2013 Coupe de France Final
# 2013 Coupe de France Final

The 2013 Coupe de France Final was the 95th final of France's most prestigious football cup competition. The final took place on 31 May 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Bordeaux and Evian. The winner of the Coupe de France was guaranteed a place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League with the club's appearance being dependent on whether it qualifies for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League. The final was broadcast live on France 2.

Evian TG reached the final for the first time in their history. Bordeaux won their fourth Coupe de France, and first since 1987, after a 3–2 victory against Évian.

## Match

### Summary

Bordeaux opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Cheick Diabaté went around Evian goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait to slot home. Bordeaux were awarded a penalty a minute into the second half when Diabaté was brought down, but Laquait saved the spot kick with a one-handed stop down to his left from Diabaté. Evian equalised in the 51st minute when Yannick Sagbo controlled the ball on his chest before finishing from close range. Bordeaux went ahead again two minutes later when Henri Saivet scored from five yards out. In the 70th minute the scores were level again when Brice Dja Djedje finished at the back post after a cross from the left. With one minute remaining, Diabaté got the winning goal when he scored from seven yards out, after being played in by Nicolas Maurice-Belay.

| GK | 16 | Cédric Carrasso |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 25 | Mariano | 20' |
| CB | 6 | Ludovic Sané |
| CB | 3 | Henrique |
| LB | 28 | Benoît Trémoulinas |
| CM | 26 | Grégory Sertic |
| CM | 18 | Jaroslav Plašil (c) | | 67' |
| CM | 4 | Ludovic Obraniak |
| LW | 20 | Henri Saivet |
| RW | 19 | Nicolas Maurice-Belay |
| FW | 14 | Cheick Diabaté |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Kévin Olimpa |
| DF | 23 | Florian Marange |
| DF | 27 | Marc Planus |
| MF | 8 | Fahid Ben Khalfallah |
| MF | 17 | André Biyogo Poko | | 67' |
| MF | 22 | Julien Faubert |
| MF | 24 | Abdou Traoré |
| Manager: ||
| Francis Gillot ||
| GK | 16 | Bertrand Laquait |
| RB | 26 | Brice Dja Djédjé |
| CB | 3 | Betão |
| CB | 22 | Cédric Cambon (c) |
| LB | 18 | Daniel Wass |
| CM | 2 | Mohammed Rabiu | | 83' |
| CM | 24 | Olivier Sorlin | 29' |
| CM | 23 | Miloš Ninković | | 60' |
| RW | 9 | Kévin Bérigaud |
| LW | 29 | Saber Khlifa |
| FW | 20 | Yannick Sagbo | | 90+1' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Johann Durand |
| DF | 17 | Aldo Angoula | | 90+1' |
| DF | 21 | Cédric Mongongu |
| DF | 28 | Fabrice Ehret |
| MF | 4 | Éric Tié Bi | | 83' |
| MF | 14 | Cédric Barbosa | | 60' |
| MF | 19 | Guillaume Lacour |
| Manager: ||
| Pascal Dupraz ||
| Match officials Assistant referees: Cyril Gringoire (Basse Normandie) Alexandre Viala (Midi-Pyrénées) Fourth official: Emmanuel Boisdenghien (Île-de-France) Additional assistant referees: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon) Man of the Match Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux) | 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 |
