# 2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine

The 2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine was the 11th edition of the French cup competition for women. This was the inaugural edition of the competition under the name Coupe de France Féminine, as for the past decade, it was played under the name Challenge de France. The defending champions were Saint-Étienne who defeated Montpellier 3–2 on penalties in the 2010–11 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation and is open to all women's French football clubs in France. On 13 May 2012, Lyon earned its fourth Coupe de France Féminine title after defeating rivals Montpellier 2–1 in the final match, which was played at the Stade Jacques Rimbault in Bourges.

## Calendar

On 25 August 2011, the French Football Federation announced the calendar for the Coupe de France Féminine.
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | Notes |
| Regional finals | 11 December 2011 | | |
| First Round | 8 January 2012 | | | Clubs participating in D2 Féminine gain entry. |
| Second Round | 29 January 2012 | | | |
| Round of 32 | 19 February 2012 | 16 | 32 → 16 | Clubs participating in D1 Féminine gain entry. |
| Round of 16 | 11 March 2012 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 8 April 2012 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 29 April 2012 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 13 May 2012 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |

## First round

The draw for the first round of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 19 December 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by current French women's national team manager Bruno Bini and women's international and Paris Saint-Germain player Laure Lepailleur. The matches were contested on 8–9 January 2012. The postponed matches were played on 15 January.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Brest Bergot | 0–4 | Saint-Herblain |
| 2 | Lorient Féminin | 3–0 | Rennes Bréquigny |
| 3 | Couffé Conquérante | 2–1 | Ploermel |
| 4 | Plédéliac | 3–2 | Quimper Kerfeunteun |
| 5 | Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 0–2 | Saint-Georges |
| 6 | La Roche-sur-Yon | 4–1 | Angers Croix-Blanche |
| 7 | Toulouse Féminin | 4–1 | ASPTT Albi |
| 8 | Sainte Christie Preignan | 2–4 | Saint-Simon |
| 9 | Varetz | 2–9 | Limoges Landouge |
| 10 | Lafrançaise | 4–1 | Sarrancolin |
| 11 | Arlac Mérignac | 9–0 | Mauriac Ally |
| 12 | Jurançon | 1–2 | Blanquefort |
| 13 | Monteux | 2–0 | Claix |
| 14 | Aubignan | 1–0 | La Véore |
| 15 | Marseille Féminin | 1–2 | Nîmes Métropole |
| 16 | Cannes Bocca | 0–4 | Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone |
| 17 | Vabres L'Abbaye | 0–4 | ASPTT Montpellier |
| 18 | Cruas | 0–2 | Saint-Christol |
| 19 | Plaine Revermont | 1–6 | Nivolas |
| 20 | Dommartin Tour | 0–0 (a.e.t) 4–5 pen. | Flacé Macon |
| 21 | Blanzy | 1–2 | Le Puy Féminin |
| 22 | Caluire Filles | 1–4 | Arpajon |
| 23 | Montmerle | 1–5 | Saint Romain Sanne |
| 24 | Saint Martin-en-Haut | 0–0 (a.e.t) 3–0 pen. | Aulnat |
| 25 | Saessolsheim | 0–4 | Algrange |
| 26 | Épinal Féminin | 0–2 | Dijon Féminin |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 27 | Wittelsheim | 0–2 | Besançon Féminin |
| 28 | Rossfeld | 0–5 | Mars Bischheim |
| 29 | Illzach Modenheim | 1–6 | Saint-Vit |
| 30 | Strasbourg Musau | 0–7 | Chatenoy-le-Royal |
| 31 | Compiègne Oise | 3–3 (a.e.t) 4–2 pen. | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| 32 | Troyes Féminin | 0–2 | Arras Féminin |
| 33 | Colombes | 1–7 | Woippy |
| 34 | Saint Quentin | 14–0 | Dijon Université |
| 35 | Nancy Féminin | 1–4 | Herblay |
| 36 | Estrées | 0–2 | Rochette Vaux |
| 37 | Abbeville | 1–1 (a.e.t) 1–3 pen. | Rouen |
| 38 | Athis Mons | 1–0 | Pont de l'Arche |
| 39 | Flers | 0–4 | Gonfreville Féminin |
| 40 | Thiberville | 1–1 (a.e.t) 4–5 pen. | Gravelines Féminin |
| 41 | Seizième | 2–7 | Cormelles |
| 42 | Rouvroy | 6–0 | Leers |
| 43 | Lumbres | 1–3 | Templemars Vendeville |
| 44 | Amiens Montières | 0–1 | Condé-sur-Noireau |
| 45 | Poitiers 3 Cités | 4–2 | Montigny-le-Bretonneux |
| 46 | Saumur Féminin | 0–2 | Domont |
| 47 | Paris-Charenton | 2–2 (a.e.t) 0–3 pen. | Bagneux |
| 48 | Seizième | 0–6 | Corné |
| 49 | Bourges Féminin | 2–1 | Saint-Maur |
| 50 | Naintre | 1–2 | Dreux Féminin |
| 51 | Changé | 0–4 | Tours Féminin |
| 52 | Orléans Féminin | 0–3 | Le Mans Féminin |

