The 1996 Coupe de France final was a football match held at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 4 May 1996, that saw Auxerre defeat Nîmes 2–1 thanks to goals by Laurent Blanc and Lilian Laslandes.[1]
| Event | 1995–96 Coupe de France | ||||||
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| Date | 4 May 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | ||||||
| Referee | Bernard Saules | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,921 | ||||||
Road to the final
| Auxerre | Round | Nîmes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | H/A | Result | 1995–96 Coupe de France | Opponent | H/A | Result |
| Bye | — | — | Fifth Round | Lunel | A | 5–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Bye | — | — | Sixth Round | Castelnau Le Crès | A | 1–0 |
| Bye | — | — | Seventh Round | Muret | H | 3–2 |
| Bye | — | — | Eighth Round | Sète | A | 1–0 |
| Lyon | A | 1–0 | Round of 64 | Saint-Priest | H | 3–1 |
| Le Mans | A | 2–0 | Round of 32 | Saint-Étienne | H | 3–1 |
| Paris SG | H | 3–1 | Round of 16 | Thouars | A | 2–0 |
| Valence | A | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | Strasbourg | H | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Marseille | A | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3−1 pen. | Semi-finals | Montpellier | H | 1–0 |
Match details
| NIMES OLYMPIQUE: | ||||
| GK |  Philippe Sence (c) | |||
| DF | Franck Touron | |||
| DF | Johnny Ecker | |||
| DF | Antoine Preget | |||
| DF | Olivier Bochu | |||
| MF | Cyril Jeunechamp |  92' | ||
| MF | Christophe Zugna | 36' | ||
| MF |  Omar Belbey | |||
| FW | Christian Perez | |||
| FW | Abder Ramdane | 68' | ||
| FW | Nicolas Marx | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | Anthony Vosalho |  36' | ||
| MF | Éric Sabin | 68' | ||
| MF | Ludovic Gros | 92' | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Pierre Barlaguet | ||||