# Coupe de France (ice hockey)

The Coupe de France (lit. 'French Cup') an ice hockey competition in France. It is the premier knockout cup organized by the French Ice Hockey Federation.

## Formula

Participation is mandatory for the three highest tiers of the French men's hockey pyramid, and voluntary for members of the fourth tier, which may require the staging of a preliminary round for select teams in some years. Teams from the country's top tier, the Ligue Magnus, enter in the second round. When teams from different tiers are drawn against one another, the lower-tier team will automatically be designated as the host side (except for the final, which is played at a predetermined venue). For the first two rounds, which predominantly involve semi-professional and amateur organizations, teams are drawn from regional groups. Thereafter, draws are entirely random.

## Final venue

In early decades, the competition's format changed frequently and the final was not held at a regular venue. In 2005, Méribel Olympic Ice Rink, known for hosting the hockey tournament during the 1992 Winter Olympics, was appointed as the host venue. Following two seasons there, Federation president Luc Tardif decided to move the event to Palais ominisport de Paris-Bercy (today Accor Arena), while Méribel became host to the final of a newly created secondary cup, the Coupe de la Ligue ('League Cup'). The choice of the capital's largest and most famous indoor arena turned out to be an unexpected success, providing the French game with a marquee event and significantly increasing the Coupe de France's prestige.

## Trophy

For the 2001–02 edition, when it was decided to make the event a regular fixture, a permanent trophy was inaugurated. Of classic shape, it was made of blue porcelain with golden accents. In the 2006 off-season, it took the name of influential Canadian-born player and coach Gaëtan "Pete" Laliberté [fr], who had recently died. In 2022, the original trophy, which had proven very susceptible to damage, was replaced by a new one made of metal, and chosen from three possible designs via a fan vote.

## Previous winners

| Season | Date | Venue | Attendance | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 2023–24 | 21 January 2024 | Accor Arena – Paris | 13,877 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Corsaires de Dunkerque | 7–4 |
| 2022–23 | 29 January 2023 | Accor Arena – Paris | 13,877 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Rapaces de Gap | 3–2 |
| 2021–22 | 30 January 2022 | Aren'Ice – Cergy | 2,000 | Ducs d'Angers | Rapaces de Gap | 5–4 (OT) |
| 2020–21 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 | Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19 |
| 2019–20 | 16 February 2020 | AccorHotels Arena – Paris | 13,877 | Gothiques d'Amiens | Dragons de Rouen | 3–2 (SO) |
| 2018–19 | 17 February 2019 | AccorHotels Arena – Paris | 9,769 | Gothiques d'Amiens | Lions de Lyon | 3–2 (OT) |
| 2017–18 | 28 January 2018 | AccorHotels Arena – Paris | 11,557 | Lions de Lyon | Rapaces de Gap | 2–0 |
| 2016–17 | 19 February 2017 | AccorHotels Arena – Paris | 11,367 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Dragons de Rouen | 3–2 (OT) |
| 2015–16 | 3 January 2016 | AccorHotels Arena – Paris | 10,020 | Dragons de Rouen | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 4–2 |
| 2014–15 | 25 January 2015 | Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est – Marseille | 3,517 | Dragons de Rouen | Gothiques d'Amiens | 5–3 |
| 2013–14 | 26 January 2014 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 13,357 | Ducs d'Angers | Dragons de Rouen | 4–0 |
| 2012–13 | 17 February 2013 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 13,354 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | Ducs d'Angers | 2–1 |
| 2011–12 | 29 January 2012 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 13,362 | Ducs de Dijon | Dragons de Rouen | 7–6 (OT) |
| 2010–11 | 30 January 2011 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 13,364 | Dragons de Rouen | Ducs d'Angers | 5–4 (SO) |
| 2009–10 | 31 January 2010 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 13,359 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | Dragons de Rouen | 2–1 (SO) |
| 2008–09 | 22 February 2009 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 12,500 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Ducs de Dijon | 6–1 |
| 2007–08 | 17 February 2008 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 12,904 | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Dragons de Rouen | 3–2 (SO) |
| 2006–07 | 14 February 2007 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris | 12,215 | Ducs d'Angers | Dauphins d'Épinal | 4–1 |
| 2005–06 | 28 February 2006 | Olympic Park – Méribel | 2,500 | Ducs de Dijon | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 3–2 (OT) |
| 2004–05 | 25 February 2005 | Olympic Park – Méribel | 2,225 | Dragons de Rouen | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 4–3 |
| 2003–04 | 9 March 2004 | Pôle Sud – Grenoble | 3,500 | Dragons de Rouen | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | 5–1 |
| 2002–03 | 18 March 2003 | Patinoire des Fins – Annecy | 1,600 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | Orques d'Anglet | 3–2 (SO) |
| 2001–02 | 19 February 2002 | Patinoire Lafayette – Besançon | | Dragons de Rouen | Séquanes de Besançon | 8–1 |
| 1999–2000 | 14 March 2000 | Patinoire de Boulogne-Billancourt | 2,200 | Léopards de Caen | Dragons de Rouen | 4–1 |
| 1993–94 | 30 April 1994 | Patinoire Clémenceau – Grenoble | | Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble | Huskies de Chamonix | 5–4 (OT) |
| 1986–87 | 28 April 1987 | Centre municipal des sports – Tours | | Français volants | Mammouths de Tours | 8–5 |
| 1985–86 | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As |
| 1984–85 | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As | Replaced by Coupe des As |
| 1983–84 | 31 March 1984 | | | Orléans | Clermont-Ferrand | 6–2 |
| 1981–82 | | | | Clermont-Ferrand | Angers | 3–2 |
| 1980–81 | | Patinoire municipale – Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Centre municipal des sports – Tours | | Saint-Gervais | Mammouths de Tours | 8–4;8–5 |
| 1979–80 | 5 April 1980 | Patinoire olympique Charlemagne – Lyon | | Pralognan | Meudon | 9–7 |
| 1978–79 | 31 March 1979 | Patinoire municipale – Dijon | | Nice | Dunkerque | 5–4 |
| 1977–78 | 29 April 1978 | Centre sportif municipal Île Marante – Colombes | | Mammouths de Tours | CPM Croix | 6–4 (OT) |
| 1976–77 | 23 April 1977 | | | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | Mammouths de Tours | 5–4 |
| 1975–76 | 24 April 1976 | Patinoire municipale – Dijon | | Saint-Gervais | HC Caen | 12–6 |
| 1974–75 | 19 April 1975 | Centre municipal des sports – Tours | | Mammouths de Tours | CPM Croix | 4–3 |
| 1973–74 | 27 April 1974 | Centre sportif du docteur Duchêne – Rouen | | Chamonix | Saint-Gervais | 10–5 |
| 1972–73 | 28 April 1973 | Parc des expositions – Châlons-sur-Marne | 1,000 | Chamonix | Villard-de-Lans | 6–4 |
| 1971–72 | 15 April 1972 | Patinoire olympique Charlemagne – Lyon | | Chamonix | Villard-de-Lans | 8–2 |
* ↑ Final moved to Aren'Ice after attendance was capped to 2000 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
* ↑ Final moved to Marseille due to renovations at Palais omnisport de Paris-Bercy.