1917–18 Coupe de France

The 1917–18 Coupe de France (officially Coupe Charles–Simon 1917–18) was the first season of the most prestigious cup competition in France. The competition was open to all clubs who were affiliated with an organisation that was a member of the Comité français interfédéral (CFI). The cup was named after Charles Simon, the Secretary-General of the CFI at the outbreak of World War I, who died in battle in 1915.

1917–18 Coupe de France

Tournament details
Country	France
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	Olympique Pantin (1st title)
Runners-up	FC Lyon
← 1916 1918–19 →

Forty-eight clubs competed in the cup and Olympique Pantin defeated FC Lyon 3–0 in the final.^[1]

First round

Teams from the north and east of France were unable to compete due to World War I. Thirty-two teams competed in this round with sixteen others being given byes to the next round. The matches were played on a regional basis on 7 October 1917.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Alliance Vélo Sportive	6–1	AJ Auxerroise
USA Clichy	4–1	Avenir Gentilly
UA Cognac	1–0	Vie Grand Air Médoc
Raincy Sports	4–3	CA Boulonnais
Olympique Saint-Chamonais	2–4	AS Lyonnaise
Lyon Olympique Universitaire	4–1	Éveil Sportif Dijon
ES Mont-de-Marsan	3–1	ISC Toulouse
Légion Saint-Michel	8–0	US Voltaire
Paris Star	3–1	London County SC
Racing Club France	7–0	Margarita Club Vésinet
Standard AC	5–1	Championnet Sports
Tour Auvergne	8–0	Entente Rennaise
Jeunes Chaumont	1–3	SS Stade Jean Macé
Cercle Athlétique Vitry	2–31	British Aviation FC
Cadets Bretagne	4–02	US Le Mans
Olympique Marseille	7–03	Herculis Monaco

Notes

• Note 1: British Aviation were disqualified after a protest from the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. Vitry qualified for the Second round.
• Note 2: The match was due to be played at Le Mans but they had the match postponed and the tie is reversed. Bretagne had the match on 14 October postponed. The CFI award the match to the Cadets.
• Note 3: Monaco had the game postponed to 21 October but withdraw due to a lack of players. The FFF website announced the result as 7–0 to Marseille.

Second round

The sixteen teams that received a bye joined the sixteen winners of the First Round. The matches were played on 4 November 1917 and on a regional basis if possible.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AS Brestoise	4–1	Tour Auvergne
Raincy Sports	7–0	Cercle Athlétique de Vitry
FC Lyon	2–2aet	AS Lyonnaise
Alliance Vélo Sportive	2–3	Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Olympique Marseille	2–0	CS Terreaux
ES Mont-de-Marsan	5–1	UA Cognac
Olympique Pantin	4–1	Légion Saint-Michel
AS Française	13–0	USA Clichy
Cercle Athlétique Paris	6–1	CA 14ème arrondissement
CA Société Générale	5–0	Stade Français
Club Français	2–2aet	Standard AC
Étoile Deux Lacs	2–1	Gallia Club
Paris Star	2–1	Patronage Olier
Havre Athletic Club	0–5	Racing Club France
Stade Rennais UC	3–1	Cadets Bretagne
Union Sportive Suisse	15–0	SS Stade Jean Macé

Second round first replays

The matches were played on 18 November 1917.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AS Lyonnaise	1–1aet	FC Lyon
Standard AC	1–5	Club Français

Second round second replay

The match was played on 25 November 1917.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Lyon	5–0	AS Lyonnaise

Third round

The matches were played on 2 December 1917.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Raincy Sports	2–0	ES Mont-de-Marsan
Olympique Marseille	0–2	FC Lyon
Lyon Olympique Universitaire	1–5	Olympique Pantin
AS Française	8–1	Étoile Deux Lacs
CA Société Générale	11–0	Paris Star
Club Français	3–1	Union Sportive Suisse
Racing Club France	4–1	Cercle Athlétique Paris
Stade Rennais UC	7–3	AS Brestoise

Quarterfinals

The matches were played on 3 February 1918. FC Lyon-Stade Rennais was played at a neutral venue.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Lyon	2–1	Stade Rennais UC
Olympique Pantin	3–2aet	Club Français
AS Française	4–2	Racing Club France
CA Société Générale	4–1	Raincy Sports

Semifinals

The semifinals were both played on 3 March 1918 at neutral venues.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Olympique Pantin	4–1	CA Société Générale
FC Lyon	4–1	AS Française

Final

Main article: 1918 Coupe de France final

5 May 1918

Olympique Pantin	3–0	FC Lyon
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Légion Saint-Michel field, Paris

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Jacques Battaille