# 2022–23 Coupe de France

The 2022–23 Coupe de France was the 106th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
Nantes were the defending champions, having beaten Nice 1–0 in the previous year's final to claim their fourth Coupe de France title. Toulouse defeated Nantes 5–1 in the 2023 final for a first Coupe de France title.

## Dates

Dates for the first two qualifying rounds, and any preliminaries required, were set by the individual Regional leagues. From round three, the FFF defined the calendar, with rounds up to and including the round of 32 being scheduled for weekends and later rounds up to, but not including, the final, taking place on midweek evenings. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place in November and December, it was necessary to bring forward the eighth round by a week, compared to previous seasons, impacting the scheduling of earlier rounds. Similarly the timeline of rounds from the round of 64 onwards was compressed.
| Round | Dates |
| Third round | 11 September 2022 |
| Fourth round | 25 September 2022 |
| Fifth round | 9 October 2022 |
| Sixth round | 16 October 2022 |
| Seventh round | 30 October 2022 |
| Eighth round | 20 November 2022 |
| Round of 64 | 8 January 2023 |
| Round of 32 | 22 January 2023 |
| Round of 16 | 8 February 2023 |
| Quarter-finals | 1 March 2023 |
| Semi-finals | 5 April 2023 |
| Final | 29 April 2023 |

## Teams
### Round 1 to 6

The first six rounds, and any preliminaries required, were organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Departments/Territories, who allowed teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the third round. Teams from Championnat National 3 entered at the third round, those from Championnat National 2 entered at the fourth round and those from Championnat National entered at the fifth round.
The number of teams entering each qualifying round was as follows:
| Region | Prelim | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | | 568 | 94 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Pays de la Loire | | 442 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| Centre-Val de Loire | | 104 | 77 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Corsica | | | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | | 324 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Grand Est | | 874 | 45 | 49 | 3 | 2 |
| Méditerranée | | 174 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Occitanie | | 372 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Hauts-de-France | | 828 | 168 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Normandy | | 320 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Brittany | | 554 | 123 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Paris IDF | | 368 | 93 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | | 768 | 102 | 35 | 7 | 3 |
| Réunion | | | | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| Mayotte | 28 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guadeloupe | | | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Martinique | | | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| French Guiana | | | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Total | 28 | 5698 | 1148 | 297 | 61 | 18 |
* ↑ winner entered into the Méditerranée draw

### Round 7

The 145 qualifiers from the Regional Leagues were joined by the 10 qualifiers from the Overseas Territories and 20 2022–23 Ligue 2 teams. The qualifiers from Réunion, Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana played off in internal matches.

#### Overseas teams

* ↑ Winner of 2021–22 Tahiti Cup.
* ↑ Winner of 2022 New Caledonia Cup.

#### Mainland teams willing to travel overseas

The team from Tahiti played their seventh round tie at home. On 18 October 2022 the list of National, National 2 and National 3 clubs who had put themselves forward as candidates for overseas travel was published. Teams not selected were included in the draw for overseas travel in the eighth round, should they have qualified.

### Round 8

The eighth round ties for mainland matches was made at the same time as the seventh round draw. Matches including the teams from Martinique and Guadeloupe were slotted into the draw where gaps appear due to teams being selected to travel overseas.

#### Prioritised order of mainland teams

The winners of the seventh round matches in Réunion and French Guiana played their eighth round match at home against teams from mainland France. A draw on 18 October 2022 prioritised the list of clubs for these fixtures, should they win their seventh round games. FCM Aubervilliers and Évreux FC 27 were the highest in the list to qualify for the eighth round.
* CO Les Ulis (5)
* FCM Aubervilliers (5)
* FC Fleury 91 (4)
* Évreux FC 27 (4)
* ASC Saint-Apollinaire (5)
* US Avranches (3)
* Union Cosnoise Sportive (5)
* US Sarre-Union (5)
* Angoulême Charente FC (4)
* CMS Oissel (5)

### Round of 64

The 44 qualifying teams from Round 8 were joined by the 20 2022–23 Ligue 1 teams. 32 ties were drawn in regional groups.

### Later rounds

Later rounds were open draws with no regional grouping.

## Seventh round

The draw for the seventh round took place in multiple stages:
* The seventh round in Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Réunion will take place between the two qualifying teams from each territory, and were drawn and scheduled by the local league.
* The Overseas tie involving the team from Tahiti was drawn separately on 18 October 2022, against a team from the list of those willing to travel.
* Mainland teams were divided into ten groups, by geography and to ensure the groups are balanced in terms of the levels of the teams. The draw took place on 19 October 2022.

