| The Coupe Charles Simon | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | France |
| Teams | 7,656 |
| Defending champions | Lyon |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bordeaux |
| Runners-up | Evian |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Cheick Diabaté (6 goals) |
The2012–13Coupe de France was the 96th season of the most prestigious cup competition ofFrance. The competition was organized by theFrench Football Federation (FFF) and open to all clubs inFrench football, as well as clubs from theoverseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe,French Guiana,Martinique,Mayotte,New Caledonia,French Polynesia, andRéunion). The final was contested on 31 May 2013 at theStade de France inSaint-Denis.[1] The defending champions wereLyon, who defeatedQuevilly 1–0 inthe final of the2011–12 season, but lost this season in the Round of 64 againstÉpinal. The winner of the competition,Bordeaux, qualified for thegroup stage of the2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[2]
On 1 June 2012, the FFF announced the calendar for the 96th Coupe de France season.[3]
On 4 October 2012, the French Football Federation confirmed that the final of the Coupe de France would be moved up a day from 1 June to 31 May. The change occurred due to the final match of the 2012–13 Top 14 season being contested at the Stade de France on 1 June, which would have conflicted with the Coupe de France final.[4]
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money | Notes |
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| First Round | 18 August 2012[5] | — | ||||
| Second Round | 1 September 2012 | — | ||||
| Third Round | 16 September 2012 | — | Clubs participating inCFA 2 gain entry. | |||
| Fourth Round | 30 September 2012 | — | Clubs participating inCFA gain entry. | |||
| Fifth Round | 14 October 2012 | — | Clubs participating inNational gain entry. | |||
| Sixth Round | 28 October 2012 | — | none | |||
| Seventh Round | 17 November 2012 | 88 | 196 → 108 | Clubs participating inLigue 2 gain entry. | ||
| Eighth Round | 8 December 2012 | 44 | 108 → 64 | none | ||
| Round of 64 | 5 January 2013 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 20 | Clubs participating inLigue 1 gain entry. | |
| Round of 32 | 22 January 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | ||
| Round of 16 | 26 February 2013 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | ||
| Quarter-finals | 16 April 2013 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | ||
| Semi-finals | 7 May 2013 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | ||
| Final | 31 May 2013 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Coupe de France Final at theStade de France. |
All of the teams that enter the competition, but are not members ofLigue 1 orLigue 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.
The draw for the seventh round of the Coupe de France was held on 31 October 2012 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF), the national sporting committee of France, and was conducted by Guy Ferrier, the France women's under-17 coach that won the2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as former footballersJérôme Alonzo andDaniel Rodighiero.[6] The overseas regional draw was conducted on the previous day.[7] The matches will be played on 17–18 November.
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Laval | 1–2 | Guingamp |
| Saint-Renan | 0–1 | Nantes |
| Reims Sainte-Anne | 0–5 | Caen |
| Saint Amand | 1–3 | Le Havre |
| Agde | 0–1 | Chauray |
| Limonest | 0–1 | Arles-Avignon |
| Vallières | 0–2 | CA Bastia |
| AS Monaco | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7p) | Bourg-Péronnas |
| Savigneux Montbrisson | 2–1 | Villefranche |
| Saint-Louis Neuweg | 1–3 | Épinal |
| Pontarlier | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5p) | Colmar |
| Stade Bordelais | 1–0 | Niort |
| AV Lozère | 4–2 | Limoges |
| Tarbes | 0–5 | Nîmes |
| Montceau Bourgogne | 2–0 | Mulhouse |
| Arras | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Angers |
| AC Amiens | 1–0 | Racing Colombes 92 |
| Amnéville | 2–0 | Fleury Mérogis |
| Compiègne | 0–4 | Dieppe |
| Armentières | 0–6 | Lens |
| Stade Pontivy | 1–4 | Vendée Luçon |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5p) | Plabennec |
| Vitré | 1–2 | Vendée Fontenay |
| Aurillac | 0–1 | Istres |
| Yzeure | 0–1 | Moulins |
| Vitry | 0–3 | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Dreux | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | Évry |
| Stade Léonard | 0–5 | Carquefou |
