Stade Castelbourgeois faces FC Nantes in the Coupe de France on Sunday at 2 p.m. local time at the municipal stadium in Vitré. The sixth-tier club hosts the Ligue 2 side in a fixture broadcast locally on Télénantes and streamed on YouTube.
The Coupe de France regularly delivers stark contrasts, pairing regional amateur clubs against professional institutions. Stade Castelbourgeois, playing in Régional 1 as the sixth tier of French football, enters this fixture after eliminating two higher-ranked opponents in previous rounds.
Historic Run for Castelbourgeois
Five years ago, the club competed in District 1 before securing three promotions. To reach this stage of the competition, the Breton side defeated Dinan-Léhon and Locminé, both from National 1, through successive upsets.
“C’est un match de foot et on veut le gagner,” a Châteaubourg representative told Ouest-France while preparing to host the fixture.
Having never previously advanced past the fifth round of the national tournament, the club treats this fixture as the most important in its history. The municipal stadium in Vitré, selected to host the game, sold nearly 3,000 tickets to reach full capacity.
Nantes Enters the Competition
FC Nantes arrives as an eight-time winner of the Coupe de France, entering the tournament at this stage following relegation to Ligue 2 for the current campaign. The club travels to Vitré as clear favorites on paper, seeking to secure progression to the eighth round.
The team must contest the fixture without the backing of its traveling supporters, who face a formal ban on attending the match in Vitré.
How to Watch the Match in Vitré
The fixture kicks off at 2 p.m. local time at the municipal stadium in Vitré. Télénantes broadcasts the match live on TNT channel 31 and box channel 30. FC Nantes also provides a live video stream through its official YouTube channel, while Ouest-France runs a live text commentary on its website.
