2012 Coupe de France final
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Event | 2011–12 Coupe de France | ||||||
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Date | 28 April 2012 | ||||||
Venue | Île-de-France) | ||||||
Attendance | 76,229 | ||||||
Weather | 21 °C (70 °F), Cloudy | ||||||
The 2012 Coupe de France final was the 94th
News
Team backgrounds
Lyon appeared in its eighth Coupe de France final match. In the club's previous seven final matches, it won four of them, most recently in
Quevilly, a semi-professional club, made its second appearance in the final of the Coupe de France. The club's only other appearance came over 85 years ago when the club was defeated 3–0 by Marseille at the
Quevilly and Lyon have met only once, coincidentally, during the 1967–68 Coupe de France when Quevilly reached the semi-finals. The two clubs met on 10 March 1968 in the fourth round of the competition. Quevilly won the match 1–0 with a goal from Daniel Horlaville.[5] Quevilly was the third club from the Championnat National to appear in the final of the Coupe de France and attempted to become the lowest-rated club in the competition's history to lift the trophy.[5] Lyon became only the third team in French football history to reach both the Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de France finals in the same season. Paris Saint-Germain, who have accomplished the feat three times, and Lorient were the other clubs.[5]
Ticketing
The Coupe de France final has been played every year at the Stade de France since 1998, following the stadium's completion. The stadium has a capacity of 81,338 spectators. Each club that participates in the final received the same quota of tickets. The tickets were distributed to the public via each club, as well as the each club's league association. Lyon began selling its tickets on 14 April at the club's store at the Stade de Gerland and on its official website, while Quevilly distributed its tickets on 20 April at the Stade Lozai, the club's home stadium.[11][12]
Officials
On 5 April, the LFP announced that the Direction Nationale de l’Arbitrage (DNA) (English: National Directorate of Arbitration) had confirmed referee
Road to the final
Lyon | Round | Quevilly | ||||
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Opponent | H/A | Result | 2011–12 Coupe de France | Opponent | H/A | Result |
Bye | — | — | Fifth Round | Évreux
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A | 4–1 |
Bye | — | — | Sixth Round | Pacy Vallée-d'Eure
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A | 3–1 |
Bye | — | — | Seventh Round | Racing Clermont | A | 5–2 |
Bye | — | — | Eighth Round | Feignies
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A | 1–1 ( pen.
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Lyon Duchère
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A | 3–1 | Round of 64 | Tour d'Auvergne Rennes | A | 0–0 ( pen.
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Vendée Luçon
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A | 2–0 | Round of 32 | Angers | H | 1–0 |
Bordeaux | H | 3–1 ( a.e.t. )
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Round of 16 | Orléans | H | 2–0 ( a.e.t. )
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Paris SG | A | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Marseille | H | 3–2 ( a.e.t. )
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Gazélec Ajaccio | A | 4–0 | Semi-finals | Rennes | H | 2–1 |
Match
Match details
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MATCH OFFICIALS
MAN OF THE MATCH |
MATCH RULES
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See also
References
- ^ "Coupe de France" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Lyon en finale (0-4)!" (in French). French Football Federation. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Quevilly rejoint Lyon en finale!" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Lyon v. Paris Saint-Germain Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Les chiffres de la finale!" (in French). French Football Federation. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Marseille v. Lyon Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. 12 June 1976. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Marseille v. Quevilly Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. 6 May 1927. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ a b "1927: Première finale pour Quevilly" (in French). French Football Federation. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Coupe de France: Saison 2009–2010" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Coupe de France: Saison 1967–1968" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Finale Coupe de France: OL/US Quevilly" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- US Quevilly. 15 April 2012. Archived from the originalon 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Hervé Piccirillo FFF Profile" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Les arbitres de la finale" (in French). French Football Federation. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.