The Coupe de France, also known in English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organised 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. In 2024, 53% of people in France declared an interest in football, with 26% being very interested. 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 (LFP) 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 had 2.1 million licensees, 1.8 million players and 14,000 registered clubs, the second highest number of registered players in Europe after Germany.
Red Star Football Club, known as Red Star FC or simply Red Star, is a French professional 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. As of the 2024–25 season, Red Star competes in the Ligue 2, the French second tier, after being promoted from Championnat National at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club plays its home matches at Stade Bauer.
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.
L'Aiglon du Lamentin Football Club is a professional football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Lamentin.
Club Franciscain is a professional football club in Martinique, playing in the town of Le François.
Club Colonial is a professional 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 professional football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Fort-de-France.
The Coupe de la Martinique is the top knockout tournament of Martinique football. It was created in 1953.
Racing-Club de Revière-Pilote is a multi-sports club from Rivière-Pilote, Martinique.
US Robert is a football club of Martinique, based in the town Le Robert.
Air Martinique was an airline based in the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Its head office was on the grounds of Fort-de-France Airport, now Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, in Le Lamentin.
CS Moulien is a professional football club in Guadeloupe, based in the town of Le Moule.
AS Samaritaine is a professional football club of Martinique, based in the northeastern town Sainte-Marie.
Ligue des Antilles is a football cup tournament contested by teams from Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Saint-Martin.
The 2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from round 7. This is the 103rd season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories. A total of 156 teams qualified for round 7 from this process.
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 2020–21 Coupe de France was the 104th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is normally open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories. Due to the travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club from Saint Pierre and Miquelon did not progress beyond the second round and qualifying clubs from New Caledonia and Tahiti did not participate.
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 and played for the Martinique national team.
