Coupe de France
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
France
Abbreviation
FRACUP1
Summary
The 2018-2019 Coupe de France (FRACUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in France. The 2018-2019 FRACUP1 is a "Knockout" tournament. If a match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held. The winner of the 2018-2019 FRACUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League (UEFAEL). Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) is the defending FRACUP1 champion.
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Leagues Pyramid - France
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| FRA1 | Ligue 1 Conforma | 20 |
| FRA2 | Domino's Ligue 2 | 20 |
| FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
| FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 64 |
| FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 168 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Round | 176 | 20 teams from Ligue 2 (FRA2) | 145 qualifiers from Regional Leagues and 11 qualifiers from Overseas Territories (1st-6th Rounds) | 88 Knockout matches |
| 8th Round | 88 | None | 88 winners from 7th Round | 44 Knockout matches |
| Round of 64 | 64 | 20 teams from Ligue 1 (FRA1) | 44 winners from 8th Round | 32 Knockout matches |
| Round of 32 | 32 | None | 32 winners from Round of 64 | 16 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from Round of 32 | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 27 Apr 2019
 | 22 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) | Stade de France | |||
| Stade Rennais FC wins on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 2 Apr 2019
 | 23 | Stade Rennais FC (FRA1) | Groupama Stadium |
Wed - 3 Apr 2019
| 30 | FC Nantes (FRA1) | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 26 Feb 2019
| 30 | Dijon FCO (FRA1) | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Wed - 27 Feb 2019
| 20 | US Orléans (FRA2) | Roazhon Park |
Wed - 6 Mar 2019
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 5 Feb 2019
 | 03 | Dijon FCO (FRA1) | Stade Henri Seigneur |
 | 01 | US Orléans (FRA2) | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 20 | Toulouse FC (FRA1) | Stade de la Beaujoire |
Wed - 6 Feb 2019
 | 03 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) | Groupama Stadium |
 | 32 | AS Lyon Duchère (FRA) | Stade Municipal de Vitré |
| 21 | Lille (FRA1) | Roazhon Park |
Thu - 7 Feb 2019
 | 12 | Lyon (FRA1) | Stade du Roudourou |
Round of 32
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 22 Jan 2019
| 20 | Les Herbiers VF (FRA) | Stade Armand Chouffet |
 | 12 | AS Lyon Duchère (FRA) | L'Envol Stadium |
 | 12 | EA Guingamp (FRA1) | Stade Marcel Picot |
| 44 | Stade de Reims (FRA1) | Stadium de Toulouse | |||
| Toulouse FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 01 | Lille (FRA1) | Stade Louis-Michel |
 | 13 | FC Metz (FRA2) | Stade Louis II |
Wed - 23 Jan 2019
 | 23 | US Orléans (FRA2) | Stade Gaston Simounet |
 | 36 | Dijon FCO (FRA1) | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
 | 02 | Stade Rennais FC (FRA1) | Stade de la Source |
 | 00 | Iris Club de Croix (FRA) | Stade Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | |||
| Iris Club de Croix advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 06 | SM Caen (FRA1) | Stade Henri Longuet |
| 20 | RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Thu - 24 Jan 2019
 | 21 | Noisy-le-Grand FC (FRA) | Stade Armand-Cesari |
| 30 | Le Havre AC (FRA2) | Stade Municipal de Vitré |
Sat - 2 Feb 2019
 | 01 | FC Nantes (FRA1) | Stade Michel Hidalgo |
Round of 64
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 4 Jan 2019
| 41 | LB Châteauroux (FRA2) | Stade de la Beaujoire |
Sat - 5 Jan 2019
| 11 | Clermont Foot (FRA2) | Stade Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | |||
| Marignane Gignac FC advances on PKs (3-0) | ||||||
| 10 | Angers SCO (FRA1) | Stade Henri Longuet |
| 20 | US Raon L'Étape (FRA) | Stade Henri Seigneur |
 | 12 | Les Herbiers VF (FRA) | Stade de la Vallée du Cher |
| 22 | US Concarneau (FRA) | Stade Armand-Cesari | |||
| Bastia advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 30 | Nîmes Olympique (FRA1) | Stade de Balmont |
| 32 | L'Aiglon du Lamentin FC (FRA) | Stade de la Source |
 | 10 | Valenciennes FC (FRA2) | Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne |
 | 24 | EA Guingamp (FRA1) | Stade du Roudourou |
| 21 | Chamois Niortais FC (FRA2) | Stade de Campréal |
| 10 | Montpellier HSC (FRA1) | Stade Michel Hidalgo |
 | 01 | AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA2) | Stade Louis Exbrayat 1 |
| 10 | FC Limonest (FRA) | Stade Louis-Michel |
 | 01 | SM Caen (FRA1) | Stade de Paris |
 | 13 | Dijon FCO (FRA1) | Stade de l'Aar |
 | 03 | FC Villefranche-Beaujolais (FRA) | Stade Municipal des Huttes Gravelines |
 | 12 | FC Metz (FRA2) | Stade Paul Debrésie |
 | 02 | Lyon (FRA1) | Stade Jacques Rimbault |
Sun - 6 Jan 2019
| 20 | Marseille (FRA1) | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
 | 01 | AS Monaco FC (FRA1) | Stade Saint-Michel (Canet-en-Roussillon) |
| 22 | Stade Brestois 29 (FRA2) | Roazhon Park | |||
| Stade Rennais FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 20 | RC Lens (FRA2) | Stade Auguste Delaune II |
| 41 | OGC Nice (FRA1) | Stadium de Toulouse |
 | 00 | AS Vitré (FRA) | Stade Moulonguet | |||
| AS Vitré advances on PKs (4-1) | ||||||
| 21 | GFC Ajaccio (FRA2) | Stade Léo-Lagrange (Bonneuil-sur-Marne) |
 | 06 | AS Saint-Étienne (FRA1) | Stade de la Meinau |
| 31 | FC Aurillac Arpajon (FRA) | Le Grand Clos |
 | 01 | Le Havre AC (FRA2) | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux |
 | 04 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) | Stade Yves Allainmat |
Mon - 7 Jan 2019
| 10 | FC Sochaux (FRA2) | Stade Pierre-Mauroy |
Wed - 16 Jan 2019
 | 01 | RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | Stade des Alpes |