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Final of the 2005–06 edition of the Coupe de France
2006 Coupe de France final Fête Coupe de France, 6 mai 2006.jpg Paris Saint-Germain players with the Coupe de France trophy 250px 2005–06 Coupe de France Marseille 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2 29 April 2006 Stade de France Saint-Denis Laurent Duhamel 79,061 2005 2007
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 competition a total of 16 times between them.Mazet François Pauron Frédéric France - List of Cup Finals https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/francuphist.html RSSSF 26 May 2024 19 April 2025 As two of the most successful teams in French football, the rivalry between the two is known as Le Classique.Le Classique: When two tribes go to war https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2012/10/06/le-classique-when-two-tribes-go-to-war/ French Football Weekly 6 October 2012 19 April 2025
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.
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.
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.Dalence Daniel France Cup 2005/06 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/francup06.html RSSSF 6 August 2006 19 April 2025
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.
MarseilleRoundParis Saint-GermainOpponentH/AResult2005–06 Coupe de FranceOpponentH/AResultLe HavreH4–0Round of 64VermellesA4–0MetzH2–0Round of 32AuxerreH1–0SochauxH2–0Round of 16Lyon-DuchèreA3–0LyonA2–1Quarter-finalsLilleH2–1RennesH3–0Semi-finalsNantesA2–1
Match details
29 April 2006 20:45 Marseille 1–2 Football: Coupe de France 2006 Finale http://lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheMatch9999_76021.html L'Équipe 19 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20060520002649/http://lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheMatch9999_76021.html 20 May 2006 fr 29 April 2006 Paris Saint-Germain Maoulida 67 Kalou 5 Dhorasoo 49 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,061 Laurent Duhamel
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MARSEILLE: GK 1 FRA 1974 Fabien Barthez (c)RB 2 SEN Habib Beye 80CB 4 FRA 1974 Frédéric DéhuCB 6 ARG Renato CivelliLB 3 NGA Taye Taiwo 82CM 10 FRA 1974 Sabri LamouchiCM 5 ALB Lorik CanaLW 8 FRA 1974 Toifilou MaoulidaAM 7 FRA 1974 Franck RibéryRW 9SEN Mamadou NiangCF 11FRA 1974 Mickael Pagis 38Substitutes:GK 12FRA 1974 Cédric CarrassoDF 13FRA 1974 Alain CantareilMF 14NGA Wilson Oruma 43 38MF 15FRA 1974 Samir Nasri 80FW 16ARG Christian GiménezManager:FRA 1974 Jean Fernández
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:PSG: GK 1 FRA 1974 Lionel Letizi 84RB 5 FRA 1974 Bernard MendyCB 4 CZE David RozehnalCB 6 COL Mario YepesLB 3 FRA 1974 Sylvain Armand 57CM 2 CMR Modeste M'bami 43CM 8 FRA 1974 Édouard CisséRW 10 FRA 1974 Vikash DhorasooAM 7CIV Bonaventure KalouLW 11 FRA 1974 Jérôme Rothen 87CF 9POR Pauleta (c) 82Substitutes:GK 12FRA 1974 Jérôme AlonzoMF 13FRA 1974 Christophe LandrinMF 15BRA Paulo César 87FW 14FRA 1974 Fabrice PancrateFW 16URU Carlos BuenoManager:FRA 1974 Guy Lacombe
See also
2005–06 Coupe de France
Le Classique
References
External links
Report on French federation site
2006
Coupe De France Final 2006
Coupe De France Final 2006
France Final
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Category:History of Seine-Saint-Denis
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