2020–21 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Centre-Val de Loire

The 2020–21 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Centre-Val de Loire is the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the leagues of the Centre-Val de Loire region of France take part in the main competition from the seventh round.

A total of four teams will qualify from the Centre-Val de Loire preliminary rounds.[1] In 2019–20, Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 32 before losing to Monaco 1–3.[2]

Schedule

A total of 256 teams entered from the region. The draw required a preliminary round involving 178 clubs from the district divisions and Régional 3 on 30 August 2020. The 59 clubs from the regional division (other than those Régional 3 clubs already entered) entered at the first round stage on 6 September 2020. The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was made on 21 July 2020.[3]

The third round draw, which saw the entry of the Championnat National 3 clubs, was made on 10 September 2020.[4] The fourth round draw, which saw the entry of the Championnat National 2 clubs, was made on 24 September 2020.[5] The fifth round draw, which saw the single Championnat National side from the region enter the competition, was made on 8 October 2020.[6] The sixth round draw was made on 20 October 2020.[7]

Preliminary Round

These matches were played on 29 and 30 August 2020, with one postponed until 3 September 2020.[8]

  1. Tie reversed from original draw.
  2. FC Beauvoir penalised for fielding a suspended player. AS Nogent-le-Rotrou qualify.[9]
  3. Tie won by means of forfeit.

First Round

These matches were played on 5 and 6 September 2020.[10]

  1. Tie reversed from original draw.

Second Round

These matches were played on 13 September 2020, with one replayed on 27 September 2020.[11]

  1. Tie reversed from original draw.
  2. Match originally finished 2–3. Gazélec Bourges filed a challenge over a refereeing decision, which was originally rejected by the rules committee.[12] Gazélec Bourges appealed.[13] The game was ordered to be replayed on 27 September 2020.

Third Round

These matches were played on 19 and 20 September 2020, with one postponed until 30 September 2020 due to awaiting the outcome of the previous round.[14]

  1. Tie won by means of forfeit.

Fourth Round

These matches were played on 3 and 4 October 2020.[15]

    Fifth Round

    These matches were played on 17 and 18 October 2020, with one postponed until 28 October 2020.[16]

    1. Tie reversed from original draw.

    Sixth Round

    These matches were played on 31st January 2021.[17]

      References

      1. "Coupe de France. Les clubs amateurs lésés en 2020-2021" (in French). footamateur.fr. 7 June 2020.
      2. "Coupe de France. L'AS Monaco s'impose à Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire et rejoint les 8es" (in French). Ouest France. 20 January 2020.
      3. "Tirages de la Coupe de France" (in French). Ligue Centre-Val de Loire de Football. 21 July 2020.
      4. "Tirage des Coupes" (in French). Ligue Centre-Val de Loire de Football. 10 September 2020.
      5. "Tirages des Coupes" (in French). Ligue Centre-Val de Loire de Football. 24 September 2020.
      6. "Tirages des Coupes" (in French). Ligue Centre-Val de Loire de Football. 8 October 2020.
      7. "Les affiches sont connues !" (in French). Ligue Centre-Val de Loire de Football. 20 October 2020.
      8. "Coupe de France Tour Préliminaire" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
      9. "Commission Regionale Sportive et des Calendars, Réunion du 31 Août 2020" (PDF) (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. 31 August 2020.
      10. "Coupe de France Tour 1" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
      11. "Coupe de France Tour 2" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
      12. "Commission Régional Sportive et des Calendriers, Réunion du 17 Septembre" (PDF) (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. 17 September 2020.
      13. "CdF : Issoudun n'a pas joué" (in French). La Nouvelle République. 20 September 2020.
      14. "Coupe de France Tour 2" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
      15. "Coupe de France Tour 4" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
      16. "Coupe de France Tour 5" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
      17. "Coupe de France Tour 6" (in French). Ligue Center-Val de Loire de Football. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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