## Second round

The draw for the second round of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 11 January 2012 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by the former Miss France and Miss Europe Alexandra Rosenfeld and French journalist David Astorga. The matches were played on 29 January.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Saint-Christol | 1–1 (a.e.t) 3–1 pen. | ASPTT Montpellier |
| 2 | Nîmes Métropole | 1–2 | Montpellier |
| 3 | Aubignan | 0–0 (a.e.t) 5–6 pen. | Saint-Simon |
| 4 | Lafrançaise | 1–4 | Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone |
| 5 | Muret | 2–2 (a.e.t) 3–4 pen. | Rodez Féminin |
| 6 | Monteux | 0–0 (a.e.t) 3–4 pen. | Toulouse Féminin |
| 7 | Couffé Conquérante | 2–1 | Limoges Landouge |
| 8 | Soyaux | 2–2 (a.e.t) 3–4 pen. | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| 9 | Saint-Herblain | 0–7 | Juvisy |
| 10 | Blanquefort | 4–1 | Tours Féminin |
| 11 | Saint-Georges | 1–1 (a.e.t) 5–4 pen. | Arlac Mérignac |
| 12 | Corné | 1–1 (a.e.t) 6–5 pen. | Poitiers 3 Cités |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 13 | Guingamp Féminin | 0–1 | Paris SG Féminin |
| 14 | Bagneux | 1–2 | Cormelles-le-Royal |
| 15 | Dreux Féminin | 0–20 | Le Mans Féminin |
| 16 | Rochette Vaux | 1–4 | Gonfreville Féminin |
| 17 | Condé-sur-Noireau | 2–0 | Rouen |
| 18 | Plédéliac | 1–7 | Lorient Féminin |
| 19 | Chatenoy-le-Royal | 1–2 | Flacé Mâcon |
| 20 | Saint-Vit | 0–2 | Saint Romain Sanne |
| 21 | Le Puy Féminin | 0–2 | Saint-Étienne Féminin |
| 22 | Saint Martin-en-Haut | 2–3 | Bourges Féminin |
| 23 | Lyon Féminin | 6–0 | Yzeure |
| 24 | Nivolas | 2–0 | Besançon Féminin |
| 25 | Arpajon | 1–0 | Dijon Féminin |
| 26 | Woippy | 5–1 | Saint Quentin |
| 27 | Vendenheim | 1–3 | Hénin-Beaumont |
| 28 | Domont | 0–0 (a.e.t) 4–2 pen. | Algrange |
| 29 | Athis Mons | 0–3 | Gravelines Féminin |
| 30 | Mars Bischheim | 1–2 | Arras Féminin |
| 31 | Rouvroy | 0–5 | Herblay |
| 32 | Templemars Vendeville | 1–1 (a.e.t) 1–3 pen. | Compiègne Oise |

## Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 1 February 2012 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by television host Julie Raynaud and former French international Grégory Coupet. The matches were played through 19–22 February.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone | 0–1 | Rodez Féminin |
| 2 | Saint-Simon | 0–5 | Montpellier Féminin |
| 3 | Saint-Christol | 0–6 | Toulouse Féminin |
| 4 | Arpajon | 1–2 | Blanquefort |
| 5 | Herblay | 2–4 | Compiègne Oise |
| 6 | Nivolas | 3–0 | Flacé Macon |
| 7 | Saint Romain Sanne | 1–0 | Bourges Féminin |
| 8 | Saint-Étienne Féminin | 0–4 | Lyon Féminin |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 9 | Woippy | 3–3 (a.e.t) 5–4 pen. | Gonfreville Féminin |
| 10 | Hénin-Beaumont | 1–3 | Juvisy |
| 11 | Gravelines Féminin | 4–3 | Cormelles-le-Royal |
| 12 | Domont | 1–7 | Arras Féminin |
| 13 | Saint-Georges | 0–15 | Paris SG Féminin |
| 14 | Couffé Conquérante | 1–2 | Condé-sur-Noireau |
| 15 | La Roche-sur-Yon | 3–0 | Corné |
| 16 | Lorient Féminin | 1–2 | Le Mans Féminin |

## Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 27 February 2012 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by federation president Noël Le Graët. The matches were played on 11 March.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Montpellier Féminin | 0–0 (a.e.t) 4–2 pen. | Rodez Féminin |
| 2 | Toulouse Féminin | 1–0 | Blanquefort |
| 3 | Nivolas | 0–2 | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| 4 | Saint Romain Sanne | 0–7 | Lyon Féminin |
| 5 | Woippy | 1–1 (a.e.t) 2–4 pen. | Compiègne Oise |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 6 | Juvisy | 0–0 (a.e.t) 3–4 pen. | Paris SG Féminin |
| 7 | Le Mans Féminin | 0–0 (a.e.t) 1–3 pen. | Gravelines Féminin |
| 8 | Arras Féminin | 3–0 | Condé-sur-Noireau |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 21 March 2012 at the Place Marcel Plaisant in Bourges. The draw was conducted by the president of the Ligue du Football Amateur (LFA) Bernard Barbet.

## Final

| Montpellier | Lyon |
MONTPELLIER: :
| GK | 1 | Laëtitia Philippe |
| RB | 8 | Aya Sameshima |
| CB | 5 | Ophélie Meilleroux (c) |
| CB | 3 | Kelly Gadéa |
| LB | 4 | Marion Torrent |
| CM | 14 | Mélissa Plaza | 54' |
| CM | 25 | Rumi Utsugi |
| RM | 11 | Ludivine Diguelman | 68' |
| LM | 21 | Stéphanie De Rivière | 90' |
| FW | 33 | Hoda Lattaf |
| FW | 6 | Marie-Laure Delie |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 20 | Viviane Asseyi | 54' |
| MF | 7 | Charlotte Bilbault | 90' |
| FW | 18 | Marine Pervier | 68' |
| Manager: |||
| Sarah M'Barek ||||
LYON: :
| GK | 26 | Sarah Bouhaddi |
| RB | 17 | Corine Franco |
| CB | 20 | Sabrina Viguier |
| CB | 3 | Wendie Renard |
| LB | 18 | Sonia Bompastor (c) |
| DM | 6 | Amandine Henry |
| CM | 11 | Shirley Cruz Traña |
| CM | 23 | Camille Abily | 60' |
| LW | 12 | Élodie Thomis | 75' |
| RW | 21 | Lara Dickenmann | 60' |
| FW | 8 | Lotta Schelin |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 10 | Louisa Nécib | 60' |
| MF | 14 | Rosana | 75' |
| FW | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 60' |
| Manager: |||
| Patrice Lair ||||
| MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Severine Craipeau Cindy Gosselin Fourth official: Marie-Laure Taesch Chief Delegate: Didier de Mari PLAYER OF THE MATCH Lotta Schelin | MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |