
Coupe de France Final 1996
    
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        The Coupe de France Final 1996 was a football match held at Parc des Princes
, Paris
on May 4, 1996, that saw AJ Auxerre
defeat Nîmes Olympique
2-1 thanks to goals by Laurent Blanc
and Lilian Laslandes
.
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|colspan=4|AJ AUXERRE:
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|GK ||1 || Lionel Charbonnier
  Lionel Charbonnier
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|DF ||2 || Alain Goma
  Alain Goma
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|DF ||6 || Franck Rabarivony
  Franck Rabarivony
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|DF ||3 || Taribo West
  Taribo West
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|DF ||5 || Laurent Blanc
  Laurent Blanc
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|MF ||4 || Philippe Violeau
  Philippe Violeau
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|MF ||7 || Sabri Lamouchi
  Sabri Lamouchi
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|MF ||8 || Moussa Saïb
  Moussa Saïb
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|FW ||9 || Lilian Laslandes
  Lilian Laslandes
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|FW ||10|| Corentin Martins
  Corentin Martins
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|FW ||11|| Bernard Diomède
  Bernard Diomède
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|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|MF ||14|| Christophe Cocard
  Christophe Cocard
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Guy Roux
  Guy Roux
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
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|colspan="4"|NIMES OLYMPIQUE:
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|GK ||' || Philippe Sence
  Philippe Sence
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|DF ||' || Franck Touron
  Franck Touron
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|DF ||' || Johnny Ecker
  Johnny Ecker
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|DF ||' || Antoine Preget
  Antoine Preget
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|DF ||' || Olivier Bochu
  Olivier Bochu
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|MF ||' || Cyril Jeunechamp
  Cyril Jeunechamp
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|MF ||' || Christophe Zugna || ||
  Christophe Zugna || || 
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|MF ||' || Omar Belbey
  Omar Belbey
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|FW ||' || Christian Perez
  Christian Perez
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|FW ||'|| Abder Ramdane
  Abder Ramdane
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|FW ||'|| Nicolas Marx
  Nicolas Marx
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|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|DF ||'|| Anthony Vosalho
  Anthony Vosalho
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|MF ||'|| Éric Sabin
  Éric Sabin
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|MF ||'|| Ludovic Gros || ||
  Ludovic Gros || || 
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Pierre Barlaguet
  Pierre Barlaguet
|}
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Parc des Princes
The Parc des Princes  is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...
, Paris
Paris
Paris  is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on May 4, 1996, that saw AJ Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise  is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
defeat Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique
Nîmes Olympique  is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997...
2-1 thanks to goals by Laurent Blanc
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Robert Blanc  is a French association football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was previously the manager of Bordeaux...
and Lilian Laslandes
Lilian Laslandes
Lilian Laslandes  is a retired French footballer. He has been capped seven times and scored three goals for the French national team...
.
Match details
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|colspan=4|AJ AUXERRE:
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|GK ||1 ||
 Lionel Charbonnier
  Lionel CharbonnierLionel Charbonnier
Lionel André Michel Charbonnier  is a retired French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After retiring, he became a football manager and is currently the manager of Atjeh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia....
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|DF ||2 ||
 Alain Goma
  Alain GomaAlain Goma
Alain Goma  is a retired French footballer who played as a right or central defender.In a 16-year professional career, he played in 196 Ligue 1 games, almost all for Auxerre, adding 147 in the Premier League, namely with Fulham....
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|DF ||6 ||
 Franck Rabarivony
  Franck RabarivonyFranck Rabarivony
Franck Rabarivony  is a former French-born Malagasy football defender.- Clubs :*1992-1998 :  AJ Auxerre*1998-2001 :  Real Oviedo*2001-2002 :  Vitória SC*2002-2003 :  Skoda Xanthi*2003-2008 :  US Stade Tamponnaise...
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|DF ||3 ||
 Taribo West
  Taribo WestTaribo West
Taribo West  is a retired Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender. West represented the Nigerian national team in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He is known for the various unusual and colourful hairstyles that he has sported over the years.-Club career:Taribo moved to France in...
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|DF ||5 ||
 Laurent Blanc
  Laurent BlancLaurent Blanc
Laurent Robert Blanc  is a French association football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was previously the manager of Bordeaux...
