2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds

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2023–24 Coupe de FranceCoupe Charles Simon

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The 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from the seventh round. This is the 107th 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, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).

The six (or more, if required) preliminary rounds are organised by the 13 Regional leagues from the mainland, and the 6 Regional leagues of the overseas departments and territories. They take place between May and November 2023.

## Schedule[edit]

Although all mainland regions follow a set schedule from the third round, regions are allowed to set their own schedules for earlier rounds, including any preliminaries required. The general schedule published by the FFF saw all rounds return to their usual dates, after changes last season due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[1] The Paris-Île-de-France league chose to hold their early rounds at the end of the 2022–23 season, rather the normal August dates.[2]

Overseas territories organise their own qualifying tournaments, aligning with entry into the main tournament at the seventh round.

Round  | Date

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Third round | 17 September 2023
Fourth round | 30 September 2023
Fifth round | 15 October 2023
Sixth round | 29 October 2023

## Leagues[edit]

The details of the qualifying rounds for each league is separated out to individual articles, to avoid this article being too lengthy.

### Overseas leagues[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, overseas departments and territories

A total of eleven clubs will qualify from the overseas leagues, two each from Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, and one each from Mayotte, New Caledonia and Tahiti.[3]

In 2022–23, La Tamponnaise from Réunion made it to the round of 64, losing to RC Grasse 1–0 on the mainland.[4]

#### Mayotte[edit]

On 9 May 2023, the Mayotte league announced that 85 teams had entered the competition, of which 39 teams from the lowest division, Régionale 4, had been included in the draw for the tour de cadrage (framing round), with one team given a bye.[5] The second round draw was published on 30 May 2023, with the teams from the second and third tier divisions joining. 25 ties were drawn, and four teams were given byes.[6]

#### Réunion[edit]

For this season, the Réunion league designated that entrants would be the teams from Régionale 1 and two teams chosen from Super 2, totalling 16 teams.[7] The first draw for teams in the Réunion league, titled as the second round in line with the mainland competition, was published on 11 May 2023.[8]

#### French Guiana[edit]

Competition in French Guiana is expected to start in August 2023.

#### Martinique[edit]

Competition in Martinique is expected to start in August 2023.

#### Guadeloupe[edit]

Competition in Guadeloupe is expected to start in August 2023.

#### Saint Pierre and Miquelon[edit]

The Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon has only three teams, so there is just one match in each of two rounds, with one team receiving a bye to the second round. Lots were drawn to decide which teams would receive the bye.[9]

### Nouvelle-Aquitaine[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A total of fourteen teams will qualify from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, four teams from the region progressed to the 8th round, but all were eliminated at that stage. Fourth tier Bergerac Périgord FC and Trélissac FC were defeated by Ligue 2 sides Niort and Bordeaux respectively; fifth tier US Lège Cap Ferret lost to third tier LB Châteauroux and fifth tier SO Châtellerault lost to Avoine OCC from the same division.[10][11][12][13]

### Pays de la Loire[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Pays de la Loire

A total of eleven teams will qualify from the Pays de la Loire preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, Les Herbiers VF progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 32, where they lost to Stade de Reims.[14]

### Centre-Val de Loire[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Centre-Val de Loire

A total of six teams will qualify from the Centre-Val de Loire preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, Vierzon FC were the last amateur team in the main competition, reaching the round of 16, where they were narrowly beaten by Grenoble.[15]

### Corsica[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Corsica

Two teams will qualify from the Corsica preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in September 2023.

In 2022–23, both qualifying teams, FC Borgo and GC Lucciana were eliminated at the seventh-round stage. FC Borgo lost 3–0 at Nîmes.[16] GC Lucciana lost by a single goal to JA Drancy from the same division.[17]

### Bourgogne-Franche-Comté[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Qualifying starts in August 2023.

A total of nine teams will qualify from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté preliminary rounds.[3]

In 2022–23, ASM Belfort progressed the furthest in the competition, reaching the round of 32, where they were beaten by Annecy FC on penalties, in a game which ended with fighting between the players of both sides.[18]

### Grand Est[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Grand Est

A total of twenty teams will qualify from the Grand Est preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2021–22, ES Thaon and FCO Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06 progressed furthest in the competition, reaching the round of 32. The tier six side from Strasbourg were one of the last two remaining sides in the competition from outside the national league structure, but were eventually knocked out by a single goal against Ligue 1 side Angers in front of more than 18,000 fans at Stade de la Meinau.[19] Thaon lost on penalties to defending champions Nantes after a goal-less tie.[20]

