Coupe de France
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
France
Abbreviation
FRACUP1
Summary
The 2025-2026 Coupe de France (FRACUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in France. The 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 FRACUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League (UEFAEL). Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA1) is the defending FRACUP1 champion.
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Leagues Pyramid - France
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| FRA1 | Ligue 1 Uber Eats | 18 |
| FRA2 | Ligue 2 BKT | 18 |
| FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
| FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 48 |
| FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 112 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Round | 176 | 18 teams from Ligue 2 (FRA2) and 3 qualifiers from Overseas Territories (1st-6th Rounds) | 155 qualifiers from 6th Round | 88 Knockout matches |
| 8th Round | 92 | 4 qualifiers from Overseas Territories (1st-6th Rounds) | 88 winners from 7th Round | 46 Knockout matches |
| Round of 64 | 64 | 18 teams from Ligue 1 (FRA1) | 46 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 |
Round of 32
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 10 Jan 2026
 | 11 | Toulouse FC (FRA1) | Stade Raymond-Kopa | |||
| Toulouse FC advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
 | 13 | AS Monaco FC (FRA1) | Stade de la Source |
 | 06 | RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
 | 13 | FC Lorient (FRA1) | Stade Municipal de Aveize |
 | 00 | Stade de Reims (FRA2) | Stade Charles Massot | |||
| Stade de Reims advances on PKs (3-0) | ||||||
 | 02 | Stade Laval (FRA2) | Stade Parsemain |
Sun - 11 Jan 2026
 | 03 | RC Lens (FRA1) | Stade Auguste Bonal |
 | 41 | AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA2) | Stade Marie-Marvingt |
 | 04 | Montpellier HSC (FRA2) | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
 | 13 | Stade Rennais FC (FRA1) | Stade des Bourgognes |
Mon - 12 Jan 2026
 | 01 | Paris FC (FRA1) | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Tue - 13 Jan 2026
Round of 64
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 19 Dec 2025
 | 04 | Stade de Reims (FRA2) | Stade Henri Seigneur |
 | 12 | Le Mans FC (FRA2) |
 | 56 | Angers SCO (FRA1) | Stade Massabielle |
 | 01 | Stade Laval (FRA2) | Stade du Roudourou |
 | 01 | Montpellier HSC (FRA2) | Stade Saint-Michel (Canet-en-Roussillon) |
 | 54 | US Avranches (FRA4) | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| 31 | SC Feignies Aulnoye (FRA5) | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Sat - 20 Dec 2025
 | 01 | Lille (FRA1) | Stade Adolphe Chéron |
| 03 | US Chantilly (FRA5) |
 | 03 | FC Metz (FRA1) |
 | 13 | Troyes (FRA2) | Stade de Balmont |
| 21 | Blois Foot 41 (FRA4) |
 | 01 | Bastia (FRA2) | Stade du Faubourg de Verdun |
| 24 | FC Sochaux (FRA3) |
| 03 | US Raon L'Étape (FRA5) | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
| 56 | FC Istres (FRA4) |
 | 12 | Toulouse FC (FRA1) | Stade de Balmont |
 | 35 | AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA2) | Stade des Alpes |
| 03 | Paris FC (FRA1) | Stade Paul-Gasser |
| 07 | FC Lorient (FRA1) |
| 04 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) |
Sun - 21 Dec 2025
 | 06 | FC Bourg-Péronnas (FRA3) | Orange Vélodrome |
 | 21 | AS Saint-Étienne (FRA2) | Allianz Riviera |
| 21 | USL Dunkerque (FRA2) | Stade de la Meinau |
 | 12 | AS Monaco FC (FRA1) | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
 | 35 | FC Nantes (FRA1) | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
 | 02 | Amiens SC (FRA2) | Stade Océane |
| 10 | Bordeaux (FRA4) | Stade Charles Massot |
| 30 | FC Dieppe (FRA5) | Stade de la Source |
| 01 | Hauts Lyonnais SC (FRA5) |
| 30 | Les Sables-d'Olonne (FRA) | Roazhon Park |
 | 30 | Saint-Cyr Collonges (FRA) | Groupama Stadium |