| Mondeville | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Châteauroux |
| Évreux | 0–1 | Le Mans |
| Vertou | 3–0 | Saint-Saturnin Arche |
| Bar le Duc | 2–3 | Raon-l'Étape |
| Labrède | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Muret |
| Saint-Jean Beaulieu | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3p) | Vénissieux |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 0–1 | Belfort |
| Les Mureaux | 0–1 | Metz |
| Stade Portelois | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Dunkerque |
| Ytrac | 1–6 | Vendée Poiré sur Vie |
| Martigues | 1–4 | Marseille Consolat |
| Meaux | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Chambly |
| Blois | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Rouen |
| Strasbourg | 0–1 | Sedan |
| Pontivy | 0–3 | Saint-Malo |
| Haguenau | 2–3 | Thaon |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Marseille Consolat | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | Moulins |
| Belfort | 1–3 | Le Havre |
| Le Mans | 1–2 | Vendée Poiré sur Vie |
| Savigneux Montbrisson | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3p) | Vénissieux |
| AC Amiens | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5p) | Evian |
| Amnéville | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Raon-l'Étape |
| Thaon | 0–1 | Sochaux |
| Montceau Bourgogne | 0–1 | Troyes |
| Stade Bordelais | 1–0 | Carquefou |
| Dreux | 1–5 | Nancy |
| Chauray | 1–5 | Lorient |
| Rouen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2p) | Ajaccio |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 0–1 | Toulouse |
| Saint-Malo | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | Vertou |
| Plabennec | 1–0 | Reims |
| Lille | 3–2 | Nîmes |
| Bourg-Péronnas | 1–2 | Montpellier |
| Muret | 0–2 | Vendée Fontenay |
| Épinal | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | O. Lyonnais |
| Metz | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Nice |
| Caen | 2–3 | Saint-Étienne |
| Châteauroux | 2–3 | Bordeaux |
| O. Marseille | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Guingamp |
| Lens | 2–1 | Rennes |
| Meaux | 1–0 | Stade Portelois |
| Pontarlier | 1–2 | Sedan |
| AV Lozère | 2–0 | Arles-Avignon |
| Vendée Luçon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | Brest |
| CA Bastia | 2–0 | SC Bastia |
| Dieppe | 2–3 | Nantes |
| Arras | 3–4 | Paris SG |
| Istres | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | Valenciennes |
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| 16 April 2013 | Troyes (1) | 3–0 | Nancy (1) | Troyes |
| 18:00 | Bréchet 53'Faussurier 74'Camus 81' | Report | Stadium:Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 7,789 Referee:Tony Chapron |
| 16 April 2013 | Saint-Étienne (1) | 1–2 | Lorient (1) | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:50 | Aubameyang 74' | Report | Barthelme 43' Aliadière 90+2' | Stadium:Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 19,256 Referee:Saïd Ennjimi |
| 17 April 2013 | Evian (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Annecy |
| 20:55 | Khelifa 44' | Report | Pastore 9' | Stadium:Parc des Sports Attendance: 14,925 Referee:Philippe Kalt |
| Penalties | ||||
Sorlin Sagbo Khelifa Barbosa |  IbrahimovićSilvaLavezzi | |||
| 17 April 2013 | Lens (2) | 2–3 | Bordeaux (1) | Lens |
| 19:00 | Carrasso 11' (o.g.) Bergdich 90+2' | Report | Sertic 59' Diabaté 81',85' | Stadium:Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,256 Referee:Clément Turpin |
Evian reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France for the first time in their history.
| 8 May 2013 | Evian (1) | 4–0 | Lorient (1) | Annecy |
| 21:00 | Ninković 10' Sagbo 20'Bérigaud 33'Baouia 80' | Report | Stadium:Parc des Sports Attendance: 14,118 Referee:Laurent Duhamel |
| 14 May 2013 | Troyes (1) | 1–2 | Bordeaux (1) | Troyes |
| 20:55 | Bahebeck 7' | Report | Diabaté 41' Bréchet 63' (o.g.) | Stadium:Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 18,456 Referee:Tony Chapron |
Evian reached the final for the first time in their history. Bordeaux won their fourth Coupe de France – and first since 1987 – after a 3–2 victory against Evian.[8][9]
For the fifth consecutive season in France,France Télévisions were the free to air broadcasters whileEurosport were the subscription broadcasters.
These matches were broadcast live on French television:
| Round | France Télévisions | Eurosport |
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| Seventh Round | ||
| Eighth round | ||
| Round of 64 | ||
| Round of 32 | ||
| Round of 16 | ||
| Quarter-finals | ||
| Semi-finals | ||
| Final | ||