### Overseas teams hosting mainland teams

This tie was drawn on 18 October 2022, and was played on the weekend of 30 October 2022.

### Mainland ties

These ties were drawn on 19 October 2022, and were originally scheduled to be played on the weekend of 30 October 2022.

#### Group 7C

* ↑ Game was not played on the weekend of the seventh round, due to the delay in the scheduling of the sixth round.

#### Group 7J

* ↑ Tie reversed from the original draw for security reasons.
* ↑ Match originally scheduled for 29 October 2022, but postponed by the FFF due to concerns over potential trouble between Metz and Nancy fans.

## Eighth round

The draw for the eighth round took place at the same time as the seventh round, with seventh round ties being paired together. Ties were originally scheduled to take place on the weekend of 18, 19 and 20 November 2022.

### Group 8B

* ↑ The original match, on 20 November 2022 at Stade Robert Pirès in Cormontreuil, was abandoned after 65 minutes, with the score 3–0 at the time. A fight broke out on the pitch after a player from either side was sent off. Fans entered the field, and the coach of Wasquehal Football was knocked unconscious, requiring emergency services removing him to hospital. On 15 December 2022, the FFF announced that both Reims Sainte-Anne and Wasquehal were disqualified from the cup. After both clubs appealed to the CNOSF, that body ruled that the match should be replayed, which the FFF accepted, scheduling the game for 11 January 2023.

### Group 8C

* ↑ The initial match, at Parc des Sports Courtois Fillot in Limonest on 19 November 2022, was suspended in the 69th minute with the score at the time being 2–3, because of floodlight failure. After 30 minutes of unsuccessful attempts to fix the situation, the referee decided to abandon the match. On 24 November 2022 the FFF announced that the tie would be reversed and replayed on 30 November 2022.

### Group 8D

* ↑ The match was originally scheduled to take place at Complexe Sportif des Aloes in Saint-Estève, but this was successfully challenged by Hyères FC on the grounds that it wasn't the stadium usually used by the first team. The FFF rejected an appeal, and ordered Union Saint-Estève Espoir Perpignan Méditerannée Métropole to find an alternative stadium.

### Group 8F

* ↑ The tie was originally scheduled for 19 November 2022, but the FFF postponed it after issues over the approval for use of a temporary stand. On 22 November, it was confirmed that the match would take place at Stade Pierre Compte, as was the plan for the original fixture, on 17 December 2022. However, the match was again postponed due to weather conditions and an unplayable pitch. On 19 December 2022, Caen announced that the tie would be played on 21 December 2022 in their stadium.
* ↑ Although the match finished 3–0 to Caen, a challenge was lodged over the eligibility of substitute Dieudonné Gaucho Debohi, with the claim being that the player was under a suspension. The challenge was upheld by the FFF on 27 December 2022, meaning Caen were disqualified from the competition, and AF Virois qualified for the next round.

### Group 8J
## Round of 64

The draw was made on 21 November 2022, with the qualifying teams divided into four regional groups, and the 20 Ligue 1 teams divided equally amongst the groups. Ties were originally scheduled to take place on the weekend of 6, 7 and 8 January 2023.

### Group A

* ↑ The tie was originally to be held at the Stade Municipal in Moirans-en-Montagne, but due to an unplayable pitch it was moved to Stade Édouard Guillon in Chassal-Molinges on 6 January 2023.
* ↑ The tie was reversed by the FFF on 9 December 2022, after Stade Mayol, the venue agreed by Hyères FC, was rejected. However, the game was scheduled for Stade France-Turcan in Martigues, rather than Marseille's home stadium.

### Group C

* ↑ US Pays de Cassel were drawn to meet either EF Reims Sainte-Anne or Wasquehal Football in the round of 64, but their eighth round match was abandoned after 65 minutes due to crowd trouble; as a result of the disqualification of both teams, Pays de Cassel were initially awarded bye to the round of 32. However, after both disqualified clubs appealed to the CNOSF, that body ruled that the eighth round match should be replayed, which the FFF accepted. US Pays de Cassel eventually faced the winners, Wasquehal Football, on 14 January 2023.

### Group D
## Round of 32

The draw was made on 8 January 2023. Ties took place between 20 and 23 January 2023.

## Round of 16

The draw was made on 23 January 2023. The ties took place on 8 and 9 February 2023.

## Quarter-finals

The draw was made on 9 February 2023.

## Semi-finals

The draw was made on 2 March 2023.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Thijs Dallinga | Toulouse | 6 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 |
| 2 | Vincent Pajot | Annecy | 5 |
| 2 | Moïse Sahi | Annecy | 5 |
| 2 | Zakaria Aboukhlal | Toulouse | 5 |
| 6 | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | 4 |