the rules of participation for Overseas Territories teams in both the seventh and eighth rounds. For Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique, the seventh round match was defined as being between the two teams who qualified from the sixth round, rather than being a draw against a side from mainland France as previously.[7]
Following the established rule regarding alternation of venue between overseas and mainland, the eighth-round games involving the teams from French Guiana and Martinique were played on mainland France regardless of the order the teams were drawn. However, if the overseas team was drawn first, the match took place at a neutral venue within 100 km of Paris.[8] The eighth-round game involving the team from Guadeloupe took place in Guadeloupe.
See main article: 2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds. The first six rounds, and any preliminaries required, were organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, who allowed teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the third round. Teams from Championnat National 3 entered at the third round, those from Championnat National 2 entered at the fourth round and those from Championnat National entered at the fifth round.[9]
The number of teams entering at each qualifying round was as follows:
| Region | Prelim | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | bgcolor=lightgrey | 536 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Pays-de-la-Loire | bgcolor=lightgrey | 438 | 49 | 32 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Centre-Val de Loire | bgcolor=lightgrey | 214 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Corsica | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | bgcolor=lightgrey | 296 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Grand Est | bgcolor=lightgrey | 698 | 120 | 59 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Méditerranée | bgcolor=lightgrey | 180 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Occitanie | bgcolor=lightgrey | 356 | 104 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Hauts-de-France | bgcolor=lightgrey | 788 | 180 | 37 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Normandie | bgcolor=lightgrey | 284 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Bretagne | bgcolor=lightgrey | 558 | 81 | 32 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Paris IDF | bgcolor=lightgrey | 360 | 87 | 11 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | bgcolor=lightgrey | 798 | 0 | 81 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Réunion | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mayotte | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Guadeloupe | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Martinique | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| French Guiana | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | bgcolor=lightgrey | 2 | 1 | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | bgcolor=lightgrey | ||||
| Total | 2 | 5571 | 937 | 427 | 51 | 18 |
145 qualifiers from the Regional Leagues were 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
5 teams
2 teams
8 teams
19 teams
Méditerranée: 5 teams
10 teams
21 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 took place in two parts, with three sets of ties drawn:
Ties were played between 6 and 8 November 2019.[12]
Ties were played on 16 and 17 November 2019.
The mainland ties were drawn in ten groups, with two Ligue 2 teams in each group. The rest of the teams in each group were selected to give an even distribution of teams from different tiers, and the best possible geographical fit.[13]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was Verton FC from tier 9 (District division 1).
Ties were played on 15, 16 and 17 November 2019, with postponements rearranged for 19, 23 and 24 November 2019.
The draw for the eighth round took place in two parts:
All ties took place on the weekend of 7 and 8 December 2019.[16]
Ties were played on 7 and 8 December 2019.[17]
The main draw ties were drawn in six groups, with the teams in each group selected to give an even distribution of teams from different tiers, and the best possible geographical fit.[18]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was SSEP Hombourg-Haut from tier 8 (Regional division 3).
Ties were played on 7 and 8 December 2019.
The draw for the ninth round (known as the round of 64) took place on 9 December 2019. 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.[19]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was SSEP Hombourg-Haut from tier 8 (Regional League 3).
Games were played on 3, 4, 5 and 6 January 2020.[20]
The draw for the tenth round (known as the round of 32) took place on 6 January 2020. This was an open draw.[21]
The lowest ranked mainland teams remaining in the competition at this stage were AS Prix-lès-Mézières, Athlético Marseille, ESM Gonfreville and FC Limonest Saint-Didier, all from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).
Games were played on 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 January 2020.[22]
The draw for the eleventh round (known as the round of 16) took place on 19 January 2020. This was an open draw.[23]
The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was FC Limonest Saint-Didier from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).
Games were played on 28, 29 and 30 January 2020.[24]
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 30 January 2020. This was an open draw.[25]
The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were ASM Belfort and SAS Épinal, both from tier 4 (Championnat National 2).
Games were played on 11, 12 and 13 February 2020.[26]
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 13 February 2020. This was an open draw.[27]
Games were played on 4 and 5 March 2020.[28]
See main article: 2020 Coupe de France final. The final was originally scheduled for 25 April 2020, but was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.