The 2010–11 Coupe de France was the 94th season of France's most prestigious cup competition. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, :Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Réunion). The final was contested on 14 May 2011 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Monaco 1–0 in the final of the 2009–10 edition. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and will be inserted into the Playoff round.
The competition officially began on 11 August 2010 with the start of the first round beginning play in the Alsace region (most regions began play the following weekend), however, qualification matches for the tournament had been in commencement since January 2010 with overseas regions and collectivities such as New Caledonia having its national cup competition served as a qualifying tournament for the Coupe de France. On 2 March 2011, the last amateur club in the competition, Chambéry, who are currently playing in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth level of French football, were eliminated after losing 3–0 to Ligue 2 club Angers in the quarterfinals. Chambéry's stint in the competition was notable due in part to the club being the first amateur club in Coupe de France history to defeat three Ligue 1 clubs. On 15 April, Chambéry were awarded the Petit Poucet Plaque, an award given to the best performing amateur club in the Coupe de France.
On 14 May 2011, first division club Lille defeated the defending champions Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the 2011 Coupe de France Final courtesy of a late second half goal from Ludovic Obraniak to win the Coupe de France title. The title is the club's first domestically since winning the Coupe de France in over 56 years ago.
Calendar On 14 March 2010, the FFF announced the calendar for the 94th edition Coupe de France. Round First match date Fixtures Clubs Notes First Round 11 August 2010The qualifying rounds are organized by the regions' respective regional and departmental leagues. Each regions' qualifying rounds lasts six rounds in order to determine the regional and departmental clubs that will earn a berth in the seventh round. Second Round 28 August 2010 Third Round 18 September 2010 Clubs participating in CFA 2 gain entry. Fourth Round 2 October 2010 Clubs participating in the CFA gain entry. Fifth Round 16 October 2010 Clubs participating in the Championnat National gain entry. Sixth Round 30 October 2010 153 346 → 193 Seventh Round 20 November 2010 86 193 → 107 Clubs participating in Ligue 2 gain entry. Eighth Round 11 December 2010 43 107 → 64 Round of 64 8 January 2011 32 64 → 32 Clubs participating in Ligue 1 gain entry. Round of 32 22 January 2011 16 32 → 16 Round of 16 1 February 2011 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 1 March 2011 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 19 April 2011 2 4 → 2 Final 14 May 2011 1 2 → 1 Coupe de France Final at the Stade de France.
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Record number of clubs On 4 November 2010, the French Football Federation announced that, for the third consecutive season, over 7,000 clubs will have participated in the competition following its conclusion. A record 7,449 clubs applied for entrance to the 2010–11 edition, bypassing the previous record, 7,317 clubs, which was set last year.
New Caledonia's participant The 2010 edition of the New Caledonia Cup, which served as a qualifying tournament for the Coupe de France began play in January 2010. The competition was resolved in August with Magenta defeating Gaïtcha 2–1 in the final. However, due to winning the league and cup double in New Caledonia, Magenta were forced by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football to cede its participation in the Coupe de France to Gaïtcha due to the former club's involvement in the 2010–11 OFC Champions League. Magenta responded to the decision by appealing to the Federation's Appeal Board. Despite this, the Coupe de France Commission still included Gaïtcha in its draw and, on 3 November, the club was drawn with Championnat de France amateur club USL Dunkerque. Five days later, Magenta's appeal was heard and the Federation ruled in favour of the club allowing Magenta re-entry into the tournament. Gaïtcha, whom Magenta replaced, expressed its disappointment and also announced its intent to appeal the ruling.
Tourcoing and Viry-Châtillon ruling The seventh round match between Tourcoing and Viry-Châtillon was abandoned after 30 minutes following an altercation between two opposing players, which resulted in a brawl breaking out and dozens of spectators invading the field of play. The brawl led to a player losing consciousness and an assistant referee suffering a back injury after being hit with debris. The incident required police and firefighter intervention and, despite handing out four red cards as a result of the altercation, the referee called the match off after repeated failed attempts to restore calm.
On 3 December, the French Football Federation ruled that, due to the incidents that occurred in the match, both clubs would be disbarred from this year's competition, effective immediately. Both clubs will also be ineligible to appear in next year's competition, as well. ES Wasquehal, who were due to face either club in the eight round will be shifted directly to the Round of 32 due to the ruling.
Regional qualifying rounds All of the teams that enter the competition, but are not members of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2, have to compete in the regional qualifying rounds. The regional qualifying rounds determine the number of regional clubs that will earn spots in the 7th round and normally lasts six rounds.
