Coupe de France féminine

(Redirected from Challenge de France)

The Coupe de France féminine (French pronunciation: [kup fʁɑ̃s], Women's French Cup) is the top annual cup tournament for French women's football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. Founded in 2001 as Challenge de France, the competition was renamed as Coupe de France féminine from the 2011–12 season.[1]

Coupe de France féminine
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
RegionFrance
Number of teams488 (2014–15)
Domestic cup(s)Trophée des Championnes
Current championsParis Saint-Germain
(4th title)
Most successful club(s)Olympique Lyonnais
(10 titles)
WebsiteOfficial site (in French)
2024–25 Coupe de France féminine

Olympique Lyonnais holds the record for most titles overall, having won ten times. The defending champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated FC Fleury 91 on 4 May 2024.[2]

History

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The inaugural Challenge de France was first held during the 2001–02 season.[3] The competition coincided with the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women's Cup, which is now known as the UEFA Women's Champions League. The cup competition is the only tournament in France reserved for senior women's players. Participation in the competition varies. Regional clubs participation is voluntary, however, clubs who participate in D3 Féminine on up participation is mandatory unless unforeseen circumstances prohibit their appearance.

List of finals

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The following is a list of Coupe de France féminine seasons and final results.[4]

Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2001–02 Toulouse 2–1 FC Lyon Stade Léon Sausset
2002–03 FC Lyon 4–3 Montpellier Stade des Alouettes
2003–04 FC Lyon 2–0 Compiègne Stade Alexandre Cueille
2004–05 Juvisy 1–1
(5–4 pen.)
Lyon Stade de la Tête Noire
2005–06 Montpellier 1–1
(4–3 pen.)
Lyon Stade Pierre Ducourtial
2006–07 Montpellier 3–3
(3–0 pen.)
Lyon Stade Auguste-Delaune
2007–08 Lyon 3–0 Paris SG Stade de France
2008–09 Montpellier 3–1 Le Mans Stade de Gerland
2009–10 Paris SG 5–0 Montpellier Stade Robert Bobin
2010–11 Saint-Étienne 0–0
(3–2 pen.)
Montpellier Stade de la Pépinière
2011–12 Lyon 2–1 Montpellier Stade Jacques Rimbault
2012–13 Lyon 3–1 Saint-Étienne Stade Gabriel Montpied
2013–14 Lyon 2–0 Paris SG MMArena
2014–15 Lyon 2–1 Montpellier Stade de l'Épopée
2015–16 Lyon 2–1 Montpellier Stade des Alpes
2016–17 Lyon 1–1
(7–6 pen.)
Paris SG Stade de la Rabine
2017–18 Paris SG 1–0 Lyon Stade de la Meinau
2018–19 Lyon 3–1 Lille Stade Gaston-Petit
2019–20 Lyon 0–0
(4–3 pen.)
Paris SG Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
2020–21 Tournament abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in France
2021–22 Paris SG 8–0 Yzeure Stade Gaston Gérard
2022–23 Lyon 2–1 Paris SG Stade de la Source
2023–24 Paris SG 1–0 Fleury Stade de la Mosson

Performance by club

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Olympique Lyonnais
10
4
2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15,
2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2017–18
Paris Saint-Germain
4
5
2009–10, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24 2007–08, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2022-23
Montpellier
3
6
2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09 2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15,
2015–16
FC Lyon
2
1
2002–03, 2003–04 2001–02
Saint-Étienne
1
1
2010–11 2012–13
Toulouse
1
0
2001–02
Paris FC / Juvisy
1
0
2004–05
Compiègne
0
1
2003–04
Le Mans
0
1
2008–09
Lille
0
1
2018–19
Yzeure
0
1
2021–22
FC Fleury 91
0
1
2023–24

References

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  1. ^ "Accréditations pour la finale, les modalités" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain win women's Coupe de France". Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ Chloé Rebaudo (15 May 2022). "Recit. " Jouer un samedi soir, c'était exceptionnel " : il y a 20 ans, la Coupe de France féminine". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Coupe de France - Palmarès". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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