Coupe de France is a domestic club football tournament organised by the French Football Federation since 1917.[1]Olympique de Marseille had won the tournament a record ten times prior to the competition. Marseille won its first cup in 1924 with the last title coming in 1989. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard had previously won the competition once in 1937. Marseille were favorites and considered this an opportunity to end a 14-year trophy drought. Sochaux finishesd 15th in the 2005-06 Ligue 1 season and were surprise entrants to the final of the Cup.[2]
Venue
The final was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 12 May 2007.[3] The final of the competition has been held at the stadium every year since 1998.[4] The multi-purpose stadium was built in 1998 for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of 81,338 for football matches.
Route to the final
About 6,577 teams entered the competition. As both the clubs were part of the 2006-07 Ligue 1, they entered the competition in the round of 64.[5]
The match kicked off at 20:00 local time with an attendance of 79,797 people.[3] Marseille took the lead after Djibril Cissé in the fifth minute, and led by a single goal at half time. Mid-way through the second half, Sochaux equalized through Moumouni Dagano. The match ended in a stalemate in regulation time after no further goals were scored. In extra time, Cisse again gave the lead for Marseille in the 98th minute before Sochaux came back to equalize for the second time in the last few minutes of the game through Anthony Le Tallec.[3][6]
The final victory led to Sochaux lifting the Coupe de France for the second time in the club's history and their first win in over 70 years.[6][9] As winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux earned a spot to play in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and compete in the 2007 Trophée des Champions.[5][3]
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