The winner of the competition qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League and was inserted into the Playoff round. Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain won the competition by defeating fellow first division club AS Monaco by a score of 1–0 in the final. The victory gave Paris Saint-Germain their eight Coupe de France title and their third this millennium.
All the teams that entered the competition, but were not members of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2, had to compete in the regional qualifying rounds. The regional qualifying rounds determined the number of regional clubs that earned spots in the 7th round and this normally lasted six rounds.
Seventh round
The draw for the seventh round of Coupe de France was conducted on 5 November 2009 at the Maison du Sport Français, the headquarters of the French Football Federation, in Paris by French journalist and television host Michel Drucker and Jean Djorkaeff, the president of the Coupe de France Commission.[4] The overseas regional draw was conducted in Paris the same day, by World fencing champions Adriana Lamalle and Jean-Michel Lucenay.[5] The matches were played on 21 and 22 November 2009.
The draw for the round of 32 of the Coupe de France was conducted on 10 January 2010 at the Eurosport headquarters in Paris, by Miss France 2010Malika Ménard and France national teammanagerRaymond Domenech.[8] The matches will be played from 22 to 24 January 2010. The matches that had to be rescheduled due to the previous round's postponed matches being contested were played mid-week on 26 and 27 January. The cancelled matches, as a result of the round of 64 matches being rescheduled, were played on 3 February and the mid-week over on 10 February.
The draw for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France was conducted on 24 January 2010 at the Eurosport headquarters in Paris, by former French internationalJean-Pierre Papin and French film directorFabien Onteniente.[9] The matches were played on 9 and 10 February. The canceled match, Lens – Brest, as a result of the round of 32 matches being rescheduled, was played on 17 February.
The draw for the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France was conducted on 14 February 2010 during a Six Nationsrugby match between France and Ireland at the Stade de France. The draw was conducted by 2009 World Judo champion Morgane Ribout and Morgan Parra, a player from the national rugby team.[10] The matches will be contested on 23 and 24 March. The Quevilly – Boulogne match was moved to the Stade Robert Diochon in nearby Rouen to accommodate the anticipated high attendance for the match. Quevilly's parent ground, Stade Lozai, seats only 2,500 spectators.
The draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France was conducted on 28 March 2010 during a broadcast of France 2 show Stade 2. The draw was conducted by former Gabon national teammanager and former French internationalAlain Giresse.[12] The matches were contested on 13 and 14 April. The first match was televised on Eurosport and the second match was shown on France 2. The Quevilly – Paris Saint-Germain match was moved to the Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen, which is located in Lower Normandy, not far from Rouen, which situates in Upper Normandy. The move, similar to the previous round, was made to accommodate the anticipated high attendance for the match and also because the French Football Federation felt the Stade Robert Diochon did not meet the standards needed to host a Coupe de France semi-final match.
^The qualifying rounds are organize by the regions' respective regional and departmental leagues. Each regions' qualifying rounds lasts six rounds in order to determine the regional and departmental clubs that will earn a berth in the seventh round.
^Since Guingamp are the defending champions, they are excluded from this round and will enter the competition in the round of 64.