Seventh Round The draw for the seventh round of Coupe de France was held on 3 November 2010 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF) and was conducted by current US Quevilly manager Régis Brouard, Réginald Becque, a former football player who captained Calais to the 2000 Coupe de France Final, and former French internationals Lionel Charbonnier and Xavier Gravelaine. The overseas regional draw was conducted the previous day on 2 November by former international Laurent Robert and the president of the Coupe de France Commission Jean Djorkaeff. The matches were played on 19–21 November.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Illkirch Graffenstaden 5–3 Lunéville 2 Hayange 0–8 Dijon 3 Schiltigheim 1–1 (a.e.t)5–4 pen. Mulhouse 4 Colmar 2–3 (a.e.t) Jarville 5 Forbach 1–1 (a.e.t)4–3 pen. Illzach Modenheim 6 Soucht 1–7 Strasbourg 7 Sierentz 1–3 (a.e.t) Thaon-les-Vosges 8 Steinseltz 0–2 Sedan 9 Jura Sud 0–0 (a.e.t)5–4 pen. Andrézieux 10 Lons-le-Saunier 5–4 (a.e.t) Marcy-l'Etoile 11 Istres 2–0 Bastia 12 Pont-de-Roide 2–2 (a.e.t)4–2 pen. Villefranche 13 Vénissieux 1–1 (a.e.t)3–4 pen. Firminy 14 Evian 4–2 Lyon Duchère 15 Semmoz Vieugy 1–0 Ain Sud 16 Chambéry 9–0 Fesches Le Châtel 17 Marignane 2–0 Furiani-Agliani 18 Grenoble 1–1 (a.e.t)4–2 pen. Bagnols Pont 19 Perpignan Canet 0–3 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 20 Vaulx-en-Velin 3–1 Valence 21 Fabrègues 2–4 Cannes 22 Côte-Chaude 0–3 Ajaccio 23 Saint-Maurice l'Exil 1–5 Fos-sur-Mer 24 Seyssinet Pariset 1–1 (a.e.t)3–1 pen. Clermont-L'Hérault 25 Agen 2–1 Marmande 26 Nîmes 1–0 Rodez 27 Colomiers 1–0 Stade Bordelais 28 Villenave d'Ornon 0–2 Auch 29 Balma 0–1 Châteauroux 30 Challans 2–0 (a.e.t) Bassin d'Arcachon 31 Agde 3–1 Revel 32 Aurillac 4–2 La Roche-sur-Yon 33 Montluçon 1–1 (a.e.t)3–4 pen. Angoulême 34 Royan 0–3 Clermont 35 Chauvigny 1–0 (a.e.t) Jarnac 36 Créteil 3–1 Romorantin 37 Murat 1–6 Trélissac 38 Gueugnon 0–0 (a.e.t)7–8 pen. Yzeure 39 Cognac 2–1 Tours 40 Thiers 3–2 (a.e.t) Cournon d'Auvergne
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 41 Sablé-sur-Sarthe 0–1 Montagnarde 42 Romagné 1–7 Nantes 43 Sannois Saint-Gratien 3–2 (a.e.t) La Vitréenne 44 La Ferté-Bernard 0–4 Guingamp 45 Laval 2–1 Granville 46 Saint-André-des-Eaux 1–3 Vendée Fontenay 47 Changé 1–2 Bayeux 48 Cherbourg 5–0 Malesherbes 49 Vertou 0–0 (a.e.t)3–1 pen. Plabennec 50 Saint-Renan 0–1 Pontivy 51 Vannes 4–2 Vendée Luçon 52 Plouzané 0–2 Le Mans 53 Theix 2–2 (a.e.t)6–7 pen. Dinan-Léhon 54 Landerneau 0–1 Le Poiré-sur-Vie 55 La Suze-sur-Sarthe 0–1 Saumur 56 Cesson 2–3 TA Rennes 57 TourcoingMatch abandoned and later canceled by the Federation due to brawl that led to injuries. Viry-Châtillon 58 Issy-les-Moulineaux 2–1 La Gorgue 59 Noeux-les-Mines 0–4 Wasquehal 60 Les Mureaux 1–3 Rouen 61 Vermelles 1–2 (a.e.t) Dreux 62 AC Amiens 0–1 Arras 63 Quevilly 3–0 Eu 64 Douai 1–0 Red Star Saint-Ouen 65 Aulnoye Aymeries 0–1 Roye 66 Villers Outréaux 0–4 Marquette-lez-Lille 67 Boulogne-sur-Mer 2–0 Pacy Vallée-d'Eure 68 Fayet 2–1 Reims Sainte-Anne 69 Ailly-sur-Somme 0–3 Sézanne 70 Chauny 0–2 Amiens 71 Marly 2–4 Marck 72 Stade Reims 0–0 (a.e.t)4–2 pen. Avion 73 Raon-l'Étape 4–0 Imphy Decize 74 Le Mée 0–0 (a.e.t)2–4 pen. Metz 75 Chalons 1–4 Sens 76 Épinal 0–1 Drancy 77 La Chapelle Saint-Luc 1–3 Vierzon 78 Villepinte 2–2 (a.e.t)1–4 pen. Cheminots Paray 79 Sainte-Geneviève 0–1 Paris 80 Château Thierry 0–12 Troyes 81 Angers 2–1 Le Havre
