1994 Coupe de France final

1994 Coupe de France final
Event	1993–94 Coupe de France
Date	14 May 1994
Venue	Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee	Marc Batta
Attendance	45,189
	← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Coupe de France final was a football match held at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France on 14 May 1994.

The match was played between AJ Auxerre and Montpellier HSC in what was the conclusion to the 1993–94 Coupe de France. Auxerre won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Moussa Saïb, Gérald Baticle and Corentin Martins. It was the first time they had won the trophy.

Background

Neither AJ Auxerre nor Montpellier HSC had been particularly successful in the competition before. Between them, they had only reached the final on four previous occasions.^[1]

Montpellier, who were founded under the name Stade Olympique Montpelliérain, had won the cup twice previously. In 1929, Stade Olympique defeated Sète 3–0 in the final. Two years later, they finished runners-up to Club Français. In 1990, by then known as their current moniker, Montpellier defeated RC Paris 2–1 after extra time in the final.^[1]

Auxerre's only previous appearance in the final came in 1979 when they lost 4–1 to Nantes.^[1]

Road to the final

Auxerre

Auxerre began the competition with a 3–0 win against Pontivy in the round of 64. They then overcame Sedan 4–2 at home to advance to the round of 16. Sète were Auxerre's next opponents and they defeated the Championnat National club 4–1. In the quarter-finals, Auxerre defeated Racing 92 2–1. In the semi-finals, they defeated Nantes 1–0 to reach the final.^[2]

Montpellier

In the round of 64, Montpellier required a penalty shoot-out to defeat Saint-Malo after a goalless draw. They then saw off Beauvais 3–0 in the subsequent round. Montpellier defeated Laval in the round of 16 with a 2–1 away win. A second penalty shootout was required in the quarter-finals and Montpellier advanced after a goalless draw against Marseille. In the semi-finals, they defeated Lens 2–1 at home to reach the final.^[2]

Auxerre			Round	Montpellier
Opponent	H/A	Result	1993–94 Coupe de France	Opponent	H/A	Result
Pontivy	A	3–0	Round of 64	Saint-Malo	A	0–0 (a.e.t.) 4−2 pen.
Sedan	H	4–2	Round of 32	Beauvais	A	3–0
Sète	A	4–1	Round of 16	Laval	A	2–1
Racing 92	A	2–1	Quarter-finals	Marseille	A	0–0 (a.e.t.) 4−3 pen.
Nantes	H	1–0	Semi-finals	Lens	H	2–0

Match details

14 May 1994

20:00

Auxerre	3–0	Montpellier
Saïb 17' Baticle 48' Martins 86'	^[3]

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 45,189

Referee: Marc Batta

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AJ AUXERRE:
GK	1	Lionel Charbonnier
DF	5	Alain Goma
DF	2	Franck Silvestre
DF	4	Frank Verlaat
DF	3	Stéphane Mahé
MF	6	Raphaël Guerreiro
MF	11	Christophe Cocard	88'
MF	8	Moussa Saïb
FW	9	Gérald Baticle
FW	7	Corentin Martins (c)
FW	10	Pascal Vahirua	87'
Substitutes:
DF	15	Franck Rabarivony	87'
FW	14	Lilian Laslandes	88'
Manager:
Guy Roux Assistant Referees: Fourth Official:

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MONTPELLIER HSC:
GK	1	Claude Barrabé
DF	2	Bertrand Reuzeau	57'
DF	5	Serge Blanc
DF	4	Michel Der Zakarian
DF	3	Thierry Laurey
MF	6	Philippe Périlleux	57'
MF	8	Jérôme Bonnissel
MF	7	Bruno Carotti
MF	10	Fabien Lefèvre
FW	9	Christophe Sanchez
FW	11	Franck Rizzetto
Substitutes:
DF	15	Bruno Alicarte	57'
FW	14	Fabrice Divert	57'
Manager:
Gérard Gili

External links

Report on French federation site

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mazet, François; Pauron, Frédéric (26 May 2025). "France - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b Abbink, Dinant; Pauron, Frédéric (2 February 2021). "France - Cup History". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
^ "Auxerre 3-0 Montpellier". Football Database. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[finals-1] Mazet, François; Pauron, Frédéric (26 May 2025). "France - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[CDF-2] Abbink, Dinant; Pauron, Frédéric (2 February 2021). "France - Cup History". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[3] "Auxerre 3-0 Montpellier". Football Database. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

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