Will the 2021 France Cup final be the 14th championship of PSG?

When is the 2020-2021 France Cup final played?

The France Cup final round this season is scheduled to take place on Saturday 24 April 2021. This is the 104th final of the Coupe de France. Annually, this very last round is held at the Stade de France with more than 80,000 seats for spectators in both football and rugby sports. For your information, the cup is now reaching Round of 16, which will be played on April 7th and 9th. 

Who won the France Cup 2020?

Paris Saint- Germain F.C. (PSG) is currently holding the France Cup title of the 2019-2020 season. This is also the 13th time this French football club won the highest position in the France Cup competition history by defeating Saint-Étienne at 1-0. The table below will give you more details about the winning records of the top clubs in the Coupe de France history. 

PSG in the France Cup

Something about France Cup

France Cup is one of the well-known football competitions in France. In this section, let’s dig deeper into this cup to figure out its origin and also the operation. 

What is France Cup?

France Cup, or the Coupe de France in French, is a famous knockout cup tournament in the French football system. It was founded in 1917 and is organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). In the first two years being held, the cup was called the Coupe Charles Simon to honor the founder of the French Interfederal Committee who sacrificed in 1915 in World War I. The France Cup comprises both professional and amateur French football clubs.    

The Coupe de France trophy

How does France Cup work?

Coupe de France is a knockout tournament that gathers thousands of teams taking part in. The higher-ranked teams from the top divisions will have byes to skip the early rounds and join the later rounds instead.

Due to the huge number of participants, rounds in this competition are usually divided and held in regions to cut down teams’ travel costs. The number of rounds can vary from four to eight depending on each region, run under the drawn matches. Every game is played only once, and the penalty shots will determine the winner in case of a tied match. 

In the history of the France Cup, Paris Saint- Germain (PSG) is currently the most successful team with 13 times winning the Coupe de France titles, followed by is Marseille with 10 times being crowned the champion. 

The bottom line

With the detailed information about the 2021 France Cup final, we hope you find this article useful. Don’t forget to keep yourself updated with the latest football news all over the world at betimate.com. 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_de_France

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Coupe_de_France