2025–26 Coupe de France
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Dates | 13 September 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
The 2025–26 Coupe de France is the 109th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and New Caledonia).
Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time defending champions, having defeated Reims 3–0 in the previous year's final for a record-extending sixteenth Coupe de France title; they were eliminated in the round of 32 by rivals Paris FC.
Dates
Dates for the first two qualifying rounds, and any preliminaries required, were set by the individual Regional leagues. From round three, the FFF defined the calendar, with rounds up to and including the round of 32 being scheduled for weekends and later rounds up to, but not including, the final, taking place on midweek evenings.[1]
| Round | Dates |
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| Third round | 13 September 2025 |
| Fourth round | 27 September 2025 |
| Fifth round | 11 October 2025 |
| Sixth round | 25 October 2025 |
| Seventh round | 15 November 2025 |
| Eighth round | 29 November 2025 |
| Round of 64 | 20 December 2025 |
| Round of 32 | 10 January 2026 |
| Round of 16 | 4 February 2026 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 March 2026 |
| Semi-finals | 22 April 2026 |
| Final | 23 May 2026 |
Teams
Rounds 1 to 6
Every district-level and regional level teams can join in the first round or get exempted to the second or third round. The exempted regional level teams, the teams from National 3 and a team from Saint Pierre and Miquelon will be joining the competition in the third round. The teams from National 2 will be joining the competition at the fourth round. The teams from National will be joining the competition at the fifth round.
Number of teams per division and per round
Below is the number of teams per level according to the rounds.[2]
| Rounds► ▼Divisions |
Regional Phase | Federal Phase | Final Phase | |||||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | 1/32 | 1/16 | 1/8 | 1/4 | SF | F | |
| L1 (1) | ø | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| L2 (2) | ø | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| N1 (3) | ø | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| N2 (4) | ø | 47 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| N3 (5) | ø | 81 | 78 | 64 | 50 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| R1 (6) | ø | 85 | 245 | 201 | 144 | 93 | 44 | 26 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| R2 (7) | 16 | 523 | 416 | 269 | 148 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| R3 (8) | 246 | 871 | 581 | 295 | 125 | 41 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| R4 [a] (9) | ø | 5 | 2 | 1 | ø | |||||||||
| D1 (9) | 1081 | 887 | 496 | 168 | 48 | 18 | 4 | ø | ||||||
| D2 (10) | 1589 | 880 | 296 | 89 | 19 | 3 | ø | |||||||
| D3 (11) | 1314 | 548 | 157 | 48 | 11 | 2 | ø | |||||||
| D4 (12) | 593 | 177 | 31 | 7 | 1 | ø | ||||||||
| D5 (13) | 251 | 69 | 14 | 5 | ø | |||||||||
| D6 (14) | 60 | 17 | 3 | ø | ||||||||||
| D7 (15) | 12 | 1 | ø | |||||||||||
| Overseas territories | ø | +1[b] | ø | +3[c] | +4[d] | 1 | ø | |||||||
| Total | 5162 | 4063 | 2295 | 1206 | 620 | 310 | 176 | 92 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
- ^ Regional 4 only exists in Corsica as the last level: there is no departmental championship.
- ^ Entrance of the team from Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
- ^ Entrance of the teams from Tahiti, Mayotte and New Caledonia. New Caledonia to play at home.
- ^ Entrance of the teams from Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana.
Round 7
The 176 teams were divided into nine distinct groups of equal level and geography to avoid long travel. These were the 155 clubs that qualified from the sixth round, the 18 clubs from Ligue 2 and clubs from Mayotte, New Caledonia and Tahiti
Overseas playoff ties
Two teams each from French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion faced each other internally to decide their respective representative for Round 8.