Overseas region
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Case-Pilote 0–2 Poissy 2 Le Geldar 0–2 Martigues 3 Magenta 1–1 (a.e.t)5–4 pen. Dunkerque 4 Amnéville 2–0 Moulien
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 5 Avranches 5–1 Majicavo Koropa 6 Poitiers 4–0 Dragon 7 Lannion 1–0 Saint-Pauloise
Eighth Round The draw for the eight round of the Coupe de France was held on 24 November 2010 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation and was conducted by current FFF president Fernando Duchaussoy. He was assisted by Laurent Huin and Mustapha Seksaoua, who each serve as president of amateur French clubs Semmoz Vieugy and AF Fayet, respectively. Both clubs are currently battling for the Petit Poucet Plaque, which is given to the best performing amateur club in the competition. The overseas draw was held the previous day and was conducted by the chairman of the Coupe de France Commission Jean Djorkaeff. The matches were played on 11–12 December.
The Créteil–Laval and L'Entente SSG–Metz matches were postponed due to inclement weather. The matches were played on 17–18 December. On 15 December, the L'Entente SSG–Metz match site was reversed to the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Metz after FFF officials discovered that the original site's pitch at the Stade Michel Hidalgo in Sannois was frozen and unlikely to be defrosted in time for the match.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Sedan 4–0 Amnéville 2 Pont-de-Roide 0–1 Drancy 3 Sens 0–2 Forbach 4 Thaon-les-Vosges 0–3 Strasbourg 5 Illkirch Graffenstaden 0–2 Sézanne 6 Schiltigheim 0–3 Troyes 7 Jarville 1–0 Dijon 8 Clermont 5–0 Thiers 9 Semmoz Vieugy 0–2 Evian 10 Vaulx-en-Velin 1–0 Lons-le-Saunier 11 Firminy 0–2 Jura Sud 12 Raon-l'Étape 3–2 (a.e.t) Grenoble 13 Chambéry 4–3 Seyssinet Pariset 14 Yzeure 0–0 (a.e.t)1–3 pen. Cheminots Paray 15 Cannes 2–1 (a.e.t) Ajaccio 16 Trélissac 2–1 Marignane 17 Nîmes 3–2 Istres 18 Agde 0–1 (a.e.t) Agen 19 Martigues 2–0 Fos-sur-Mer 20 Auch 0–3 Aurillac 21 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 0–0 (a.e.t)3–1 pen. Colomiers 22 Challans 0–2 Vendée Fontenay
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 23 Le Poiré-sur-Vie 6–0 Angoulême 24 Vierzon 0–3 Poitiers 25 Saumur 0–0 (a.e.t)1–3 pen. Cognac 26 Nantes 2–0 Vertou 27 Chauvigny 3–0 Châteauroux 28 Créteil 2–1 Laval 29 TA Rennes 0–1 Angers 30 Avranches 2–1 (a.e.t) Pontivy 31 Bayeux 2–3 Le Mans 32 Cherbourg 1–0 Dreux 33 Montagnarde 1–0 Dinan-Léhon 34 Vannes 3–2 Guingamp 35 Quevilly 6–0 Lannion 36 Fayet 1–2 Issy-les-Moulineaux 37 Sannois Saint-Gratien 0–3 Metz 38 Boulogne-sur-Mer 1–0 Roye Noyon 39 Wasquehal w/o 40 Douai 0–5 Rouen 41 Marck 1–2 (a.e.t) Amiens 42 Marquette-lez-Lille 1–2 Poissy 43 Arras 0–2 Stade Reims
Overseas region
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Paris 4–0 Magenta
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