The 2008 Coupe de France Final was a football match that was held at the Stade de France

Stade de France

The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...

 in Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis....

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 on 24 May 2008. It was the 90th final in the Coupe de France's history. The final was contested between Paris Saint-Germain FC

Paris Saint-Germain FC

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club , also known simply as Paris Saint-Germain and familiarly as Paris SG or PSG , is a professional association football club based in Paris, France. The club was founded on 12 August 1970, thanks to the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain...

 and Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

. This was be PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982

Coupe de France Final 1982

The Coupe de France Final 1982 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on May 15, 1982, that saw Paris Saint-Germain FC defeat AS Saint-Étienne in a penalty shoot out. After normal time and extra-time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks...

, 1983

Coupe de France Final 1983

The Coupe de France Final 1983 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 11, 1983, that saw Paris Saint-Germain FC defeat FC Nantes 3-2 thanks to goals by Pascal Zaremba, Safet Sušić and Nabatingue Toko.-Match details:...

, 1993

Coupe de France Final 1993

The Coupe de France Final 1993 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 13, 1993, that saw Paris SG defeat FC Nantes Atlantique 3-0 thanks to goals by Antoine Kombouaré, David Ginola and Alain Roche.-Match details:...

, 1995

Coupe de France Final 1995

The Coupe de France Final 1995 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on May 13, 1995, that saw Paris SG defeat RC Strasbourg 1-0 thanks to a goal by Paul Le Guen.-Match details:...

, 1998

Coupe de France Final 1998

The Coupe de France Final 1998 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on May 2, 1998, that saw Paris SG defeat RC Lens 2-1 thanks to goals by Raí and Marco Simone.Vladimir Smicer scored for the Division 1 champion which could not enjoyed two successes...

, 2004

Coupe de France Final 2004

The Coupe de France Final 2004 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on May 29, 2004, that saw Paris SG defeat LB Châteauroux 1-0 thanks to a goal by Pauleta.-Match details:...

, and 2006

Coupe de France Final 2006

The Coupe de France Final 2006 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on April 29, 2006, that saw Paris SG defeat Olympique de Marseille 2-1 thanks to goals by Bonaventure Kalou and Vikash Dhorasoo.-Match details:...

. They also lost in the final twice in 1985

Coupe de France Final 1985

The Coupe de France Final 1985 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 8, 1985, that saw AS Monaco FC defeat Paris Saint-Germain FC 1-0 thanks to a goal by Bernard Genghini.-Match details:...

 and 2003

Coupe de France Final 2003

The Coupe de France Final 2003 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on May 31, 2003. In it, AJ Auxerre defeated Paris SG 2-1 with goals from Djibril Cissé and Jean-Alain Boumsong.-Match details:...

. With a win in this year's final, PSG would have been granted the rare cup double with their last double coming in 1998. This was Olympique Lyonnais's 7th appearance in the final having won in 1964

Coupe de France Final 1964

The Coupe de France Final 1964 was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 10, 1964, that saw Olympique Lyonnais defeat FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2-0 thanks to goals by Nestor Combin.-Match details:...

, 1967

Coupe de France Final 1967

The Coupe de France Final 1967 was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 21, 1967, that saw Olympique Lyonnais defeat FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3-1 thanks to goals by Angel Rambert, André Perrin and Fleury Di Nallo....

, and 1973

Coupe de France Final 1973

The Coupe de France Final 1973 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 17, 1973, that saw Olympique Lyonnais defeat FC Nantes 2-1 thanks to goals by Dobrivoje Tribic and Bernard Lacombe.-Match details:...

. They lost in the final three times in 1963

Coupe de France Final 1963

The Coupe de France Final 1963 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on May 12, 1963 and May 23, 1963 that saw AS Monaco FC defeat Olympique Lyonnais.-First match:-Replay:-External links:**...

, 1971

Coupe de France Final 1971

The Coupe de France Final 1971 was an association football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on June 20, 1971, that saw Stade Rennais defeat Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 thanks to a goal by André Guy.-Match Summary:...

