| Coupe de France | |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Founded: | 1972 |
| Country: |  France |
| Tv: | Sport en France (Final) |
| Streaming: | Fanseat |
| Champion: | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble |
| Website: | www.hockeyfrance.com |
The Coupe de France an ice hockey competition in France. It is the premier knockout cup organized by the French Ice Hockey Federation.
Participation is mandatory for the three highest tiers of the French men's hockey pyramid, and voluntary for members of the fourth tier, which may require the staging of a preliminary round for select teams in some years. Teams from the country's top tier, the Ligue Magnus, enter in the second round. When teams from different tiers are drawn against one another, the lower-tier team will automatically be designated as the host side (except for the final, which is played at a predetermined venue). For the first two rounds, which predominantly involve semi-professional and amateur organizations, teams are drawn from regional groups. Thereafter, draws are entirely random.[1]
In early decades, the competition's format changed frequently and the final was not held at a regular venue. In 2005, Méribel Olympic Ice Rink, known for hosting the hockey tournament during the 1992 Winter Olympics, was appointed as the host venue.[2] Following two seasons there, Federation president Luc Tardif decided to move the event to Palais ominisport de Paris-Bercy (today Accor Arena), while Méribel became host to the final of a newly created secondary cup, the Coupe de la Ligue ('League Cup'). The choice of the capital's largest and most famous indoor arena turned out to be an unexpected success, providing the French game with a marquee event and significantly increasing the Coupe de France's prestige.[3]
For the 2001–02 edition, when it was decided to make the event a regular fixture, a permanent trophy was inaugurated. Of classic shape, it was made of blue porcelain with golden accents.[2] [4] In the 2006 off-season, it took the name of influential Canadian-born player and coach, who had recently died.[5] In 2022, the original trophy, which had proven very susceptible to damage, was replaced by a new one made of metal, and chosen from three possible designs via a fan vote.[4] [6]
| Season | Date | Venue | Attendance | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 21 January 2024 | Accor Arena – Paris | 13,877 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Corsaires de Dunkerque | 7–4 | |
| 2022–23 | 29 January 2023 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Rapaces de Gap | 3–2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 30 January 2022 | Aren'Ice – Cergy | 2,000 | Ducs d'Angers | Rapaces de Gap | 5–4 (OT) | |
| 2020–21 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 16 February 2020 | AccorHotels Arena – Paris | Gothiques d'Amiens | Dragons de Rouen | 3–2 (SO) | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 February 2019 | Gothiques d'Amiens | Lions de Lyon | 3–2 (OT) | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 January 2018 | Lions de Lyon | Rapaces de Gap | 2–0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 19 February 2017 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Dragons de Rouen | 3–2 (OT) | |||
| 2015–16 | 3 January 2016 | Dragons de Rouen | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 4–2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 25 January 2015 | Dragons de Rouen | Gothiques d'Amiens | 5–3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 26 January 2014 | Ducs d'Angers | Dragons de Rouen | 4–0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 February 2013 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | Ducs d'Angers | 2–1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 29 January 2012 | Ducs de Dijon | 7–6 (OT) | ||||
| 2010–11 | 30 January 2011 | Dragons de Rouen | 5–4 (SO) | ||||
| 2009–10 | 31 January 2010 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | Dragons de Rouen | 2–1 (SO) | |||
| 2008–09 | 22 February 2009 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Ducs de Dijon | 6–1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 17 February 2008 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 3–2 (SO) | ||||
| 2006–07 | 14 February 2007 | Ducs d'Angers | 4–1 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 28 February 2006 | Ducs de Dijon | 3–2 (OT) | ||||
| 2004–05 | 25 February 2005 | Dragons de Rouen | 4–3 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 9 March 2004 | Dragons de Rouen | 5–1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 18 March 2003 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | 3–2 (SO) | ||||
| 2001–02 | 19 February 2002 | Dragons de Rouen | 8–1 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | 14 March 2000 | Léopards de Caen | 4–1 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 30 April 1994 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 5–4 (OT) | ||||
| 1986–87 | 28 April 1987 | Français volants | Mammouths de Tours | 8–5 | |||
| 1985–86 | Replaced by Coupe des As[7] | ||||||
| 1984–85 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | 31 March 1984 | Orléans | Clermont-Ferrand | 6–2 | |||
| 1981–82 | Clermont-Ferrand | Angers | 3–2 | ||||
| 1980–81 | Patinoire municipale – Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Centre municipal des sports – Tours | Saint-Gervais | 8–4;8–5 | ||||
| 1979–80 | 5 April 1980 | Patinoire olympique Charlemagne – Lyon | Pralognan | Meudon | 9–7 | ||
| 1978–79 | 31 March 1979 | Patinoire municipale – Dijon | Nice | Dunkerque | 5–4 | ||
| 1977–78 | 29 April 1978 | Mammouths de Tours | 6–4 (OT) | ||||
| 1976–77 | 23 April 1977 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | Mammouths de Tours | 5–4 | |||
| 1975–76 | 24 April 1976 | Saint-Gervais | 12–6 | ||||
| 1974–75 | 19 April 1975 | Centre municipal des sports – Tours[8] | Mammouths de Tours | 4–3 | |||
| 1973–74 | 27 April 1974 | Centre sportif du docteur Duchêne – Rouen | Chamonix | Saint-Gervais | 10–5 | ||
| 1972–73 | 28 April 1973 | Parc des expositions – Châlons-sur-Marne | 1,000 | Chamonix | Villard-de-Lans | 6–4 | |
| 1971–72 | 15 April 1972 | Patinoire olympique Charlemagne – Lyon | Chamonix | 8–2 | |||