Key numbers: Fontenay-Paris

Men's football•20 Dec 2025 12:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the Coupe de France last-64 tie between Vendée Fontenay Foot and Paris Saint-Germain, which kicks off at 21:00 CET tonight at the Stade de la Beaujoire.

In the 70 Coupe de France games that they have played since the start of the 2011–2012 season, Les Parisiens have failed to find the back of the net on just one occasion: a 0-0 draw with Nice (followed by a 6-5 defeat on penalties) in the last 16 on 31st January 2022.

This will be the third Coupe de France tie that Paris Saint-Germain will have played against an amateur team in Nantes, following the capital club’s 3-0 win over Poiré-sur-Vie in the last 32 on 2nd February 2008 and its 1-0 win over Carquefou in the quarter-finals on 16th April 2008.

With eight Coupes de France in his collection (from 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2019–2020, 2020–2021, 2023–2024 and 2024–2025), Paris captain Marquinhos has won this competition more times than any other player.

Meanwhile, Les Rouge et Bleu have lifted the Coupe de France 16 times, with Marseille being their closest competitor in this respect (10 times).

Les Parisiens are unbeaten in the 34 Coupe de France matches that they have played against lower-league opposition since losing 3-1 to third-tier outfit Rodez in the last 16 on 4th March 2009. In that time, they have knocked out Aubervilliers, Évian, Vesoul, Quevilly, Agen, Martigues, Le Mans, Angers, Locminé, Sablé, Arras, Brest, Auxerre, Wasquehal, Niort, Avranches, Sochaux, Les Herbiers, Pontivy, Villefranche, Linas-Montlhéry, Lorient, Pau, Caen, Feignies-Aulnoye, Vannes, Châteauroux, Pays de Cassel, Revel, Orléans, Espaly, Le Mans again, Saint-Brieuc and Dunkerque.

Since 1970, Paris’s record in the last 64 of the Coupe de France stands at 48 wins and just five losses. In fact, the capital club hasn’t lost at this stage of the competition since falling 1-0 to Valenciennes on 17th February 1990. This 35-year unbeaten streak is unprecedented in French football.

If Les Rouge et Bleu were to beat Fontenay tonight, they would reach the symbolic milestone of 50 competitive wins in 2025.

106

In this game, Fontenay will become the 106th different team that Paris will have faced in the Coupe de France.

229

The westerners will also become Paris’s 229th different opponent in competitive fixtures since 1970, thereby following in the footsteps of Inter Miami, Tottenham and Flamengo.

263

This will be Les Parisiens’ 263rd match of all time in the Coupe de France, where their overall record stands at 189 wins, 31 draws and 42 losses, giving them an average win rate of 72%. Note: a loss on penalties is statistically considered as a draw.

Michel Kollarmichelkollar

Key numbers: Fontenay-Paris

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