2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France
Football tournament round
The 2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Hauts-de-France was the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the leagues of the Hauts-de-France region of France took part in the main competition from the seventh round.
A total of twenty-one teams qualified from the Hauts-de-France preliminary rounds. In 2018–19, Iris Club de Croix progressed furthest in the main competition, reaching the round of 16 before losing to Dijon.
Schedule
The first two rounds of the qualifying competition took place on the weekends of 25 August and 1 September 2019. A total of 788 teams participated in the first round. 180 teams entered at the second round stage.
The third round draw took place on 5 September 2019. Ten teams from Championnat National 3 (tier 5) and 27 from Régional 1 (tier 6) joined the competition at this stage.
The fourth round draw took place on 19 September 2019. Two teams from Championnat National 2 (tier 4) joined the competition at this stage, and 82 ties were drawn.
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