### Méditerranée[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Méditerranée

A total of five teams will qualify from the Méditerranée preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, RC Grasse progressed furthest in the competition, reaching the round of 32, before losing on penalties to Ligue 2 Rodez after a goal-less match.[21]

### Occitanie[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Occitanie

A total of ten teams will qualify from the Occitanie preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, seventh-tier Montauban FCTG reached the eighth-round stage for the second successive season, along with three other teams from the regional qualifying rounds: sixth-tier Union Saint-Estève Espoir Perpignan Méditerannée Métropole, and fifth tier duo Onet-le-Château Football and US Colomiers Football. Montauban FCTG were heavily beaten by Nîmes in a game interrupted by crowd trouble.[22] Saint-Estève lost on penalties to Hyères FC.[23] Colomiers and Onet-le-Château both lost, by a single goal, to Pau FC and RC Grasse respectively.[24][25]

### Hauts-de-France[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France

A total of twenty-one teams will qualify from the Hauts-de-France preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, US Pays de Cassel from the sixth tier progressed to the round of 32, beating teams from one and two divisions above them, before being drawn against Paris Saint-Germain.[26] They faced the Ligue 1 team from the capital at a Ligue 1 stadium, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, in front of a capacity crowd, but were on the wrong end of a seven-goal result.[27]

### Normandy[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Normandy

A total of nine teams will qualify from the Normandy preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, the two teams from the region that progressed furthest in the main competition were US Avranches and AF Virois, who both reached the round of 64. Both lost 2–0 at that stage, to Brest and Nantes respectively.[28][29]

### Brittany[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Brittany

A total of fifteen teams will qualify from the Brittany preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, Stade Plabennécois progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 32, where they lost by a single goal to Grenoble.[30]

### Paris-Île-de-France[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Paris-Île-de-France

A total of eleven teams will progress from the Paris-Île-de-France preliminary rounds.[3]

In 2022–23, ESA Linas-Montlhéry progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 64, where they lost to Lens.[31]

On 18 April 2023, the league announced that 478 teams had entered thus far, and that two rounds of the competition would take place before the summer break. The first round, featuring 368 teams from the district level divisions, would take place on the weekend of 21 May 2023, with 183 fixtures, and one team given a bye. 89 teams from the Regional level divisions would enter at the second round on the weekend of 11 June 2023, to participate in 136 fixtures.[32]

### Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

A total of twenty teams will qualify from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes preliminary rounds.[3] Qualifying starts in August 2023.

In 2022–23, three teams from the regional qualifying rounds reached the round of 32. Chambéry SF and FC Chamalières lost heavily, to Lyon and Paris FC respectively.[33][34] Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne went out on penalties to Vierzon FC.[35]

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20. ^ "Coupe de France : retour sur l'élimination de l'ES Thaon par le FC Nantes dans une rencontre digne d'un match pro" (in French). 100% Vosges. 23 January 2023.
21. ^ "Coupe de France : un Rodez indigent à Grasse mais qualifié pour la 3e fois de son histoire en 8es de finale !" (in French). Centre Presse Aveyron. 21 January 2023.
22. ^ "Coupe de France : Montauban éliminé par Nîmes dans un match gâché par des incidents en tribunes" (in French). ladepeche.fr. 19 November 2022.
23. ^ "Coupe de France de football : fin de l'aventure pour Saint-Estève" (in French). France Bleu. 20 November 2022.
24. ^ "Coupe de France : le Pau FC se sort du piège columérin" (in French). La République des Pyrénées. 19 November 2022.
25. ^ "Onet-le-Château. Coupe de France de football - 8e tour : un parfum d'amertume pour Onet" (in French). LaDepeche. 20 November 2022.
26. ^ "Coupe de France : à la découverte de Pays de Cassel, ce club de 6e division qui s'est qualifié pour un 16e de finale contre le PSG" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 16 January 2023.
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28. ^ "Coupe de France. Brest élimine Avranches pour la première d'Éric Roy et verra les 16es de finale" (in French). Ouest France. 7 January 2023.
29. ^ "Coupe de France. Pas d'exploit pour l'AF Virois, le FC Nantes fait preuve de sérieux et se qualifie" (in French). Ouest France. 7 January 2023.
30. ^ "Coupe de France. Le Stade plabennecois sort la tête haute des 16es de finale face à Grenoble" (in French). Ouest France. 21 January 2023.
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