2026 Coupe LFFP final
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| Event | 2025–26 Coupe LFFP | ||||||
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| Date | 14 March 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan | ||||||
| Referee | Émeline Rochebilière (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 27,900[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Passing clouds 28 °C (82 °F) 84% humidity | ||||||
The 2026 Coupe LFFP final was the final match of the 2025–26 Coupe LFFP, the inaugural season of France's women's football league cup competition organised by the Ligue féminine de football professionnel (LFFP). The match was played at Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,[2] on 14 March 2026, between Première Ligue side OL Lyonnes and Paris Saint-Germain.[3]
OL Lyonnes won the match 1–0 to claim the title in the inaugural edition, becoming the first winners of the competition.[4]
Route to the final
The inaugural final was Le Classique féminin between OL Lyonnes and Paris Saint-Germain, the two dominant clubs in French women's football.[5] Exempted from the group stage, both teams entered the competition at the quarter-finals, where they won their quarter-final and semi-final matches to reach the final.[6]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| OL Lyonnes | Round | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| Les Marseillaises | 4–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Thonon Evian GG FC | 3–0 (H) |
| Dijon FCO | 4–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Paris FC | 3–0 (H) |
Venue
Following the confirmation of the establishment of the competition on 28 April 2025, Jean-Michel Aulas announced that the final would be held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[7] On 25 February 2026, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium was confirmed as the venue for the final.[2]
| Abidjan | |
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| Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | |
| Capacity: 33,000 | |
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Boycott
Supporters of both teams announced a boycott of the final in Abidjan. The protest stems from the decision to stage the inaugural final outside France (in Côte d'Ivoire).[8] Supporter groups argued that the relocation distances the event from the clubs' local roots and makes travel difficult and costly, particularly for organised fan groups, while prioritising promotion and funding over supporter accessibility and the traditional popular dimension of the game.[9]
On 16 February 2026, Lyon's supporter group, the OL Ang'Elles, announced that they would boycott the match. In their statement, the group said that although they normally follow the team "everywhere", the relocation of the final abroad crossed a line, and confirmed that they would neither travel nor provide organised support in the stands.[10] PSG Féminine supporters subsequently announced that they would take the same decision.
