Ilbimbo Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Im playing against AS Venus, does anybody know the story about foreign teams playing in the french cup? Has it anything to do with the colonial history? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar555 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yes it does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKalle Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 IIRC France have a lot of overseas territories which are still technically under French jurisdiction, with a varying degree of indipendence, but still regarded as a part of France in one way or another? My studies of "Civilisation Française" are a bit rusty, and probably outdated, but DOMs and TOMs [Overseas Departments and Overseas Territories] are France as much as any other mainland province. Something like Puerto Rico for the U.S. maybe? So having a team from French Polynesia playing in the French Cup makes sense to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7077 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 French overseas territories, or départements[i/] as they're called in French, lie outside metropolitan France (obviously) but under French law have the same political status as those inside France. This is unique to France. In effect, Tahiti is a physical part of France, despite being the other side of the world. Puerto Rico is different in that it isn't a part of the United States, although remaining an overseas territory of that country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Damaja Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 you learn something everyday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 bit of a nightmare commute for the away fans, particularly if it's a wet tuesday evening and you lose in the 90th minute to an offside goal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Sangoma Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 So is it all of the Overseas territories teams that play in the French cup, a representative of each nation or a representative of all overseas territories? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_de_France open to all amateur and professional football clubs in France, including clubs based in the overseas departments and territories. In the overseas departments and territories, territories such as Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guyana, and Réunion establish their own knockout competition, similar to the regions in France, though only one club from each region is allowed to enter. Territories like Mayotte, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia allow the winner of their cup competitions to enter the 7th round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilbimbo Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 bit of a nightmare commute for the away fans, particularly if it's a wet tuesday evening and you lose in the 90th minute to an offside goal... Haha nice thought, too bad I cant check the number of away fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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