Coupe de France féminine

The Coupe de France féminine (French pronunciation: [kup də 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

Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Region	France
Number of teams	488 (2014–15)
Domestic cup(s)	Trophée des Championnes
Current champions	Paris Saint-Germain (4th title)
Most successful club(s)	Olympique Lyonnais (10 titles)
Website	Official 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

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

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

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

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.

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Cup at soccerway.com