1967â€“68 Coupe de France

The competition for the Coupe de France in the 1967/68 season was the 51th playout of the French Football Cup for men teams. This year, reported 1,378 clubs.

After completion organized by the regional subdivisions of the National Federation FFF qualifying rounds intervened in Zweiunddreißigstelfinale the 20 first division in a competition. The ties were drawn freely for each round; all meetings were held on neutral ground, the proceeds were divided. Finished an encounter after extra draw, as long as replays were played until a winner was.

The trophy won this year's AS Saint- Étienne; It was her second win this trophy after winning the 1962 same Verts -. , the ASSE is often referred to as "Green " means because of the color of their dresses - so that in 1968 their first Doublé in the club's history. The most successful amateur club was the third-tier U.S. Quevilly, of last year's Cup winner Olympique Lyon ausschaltete in the second round and brought it to the semifinals; as far as amateurs were the last time in 1934 penetrated than succeeded RC Roubaix. In the period before the introduction of professionalism in 1927, however Quevilly had even been in the final before.

Zweiunddreißigstelfinale

Games 13 to 24 January repetition matches on 21 and 27 January, 1968; the respective game class membership is indicated by D1 and D2 for the two professional leagues, CFA for national and DH ( " Division d' Honneur " ) for the top regional amateur league.

AC Ajaccio D1 - Stade Rennes UC D1 3:2 N.V.
OGC Nice D1 - FC Villefranche CFA 2:1
AC Chaumont D2 - SC Amiens CFA 4:2
CS Laïque DH Dijon - Besançon RCFC D2 2:1
U.S. Montelimar CFA - AS Cannes D2 2:1
Olympique Lyon D1 - FC Sète DH 1-0
USM Malakoff CFA - FC Grenoble D2 3-0
FC Rouen D1 - Racing Calais DH 2-0
AC Mouzon DH - Stade Laval CFA 2-0
Stade Brest CFA - Limoges FC D2 1-0
FC Nantes D1 - Stade Dinan DH 10:0
RC Strasbourg D1 - Pierrot Strasbourg CFA 1-0
U.S. Quevilly CFA - Stade DH Henin 2-0 N.V.
FC Annecy CFA - FC Bourges DH 3:2
Clissons - korrigans DH - Jeunesse Villenave CFA 1-0
U.S. Valenciennes D1 - U.S. Granville DH 1-0

Sporting Toulon D2 - D1 AS Aix 1-0
Gazelec FCO CFA Ajaccio - AS Monaco D1 2:1 N.V.
SCO Angers D2 - Stade Saint- Brieuc DH 3:1
FC Sochaux D1 - D2 SEC Bastia 5:1
AS Angoulême D2 - FC Pau DH 2-0
Girondins Bordeaux D1 - Coq Rouge Bordeaux DH 4-0
AC Arles CFA - EDS Montlucon CFA N.V. 2:2, 1:0
Red Star Paris D1 - D2 Stade Reims 0-0 N.V., 2:1
AS Aulnoye CFA - AC Évreux CFA N.V. 1:1, 2:1
Olympique Nîmes D2 - D1 Marseille 1-0
Olympique Avignon D2 - D2 AS Béziers 2:1 N.V.
U.S. Dunkerque D2 - D1 Lille 1-0
FC Metz D1 - Entente Bagneaux - Fontainebleau - Nemours CFA 2:2 nV, 3:1
RC Lens D1 - SC Abbeville CFA 1-0
AS Nancy D2 - FC Mulhouse CFA 2-0
AS Saint- Étienne D1 - Racing Paris - Sedan D1 2:1

Round of

Games on 10-11. February repetition matches on 18 and February 21, 1968

OGC Nice D1 - AS Aulnoye CFA 2:1
Olympique Lyon D1 - D2 Sporting Toulon 1-0
FC Rouen D1 - D2 AC Chaumont 2-0
FC Nantes D1 - FC Annecy CFA 1-0 N.V.
RC Strasbourg D1 - AC Arles CFA N.V. 0-0, 2-0
U.S. Quevilly CFA - AC Mouzon DH 4-0
Gazelec FCO Ajaccio CFA - AC Ajaccio 2:2 nV D1, 1-0
SCO Angers D2 - D1 U.S. Valenciennes 1-0

