The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was opened to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (winner of 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (winner of 2015–16 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).
Figures in parentheses indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.
Those French teams not drawn in this part are re-entered into the main draw which takes place a day later.
[20] Of the 88 teams qualifying, the lowest ranked was SR Kaysersberg (level 9).
Of the 64 teams qualifying, the lowest ranked was FC Istres (level 7).
The lowest ranked clubs remaining were Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël and Bergerac Périgord FC (level 4).
The lowest ranked club remaining was Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël (level 4).