2025–26 Coupe LFFP
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | France |
| Dates | 13 September 2025 – 14 March 2026 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 131 (3.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,791 (363 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mathilde Bourdieu (Marseille) Cindy Caputo (Fleury) 4 goals each |
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2026. | |
The 2025–26 Coupe de la Ligue féminine de football professionnel is the inaugural edition of the Coupe LFFP, the annual Première and Seconde Ligue's league cup competition.[1][2]
Format
On 14 June 2025, the LFFP Executive Committee approved the format of the competition, which consists of two phases: a group stage (French: phase éliminatoire) and a knockout stage (French: phase finale). The top three Première Ligue clubs participating in European competitions during the season receive a bye directly to the final phase.[3][4]
- Group stage
The remaining 21 clubs (9 from Première Ligue and 12 from Seconde Ligue) are drawn into five groups of four or five teams, balanced by division and geographical proximity. Each team plays the others once. Matches between divisions are normally hosted by the Seconde Ligue club, while ties between teams from the same division have home advantage decided by draw. The five group winners advance to the knockout stage.
- Knockout stage
The quarter-finals are contested by the five group winners and the three European participants. Home advantage is awarded to the three clubs participating in European competitions and the best group winner, determined by average points per match. The quarter-final draw also sets the semi-finals and final. All knockout ties are single matches, with the final potentially staged at a neutral venue, including outside France.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Dijon FCO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Metz | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | AJ Auxerre | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Stade de Reims | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
| Reims | 0–2 | Strasbourg |
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| Auxerre | 1–2 | Strasbourg |
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| Metz | 3–0 | Strasbourg |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thonon Évian GG FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | OGC Nice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | AS Saint-Étienne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Nice | 4–0 | Saint-Étienne |
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| Grenoble | 0–1 | Thonon Évian |
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| Thonon Évian | 3–2 | Saint-Étienne |
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| Grenoble | 1–4 | Saint-Étienne |
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| Thonon Évian | 0–0 | Nice |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Les Marseillaises | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Montpellier HSC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Toulouse FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rodez AF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2–2 | Marseille |
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| Rodez | 1–2 | Montpellier |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | RC Lens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Fleury 91 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Le Mans FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | LOSC Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Lille | 1–2 | Le Mans |
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Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | FC Nantes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | Advanced to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Le Havre AC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | US Saint-Malo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | EA Guingamp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Guingamp | 0–3 | Saint-Malo |
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| Saint-Malo | 2–2 | Nantes |
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| Saint-Malo | 1–3 | Le Havre |
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Knockout stage
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| 2025–26 Coupe LFFP Knockout stage – Draw | |
The draw for the knockout stage was held on 9 January 2026 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. It was presented by Romain Balland and conducted by Aline Riera.[5][6]
OL Lyonnes, Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC entered the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League.
- Seeding
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The 3 European representatives and the best-ranked qualified team from the group stage were seeded. As the postponed fifth and final matchday of Group A took place after the draw, the identity of the final seeded team was not yet known. Dijon, who were the best-ranked team before their final match, and RC Lens, the only team that could overtake them if Dijon lost, were therefore drawn as 'Dijon or Lens' in both pots. On 21 January 2026, the pairings were confirmed after Dijon’s victory over Reims, which secured them the seeded position.[7]
Bracket
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| Dijon FCO | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| FC Nantes | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dijon FCO | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| OL Lyonnes | 4 | ||||||||||||
| OL Lyonnes | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Olympique de Marseille | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Thonon Évian GG FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Paris FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Paris FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| RC Lens | 0 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Dijon | 2–1 | Nantes |
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| Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | Thonon Évian GG |
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Semi-finals
| Dijon | 0–4 | OL Lyonnes |
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Final
Goalscorers
There have been 120 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 3.53 goals per match (as of 21 January 2026).
4 goals
Mathilde Bourdieu – Marseille
Cindy Caputo – Fleury
3 goals
Kyah Simon – Dijon
Wu Chengshu – Dijon
Amélie Joseph – Metz
Anaïs Ribeyra – Metz
Loredana Stefut – Auxerre
Rose Kadzere – Montpellier
Seynabou Mbengue – Metz
Meriame Terchoun – Dijon
2 goals
Inès Boutaleb – Auxerre
Mariam Toloba – Nantes
Nikolina Istocki – Saint-Étienne
Anastasia Soulac – Nice
Pamela Babinga – Saint-Malo
Inès Belmiliani – Thonon Evian
Lucie Calba – Nantes
Adèle Connesson – Saint-Étienne
Thelma Eninger – Saint-Malo
Fanny Hoarau – Le Mans
Émelyne Laurent – Fleury
Tatiana Solanet – Toulouse
Julie Swierot – Nantes
Kenza Chapelle – Le Mans
Kaïna El Koumir – Lens
1 goal
Ikram Adjabi – Le Havre
Lana Smits – Reims
Bernadette Ngaseh – Auxerre
Maya Ladhani – Thonon Evian
Marie Levasseur – Montpellier
Wang Yanwen – Dijon
Gloria Mabomba – Auxerre
Laura Hermann – Saint-Étienne
Louann Archier – Lens
Inés Barrier – Nice
Aude Bizet – Fleury
Charlotte Boisneau – Saint-Malo
Tiphaine Brissonnet – Rodez
Célia Chabod – Montpellier
Laurie Cance – Fleury
Anna Conesa – Lille
Colleen Cruman – Auxerre
Lou Defour – Dijon
Elsa Domenjoud – Grenoble
Romane Enguehard – Le Havre
Claudia Fabre – Grenoble
Emma Faure – Auxerre
Louise Fleury – Nantes
Magnaba Folquet – Le Havre
Thaïs Gallais – Le Havre
Inès Jaurena – Fleury
Léa Khelifi – Nantes
Ilona Koko – Montpellier
Juliette Mossard – Nantes
Joséphine Palin – Nice
Jenny Perret – Marseille
Julie Pian – Saint-Malo
Fany Proniez – Lens
Élisa Rambaud – Montpellier
Madeline Roth – Le Havre
Zoé Stiévenart – Le Havre
Anaëlle Tchakounté – Strasbourg
Ananée Yeboah – Strasbourg
Madeleine Yetna – Rodez
Chelsea Domond – Guingamp
Lourdjina Étienne – Fleury
Amandine Pierre-Louis – Saint-Étienne
Jody Brown – Marseille
Yakaré Niakaté – Nice
Maria Fodil – Metz
Nehla Sadiki – Grenoble
Oliwia Domin – Dijon
Dominika Kopińska – Dijon
Nadia Krezyman – Dijon
Fátima Pinto – Strasbourg
Marta Carro – Marseille
Leina Feddaoui – Metz
Sana Guermazi – Le Mans
Inna Hlushchenko – Lille
Murphy Agnew – Strasbourg
Samiah Phiri – Thonon Evian
1 own goal
Gillian Nottelet – Metz
Morgane Martins – Fleury
See also
References
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- ^ Colange, Romain (9 January 2026). "Le tirage du tableau final". French Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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- ^ Flury, Jérôme (1 May 2025). "Finale en Côte d'Ivoire, phase de groupe : les infos sur la première coupe de la LFFP". footeuses.com (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.