2009–10 Coupe Gambardella

The 2009–10 Coupe Gambardella was the 55th edition of the French cup competition reserved for male under-19 football players. The competition is organized by the French Football Federation. The final was contested on 1 May 2010 at the Stade de France and served as a curtain raiser for the 2009–10 Coupe de France final. The defending champions were Montpellier, who defeated Nantes 2–0 in the 2008–09 edition of the competition. The current champions are Metz who won the competition by defeating Sochaux 4–3 on penalties in the final after the match ended 1–1 in 90 minutes.

Calendar

On 17 August 2009, the French Football Federation announced the calendar for the Coupe Gambardella.[1]

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs Notes
Regional finals22 November 2009
First Round13 December 2009
Second Round10 January 2010
Round of 6431 January 2010
Round of 3221 February 20101632 → 16
Round of 1614 March 2010816 → 8
Quarter-finals4 April 201048 → 4
Semi-finals18 April 201024 → 2
Final1 May 201012 → 1Final at the Stade de France.

First round

The draw for the first round of Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 26 November 2009 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation, in Paris by French referee Bertrand Layec.[2] The matches were contested on 13 December 2009. The postponed matches were played on 3 January 2010.

Second round

The draw for the second round of the Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 17 December 2009 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation, in Paris by France national under-19 football team coach Francis Smerecki.[3] The matches were contested on 9 January 2010. The postponed matches were played on 16 and 17 January and the matches that were postponed on those days were played on 20 January with the final match of the round being played on 24 January.

Round of 64

The draw for the Round of 64 of the Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 14 January 2010 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation, in Paris by the president of the Ligue du Football Amateur Fernand Duchaussoy and Jean-Pierre Dubédat, a member of the Board of Directors of the Ligue du Football Amateur.[4] The matches will be played on 31 January 2010.

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 4 February 2010 at the headquarters of Crédit Agricole, who sponsor the competition, in Paris by the France national football team manager Raymond Domenech and a host of members of the Ligue du Football Amateur, including the president Fernand Duchaussoy.[5] The matches were played on 21 February.

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 25 February 2010 at the Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France headquarters, in Paris, by France national under-18 football team manager Philippe Bergeroo and Jean-Claude Giuntini, a member of the Ligue du Football Amateur.[6] The matches were played on 14 March.

Quarterfinals

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 25 February 2010 at the headquarters of Crédit Agricole, who sponsor the competition, in Paris by French parachuting champion Nicolas Ratier.[7] The matches were played on 4 April.

Metz3 – 3
3–2 pen.		Lyon
Kehli  2'
Simpara  35'
Faucher  75'		 Report Tafer  48'
Bourdette  80'
Belfodil  89'
Stade Baron Dufour, Metz
Referee: Benjamin Guelfucci (Ligue de Bourgogne)
Laval1 – 2Sedan
Lhuissier  24' Assougou  58'
Sliti  89'
Stade Louis Bechu, Laval
Referee: Florent Baconnet (Ligue Atlantique)
Paris0 – 2Nantes
Report Yong-Jae  35'
Trebel  75'
Stade Marsye Hilsz, Paris
Referee: Boris Petit (Ligue de Champagne-Ardenne)
Sochaux2 – 1Toulouse
Dias  7' (pen),  23' Report Soukouna  62'
Stade Rene Blum, Montbéliard
Referee: Gauthier Leggeri (Ligue de Lorraine)

Semi-finals

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella was conducted on 25 February 2010 at the headquarters of Crédit Agricole, who sponsor the competition, in Paris by French parachuting champion Nicolas Ratier.[7] The matches will be played on 18 April.

Sochaux4 – 1Nantes
Dias  7',  60' (pen)
Bakambu  16', 73'		 Report Nego  25'
Stade de Baradel, Aurillac
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anthony Sarde (Ligue de Midi-Pyrénées)
Sedan1 – 3Metz
Report Kehli
Faucher
Croizet
Stade de Baradel, Aurillac
Referee: Éric Wattellier (Ligue du Languedoc-Roussillon)

Final
Main article: Coupe Gambardella Final 2010
Sochaux1–1Metz
Bakambu  39' Report Faucher  53'
Penalties
Giraud
Gürler
Bakambu
Dias
Pereira 		3 – 4 Kayombo
N'Ganvala
Ngbakoto
Ferino
Nya Ngatcha
Referee: Aurélien Petit (Ligue Rhône-Alpes)

References
  1. "Calendrier de l'édition 2009-2010". French Football Federation. FFF. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. Le Le tirage du 1er tour fédéral effectué Archived 24 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. Le tirage des 64èmes de finale Archived 17 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. Le tirage intégral Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. Le tirage des 16èmes effectué Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  6. Le tirage des 8èmes effectué Archived 28 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  7. Le tirage des quarts et demis Archived 23 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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