2015 Coupe de France final

The 2015 Coupe de France final decided the winner of the 2014–15 Coupe de France, the 98th season of France's premier football cup. It was played on 30 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, between Ligue 2 club Auxerre and Paris Saint-Germain of Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0 with a goal by Edinson Cavani, thus achieving their ninth title.[1][2]

2015 Coupe de France final
Event2014–15 Coupe de France
Date30 May 2015
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
RefereeAntony Gautier
Attendance80,000

Background

It was Auxerre's sixth final, of which they had previously won four and lost one. Their last final was in 2005, a 21 win over Sedan, and their last defeat was their first final, losing 14 after extra time to Nantes in 1979.[3] PSG played in their 13th final, having won 8 (second only to Marseille's 10). Their most recent final was in 2011, a 01 defeat to Lille, and their last victory was the season before that, a 10 win over Monaco after extra time.[3] The two teams met in the 2003 final, which Auxerre won 21.[3]

Road to the final

Auxerre Round Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent H/A Result 2014–15 Coupe de France Opponent H/A Result
Dinsheim A 3–0 Seventh Round Bye
Sarreguemines A 4–0 Eighth Round Bye
Strasbourg H 1–0 Round of 64 Montpellier A 3–0
Jura Sud Lavans A 1–0 Round of 32 Bordeaux H 2–1
Le Poiré A 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 pen.)
Round of 16 Nantes H 2–0
Brest A 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)
Quarter-finals Monaco H 2–0
Guingamp H 1–0 Semi-finals Saint-Étienne H 4–1

Auxerre

Auxerre, of Ligue 2, entered the competition in the seventh round, winning 20 at seventh-tier Dinsheim on 15 November. In the eighth round on 6 December, they won 30 away to Sarreguemines of the Championnat de France amateur 2.

In the last 64 on 4 January 2015, Auxerre won 10 against Championnat National club Strasbourg at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps with a goal by Vincent Gragnic in the last minute of the first half.[4] Sixteen days later in the last 32 they triumphed by the same score away to Championnat de France amateur club Jura Sud Lavans, with a first-half goal by Samed Kılıç.[5]

Auxerre played away to third-tier Le Poiré in the last 16 on 10 February. Livio Nabab put them ahead in the second half, with Loïc Dufau equalising in added time. Auxerre won 65 in a penalty shootout.[6] A shootout was also required on 5 March in the quarter-finals after a goalless draw at fellow Ligue 2 club Brest. Youssef Adnane missed their first attempt before Thomas Fontaine missed for Brest, with Frédéric Sammaritano scoring the decisive goal for Auxerre.[7] On 7 April, Sammartino scored the only goal of a semi-final victory against Ligue 1 club and cup holders Guingamp, but Jamel Aït Ben Idir was sent off.[8]

Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain, of Ligue 1, began the tournament in the last 64 with a 30 win away to fellow top-flight side Montpellier on 5 January 2015, with second-half goals by Clément Chantôme, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Lucas Moura.[9] Sixteen days later in the last 32, they hosted Bordeaux and won 21. An Edinson Cavani header and a Javier Pastore goal gave PSG the lead at half time, although Diego Rolán scored for Bordeaux in the first minute of the second half and the hosts had Zoumana Camara sent off.[10]

On 11 February, PSG defeated Nantes 20 at home in the last 16 with goals by Cavani and Yohan Cabaye while Ibrahimović was rested.[11] In the quarter-finals on 4 March they won by the same score against Monaco, David Luiz opening the scoring after three minutes and Cavani doubling the lead later on.[12] PSG won 41 in their semi-final against Saint-Étienne on 8 April, with a hat-trick by Ibrahimović which took him to 102 goals for the club, starting with a penalty for the 100th.[13]

Match details

Auxerre0–1Paris Saint-Germain
Report Cavani 64'
Attendance: 80,000
AUXERRE:
GK30French Guiana Donovan Léon
RB2France Ruben Aguilar
CB4France Sébastien Puygrenier (c)
CB3France Thomas Fontaine
LB17France Karim Djellabi Yellow card 28'
CM27France Rémi Mulumba downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM6Morocco Jamel Aït Ben Idir Yellow card 90'
RW20France Grégory Berthier downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM9France Frédéric Sammaritano
LW15France Amara Baby downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF26Mali Cheick Diarra Yellow card 76'
Substitutes:
GK1Central African Republic Geoffrey Lembet
DF5Gabon Henri Ndong
MF7France Pierre Bouby
MF8France Samed Kılıç
FW10France Julien Viale upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW22Guadeloupe Livio Nabab upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW34France Alexandre Vincent upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
France Jean-Luc Vannuchi
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN:
GK1France Nicolas Douchez
RB23Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel
CB2Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
CB32Brazil David Luiz Yellow card 60'
LB17Brazil Maxwell
DM8Italy Thiago Motta
CM24Italy Marco Verratti Yellow card 51'
CM14France Blaise Matuidi
RW7Brazil Lucas downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW9Uruguay Edinson Cavani
CF10Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
Substitutes:
GK30Italy Salvatore Sirigu
DF5Brazil Marquinhos
DF19Ivory Coast Serge Aurier
DF21France Lucas Digne
MF4France Yohan Cabaye
FW15France Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
FW22Argentina Ezequiel Lavezzi upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
France Laurent Blanc

References

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  2. "Auxerre 0 PSG 1". Goal.com. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. "France - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. "Auxerre 1-0 Strasbourg". Goal.com. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. "Jura Sud 0-1 Auxerre". Goal.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  6. "Coupe de France Wrap: Saint-Etienne through". Four Four Two. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  7. "Coupe de France Wrap: Guingamp leave it late". Four Four Two. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. "Auxerre 1-0 Guingamp: Holders dumped out of Coupe de France by Sammaritano strike". Goal.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. Godden, Nicholas (5 January 2015). "Montpellier 0-3 PSG: Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspires Laurent Blanc's side to victory in the French Cup". AFP. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. "Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Bordeaux: Cavani and Pastore win it for hosts". Goal.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. "Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Nantes: Cavani and Cabaye keep quadruple hunt alive". Goal.com. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. "Paris St G 2-0 Monaco". BBC Sport. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  13. "PSG 4-1 Saint-Etienne | Coupe de France match report". TheGuardian.com. 8 April 2015.

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