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 (AS Magenta, winner of 2018 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (AS Dragon, winner of 2017–18 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
Paris Saint-Germain were the four-time defending champions, but lost in the final on penalties to Rennes, who won their third Coupe de France title and first since 1971.
Figures in parentheses indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.
[9] The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was AS Carrières Grésillons from tier 9 (District division 1).
[9] The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Entente Crest-Aouste and AS Villers Houlgate Côte Fleurie both from tier 8 (Regional League 3).
The draw was split into four groups to ensure equal distribution of teams from each tier, with geographical proximity a secondary factor.
[25][26] The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Olympique Strasbourg and ESC Longueau both from tier 7 (Regional League 2).
[36] The lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition at this stage were Noisy-le-Grand FC and ES Viry-Châtillon, both from tier 6 (Regional League 1).
[42] The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was SC Bastia, from tier 5 (Championnat National 3).
[44] The lowest ranked team remaining in the competition at this stage was AS Vitré from tier 4 (Championnat National 2).