The 1939–40

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football competition concluded with a final at the

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stadium in Paris on 5 May 1940 between

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, the winners of the previous competition, and

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, winners of the 1937–1938 competition. The closing stages of the competition were held against a backdrop of war with Germany, with the invasion of France imminent by the day of the final. Paris had used 20 different players during their progression to the final, highlighting the difficulty in forming a consistent team during war-time. Only the team's captain, 20-year-old René Roulier played in every cup tie. Both teams contained a number of naturalised players in their squads, Paris with five:

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Hiden,

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Jordan and

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Hiltl of

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; and wingers Mathé and Weiskopf from

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. For their part, Marseille included a "stateless" Austrian in the form of their winger, Donnerfeld (Austria having annexed by Germany in the

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of 1938), together with a naturalised former

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, centre forward Heiss, and a Hungarian, centre forward Eisenhoffer, a 40-year-old veteran. The game itself was an aggressive affair, with a player on each side dismissed from the field of play. Having taken the lead in the 16th minute through Emmanuel Aznar, Marseille conceded two goals, in the 25th minute to Paris captain Roulier, and on 70 minutes, to Mathé; Marseille claimed that both Paris goals were offside.

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References

Kitson, Simon "Winners of the Coupe de France", accessible a

accessed November 14, 2006

External links

Coupe de France results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationReport on French federation site
1939–40 in French football, Coupe

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