, and 1976

Coupe de France Final 1976

The Coupe de France Final 1976 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on June 12, 1976, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 thanks to goals by Raoul Noguès and Saar Boubacar.-Match details:...

.

Match Information

In front of a sell-out crowd of 80,000+ fans, Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain stepped on the pitch of the Stade de France to contest the 90th Coupe de France. PSG tore Lyon's defense ragged for most of the game and had a goal by Sylvain Armand

Sylvain Armand

Sylvain Armand is a French professional football player in the left fullback position, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 championship....

 incorrectly ruled offside. Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...

 held on to 0-0 after 90 minutes, winning the match in extra time.

The majority of the first half was mainly dominated by PSG who thrived on Lyon's turnovers using them in order to counterattack

Counterattack

A counterattack is a tactic used in response against an attack. The term originates in military strategy. The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy in attack and the specific objectives are usually to regain lost ground or to destroy attacking enemy units.It is...

. Lyon players, becoming frustrated, committed several malacious challenges leading to the likes of Anthony Réveillère

Anthony Réveillère

Anthony Réveillère is a French footballer. A pure product of the Rennes youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays as an attacking right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.-Career:...

 and Sébastien Squillaci

Sébastien Squillaci

Sébastien Squillaci is a French international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He plays as a central defender and is described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground"...

 picking up yellow cards. The second half was partially even with both teams attempting to counterattack each other with both displaying fatigue as the second half moved forward. Both PSG and Lyon had several chances. Lyon's primary chances were as a result of Juninho

Juninho Pernambucano

Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Jr. , commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian footballer and dead-ball specialist, currently playing as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club CR Vasco da Gama. He is considered to be one of the greatest free kick takers of all time...

's free kicks, while PSG probably had the best chance of the night when Amara Diané

Amara Diané

Amara Diané is an Ivorian football striker who plays for Qatari club Al-Gharafa Sports Club and the Côte d'Ivoire national team.-Club career:...

 got through in the box and had a great chance, however it was miraculously saved by Grégory Coupet

Grégory Coupet

Grégory Coupet is a retired French association football goalkeeper who last played for Paris Saint-Germain. He has played for clubs such as Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid. He has also played for the France national team....

, who was playing his last match in a Lyon jersey, leaving the match up for grabs as they headed to extra time. One notable moment of the second half was the substitution of Pauleta

Pauleta

Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....

, who was playing his final match for PSG. He was given a standing ovation by PSG supporters.

The first half of extra time was progressively slow with both clubs trying to get a strategic view of each other. It wasn't until the end of the first half of extra time when a goal was finally conceded. Following a cross by Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...

, Sidney Govou

Sidney Govou

Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...

 pounced on the loose ball in the box after it went off Kader Keïta to give Lyon the lead after 102 minutes of play. Following the goal, Lyon finally settled down and opted to a more defensive style of play utilizing the offside trap and holding on to the ball more turning the tables on PSG, who were now becoming frustrated, with Mario Yepes

Mario Yepes

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz is a Colombian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. He has also been the captain of the Colombian national team since 2008.- Club career :...

 delivering a questionable elbow on Benzema. Sidney Govou's goal would eventually be the only goal of the match giving Lyon their first Coupe de France title victory in 35 years. With the win in the final, Lyon were also granted their first ever double

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

 having won Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2007-08

The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title ....

 this past season.

Since both clubs have automatically qualified for European competitions, PSG via the Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de la Ligue

The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...

, Lyon via Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

, the Coupe de France European place was reverted to the league

Ligue 1 2007-08

The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title ....

. The spot was awarded to AS Saint-Étienne

AS Saint-Étienne

Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...

, ironically Lyon's primary rivals.

