2011 Challenge de France Final

The 2011 Challenge de France Final was the 10th final of France's female football cup competition. The final took place on 21 May 2011 at the Stade de la Pépinière in Poitiers and was contested between D1 Féminine clubs Saint-Étienne and Montpellier.[1] This was the last final under the Challenge de France name as the competition will be renamed to the Coupe de France Feminine for the 2011–12 season and onwards.[2]

2011 Challenge de France Final
Event2010–11 Challenge de France
Saint-Étienne Montpellier
D1 Féminine D1 Féminine
0 0
Saint-Étienne win 3–2 on penalties.
Date21 May 2011
VenueStade de la Pépinière, Poitiers
RefereeStéphanie Frappart (Île-de-France)
Weather20 °C (68 °F), Cloudy

In the match, Saint-Étienne recorded a historic upset defeating Montpellier 3–2 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 in both regular time and extra time. The title is Saint-Étienne's first Challenge de France in the club's history and its first major honour since joining the AS Saint-Étienne in 2008.

News

Team backgrounds

Saint-Étienne made its debut in the ultimate match of the competition. In its run-up to the final, the club faced only one first division club, Le Mans in the quarter-finals, and defeated the club 1–0. Saint-Étienne also did not concede a goal in the competition having shut out all of its opponents. Montpellier made its fifth appearance in the final of the Challenge de France, which is only second to Lyon, which has appeared in seven. Of its five appearances, Montpellier have won the Challenge de France three times; tied for the most titles ever won in the competition with Lyon. The club won its first titles in back-to-back seasons from 2006–2007 when it defeated Lyon two consecutive years on penalties. Montpellier won its last title in 2009. The club defeated Le Mans 3–1 in the final. The three-time champions only conceded one goal in the competition having outscored its opponents 22–1.

Road to the final
See also: 2010–11 Challenge de France
Saint-Étienne Round Montpellier
Opponent H/A Result 2010–11 Challenge de France Opponent H/A Result
Caluire A 5–0 Second Round[3] Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone A 3–0
Flacé Mâcon H 2–0 Round of 32 Arpajon H 9–0
Saint-Simont A 1–0 Round of 16 Toulouse A 1–0
Le Mans H 1–0 Quarterfinals La Roche-sur-Yon H 6–0
Dijon A 5–0 Semi-finals Juvisy A 3–1

Match

Match details
Saint-Étienne0 – 0Montpellier
Report
Penalties
3–2
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (Île-de-France)
Saint-Étienne
Montpellier
SAINT-ÉTIENNE:
GK1 Méline Gérard
RB2 Ludivine Coulomb
CB4 Morgane Courteille
CB5 Astrid Chazal (c)
LB3 Ophélie Brevet
CM6 Aude Moreau
CM7 Charlotte Gauvin 42'
RM10 Amélie Barbetta
LM9 Déborah Taghavi 63'
AM11 Kheira Hamraoui 76'
FW8 Camille Catala
Substitutes:
GK16 Julie Perrodin
FW12 Maeva Clemaron 76'
DF13 Juliette Benne
DF14 Amandine Soulard
MF15 Sofia Bengueddoudj 63'
Manager:
Hervé Didier
MONTPELLIER:
GK1 Céline Deville
RB9 Marion Torrent 82'
CB4 Ophélie Meilleroux
CB3 Kelly Gadéa
LB8 Cynthia Viana
CM6 Charlotte Bilbault
CM7 Rumi Utsugi
RW11 Ludivine Diguelman 62'
LW10 Viviane Asseyi 71'
FW5 Hoda Lattaf (c) 82'
FW2 Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutes:
GK16 Laëtitia Philippe
MF12 Nora Hamou Maamar
MF13 Stéphanie De Revière
DF14 Marine Pervier 63'
FW15 Elodie Ramos 71'
Manager:
Sarah M'Barek

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Nathalie Le Breton (Centre-Ouest)
  • Chief Observer: Jean-Luc Rouinsard
  • Chief Delegate: Marc Giraud

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
    • Seven named substitutes.
    • Maximum of three substitutions.

    References
    1. "Saint-Etienne et Montpellier en finale" (in French). French Football Federation. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
    2. "Accréditations pour la finale, les modalités" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
    3. Clubs competing in the Division 1 Féminine entered the competition in the second round
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