After its difficult qualification against Limonest (N3), the DFCO was waiting to know the identity of its opponent during the quarter-finals. The Dijonnais could either face one of the five other Ligue 1 teams still in the running or two National 2 teams.
And the fate has not been tender with the DFCO which will receive … Paris-Saint-Germain! A meeting which will take place on February 11 or 12 at Gaston-Gérard. A stadium that the Parisians have certainly not forgotten since they were inclined to it, on the score of 2 goals to 1, last November 1 in the league. But the Dijon also will have a revenge to take. Indeed, last season, PSG had eliminated the DFCO at this stage of the competition (3-0) at the Parc des Princes.
If the DFCO were to beat Paris, the Dijon club would qualify for the second time in its history for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. The first time was in the 2003-2004 season. The players of Rudi Garcia, then in National at the time, had seen their epic end in Châteauroux, resident of Ligue 2 (2-0).
The complete draw:
Dijon – Paris SG
Épinal (N2) – Saint-Étienne
Nice or Lyon – Marseille
Belfort (N2) – Rennes
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Face Dijon? “Catastrophic” for Belfort
Tuesday, ASM Belfort achieved the feat by qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, after winning a 5-4 penalty shootout against Montpellier. A “as historic as a fantastic” victory for the National 2 team, as written our colleagues from Eastern Republican.
And the Belfortains will therefore avoid a 100% Burgundy-Franche-Comté match which did not seem to their liking. As we learn on the RMC Sport website, playing against Dijon FCO, also qualified in quarters after his difficult victory against Limonest, would be “catastrophic” for Thomas Régnier, the captain of Belfort, who hopes for a match against “one of the three greatest of French football”. The Dijonnais will appreciate.
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