2006 Coupe de France final

2006 Coupe de France final
	Paris Saint-Germain players with the Coupe de France trophy
Event	2005–06 Coupe de France
Date	29 April 2006
Venue	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee	Laurent Duhamel
Attendance	79,061

The 2006 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France on 29 April 2006.

The match was played between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain – a rivalry known as Le Classique – in what was the conclusion to the 2005–06 Coupe de France. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Bonaventure Kalou and Vikash Dhorasoo. Toifilou Maoulida scored a consolation goal for Olympique de Marseille.

Background

Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain were two of the most successful teams in the history of the Coupe de France having won the competiton a total of 16 times between them.^[1] As two of the most successful teams in French football, the rivalry between the two is known as Le Classique.^[2]

Olympique de Marseille – the most successful team in the competition's history at the time – had won the Coupe de France on 10 previous occasions. Their most recent win came in 1989 when they defeated AS Monaco 4–3. They had reached the final of the competition a total of 16 times. The last time they had played in the final was in 1991 when they lost 1–0 to AS Monaco.^[1]

Paris Saint-Germain had won the competition on six previous occasions – only Olympique de Marseille had won the cup more often and AS Saint-Étienne had also won it six times. Paris Saint-Germain, which had reached the final a total of eight times, had won the cup two seasons prior when they defeated LB Châteauroux 1–0.^[1]

Road to the final

Olympique de Marseille

In the round of 64, Olympique de Marseille defeated Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC 4–0 at the Stade Vélodrome on 8 January 2006. They then faced Ligue 1 club FC Metz in the round of 32 at the Stade Vélodrome on 1 February 2006 and won 2–0. Olympique de Marseille progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–0 against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard of Ligue 1 at the Stade Vélodrome on 22 March 2006. In the quarter-finals, Olympique de Marseille defeated Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 at the Stade de Gerland on 11 April 2006. They then progressed to the final nine days later with a 3–0 win against Stade Rennais FC at the Stade Vélodrome.^[3]

Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain began their run in the competition on 7 January 2006 with a 4–0 win against Division d'Honneur club US Vermelles at the Stade Léo Lagrange in the round of 64. They then defeated Ligue 1 club AJ Auxerre 1–0 at the Parc des Princes on 1 February 2006 in the round of 32. On 14 March 2006, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Championnat de France Amateur club Lyon-La Duchère 3–0 at the Stade de Balmont to progress to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, they won 2–1 against Lille OSC at the Parc des Princes on 11 April 2006. Nine dayes later, in the semi-finals, Paris Saint-Germain defeated FC Nantes 2–1 at the Stade de la Beaujoire.^[3]

Marseille			Round	Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent	H/A	Result	2005–06 Coupe de France	Opponent	H/A	Result
Le Havre	H	4–0	Round of 64	Vermelles	A	4–0
Metz	H	2–0	Round of 32	Auxerre	H	1–0
Sochaux	H	2–0	Round of 16	Lyon-Duchère	A	3–0
Lyon	A	2–1	Quarter-finals	Lille	H	2–1
Rennes	H	3–0	Semi-finals	Nantes	A	2–1

Match details

29 April 2006

20:45

Marseille	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain
Maoulida 67'	^[4]	Kalou 5' Dhorasoo 49'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 79,061

Referee: Laurent Duhamel

Marseille

Paris Saint-Germain


MARSEILLE:
GK	1	Fabien Barthez (c)
DF	2	Habib Beye		80'
DF	4	Frédéric Déhu
DF	3	Taye Taiwo	82'
DF	6	Renato Civelli
DF	10	Sabri Lamouchi
MF	5	Lorik Cana
MF	7	Franck Ribéry
MF	8	Toifilou Maoulida
FW	11	Mickael Pagis		38'
FW	9	Mamadou Niang
Substitutes:
GK	12	Cédric Carrasso
DF	13	Alain Cantareil
MF	14	Wilson Oruma	43'	38'
MF	15	Samir Nasri		80'
FW	16	Christian Giménez
Manager:
Jean Fernández Assistant Referees: Fourth Official:


PSG:
GK	1	Lionel Letizi	84'
DF	5	Bernard Mendy
DF	3	Sylvain Armand	57'
DF	4	David Rozehnal
DF	6	Mario Yepes
MF	8	Édouard Cissé
MF	10	Vikash Dhorasoo
MF	11	Jérôme Rothen		87'
MF	2	Modeste M'bami	43'
FW	7	Bonaventure Kalou
FW	9	Pauleta (c)	82'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Jérôme Alonzo
MF	13	Christophe Landrin
MF	15	Paulo César		87'
FW	14	Fabrice Pancrate
FW	16	Carlos Bueno
Manager:
Guy Lacombe

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mazet, François; Pauron, Frédéric (26 May 2024). "France - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ "Le Classique: When two tribes go to war". French Football Weekly. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b Dalence, Daniel (6 August 2006). "France Cup 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ "Football: Coupe de France 2006 Finale" (in French). L'Équipe. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

External links

Report on French federation site

[RSSSF-1] Mazet, François; Pauron, Frédéric (26 May 2024). "France - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[2] "Le Classique: When two tribes go to war". French Football Weekly. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[Cupruns-3] Dalence, Daniel (6 August 2006). "France Cup 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[4] "Football: Coupe de France 2006 Finale" (in French). L'Équipe. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

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