2022 Coupe de France final

The 2022 Coupe de France final was a football match between Nice and Nantes to decide the winner of the 2021–22 Coupe de France, the 105th season of the Coupe de France. Originally scheduled to take place on 8 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, the final was moved to 7 May in consultation with competing clubs and the broadcasters.^[2][3][4]

2022 Coupe de France final

The Stade de France hosted the final.
Event	2021–22 Coupe de France
Nice Nantes Ligue 1 Ligue 1 0 1
Date	7 May 2022 (2022-05-07)
Venue	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee	Stéphanie Frappart[1]
Attendance	78,961
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Nantes won the match 1–0 for their fourth Coupe de France title.^[5][6]

Background

Nice reached the final this year for the fifth time in its history, and the first since 1997, a game they won over Guingamp after a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw in extra time.^[7][8]

Nantes reached the final this year for the fourth time in its history, having lost at the round of 64 of last year's edition to Lens.^[9] This was the first time they reached the final since 2000, a game they won over Calais.^[10]

Route to the final

Nice		Round	Nantes
Opponent	Result	2021–22 Coupe de France	Opponent	Result
SO Cholet	1–0 (A)	Round of 64	Sochaux	0–0 (5–4 pen.) (A)
Paris FC/Lyon[note 1]	Bye (H)	Round of 32	AS Vitré	2–0 (H)
Paris Saint-Germain	0–0 (6–5 pen.) (A)	Round of 16	Brest	2–0 (H)
Marseille	4–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Bastia	2–0 (H)
FC Versailles 78	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Monaco	2–2 (4–2 pen.) (H)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

Nice	0–1	Nantes
	Report	Blas 47' (pen.)

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07)

21:00 CEST

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 78,961

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Nice

Nantes

GK 1 Marcin Bułka RB 23 Jordan Lotomba CB 25 Jean-Clair Todibo  42' CB 4 Dante (c)  79' LB 26 Melvin Bard  86' RM 28 Hicham Boudaoui  55'  57' CM 8 Pablo Rosario  63' CM 19 Khéphren Thuram LM 11 Amine Gouiri CF 7 Andy Delort CF 9 Kasper Dolberg  63' Substitutes: GK 40 Walter Benítez DF 5 Flavius Daniliuc DF 12 Jordan Amavi MF 6 Morgan Schneiderlin MF 14 Billal Brahimi  63' MF 18 Mario Lemina  90+3'  63' FW 21 Justin Kluivert  57' FW 22 Calvin Stengs FW 24 Evann Guessand  86' Manager: Christophe Galtier

GK 1 Alban Lafont CB 21 Jean-Charles Castelletto CB 3 Andrei Girotto CB 4 Nicolas Pallois RM 11 Marcus Coco  83' CM 18 Samuel Moutoussamy CM 5 Pedro Chirivella  72' LM 29 Quentin Merlin RF 10 Ludovic Blas (c) CF 23 Randal Kolo Muani  90+3' LF 27 Moses Simon  73' Substitutes: GK 16 Rémy Descamps DF 2 Fábio  83' DF 12 Dennis Appiah DF 24 Sébastien Corchia MF 6 Roli Pereira de Sa MF 8 Wylan Cyprien  72' FW 7 Kalifa Coulibaly FW 20 Jean-Kévin Augustin FW 26 Osman Bukari  73' Manager: Antoine Kombouaré

Assistant referees:[1] Mikaël Berchebru Benjamin Pagès Fourth official:[1] Willy Delajod Video assistant referees:[1] Jérémie Pignard Hamid Guenaoui

Match rules[12] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Notes

1. Nice were due to meet either Paris FC or Lyon in the round of 32, but their round of 64 match was abandoned after half time due to crowd trouble; as a result of the disqualification of both teams, Nice were awarded a bye to the round of 16.^[11]
2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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12. "Règlement de la Coupe de France 2021–2022" [Regulations of the 2021–22 Coupe de France] (PDF). FFF.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 1 July 2021. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 30 April 2022.