Coupe de France 2007-08

The 2007/2008 Coupe de France was the 89th edition of the prestigious tournament and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as the 4 overseas departments if they qualify. The defending champions were FC Sochaux-Montbéliard who defeated Olympique Marseille 5-4 on penalties to claim their 2nd Coupe de France trophy. The final was held on May 24, 2008 at the Stade de France. The 2008 Coupe de France champions are Olympique Lyonnais, who defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to claim their 4th Coupe de France trophy.

Note: Cup results officially began at the start of the 7th Round, as it is the official starting position of most professional clubs.

7th Round

"Matches played on November 24, 2007"

"Matches were played on December 15, 2007"

"Matches were played on January 5, 2008"

"Matches were played on February 2, 2008"

"Matches were played on March 19, 2008"

Quarterfinals

footballbox
date= 2008-04-15
team1= Olympique Lyonnais
score= 1 – 0
report= [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=CF&num_ordre=1&code_jr_tr=T97 Report]
team2= FC Metz
goals1= Benzema goal|39
goals2=
stadium= Stade de Gerland, Lyon
attendance= 25,000
referee= Hervé Piccirillo----footballbox
date= 2008-04-15
team1= Amiens SC
score= 1 – 0
report= [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=CF&num_ordre=2&code_jr_tr=T97 Report]
team2= Dijon FCO
goals1= Contout goal|88
goals2=
stadium= Stade de la Licorne, Amiens
attendance= 11,479
referee= Damien Ledentu ----footballbox
date= 2008-04-16
team1= USJA Carquefou
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=CF&num_ordre=3&code_jr_tr=T97 Report]
team2= Paris Saint-Germain
goals1=
goals2= Pauleta goal|77
stadium= Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
attendance= 30,500
referee= Olivier Thual ----footballbox
date= 2008-04-16
team1= FC Girondins de Bordeaux
score= 0 – 0
report= [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2007/2008&code_evt=CF&num_ordre=4&code_jr_tr=T97 Report]
team2= CS Sedan
goals1= | goals2=
stadium= Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
attendance= 11,442
referee= Jean-Charles Cailleux

penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Cavenaghi penmiss|saved
Jurietti penmiss|saved
pengoal Alonso
pengoal Wendel
pengoal Fernando
penaltyscore = 3 – 4
penalties2 = pengoal Sartre
pengoal Baning
pengoal Sow
Amalfitano penmiss|saved
pengoal Abdoun

emi-finals

footballbox
date= 2008-05-06
team1= Amiens SC
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10196 Report]
team2= Paris Saint-Germain
goals1=
goals2= Boli goal|77
stadium= Stade de la Licorne, Amiens
attendance= 10,000
referee= Tony Chapron ----footballbox
date= 2008-05-07
team1= Olympique Lyonnais
score= 1 – 0
report= [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10204 Report]
team2= CS Sedan
goals1= Juninho goal|88
goals2=
stadium= Stade de Gerland, Lyon
attendance= 32,000
referee= Bertrand Layec

Final

"Coupe de France Final 2008"footballbox
date= 2008-05-24
team1= Paris Saint-Germain
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://www.lfp.fr/coupeFrance/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10327 Report]
team2= Olympique Lyonnais
goals1=
goals2= Govou goal|102
stadium= Stade de France, Saint Denis
attendance= 80,000
referee= Philippe Kalt

References

* [http://www.fff.fr/cfra/actu/index.shtml Official page on FFF site]
* [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/index.asp Coupe de France page on LFP site]
* [http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeFrance/resultat.asp Coupe de France Results]

External links

*Ligue 1 2007-08
*Ligue 2 2007-08
*Championnat National 2007-08
*Championnat de France Amateurs
*Championnat de France Amateurs 2