2007 Coupe de France final
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| Event | 2006–07 Coupe de France | ||||||
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| After extra time Sochaux won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 12 May 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||
| Referee | Éric Poulat | ||||||
| Attendance | 79,797 | ||||||
The 2007 Coupe de France final was the final match of the 2006-07 season of Coupe de France, a domestic club football tournament organised by the French Football Federation since 1917. It was held at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 12 May 2007. It was competed between Olympique de Marseille and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
Sochaux won its second cup title after defeating Marseille 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 2–2 draw at the end of regulation time and extra time. While Toifilou Maoulida and Ronald Zubar missed their penalties for Marseille, only Jérémie Bréchet missed his penalty for the winning team. 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.
Background
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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
[edit]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
[edit]About 6,577 teams entered the competition. As both the clubs were part of the 2006-07 Ligue 1, they entered the competiton in the round of 64.[5]
| Marseille | Round | Sochaux | ||||
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| Opponent | H/A | Result | Opponent | H/A | Result | |
| Cambrai | A | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Round of 64 | Saint-Étienne | A | 3–1 |
| Le Mans | A | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Round of 32 | Lyon-Duchère | H | 2–1 |
| Lyon | H | 2–1 | Round of 16 | Monaco | A | 2–0 |
| Vannes | H | 5–0 | Quarter-finals | Paris SG | A | 2–1 |
| Nantes | H | 3–0 | Semi-finals | Montceau | A | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
Match
[edit]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]
In the ensuing penalty shoot-out, Toifilou Maoulida missed Marseille's second penalty to handover the advantage to Sochaux. However, Jérémie Bréchet missed his team's fifth and decisive penalty and the score remained 4-4 on penalties.[3][6] Sochaux goalkeeper Teddy Richert saved the penalty taken by Ronald Zubar before Philippe Brunel scored the winning penalty for the team.[7][8]
Details
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Aftermath
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coupe de France, History". Football critic. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Perrin perfect for slick Sochaux". UEFA. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Coupe de France 2006/2007 Final". World Football. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "French football cup". Stade de France. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "French cup 07". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sochaux Claim Cup In Shootout". FTBL. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Teddy, penalty killer". Estre Republican (in French). 3 February 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Perrin praises tenacious Sochaux". UEFA. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Sochaux v Marseille: Michel concerned ahead of Coupe de France semi-final". Fourfourtwo. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.