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Coupe de France
The
Coupe Charles Simon
, commonly known as the
Coupe de France
(,
French Cup
), is the premier
knockout
cup competition in
French football
organized by the
French Football Federation
. The cup competition is named after Charles Simon, a French
sportsman
who died while serving in World War I, and is open to all amateur and professional
football
clubs in France, including clubs based in the
overseas departments and territories
. The final is played at the
Stade de France
and the winner of the Coupe de France qualifies for the group stage of the
UEFA Europa League
. The current champions are
Paris Saint-Germain
, who defeated
AJ Auxerre
1–0 in
the final
of the
2014–15 competition
.
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