The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open 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 2017 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (winner of 2017 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).
Figures in parentheses indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.
[6] Because AS Excelsior (R1) won their seventh round tie in mainland France, they are guaranteed a home tie in the eighth round, against one of the opponents from the French League structure who applied to potentially travel overseas.
The draw is split into four groups to ensure equal distribution of teams from each tier, with geographical proximity a secondary factor.
[26] The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were AC Houilles and FC Still 1930, both from tier 8 (Regional 3).
[32] The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was US Granville, from tier 4 (Championnat National 2).
[33] The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were FC Chambly and Les Herbiers VF, both from tier 3 (Championnat National).
[34] The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were still FC Chambly and Les Herbiers VF, both from tier 3 (Championnat National).