2007â€“08 Coupe de France

The competition for the Coupe de France in the 2007/ 08 season was the 91st playout of the French Football Cup for men teams. This season, 6,734 clubs in France and its overseas departments and territories took part in mind - to date registration record.

Defending champion was the FC Sochaux; However, he failed already in the second round at the Cup Winners' Cup Olympique Lyonnais. For Lyon, it was the fourth win overall and also the first after 35 years this trophy. At the same time national champions, Olympique thus won his first Gold-Filled 2008 also in the club's history. Final Game Paris Saint- Germain FC won his tenth cup final - already the fourth in a decade - and was beaten in the third time.

2007/ 08 saw the march through a unterklassigen outsider to the quarter finals: the U.S. Jeanne d' Arc Carquefou from the fünftklassigen CFA 2 gave after victories over second division side FC Gueugnon and only beaten the eventual finalists Paris SG the class AS Nancy and Olympique Marseille. This home games wearing the "petit poucet " ( as " Tom Thumb " are often referred to such a surprise teams in France ) from the Stade de la Beaujoire the neighboring city of Nantes.

After the organized by the regional subdivisions of the National Federation FFF qualifying rounds attacked from the round of 64 teams and the 20 first division in a competition. The pairings and the venue were drawn freely for each round; However, there was this a limitation of the privilege unterklassiger clubs: Only teams that at least two performance levels - not to be confused with league levels - lower than competed her opponent, automatically got home advantage. Occasionally, however, refrained especially amateur teams against payment of such right or gave way to an attractive opponent to a nearby bigger stadium from. If the score is level after extra time, there was a penalty shoot-out.

Zweiunddreißigstelfinale

Games from 4th to 6th January 2008; the respective game class membership is indicated by L1, L2 and D3 for the professional leagues, CFA or CFA2 for the two statewide and DH ( " Division d' Honneur " ) for the top regional amateur leagues.

RC Lens L1 - L2 Chamois Niort 0:1
Gazelec FCO Ajaccio CFA2 - ES Fréjus CFA 1-0
U.S. Marignane CFA - AC Arles D3 1:1 N.V. ( 2:3 IU )
Olympique Croix de Savoie CFA - U.S. Raon CFA 1-1 aet ( 6-5 IU )
SC Selongey CFA2 - UC Le Mans L1 2:3 N.V.
ES Viry -Châtillon CFA2 - SC Bastia L2 2:5
U.S. Avranches CFA2 - FCO Dijon 0:2 L2
Montpellier HSC L2 - ES Troyes AC L2 1-0
Ste. Jeanne d' Arc Le Poiré -sur -Vie CFA2 - JS Coulaines DH 4:1
Football Vesoul CFA - FC Metz L1 1:6
U.S. Saint -Omer DH - FC Tours D3 0:3
AS Lyon- Duchère CFA2 - U.S. Luzenac CFA 3:2
AS Beauvais D3 - Olympique Marseille 0:2 L1
EDS Montlucon CFA - FC Nantes L2 0:3
U.S. Joan of Arc Carquefou CFA2 - FC Gueugnon L2 1-0
SO Romorantin D3 - U.S. Boulogne L2 1:2

SCO Angers L2 - Vannes OC D3 2-0
Amiens SC L2 - L2 EA Guingamp 2-1
CS Sedan L2 - L1 SM Caen 3:2
OGC Nice L1 - Le Havre AC 2-1 N.V.
SAS Epinal CFA - Paris SG L1 0:2
AS Nancy L1 - L2 Stade Reims 2-1
AJ Auxerre L1 - AS Saint- Étienne 3-2 L1 N.V.
FC Lorient L1 - L1 Valenciennes FC 2:1
U.S. Quevilly CFA - Girondins Bordeaux L1 1:3
FC Rouen CFA - RC Strasbourg 0-0 L1 N.V. ( 4:5 IU )
U.S. Maubeuge DH - FC Sochaux 0:2 L1
FC Toulouse L1 - Paris FC D3 1:2
FC Martigues D3 - D1 Rennes 0:3
SC Avion DH - OSC Lille L1 0:3
U.S. Créteil D3 - Olympique Lyon 0:4 L1
Stade Brest D2 - AS Monaco L1 1:3 N.V.

