Coupe de France féminine
Introduction The '''Coupe de France féminine''' (, ''Women's French Cup'') is the top annual cup tournament for French women's football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. Founded in 2001 as '''Challenge de France''', the competition was renamed as ''Coupe de France féminine'' from the 2011–12 season.Lyon holds the record for most titles overall, having won ten times. The defending champions are Lyon, who defeated Paris Saint-Germain on 13 May 2023.
History The inaugural Challenge de France was first held during the 2001–02 season. The competition coincided with the inaugural edition of the UEFA Women's Cup, which is now known as the UEFA Women's Champions League. The cup competition is the only tournament in France reserved for senior women's players. Participation in the competition varies. Regional clubs participation is voluntary, however, clubs who participate in D3 Féminine on up participation is mandatory unless unforeseen circumstances prohibit their appearance.Olympique Lyonnais are the most successful club in the competition, holding nine titles.
List of finals The following is a list of Coupe de France féminine seasons and final results. SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue2001–02Toulouse2–1FC Lyon Stade Léon Sausset2002–03FC Lyon4–3MontpellierStade des Alouettes2003–04FC Lyon2–0CompiègneStade Alexandre Cueille2004–05Juvisy1–1(5–4 pen. )LyonStade de la Tête Noire2005–06Montpellier1–1(4–3 pen. )LyonStade Pierre Ducourtial2006–07Montpellier3–3(3–0 pen. )LyonStade Auguste-Delaune2007–08Lyon3–0Paris Saint-GermainStade de France2008–09Montpellier3–1Le MansStade de Gerland2009–10Paris Saint-Germain5–0MontpellierStade Robert Bobin2010–11Saint-Étienne0–0(3–2 pen. )MontpellierStade de la Pépinière2011–12Lyon2–1MontpellierStade Jacques Rimbault2012–13Lyon3–1Saint-ÉtienneStade Gabriel Montpied2013–14Lyon2–0Paris Saint-GermainMMArena2014–15Lyon2–1MontpellierStade de l'Épopée2015–16Lyon2–1MontpellierStade des Alpes2016–17Lyon1–1(7–6 pen. )Paris Saint-GermainStade de la Rabine2017–18Paris Saint-Germain1–0LyonStade de la Meinau2018–19Lyon3–1LilleStade Gaston-Petit2019–20Lyon0–0(4–3 pen. )Paris Saint-GermainStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps2020–21''Tournament abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in France''2021–22Paris Saint-Germain8–0YzeureStade Gaston Gérard2022–23Lyon2-1Paris Saint-GermainStade de la Source
Performance by club  Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons Lyon   2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2017–18 Montpellier   2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09 2015–16 Paris Saint-Germain   2009–10, 2017–18, 2021–22  FC Lyon   2002–03, 2003–04 2001–02 Saint-Étienne   2010–11 2012–13 Toulouse   2001–02 Paris FC / Juvisy   2004–05 Compiègne   2003–04 Le Mans   2008–09 Lille   2018–19 Yzeure   2021–22
References
External links * Official site * Cup at soccerway.com