2026 Coupe de France final
Football match
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The 2026 Coupe de France final was a football match between Lens and Nice to decide the winner of the 2025–26 Coupe de France, the 109th season of the Coupe de France.
Date22 May 2026
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
The Stade de France hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2025–26 Coupe de France | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||
| Referee | Jérôme Brisard[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,672[2] | ||||||
Lens won their first title after reaching three previous finals, last appearing in 1998.[3] Nice had last reached the final in 2022, and last won the tournament in 1997.[4]
Route to the final
| Lens | Round | Nice | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2025–26 Coupe de France | Opponent | Result |
| Feignies | 3–1 (H) | Round of 64 | Saint-Étienne | 2–1 (H) |
| Sochaux | 3–0 (A) | Round of 32 | Nantes | 1–1 (5–3 pen.) (A) |
| Troyes | 4–2 (A) | Round of 16 | Montpellier | 3–2 (H) |
| Lyon | 2–2 (5–4 pen.) (A) | Quarter-finals | Lorient | 0–0 (6–5 pen.) (A) |
| Toulouse | 4–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Strasbourg | 2–0 (A) |
Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture
Match
Details
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules
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Notes
- 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.