Match details

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Lyon:
GK	1	Grégory Coupet Grégory Coupet Grégory Coupet is a retired French association football goalkeeper who last played for Paris Saint-Germain. He has played for clubs such as Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid. He has also played for the France national team....
RB	2	Anthony Réveillère Anthony Réveillère Anthony Réveillère is a French footballer. A pure product of the Rennes youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays as an attacking right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.-Career:...
CB	4	Jean-Alain Boumsong Jean-Alain Boumsong Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong is a professional football defender who currently plays for the Greek team Panathinaikos and the French national team.-Early career:...
CB	5	Sébastien Squillaci Sébastien Squillaci Sébastien Squillaci is a French international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He plays as a central defender and is described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground"...
LB	11	Fabio Grosso Fabio Grosso Fabio Grosso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. Grosso is primarily a left wingback, but can also play as left back. He is also a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick specialist...
RM	7	Sidney Govou Sidney Govou Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...
CM	3	Jérémy Toulalan Jérémy Toulalan Jérémy Toulalan is a French footballer who currently plays for Málaga CF in La Liga. His usual position is as a defensive midfielder, but he can also be utilized as a central defender. He is best known for his shy and humble demeanor, simple distribution, good technique, and effective...
CM	8	Juninho Juninho Pernambucano Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Jr. , commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian footballer and dead-ball specialist, currently playing as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club CR Vasco da Gama. He is considered to be one of the greatest free kick takers of all time...  (c)
LM	6	Kim Källström Kim Källström Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the...
FW	10	Karim Benzema Karim Benzema Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
FW	9	Fred Frederico Chaves Guedes Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense....
Substitutes:
GK	18	Rémy Vercoutre Rémy Vercoutre Rémy Vercoutre is a French football goalkeeper, currently second choice for Olympique Lyonnais. His squad number is 30.-Career:Vercoutre previously played for Montpellier before moving to Lyon in 2002...
DF	13	François Clerc François Clerc François Clerc is a French footballer who plays as a right back for OGC Nice.-Club career:He joined Lyon as a youth player, but spent the 2004–05 season on loan at Toulouse FC before playing a league game for Lyon...
MF	12	Mathieu Bodmer Mathieu Bodmer Mathieu Bodmer is a French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. He usually plays as a central midfielder. He serves as president of amateur French club Évreux FC, located in his hometown.-Early career:Bodmer began his professional career at Évreux AC at the...
MF	17	Marc Crosas Marc Crosas Marc Crosas Luque is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Volga.-Early life:Born in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalonia, Crosas came through the ranks at La Liga club FC Barcelona and signed a five-year contract in 2006.-Barcelona:On 7 November 2007, Crosas...
MF	14	César Delgado César Delgado César Fabián Delgado Godoy is an Argentine footballer. He plays for Monterrey. His nickname "El Chelito" is derived from that of Marcelo Delgado because of their same last name.-Career:...
FW	15	Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...
FW	16	Kader Keïta
Manager:
Alain Perrin

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> PSG: | GK 1   Jérôme Alonzo

Jérôme Alonzo

Jérôme Alonzo is a football goalkeeper who played for Paris-Saint Germain and was the back-up keeper to Lionel Letizi, but he signed with Rangers FC. He is a strong keeper who got a lot of playing time but will most likely become the number 2 keeper again because of the arrival of French...

RB 2   Ceará

Marcos Venâncio de Albuquerque

Marcos Venâncio de Albuquerque , commonly known as Ceará, is a Brazilian right wingback. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain....

CB 6   Mario Yepes

Mario Yepes

Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz is a Colombian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. He has also been the captain of the Colombian national team since 2008.- Club career :...

CB 4   Zoumana Camara

Zoumana Camara

Zoumana Camara is a French footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. as a central defender.-Club career:...

  LB 3   Sylvain Armand

Sylvain Armand

Sylvain Armand is a French professional football player in the left fullback position, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 championship....

RM 10   Clément Chantôme

Clément Chantôme

Clément Chantôme is a French footballer who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain.-Career:Rising through the ranks of PSG's youth academy, he has already drawn comparisons to Didier Deschamps in terms of his determination and ballwinning ability...

