2020 Coupe de France Final

The 2020 Coupe de France Final was a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Étienne to decide the winner of the 2019–20 Coupe de France, the 103rd season of the Coupe de France. The final was originally scheduled for 25 April, but was postponed to 24 July due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[2][3]

2020 Coupe de France Final
The Stade de France hosted the final
Event2019–20 Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
1 0
Date24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
RefereeAmaury Delerue[1]
Attendance2,805[note 1]

On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France, including those behind closed doors, would be banned until September.[4] The FFF were considering whether the final of the Coupe de France could be rescheduled for when events are allowed to restart.[5] On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 24 July.[1]

Paris Saint-Germain won the final 1–0 for their 13th Coupe de France title.[6][7]

Background

Paris Saint-Germain were the runners-up of last year's edition, having lost the 2019 final to Rennes after a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in extra time.[8][9]

Saint-Étienne reached the final this year, having lost at the round of 32 of last year's edition to Dijon.[10] This was the first time they reached the final since 1982, a game they lost to Paris Saint-Germain as well.[11][12]

Route to the final
Paris Saint-Germain Round Saint-Étienne
Opponent Result 2019–20 Coupe de France Opponent Result
ESA Linas-Montlhéry 6–0 (A) Round of 64 FC Bastia-Borgo 3–0 (A)
Lorient 1–0 (A) Round of 32 Paris FC 3–2 (A)
Pau FC 2–0 (A) Round of 16 Monaco 1–0 (A)
Dijon 6–1 (A) Quarter-finals SAS Épinal 2–1 (A)
Lyon 5–1 (A) Semi-finals Rennes 2–1 (H)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Summary

The only goal of the game came in the 14th minute, Kylian Mbappé cut in from the right, his shot was saved by Jessy Moulin with the rebound falling to Neymar who shot high to the net off the underside of the crossbar from six yards out.

Details
Paris Saint-Germain1–0Saint-Étienne
 Report
Attendance: 2,805[note 1]
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Paris Saint-Germain
Saint-Étienne
GK1 Keylor Navas
RB4 Thilo Kehrer 20'
CB2 Thiago Silva (c)
CB5 Marquinhos 35'
LB25 Mitchel Bakker 29'
RM11 Ángel Di María
CM8 Leandro Paredes 29' 75'
CM27 Idrissa Gueye
LM10 Neymar
CF18 Mauro Icardi
CF7 Kylian Mbappé 33'
Substitutes:
GK16 Sergio Rico
DF3 Presnel Kimpembe
DF20 Layvin Kurzawa
DF31 Colin Dagba 20'
MF6 Marco Verratti 31' 75'
MF19 Pablo Sarabia 33'
MF21 Ander Herrera
MF23 Julian Draxler
FW17 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Manager:
Thomas Tuchel
GK30 Jessy Moulin 29'
RB26 Mathieu Debuchy 83'
CB3 Wesley Fofana 90'
CB24 Loïc Perrin (c) 31'
LB5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
CM8 Mahdi Camara 37' 46'
CM6 Yann M'Vila 51'
RW27 Yvann Maçon 2' 34'
AM7 Ryad Boudebouz 75'
LW20 Denis Bouanga
CF21 Romain Hamouma 29' 46'
Substitutes:
GK1 Stefan Bajic
DF2 Harold Moukoudi 34'
MF19 Yvan Neyou 46'
MF33 Maxence Rivera
MF37 Aïmen Moueffek
FW10 Wahbi Khazri 46'
FW14 Jean-Philippe Krasso 83'
FW18 Arnaud Nordin 75'
FW29 Charles Abi
Manager:
Claude Puel

Assistant referees:[1]
Bertrand Jouannaud
Philippe Jeanne
Fourth official:[1]
Eric Wattellier
Video assistant referee:[1]
François Letexier
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Frank Schneider

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Notes
  1. The final was played in front of 2,805 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
  2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References
  1. "Coupes : les arbitres des finales désignés" [Cups: Designated Final Referees]. FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "2020 French Cup Final". stadefrance.com. Stade De France. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. "France » Coupe de France 2019/2020 » Final". worldfootball.net. World Football. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. "Communique de la FFF". FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 28 April 2020.
  6. "PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured". Reuters. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. "Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Saint-Étienne". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. "Rennes stun PSG to win French Cup on penalties". Reuters. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. "Rennes 2 PSG 2 (6-5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. "Saint-Étienne vs. Dijon - 23 January 2019". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. "Saint-Etienne seal comeback win to reach first French Cup final since 1982". france24.com. France 24. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. "French football returns after four months with fans strictly limited". thelocal.fr. The Local. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  13. "Règlement de la Coupe de France 2019–2020" [Regulations of the 2019–20 Coupe de France] (PDF). FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 1 July 2019. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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