Coupe de France Final 2009
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| Event | Coupe de France 2008–09 | ||||||
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| Date | 9 May 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||
| Man of the Match |
 Eduardo
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| Referee |
 Thierry Auriac |
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| Attendance | 80,056 | ||||||
| Weather | 15 °C (59 °F), Mostly Cloudy | ||||||
The 2009 Coupe de France Final was the 91st final of France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. The final was played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on 9 May 2009 and was contested between Rennes of Ligue 1 and Guingamp of Ligue 2. Guingamp earned its first Coupe de France trophy after defeating Rennes 2–1 through two second-half goals from Eduardo.
This was Rennes' fifth appearance in the final, having won the cup in 1965 and 1971, and finishing as runners-up in 1922 and 1935. It was Rennes' first final playing under its new emblem and name having achieved the previous honours under the Université Club emblem. This was Guingamp's second appearance in the final, having previously appeared in the 1997 final, losing to Nice on penalties.
This was the first final since 1956 in which both finalists were based in the same region of France, Brittany.
Rennes was designated as the home team and wore their original red and black kit. Due to Guingamp having similar colours, both for home and away, they turned out in an all-white kit for the final.
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