The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professional football clubs in France, including clubs based in the overseas departments and territories. Between 1917 and 1919, the competition was called the Coupe Charles Simon, in tribute of Charles Simon, a French sportsman and the founder of the French Interfederal Committee, who died in 1915 while serving in World War I. The final is played at the Stade de France and the winner qualifies for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and a place in the Trophée des Champions match. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the Coupe de France Féminine.
Association football is the most popular sport in France. The French Football Federation is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the country, both professional and amateur. The federation organizes the Coupe de France and is responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's and youth national football teams in France. The federation gives responsibility of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to the Ligue de Football Professionnel who oversee, organize, and manage the country's top two leagues. The LFP is also responsible for organizing the Coupe de la Ligue, the country's league cup competition. The French Football Federation also supervises the overseas departments and territories leagues and hosts football club AS Monaco, a club based in the independent sovereign state of Monaco. In 2022, the FFF has 2.1 million licensees, 1.8 million players and 14,000 registered clubs.
Red Star Football Club, also known simply as Red Star, is a French association football club founded in Paris in 1897, and is the fourth oldest French football club, after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bordeaux. In the 2019–20 season the club plays in the Championnat National, the French third tier, after being relegated from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2018–19 season. It plays matches at Stade Bauer. The team is managed by Habib Beye.
Racing Club Haïtien is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is one of the most successful clubs in the country's history.
Pau Football Club(French: [po futbol klœb], Bearnese [paw futˈbɔl klub]), known simply as Pau, is a French professional association football club based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, capital of Béarn. They compete in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football.
Union Sportive de Sinnamary is a French Guianese football club playing at the top level. It is based in Sinnamary. Their home stadium is Stade Omnisports.
Martinique Championnat National is the top association football league in Martinique.
L'Aiglon du Lamentin Football Club is a football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Lamentin.
Club Franciscain is a football club in Martinique, playing in the town of Le François.
Club Colonial is a football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Fort-de-France. They played in the Martinique's first division, the Martinique Championnat National in 2007, but in the end of the season they were relegated to Martinique Promotion d'Honneur
Good Luck de Fort-de-France is a football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Fort-de-France.
Racing-Club de Revière-Pilote is multi-sports club from Rivière-Pilote, Martinique.
US Robert is a football club of Martinique, based in the town Le Robert.
CS Moulien is a football club in Guadeloupe, based in the town of Le Moule.
AS Samaritaine is a football club of Martinique, based in the northeastern town Sainte-Marie.
Ligue des Antilles is a football cup tournament contested by teams from Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The 42nd FIE Fencing World Cup began in October 2012 and concluded in July 2013 at the 2013 World Fencing Championships held in Budapest. Andrea Cassarà of Italy won the title for a record fifth time in men's foil, while Romania's Ana Maria Brânză ended up the top-ranked fencer in women's épée for a record third time. The World Cup medals were awarded during the FIE's gala dinner in Paris at the Automobile Club de France on 30 November 2013.
Mario Bocaly is a Martiniquais football coach. He managed the Martinique national team for four years, leading them at two CONCACAF Gold Cups, and has led four clubs in the Martinique Championnat National.
The Coupe de France is a tournament in which all FFF affiliated teams can participate, including those from clubs from the overseas departments and territories. This is the list of overseas teams that played a match in the main competition.
Thierry Tinmar is a Martiniquais former professional football player and manager. As a player, he was a centre-back. He notably played for Paris Saint-Germain, Laval, and Red Star in France before representing the Martinique national team in 1993.