| 15 November 2025 | CS Moulien | 2–3 | AS Gosier | Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| 15:30 AST | Report | Stadium: Stade Jacques Ponrémy Referee: Olivier Valcin |
| 15 November 2025 | AS Étoile de Matoury | 1–1 (2–3 p) | ASC Le Geldar | Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana |
| 15:45 UTC−03:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Edmard Lama Referee: Yannick Ponet |
| 16 November 2025 | Saint-Pauloise FC | 1–0 | ES Dominicaine | Saint-Denis, Réunion |
| 15:45 UTC+04:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Jean-Ivoula Referee: Stephane Bruno Fontaine |
| 17 November 2025 | Espoir de Sainte-Luce | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Eveil des Trois-Ilets | Fort de France, Martinique |
| 19:00 AST | Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre Aliker Referee: François Merille |
Overseas team hosting mainland team
| 15 November 2025 | AS Magenta | 0–3 | FC Mulhouse (5) | Nouméa, New Caledonia |
| 15:00 UTC+11:00 | Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly |
Other notable matches
| 14 November 2025 | Olympique Villefontaine | 0–3 | Grenoble Foot 38 |
| 15 November 2025 | US Avranches | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Paris 13 Atletico |
| 15 November 2025 | Olympique Charleville Prix AM | 0–1 | Reims |
| 15 November 2025 | Auby | 0–3 | Amiens |
Round 8
| 28 November 2025 | Concarneau (3) | 1–0 | Stade Briochin (3) | Concarneau |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Guy-Piriou Referee: Tifenn Leprodhomme |
| 28 November 2025 | FC Annecy (2) | 1–2 | Grenoble (2) | Annecy |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Parc des Sports (Annecy) Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
| 28 November 2025 | Sarreguemines (6) | 3–4 | Nancy (2) | Sarreguemines |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Blies Referee: Dorian Bovolenta |
| 29 November 2025 | US Torcy (5) | 1–5 | Reims (2) | Torcy, Seine-et-Marne |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Complexe Sportif du Fremoy Referee: Pierre Retail |
| 29 November 2025 | FC Bogny (6) | 0–3 | Lusitanos Saint-Maur (4) | Bogny-sur-Meuse |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Municipal Pierre Malicet Referee: Quentin Fourel |
| 29 November 2025 | FCMB (6) | 0–2 | Montpellier (2) | Montceau-les-Mines |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
Round of 64
The round of 64 draw was split into three groups, roughly by geography, with Ligue 1 teams distributed evenly. The draw was made on 1 December 2025.
Group A
| 19 December 2025 | Canet Roussillon (5) | 0–1 | Montpellier (2) | Perpignan[note 1] |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Gilbert rutus Attendance: 3,944 Referee: Azzedine Souifi |
| 20 December 2025 | Lyon-La Duchère (5) | 1–2 | Toulouse (1) | Lyon |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Balmont Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Florent Batta |
| 20 December 2025 | Grenoble (2) | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Nancy (2) | Grenoble |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Karim Abed |
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| 20 December 2025 | SA Mérignac (6) | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Istres (4) | Mérignac |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Robert Brettes Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Arnaud Baert | ||
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| 21 December 2025 | Nice (1) | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne (2) | Nice |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 21 December 2025 | Bourg-Péronnas (3) | 0–6 | Marseille (1) | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère Attendance: 5,632 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 21 December 2025 | Auxerre (1) | 1–2 | Monaco (1) | Auxerre |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 9,833 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 21 December 2025 | Le Puy Foot 43 (3) | 1–0 | Bordeaux (4) | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Charles-Massot Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 21 December 2025 | Bassin Arcachon (5) | 0–1 | Hauts Lyonnais (5) | Arcachon |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Jean Brousse Attendance: 1,177 Referee: Ahmed Taleb |
| 21 December 2025 | Lyon (1) | 3–0 | Saint-Cyr Collonges (6) | Décines-Charpieu |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 28,067 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
Group B
| 19 December 2025 | IC Croix (5) | 0–4 | Reims (2) | Croix |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Henri Seigneur Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Brendan Roffet |
| 19 December 2025 | Lens (1) | 3–1 | Feignies (4) | Lens |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,217 Referee: Guillaume Paradis |
| 20 December 2025 | Freyming (7) | 0–3 | Chantilly (4) | Saint-Avold[note 1] |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Centre Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Robin Chapapria |
| 20 December 2025 | Biesheim (4) | 0–3 | Metz (1) | Biesheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
| 20 December 2025 | Olympique Marcquois (6) | 1–3 | Troyes (2) | Marcq-en-Barœul |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Georges Niquet Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Eddy Rosier |
| 20 December 2025 | Saint-Maur (4) | 0–1 | Lille (1) | Créteil |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle Attendance: 6,576 Referee: Mikael Lesage |
| 20 December 2025 | Stade Béthunois (6) | 2–4 | Sochaux (3) | Béthune |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Hermant-Deprez Attendance: 2,418 Referee: Mickaël Leleu |
| 20 December 2025 | Raon-l'Étape (5) | 0–3 | Paris FC (1) | Raon-l'Étape |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Paul Gasser Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Aurelien Petit |
| 21 December 2025 | Strasbourg (1) | 2–1 | Dunkerque (2) | Strasbourg |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 27,707 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
| 21 December 2025 | Orléans (3) | 3–0 | Dieppe (4) | Orléans |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 2,629 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 21 December 2025 | Le Havre (1) | 0–2 | Amiens (2) | Le Havre |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 9,718 Referee: Antoine Valnet |
Group C
| 19 December 2025 | Périgny (6) | 1–2 | Le Mans (2) | Périgny |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant |
| 19 December 2025 | Les Herbiers (4) | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Angers (1) | Les Herbiers |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Massabielle Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | ||
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| 19 December 2025 | Avranches (4) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Brest (1) | Avranches |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade René-Fenouillère Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Geoffrey Kubler |
