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Coupe de France (ice hockey)

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Coupe de France
SportIce hockey
Founded1972
CountryFrance France
Most recent
champion(s)		Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble
TV partner(s)Sport en France (Final)
Streaming partner(s)Fanseat
Official websitewww.hockeyfrance.com
Palais ominisport de Paris-Bercy

The Coupe de France (lit. 'French Cup') an ice hockey competition in France. It is the premier knockout cup organized by the French Ice Hockey Federation.

Formula

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Participation is mandatory for the three highest tiers of the French men's hockey pyramid, and voluntary for members of the fourth tier, which may require the staging of a preliminary round for select teams in some years. Teams from the country's top tier, the Ligue Magnus, enter in the second round. When teams from different tiers are drawn against one another, the lower-tier team will automatically be designated as the host side (except for the final, which is played at a predetermined venue). For the first two rounds, which predominantly involve semi-professional and amateur organizations, teams are drawn from regional groups. Thereafter, draws are entirely random.[1]

Final venue

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In early decades, the competition's format changed frequently and the final was not held at a regular venue. In 2005, Méribel Olympic Ice Rink, known for hosting the hockey tournament during the 1992 Winter Olympics, was appointed as the host venue.[2] Following two seasons there, Federation president Luc Tardif decided to move the event to Palais ominisport de Paris-Bercy (today Accor Arena), while Méribel became host to the final of a newly created secondary cup, the Coupe de la Ligue ('League Cup'). The choice of the capital's largest and most famous indoor arena turned out to be an unexpected success, providing the French game with a marquee event and significantly increasing the Coupe de France's prestige.[3]

Trophy

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For the 2001–02 edition, when it was decided to make the event a regular fixture, a permanent trophy was inaugurated. Of classic shape, it was made of blue porcelain with golden accents.[2][4] In the 2006 off-season, it took the name of influential Canadian-born player and coach Gaëtan "Pete" Laliberté [fr], who had recently died.[5] In 2022, the original trophy, which had proven very susceptible to damage, was replaced by a new one made of metal, and chosen from three possible designs via a fan vote.[4][6]

