2009–10 Challenge de France

The 2009–10 Challenge de France is the ninth season of the French cup competition for women, organized by the French Football Federation. The competition is open to all women's clubs in French football. The final will be contested on 23 May 2010 at the Stade Robert-Bobin. The defending champions were Montpellier, who defeated Le Mans 3–1 in the 2008–09 edition of the competition. On 23 May 2010, Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain won the competition by defeating fellow first division club Montpellier by a score of 5–0 in the final. The victory gives Paris Saint-Germain its first Challenge de France title.

2009–10 Challenge de France

Tournament details
Country	France
Defending champions	Montpellier
Final positions
Champions	Paris Saint-Germain (1st title)
Runners-up	Montpellier
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Calendar

On 6 July 2009, the French Football Federation announced the calendar for the Challenge de France.^[1]

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs	Notes
Regional semi-finals	22 November 2009			Clubs participating in D3 Féminine gain entry.
Regional finals	13 December 2009
First Round	10 January 2010			Clubs participating in D2 Féminine gain entry.
Second Round	31 January 2010
Round of 32	21 February 2010	16	32 → 16	Clubs participating in D1 Féminine gain entry.
Round of 16	7 March 2010	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	21 March 2010	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	25 April 2010	2	4 → 2
Final	23 May 2010	1	2 → 1	Final at the Stade Robert-Bobin.

First round

The draw for the first round of Challenge de France was conducted on 18 December 2009 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation, in Paris by French journalist Christian Jeanpierre and Marilou Duringer, a member of the Federal Council.^[2] The matches were played on 10 January 2010. Several matches that were postponed were played on 17 January. The rest of the postponed matches will be contested on 24 January

Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Val d'Argenteuil 2 – 2 (aet) 2–4 p. Bagneux 2 Gonfreville 1 – 2 Évreux 3 Cormelles 0 – 0 (aet) 6–5 p. Tremblay 4 Le Blanc-Mesnil 1 – 2 Rouen 5 Thiberville 0 – 4 Issy-les-Moulineaux 6 Bourg-la-Reine 0 – 1 Anet 7 Saint-Malo 3 – 4 Lorient 8 FA Laval 0 – 2 Condé-sur-Noireau 9 Domont 3 – 3 (aet) 3–5 p. Ploermel 10 Brunoy 1 – 1 (aet) 1–4 p. Rennes 11 Évry Ville 0 – 2 Saint-Maur 12 Le Mans 10 – 0 Saint-Lô Manche 13 Nord Médoc 0 – 4 Corné 14 Terves 0 – 4 Saint Georges-sur-Layon 15 La Flèche 2 – 7 Tours 16 Limoges 2 – 2 (aet) 4–3 p. Saint-Herblain 17 Angers 1 – 2 Blanquefort 18 Blois 1 – 2 Arlac-Mérignac 19 Muret 11 – 0 Saint-Simon

Tie no Home team Score Away team 20 Villeneuve-les-Maguelone 0 – 5 Rodez 21 Nîmes Métropole 6 – 1 Saint-Gaudens 22 Carros 3 – 5 Albi 23 Aubune 4 – 4 (aet) 3–4 p. Saint-Jean-de-Vedas 24 Ramonville 0 – 6 Monteux 25 Saint-Apollinaire 2 – 1 Flacé-Mâcon 26 Nivolas 3 – 2 Auxerre 27 Salaise-Sanne 1 – 2 Le Puy Foot 28 Aulnat 2 – 1 Claix 29 Saint Lou 0 – 7 Arpajon 30 Blanzy 1 – 4 La Véore 31 Mussig 0 – 4 Troyes 32 Algrange 3 – 0 Saint-Memmie 33 Besançon 0 – 4 Woippy 34 Mulhouse 0 – 0 (aet) 4–5 p. Épinal 35 Sessenheim-Stattmatten 0 – 8 Vendenheim 36 Baume-les-Dames 0 – 5 Mars Bischheim 37 Arras 2 – 0 Halliun 38 Montières Amiens 0 – 0 (aet) 2–3 p. Raismes 39 Arcques 2 – 4 Compiègne 40 Abbeville 0 – 2 Gravelines

Second round

The draw for the second round of Challenge de France was based on the results of the first round with the winners advancing to the second round to face each other based on where they were drawn. The matches will be played on 31 January 2010.

Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Bagneux 0 – 1 Évreux 2 Anet 0 – 5 Issy-les-Moulineaux 3 Cormelles 2 – 1 Rouen 4 Lorient 1 – 4 Condé-sur-Noireau 5 Ploermel 1 – 3 Rennes 6 Saint-Maur 0 – 3 Le Mans 7 Corné 5 – 0 Saint Georges-sur-Layon 8 Tours 2 – 0 Limoges 9 Blanquefort 2 – 2(aet) 5–3 p. Arlac-Mérignac 10 Rodez 0 – 4 Muret

Tie no Home team Score Away team 11 Nîmes Métropole 2 – 1 Albi 12 Saint-Jean-de-Vedas 1 – 3 Monteux 13 Nivolas 3 – 0 Saint-Apollinaire 14 La Véore 3 – 3(aet) 3–5 p. Arpajon 15 Woippy 4 – 2 Épinal 16 Troyes 1 – 5 Algrange 17 Le Puy Foot 2 – 2(aet) 2–3 p. Aulnat 18 Raismes 1 – 3 Arras 19 Mars Bischheim 3 – 2 Vendenheim 20 Gravelines 0 – 2 Compiègne

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 of the Challenge de France was conducted on 8 February and saw the arrival of clubs based in Division 1 Féminine. The draw was conducted by Jézabel Lemonier and Christophe Pacaud, who hosts the television show Direct Sport and French television channel Direct 8. The matches were played on 21 February.

Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Condé-sur-Noireau 2 – 0 Gravelines 2 Toulouse 1 – 7 Saint-Étienne 3 Le Mans 0 – 0(aet) 4–3 p. Corné 4 Tours 2 – 5 Soyaux 5 Rennes 1 – 1(aet) 3–1 p. Blanquefort 6 Montigny-le-Bretonneux 1 – 2 Paris Saint-Germain 7 La Rochue-sur-Yon 1 – 3 Stade Briochin 8 Muret 2 – 0 Monteux

Tie no Home team Score Away team 9 Nord Allier PPD Lyon 10 Arpajon 1 – 8 Montpellier 11 Woippy 2 – 1 Nivolas 12 Algrange 0 – 2 Juvisy 13 Aulnat 1 – 1(aet) 5–3 p. Nîmes Métropole 14 Arras 7 – 0 Cormelles 15 Issy-les-Moulineaux 3 – 1 Mars Bischheim 16 Évreux 0 – 3 Hénin-Beaumont

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Challenge de France was conducted on 24 February at the headquarters of the French Football Federation. The draw was conducted by Sandrine Roux, the current coach of the France women's under-19 team. The matches were played on 7 March.^[3]

Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0 – 0(aet) 5–4 p. Le Mans 2 Soyaux 5 – 2 Rennes 3 Arras 1 – 4 Stade Briochin 4 Hénin-Beaumont 6 – 1 Condé-sur-Noireau

Tie no Home team Score Away team 5 Woippy 1 – 1(aet) 2–4 p. Aulnat 6 Muret 0 – 9 Lyon 7 Juvisy 2 – 0 Saint-Étienne 8 Montpellier 3 – 1 Issy-les-Moulineaux

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the Challenge de France was held on 8 March 2010. The draw was conducted by Red Cross ambassador and fashion model Adriana Karembeu.^[4] The quarterfinals were contested on 21 March.

21 March

15:00 CET

Aulnat	0 – 2	Montpellier
	Report	Rubio 86' Meynier 90'

Stade Pierre Ducourtial, Aulnat

Attendance: 250

Referee: Florence Guillemin (Ligue de Franche-Comté)

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21 March

15:00 CET

Hénin-Beaumont	2 – 4	Paris Saint-Germain
Crammer 48', 53'	Report	Pizzala 6' Thomas 10' Lepailleur 43' Houara 45'

Stade Raymonde Delabre, Hénin-Beaumont

Attendance: 440

Referee: Solenne Bartnik (Ligue Rhône-Alpes)

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21 March

15:00 CET

Soyaux	0 – 2	Lyon
	Report	Kaci 42' Thomis 43'

Stade Léo Lagrange, Besançon

Attendance: 300

Referee: Élodie Coppola (Ligue de Bretagne)

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21 March

15:00 CET

Stade Briochin	0 – 3	Juvisy
	Report	Soubeyrand 23' Tonazzi 31', 42'

Stade Fred Aubert, Saint-Brieuc

Attendance: 30

Referee: Noelle Robin (Ligue de la Méditerranée)

Semi-finals

The draw for the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the Challenge de France was held on 8 March 2010. The draw was conducted by Red Cross ambassador and fashion model Adriana Karembeu.^[4] The semi-finals were contested on 25 April.

25 April

17:00 CET

Paris Saint-Germain	1 – 1	Lyon
Pizzala 10'	Report	Herlovsen 18'
Penalties
	3–2

Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris

Referee: Florence Guillemin (Ligue de Franche-Comté)

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25 April

17:00 CET

Montpellier	3 – 1	Juvisy
Delie 15' Rubio 66' Plaza 75'	Report	Tonazzi 60'

Stade Joseph-Blanc, Montpellier

Referee: Severine Zinck (Ligue d'Alsace)

Final

Main article: 2010 Challenge de France Final

23 May

18:30 CET

Paris Saint-Germain	5 – 0	Montpellier
Boyeldieu 19' Pizzala 54', 85' Coton-Pélagie 68' Bussaglia 71'	Report

Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Sabine Bonnin (Ligue du Centre)

See also

• 2009–10 D1 Féminine