The spherical of 32 beckons for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 golf equipment in France’s oldest cup competitors, which is able to happen Saturday twenty first and Sunday 22 December as the ultimate match earlier than French soccer’s winter break. That is the stage that often throws up loads of surprises as beginner and semi-professional sides take a look at their mettle towards French soccer’s elite.
Final 12 months’s Coupe de France winners will face a tricky take a look at in RC Lens, while finalists Olympique Lyonnais should journey to Nationwide 2 (fourth tier) aspect Feignies Aulnoye. Group A was drawn first and offered an intriguing affair between AS Monaco and one of many lowest ranked sides within the competitors, US Saint-Jean of the sixth tier. The night’s first all-Ligue 1 tie was then drawn between AS Saint-Étienne and Olympique de Marseille.
Lille face a tough journey to considered one of final season’s feel-good tales in FC Rouen, while Girondins des Bordeaux and Andy Carroll will get to check their mettle towards Jorge Sampaoli’s Stade Rennais. Discover the complete draw beneath.
Coupe de France Spherical of 32 Full DrawGroup A
FC Sochaux (N) vs Clermont (L2)
USC Corte (N3) vs OGC Good (L1)
FC Espaly (N3) vs Dijon FCO (N)
AS Cannes (N2) vs Grenoble (L2)
GOAL FC (N) vs FC Annecy (L2)
FC Bourgoin Jallieu (N3) vs FC Martigues (L2)
Hauts Lyonnais (N3) vs Toulouse FC (L1)
AS Monaco (L1) vs Union Saint-Jean (R1)
AS Saint-Étienne (L1) vs Olympique de Marseille (L1)
Le Puy (N2) vs Montpellier (L1)
Group B
ESTAC Troyes (L2) vs FC Metz (L2)
FC Rouen (N) vs Lille (L1)
FCSR Haguenau (N2) vs US Boulogne (N)
ASS Nonetheless Mutzig (R1) vs Stade de Reims (L1)
AJ Auxerre (L1) vs USL Dunkerque (L2)
ES Thaon (N3) vs Amiens SC (L2)
Racing Membership de Calais (N3) vs Strasbourg (L1)
Drancy JA (N3) vs FC Nantes (L1)
Feignies Aulnoye (N2) vs Olympique Lyonnais (L1)
FC Saint Joseph (Martinique) vs Bastia (L2)
Thionville (N2) vs Valenciennes (N)
Group C
FC 93 Bobigny (N2) vs Angers SCO (L1)
Excursions FC (R1) vs FC Lorient (L2)
Laval (L2) vs SA Meringacais (R1)
RC Lens (L1) vs Paris Saint-Germain (L1)
St Philbert GD Lieu (N3) vs QRM (N1)
Rennes (L1) vs Girondins de Bordeaux (N2)
Verzon FC (N3) vs Le Mans (N)
SU Dives Cabourg (N3) vs St Denis FC (Réunion)
EA Guingamp (L2) vs SM Caen (L2)
Le Havre (L1) vs Stade Briochin (N2)
Stade Brestois (L1) vs La Roche sur Yon VF (N2)
For reference: N = third Tier N2=4th tier N3=fifth tier R1=sixth tier
GFFN | George Boxall