Previous winners

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Season Date Venue Attendance Winner Runner-up Score
2023–24 21 January 2024 Accor Arena – Paris 13,877 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble Corsaires de Dunkerque 7–4
2022–23 29 January 2023 13,877 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble Rapaces de Gap 3–2
2021–22 30 January 2022 Aren'Ice – Cergy 2,000[a] Ducs d'Angers Rapaces de Gap 5–4 (OT)
2020–21 Competition abandoned during round of 32 due to COVID-19
2019–20 16 February 2020 AccorHotels Arena – Paris 13,877 Gothiques d'Amiens Dragons de Rouen 3–2 (SO)
2018–19 17 February 2019 9,769 Gothiques d'Amiens Lions de Lyon 3–2 (OT)
2017–18 28 January 2018 11,557 Lions de Lyon Rapaces de Gap 2–0
2016–17 19 February 2017 11,367 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble Dragons de Rouen 3–2 (OT)
2015–16 3 January 2016 10,020 Dragons de Rouen Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 4–2
2014–15 25 January 2015 Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est – Marseille[b] 3,517 Dragons de Rouen Gothiques d'Amiens 5–3
2013–14 26 January 2014 Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy – Paris 13,357 Ducs d'Angers Dragons de Rouen 4–0
2012–13 17 February 2013 13,354 Diables Rouges de Briançon Ducs d'Angers 2–1
2011–12 29 January 2012 13,362 Ducs de Dijon Dragons de Rouen 7–6 (OT)
2010–11 30 January 2011 13,364 Dragons de Rouen Ducs d'Angers 5–4 (SO)
2009–10 31 January 2010 13,359 Diables Rouges de Briançon Dragons de Rouen 2–1 (SO)
2008–09 22 February 2009 12,500 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble Ducs de Dijon 6–1
2007–08 17 February 2008 12,904 Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble Dragons de Rouen 3–2 (SO)
2006–07 14 February 2007 12,215 Ducs d'Angers Dauphins d'Épinal 4–1
2005–06 28 February 2006 Olympic Park – Méribel 2,500 Ducs de Dijon Diables Rouges de Briançon 3–2 (OT)
2004–05 25 February 2005 2,225 Dragons de Rouen Diables Rouges de Briançon 4–3
2003–04 9 March 2004 Pôle Sud – Grenoble 3,500 Dragons de Rouen Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 5–1
2002–03 18 March 2003 Patinoire des Fins – Annecy 1,600 Ours de Villard-de-Lans Orques d'Anglet 3–2 (SO)
2001–02 19 February 2002 Patinoire Lafayette – Besançon Dragons de Rouen Séquanes de Besançon 8–1
1999–2000 14 March 2000 Patinoire de Boulogne-Billancourt 2,200 Léopards de Caen Dragons de Rouen 4–1
1993–94 30 April 1994 Patinoire Clémenceau – Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble Huskies de Chamonix 5–4 (OT)
1986–87 28 April 1987 Centre municipal des sports – Tours Français volants Mammouths de Tours 8–5
1985–86 Replaced by Coupe des As[9]
1984–85
1983–84 31 March 1984 Orléans Clermont-Ferrand 6–2
1981–82 Clermont-Ferrand Angers 3–2
1980–81 Patinoire municipale – Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Centre municipal des sports – Tours		 Saint-Gervais Mammouths de Tours 8–4;8–5
1979–80 5 April 1980 Patinoire olympique Charlemagne – Lyon Pralognan Meudon 9–7
1978–79 31 March 1979 Patinoire municipale – Dijon Nice Dunkerque 5–4
1977–78 29 April 1978 Centre sportif municipal Île Marante – Colombes Mammouths de Tours CPM Croix 6–4 (OT)
1976–77 23 April 1977 Ours de Villard-de-Lans Mammouths de Tours 5–4
1975–76 24 April 1976 Patinoire municipale – Dijon Saint-Gervais HC Caen 12–6
1974–75 19 April 1975 Centre municipal des sports – Tours[10] Mammouths de Tours CPM Croix 4–3
1973–74 27 April 1974 Centre sportif du docteur Duchêne – Rouen Chamonix Saint-Gervais 10–5
1972–73 28 April 1973 Parc des expositions – Châlons-sur-Marne 1,000 Chamonix Villard-de-Lans 6–4
1971–72 15 April 1972 Patinoire olympique Charlemagne – Lyon Chamonix Villard-de-Lans 8–2
  1. ^ Final moved to Aren'Ice after attendance was capped to 2000 due to COVID-19 restrictions.[7]
  2. ^ Final moved to Marseille due to renovations at Palais omnisport de Paris-Bercy.[8]
  Competition held during international breaks. Teams mostly played without their internationals.
  First and second-tier teams did not participate.

References

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  1. ^ "Coupe de France : Formule". hockeyfrance.com (in French). 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Alric, Tristan (4 March 2022). "Coupe de France: Une histoire folle !". hockeyhebdo.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ Fourny, André-Arnaud (15 February 2019). "Coupe de France : une belle vitrine à Bercy". L'Équipe. Groupe Amaury. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Un nouveau trophée dès la saison prochaine". Le Dauphiné Libéré (in French). 30 January 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Les Échos". Le journal de Saône-et-Loire (in French). 28 January 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Le nouveau trophée de la Coupe de France de hockey dévoilé". L'Équipe (in French). 11 February 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Coupe de France : Pas de Bercy pour la finale". beinsports.com (in French). beIN Media Group. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  8. ^ G.N. (6 January 2015). "Briançon et Gap en finale ?". L'Équipe (in French). Groupe Amaury. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ Poitrineau, Patrick (15 February 2019). "Histoire mouvementée d'une Coupe nommée Laliberté". hockeyhebdo.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ Taillandier, Sylvain (25 April 2012). "Fondu de glace". lanouvellerepublique.fr. Groupe NRCO. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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