FC Sochaux D1 - U.S. Montelimar CFA 1-0 N.V.
AS Angoulême D2 - Nîmes Olympique D2 2:1
Girondins Bordeaux D1 - D1 RC Lens 1-0
Red Star Paris D1 - Clissons - korrigans DH 3-0
U.S. Dunkerque D2 - CS Laïque Dijon DH 3-0
FC Metz D1 - D2 1:1 Olympique Avignon N.V., 1-0
AS Nancy D2 - Stade Brest 2:1 CFA N.V.
AS Saint- Étienne D1 - USM Malakoff CFA 4-0

Second round

Games on 8 and 10, repeat match on March 13, 1968

RC Strasbourg D1 - Red Star Paris D1 0:0 aet, 1-0
U.S. Quevilly CFA - Olympique Lyon 1:0 D1
FC Sochaux D1 - FC Nantes D1 2:1
AS Angoulême D2 - D1 FC Rouen 2-0

Girondins Bordeaux D1 - Gazelec FCO Ajaccio CFA 2-0
U.S. Dunkerque D2 - OGC Nice 1-0 D1
FC Metz D1 - D2 AS Nancy 2:1
AS Saint- Étienne D1 - D2 SCO Angers 2-1

Quarterfinals

Games on 30-31. March repetition match on April 4, 1968

U.S. Quevilly CFA - U.S. Dunkerque D2 4-0
AS Angoulême D2 - D1 FC Sochaux 2-1 N.V.

Girondins Bordeaux D1 - D1 RC Strasbourg 1-1 aet, 2-1
AS Saint- Étienne D1 - FC Metz D1 1-0

Semifinal

Games on 17 and 20 April, repeat match on May 1, 1968

Girondins Bordeaux D1 - U.S. Quevilly CFA 2:1 N.V.

AS Saint- Étienne D1 - D2 AS Angoulême 1-1 aet, 2-1

Final

Game on May 12, 1968 Stade Olympique Yves- du- Manoir in Colombes before 33 959 spectators

AS Saint -Etienne - Girondins Bordeaux 2-1 (1-1 )

Team Line-up

AS Saint- Étienne: Georges Carnus - Vladimir Ďurkovič, Roland Mitoraj, Bernard Bosquier, Georges Polny - Aimé Jacquet, Robert Herbin - André Fefeu, Hervé Revelli, Rachid Mekhloufi, Georges Bereta Coach: Albert Batteux

Girondins Bordeaux: Christian Montes - Bernard Baudet, Didier Desremeaux, André Chorda, Robert Peri - Guy Calleja, Didier Couécou - Héctor De Bourgoing, Carlos Ruiter ( Henri Duhayot, 75 ), Gabriel Abossolo, Edouard Wójciak Coach: " Jean -Pierre " Bakrim

Referee: Roger Bard (Lyon )

Goals

0:1 Wójciak ( 5 ) 1:1 Mekhloufi ( 30 ) 2:1 Mekhloufi ( 78th, penalty spot )

Special events

Saint -Etienne coach Batteux decided shortly before the kick-off to replace the Malian Salif Keïta by the veteran striker Rachid Mekhloufi. This thanked with a great not only because of his two goals for performance Batteux ' trust.

The first player to ever change the substitution of Carlos Ruiter by Henri Duhayot was during a final of the Coupe de France: In the 75th minute, a premiere took place in the 51- year history of the competition. At this season the French Football Federation had generally allowed by a player per team exchanges.

Due to the escalation of events in May 1968 was President de Gaulle, represented in the gallery of the stadium by the President of the National Assembly, Jacques Chaban- Delmas. This, at the same time long-time mayor of Bordeaux, then had to hand over the trophy to Saint- Etienne's captain, while " his" Girondins attended after 1943, 1952, 1955 and 1964 for the fifth time in a row a handover ceremony as losers.

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