Round of

Games from 1 to February 3, 2008

Amiens SC L2 - Gazelec FCO Ajaccio CFA 1-0
AS Lyon- Duchère CFA2 - OSC Lille L1 0:1
SCO Angers L2 - OGC Nice 3-1 L1
Olympique Marseille L1 - L1 AS Monaco 3-1
U.S. Joan of Arc Carquefou CFA2 - AS Nancy L1 2:1 aet
Ste. Jeanne d' Arc Le Poiré -sur -Vie CFA2 - Paris SG L1 1:3
Olympique Croix de Savoie CFA - Olympique Lyon 0:1 L1
Paris FC D3 - Dijon FCO 0-0 L2 N.V. ( 5:6 IU )

CS Sedan L2 - L2 FC Nantes 0-0 N.V. (4-2 IU )
Racing Strasbourg L1 - L1 FC Metz 0:3
Girondins Bordeaux L1 - L1 UC Le Mans 1-0
FC Sochaux L1 ( TV) - Montpellier HSC L2 1:1 N.V. (4:3 IU )
AC Arles D3 - Chamois Niort L2 0:0 N.V. ( 9:8 IU )
SC Bastia L2 - L1 AJ Auxerre 3-0
FC Lorient L1 - L1 Rennes 0-0 N.V. ( 3-1 IU )
U.S. Boulogne L2 - FC Tours D3 1:2 N.V.

Second round

Games on 18-19. March 2008

Olympique Lyon - FC Sochaux (TV) 2:1
FC Lorient - FC Metz 0:1
Girondins Bordeaux - Lille 2-0 N.V.
Paris SG - SC Bastia 2-1 L2

U.S. Joan of Arc Carquefou CFA2 - Olympique Marseille 1-0
CS Sedan L2 - L2 SCO Angers 2-0
Dijon FCO L2 - FC Tours D3 3:1
Amiens SC L2 - AC Arles D3 1:1 N.V. (4-2 IU )

Quarterfinals

Games 15-16. April 2008

Olympique Lyon - FC Metz 1-0
Amiens SC L2 - Dijon FCO 1-0 L2

U.S. Joan of Arc Carquefou CFA2 - Paris SG 0-1
Girondins Bordeaux - CS Sedan L2 0:0 N.V. ( 3:4 IU )

Semifinal

Games on 6/7 May 2008

Olympique Lyon - CS Sedan L2 1-0

Amiens SC L2 - Paris SG 0-1

Final

Game on May 24, 2008 at the Stade de France in Saint- Denis in front of 75,000 spectators

Olympique Lyon - Paris SG 1-0 N.V. (0:0, 0:0)

Team Line-up

Olympique Lyon: Grégory Coupet - Fabio Grosso, Jean -Alain Boumsong, Sebastien Squillaci, Anthony Réveillère - Jérémy Toulalan, Juninho Pernambucano (François Clerc, 117 ), Kim Kallstrom ( Mathieu Bodmer, 66th ) - Sidney Govou, Fred ( Abdulkader Keïta, 73 ), Karim Benzema Coach: Alain Perrin

Paris Saint- Germain FC: Jérôme Alonzo - Sylvain Armand, Mario Yepes, Zoumana Camara, Ceará - Grégory Bourillon ( Willamis Souza, 105 ), Jérémy Clément, Jérôme Rothen, Clément Chantôme ( Bernard Mendy, 82 ) - Amara Diané, Pauleta ( Peguy Luyindula, 79th ) Coach: Paul Le Guen

Referee: Philippe Kalt (Colmar)

Goals

1-0 Govou ( 102 )

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