  CM 5   Grégory Bourillon

Grégory Bourillon

Grégory Bourillon is a French footballer. He currently plays for FC Lorient in Ligue 1, the top division in French soccer.-Career:Bourillon signed for Stade Rennais in 2000 from Laval, and has represented France at Under-21 level...

  CM 8   Jérémy Clément

Jérémy Clément

Jérémy Clément is a French professional footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne. He is primarily a left-footed defensive midfielder with an eye for a pass.-Career:...

CM 7   Jérôme Rothen

Jérôme Rothen

Jérôme Rothen born 31 March 1978) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for SC Bastia.Rothen has won 13 caps for the French national team. He represented his country at the 2004 European Football Championship and won the FIFA Confederations Cup with France in 2003...

  LM 11   Amara Diané

Amara Diané

Amara Diané is an Ivorian football striker who plays for Qatari club Al-Gharafa Sports Club and the Côte d'Ivoire national team.-Club career:...

FW 9   Pauleta

Pauleta

Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....

 (c) Substitutes: GK 18   Apoula Edima Bete Edel DF 15   Bernard Mendy

Bernard Mendy

Bernard Mendy is a French footballer of Senegalese origin who plays for Danish club Odense Boldklub. He is a right back/right wing-back who is known for his blistering pace and constant overlapping runs.-Career:...

  DF 17   Mamadou Sakho

Mamadou Sakho

Mamadou Sakho is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. He primarily plays as a centre back for his club, but can also deputized as a left back if necessary. Sakho is known for his leadership credentials, his tireless engine,...

MF 13   Souza  FW 12   Péguy Luyindula

Péguy Luyindula

Péguy Luyindula in Kinshasa is a French football striker. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain, in the French League.-Early career:...

  FW 14   Yannick Boli

Yannick Boli

Yannick Boli is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays as a forward. His previous clubs include Paris Saint-Germain, Le Havre and Nîmes Olympique...

FW 16   Loris Arnaud

Loris Arnaud

Loris Arnaud is a French footballer, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain.-References:...

Manager:   Paul Le Guen

Paul Le Guen

Paul Le Guen is a French football manager and former player. He was recently confirmed as new manager of the Oman national football team.Le Guen had a successful managerial career in France, most notably leading Olympique Lyonnais to three consecutive Ligue 1 titles. He has also managed Stade...

MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Fourth official: MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time (15 minute intervals) Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Road to the Final

Paris Saint-Germain Round of 32 SAS Épinal SAS Épinal Stade Athletique Spinalien Épinal is a French football club based in the commune of Épinal.They currently play in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group A. Their kit colours are yellow and blue... 0–2 PSG Round of 16 Le Poiré-sur-Vie SJA Le Poiré-sur-Vie Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc Le Poiré-sur-vie is a French football club based in Le Poiré-sur-Vie . -History:The club, founded in 1954, is currently playing in the Championnat National, the third tier in the French football league system.... 1–3 PSG First Knockout Round PSG 2–1 SC Bastia SC Bastia Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2... Quarter-final USJA Carquefou USJA Carquefou USJA Carquefou are a French football team currently playing in the Group D of Championnat de France amateur based in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique.-History:... 0–1 PSG Semi-final Amiens SC Amiens SC Amiens Sporting Club is a French association football club based in Amiens. The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city... 0–1 PSG

Olympique Lyonnais Round of 32 US Créteil US Créteil-Lusitanos Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football... 0–4 Lyon Round of 16 Croix de Savoie Croix de Savoie Gaillard Evian Thonon Gaillard Football Club is a French association football club originally based in Gaillard near the Swiss border and the city of Geneva. In 2007, the club moved to Thonon-les-Bains. Evian was founded in 2003 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of... 0–1 Lyon First Knockout Round Lyon 2–1 Sochaux FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city... Quarter-final Lyon 1–0 FC Metz FC Metz Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its... Semi-final Lyon 1–0 CS Sedan CS Sedan Ardennes Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes, commonly referred to as CS Sedan or simply Sedan , is a French association football club based in Sedan. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Sedan plays its home matches at the Stade Louis Dugauguez located...

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