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| 19 December 2025 | Guingamp (2) | 0–1 | Laval (2) | Guingamp |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 3,436 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 20 December 2025 | Bayeux (6) | 2–1 | Blois (4) | Bayeux |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Henry Jeanne Attendance: 2,719 Referee: Faouzi Benchabane |
| 20 December 2025 | AS Gosier | 0–7 | Lorient (1) | Bondoufle |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Robert-Bobin Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Remi Landry |
| 20 December 2025 | Pontivy (5) | 0–1 | Bastia (2) | Pontivy |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Faubourg de Verdun Attendance: 2,802 Referee: Tifenn Leprodhomme |
| 20 December 2025 | Fontenay (4) | 0–4 | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Nantes[note 1] |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 34,599 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
| 21 December 2025 | Concarneau (3) | 3–5 | Nantes (1) | Concarneau |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Guy-Piriou Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste |
| 21 December 2025 | Rennes (1) | 3–0 | Les Sables (5) | Rennes[note 1] |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 15,368 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
| 21 December 2025 | Montreuil (6) | 2–1 | Chauvigny (5) | Bobigny[note 1] |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Pierre Legat |
Round of 32
| 10 January 2026 | Montreuil (6) | 2–4 | Amiens (2) | Bobigny |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune 1 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel |
| 10 January 2026 | Orléans (3) | 1–3 | Monaco (1) | Orléans |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
| 10 January 2026 | Bastia (2) | 0–2 | Troyes (2) | Furiani |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 4,952 Referee: Benoît Millot |
| 10 January 2026 | Angers (1) | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Toulouse (1) | Angers |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 10,072 Referee: Marc Bollengier |
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| 10 January 2026 | Le Puy (3) | 0–0 (0–3 p) | Reims (2) | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Charles Massot Attendance: 3,324 Referee: Geoffrey Kubler | ||
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| 10 January 2026 | Hauts Lyonnais (3) | 1–3 | Lorient (1) | Andrézieux-Bouthéon[note 1] |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Envol Stadium Attendance: 2,647 Referee: Jérôme Brisard |
| 10 January 2026 | Istres (4) | 0–2 | Laval (2) | Fos-sur-Mer |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 1,121 Referee: Aurélien Petit |
| 10 January 2026 | Avranches (4) | 0–6 | Strasbourg (1) | Avranches |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade René Fenouillère Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 11 January 2026 | Sochaux (3) | 0–3 | Lens (1) | Montbéliard |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,210 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 11 January 2026 | Nantes (1) | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Nice (1) | Nantes |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 19,451 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
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| 11 January 2026 | Le Mans (2) | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Nancy (2) | Le Mans |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Antoine Valnet | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 January 2026 | Metz (1) | 0–4 | Montpellier (2) | Longeville-lès-Metz |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 7,177 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 11 January 2026 | Chantilly (4) | 1–3 | Rennes (1) | Beauvais[note 1] |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Jérémie Pignard |
| 11 January 2026 | Lille (1) | 1–2 | Lyon (1) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 20,333 Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 12 January 2026 | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | 0–1 | Paris FC (1) | Paris |
| 21:10 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 13 January 2026 | Bayeux (6) | 0–9 | Marseille (1) | Caen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 19,955 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
Round of 16
| 3 February 2026 | Reims (2) | 3–0 | Le Mans (2) | Reims |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 8,204 Referee: Willy Delajod |
| 3 February 2026 | Marseille (1) | 3–0 | Rennes (1) | Marseille |
| 21:10 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 61,783 Referee: Thomas Léonard |
| 4 February 2026 | Toulouse (1) | 1–0 | Amiens (2) | Toulouse |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 16,109 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj |
| 4 February 2026 | Nice (1) | 3–2 | Montpellier (2) | Nice |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 17,949 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
| 4 February 2026 | Lyon (1) | 2–0 | Laval (2) | Décines-Charpieu |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 24,678 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
| 4 February 2026 | Lorient (1) | 2–0 | Paris FC (1) | Lorient |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,457 Referee: Mathieu Vernice |
| 4 February 2026 | Troyes (2) | 2–4 | Lens (1) | Troyes |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 15,362 Referee: Gaël Angoula |
| 5 February 2026 | Strasbourg (1) | 3–1 | Monaco (1) | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,586 Referee: Jérémy Stinat |
Quarter-finals
| 3 March 2026 | Strasbourg (1) | 2–1 | Reims (2) | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 29,848 Referee: Eric Wattellier |
| 4 March 2026 | Lorient (1) | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Nice (1) | Lorient |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,465 Referee: Bastien Dechepy | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 4 March 2026 | Marseille (1) | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Toulouse (1) | Marseille |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 63,465 Referee: Jérémie Pignard | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 5 March 2026 | Lyon (1) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Lens (1) | Décines-Charpieu |
| 21:10 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 47,879 Referee: Benoît Bastien | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Semi-finals
| 22 April 2026 | Strasbourg (1) | v | Nice (1) | Strasbourg |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau |
Notes
References
- ^ "Calendrier des Compétitions Seniors Masculines 2025-2026". fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Cartographie des clubs participants à la Coupe de France de football 2024-2025". cartosport.com (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2024..