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|MF ||4 ||
 Philippe Violeau
  Philippe VioleauPhilippe Violeau
Philippe Violeau  is a retired footballer from France who last played as a midfielder for AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.-References:...
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|MF ||7 ||
 Sabri Lamouchi
  Sabri LamouchiSabri Lamouchi
Sabri Lamouchi  is a French football midfielder of Tunisian descent.Lamouchi started his professional career with Alès in France. During his time there, he impressed Auxerre and played with them for four years. He then went on to join Monaco before being snapped up by Parma of Italy...
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|MF ||8 ||
 Moussa Saïb
  Moussa SaïbMoussa Saïb
Moussa Saïb  is an Algerian Association football manager and former Algerian footballer. He is currently unattached, after last managing JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Career:...
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|FW ||9 ||
 Lilian Laslandes
  Lilian LaslandesLilian Laslandes
Lilian Laslandes  is a retired French footballer. He has been capped seven times and scored three goals for the French national team...
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|FW ||10||
 Corentin Martins
  Corentin MartinsCorentin Martins
Corentin Martins da Silva , known as Martins, is a retired French footballer of Portuguese descent, who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
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|FW ||11||
 Bernard Diomède
  Bernard DiomèdeBernard Diomède
Bernard Diomède  is a retired  French footballer of Guadeloupean descent. He played as a winger.-Club career:...
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|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|MF ||14||
 Christophe Cocard
  Christophe CocardChristophe Cocard
Christophe Cocard,  is a former footballer. He spent the majority of career at AJ Auxerre, while representing France at the Euro 1992....
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4|
 Guy Roux
  Guy RouxAssistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
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{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|NIMES OLYMPIQUE:
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|GK ||' ||
 Philippe Sence
  Philippe Sence|-
|DF ||' ||
 Franck Touron
  Franck Touron|-
|DF ||' ||
 Johnny Ecker
  Johnny EckerJohnny Ecker
Johnny Ecker  is a French football defender currently playing for Stade Beaucairois.His previous clubs include OSC Lille, Olympique Marseille and Guingamp.-External links:* at l'Equipe...
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|DF ||' ||
 Antoine Preget
  Antoine PregetAntoine Préget
Antoine Preget  is a French footballer who has played defence/midfield for a number of European clubs.-Career:...
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|DF ||' ||
 Olivier Bochu
  Olivier Bochu|-
|MF ||' ||
 Cyril Jeunechamp
  Cyril JeunechampCyril Jeunechamp
Cyril Jeunechamp  is a French footballer playing for French Ligue 1 side Montpellier.- Career :Jeunechamp began his career at hometown club Nîmes Olympique, later playing for AJ Auxerre and Bastia when they made their way to the finals of the French Cup...
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|MF ||' ||
 Christophe Zugna || ||
  Christophe Zugna || || |-
|MF ||' ||
 Omar Belbey
  Omar BelbeyOmar Belbey
Omar Sharif Belbey  is a retired Algerian footballer. He played as a midfielder.Belbey's greatest achievement was scoring a goal in the final of the 1996 Coupe de France against AJ Auxerre.-Club career:...
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|FW ||' ||
 Christian Perez
  Christian PerezChristian Perez
Christian Perez  is a French former footballer. He played for France at Euro 1992.-Titles:* Coupe de France runner-up in 1996 with Nîmes Olympique* China Jia A League runner-up in 1997 with Shanghai Shenhua-External links:...
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|FW ||'||
 Abder Ramdane
  Abder RamdaneAbder Ramdane
Abder Ramdane  is a retired Algerian footballer. He played as a forward and is now an assistant coach for TSV 1860 München.-Personal:...
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|FW ||'||
 Nicolas Marx
  Nicolas Marx|-
|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|DF ||'||
 Anthony Vosalho
  Anthony VosalhoAnthony Vosalho
Anthony Vosalho  is a French football defender currently playing for Dijon FCO in the French Ligue 2.- External links :*...
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|MF ||'||
 Éric Sabin
  Éric SabinEric Sabin
Eric Sabin  is a French-born Martiniquais professional footballer, who currently plays for Nîmes Olympique.-Club career:...
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|MF ||'||
 Ludovic Gros || ||
  Ludovic Gros || || |-
|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4|
 Pierre Barlaguet
  Pierre Barlaguet|}
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