The 8th round of the French Football Cup is held during this transition weekend between November and December. Which Occitan teams are involved?
Two weeks after the 7th round of the Coupe de France, place in the 8th round, during this transition weekend between the penultimate and the final month of 2024. Which teams are involved?
two more
For this 8th round of competition, only two teams from the Occitanie region will be on deck. First of all, Agde, resident of N3, will host Le Puy, who plays on the upper level and who had made it to the quarter-finals last year. Then, it will again be a duel between a fifth and a fourth division: Alès will face Cannes and will be an outsider in this clash.
No professional club
There will be no professional club from Occitanie in this 8th round. In the Ligue 2 department, Rodez, who is the only local representative in this second division, was eliminated during the previous round. Beaten in Angoulême (2-1)the Ruthenois prematurely left a competition in which they had gone until 16th final last year. Monaco came to qualify at Paul-Lignon (1-3).
On the other hand, with regard to the absence of Ligue 1 clubs in this 8th round, it's totally logical. Whether they are from Occitania or not, the teams of the French football elite will only enter the competition in the next round, in other words during the 32nd finals, which will be held on Saturday December 21. Toulouse and Montpellier will be on deck this time.
The program
Agde and Alès will play this Saturday, November 30. The first at 5 p.m., and the second at 6 p.m. In the event of qualification, they will carefully follow the draw for the 32nd finals on Monday December 2. And hope to live the same destiny as the US Revel: the Haut-Garonnais had received PSG in Castresearly 2024. Despite their heavy defeat (0-9), the residents of Regional 1 (sixth division) had an exceptional moment against the Parisian stars.
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