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2025–26 Coupe LFFP

The 2025–26 Coupe de la Ligue féminine de football professionnel was the inaugural edition of the Coupe LFFP, the annual Première and Seconde Ligue's league cup competition.

Format
On 14 June 2025, the LFFP Executive Committee approved the format of the competition, which consists of two phases: a group stage () and a knockout stage (). The top three Première Ligue clubs participating in European competitions during the season receive a bye directly to the final phase. ;Group stage The remaining 21 clubs (9 from Première Ligue and 12 from Seconde Ligue) are drawn into five groups of four or five teams, balanced by division and geographical proximity. Each team plays the others once. Matches between divisions are normally hosted by the Seconde Ligue club, while ties between teams from the same division have home advantage decided by draw. The five group winners advance to the knockout stage. ;Knockout stage The quarter-finals are contested by the five group winners and the three European participants. Home advantage is awarded to the three clubs participating in European competitions and the best group winner, determined by average points per match. The quarter-final draw also sets the semi-finals and final. All knockout ties are single matches, with the final potentially staged at a neutral venue, including outside France. ==Group stage==
Group stage
Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Group E ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==
Knockout stage
The draw for the knockout stage was held on 9 January 2026 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. It was presented by Romain Balland and conducted by Aline Riera. OL Lyonnes, Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC entered the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League. ;Seeding The 3 European representatives and the best-ranked qualified team from the group stage were seeded. As the postponed fifth and final matchday of Group A took place after the draw, the identity of the final seeded team was not yet known. Dijon, who were the best-ranked team before their final match, and RC Lens, the only team that could overtake them if Dijon lost, were therefore drawn as 'Dijon or Lens' in both pots. On 21 January 2026, the pairings were confirmed after Dijon’s victory over Reims, which secured them the seeded position. Bracket Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Final ==Goalscorers==
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