2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue began on 19 August 2008, and its final was held on 25 April 2009 at the Stade de France. The former defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain FC, were initially barred from participating in the cup after a group of PSG supporters unfurled an offensive banner during last year's final.^[1][2] However, after PSG appealed the ban, Tribunal Administratif de Paris judge vacated the ruling allowing PSG to defend their Coupe de la Ligue title. Due to this, a new draw was announced.^[3][4][5] French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes vowed to get the second ruling overturned, stating: "I won't give up" and "I can't allow acts like this to go unpunished,"^[5] but was unsuccessful. The winners of the Coupe de la Ligue qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.

Ligue 1 club Bordeaux won the competition by defeating Ligue 2 club Vannes by a score of 4–0 in the final.

Calendar

On 16 July, the Ligue de Football Professionnel announced the calendar for the Coupe de la Ligue.^[6]

Note: Due to Paris Saint-Germain's re-entry into the tournament, the draw was redone with different dates attached to the matches.^[7]

Date	Event
2 September 2008	5 clubs from Championnat National and 5 clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition
9 September 2008	Remaining clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition
23–24 September 2008	Clubs from Ligue 1, except Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux, entered the competition
11–12 November 2008	Round of 16 (Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux entered the competition)
13–14 January 2009	Quarterfinals
3–4 February 2009	Semifinals
25 April 2009 (Saturday)	Coupe de la Ligue Final

First round

The matches were played on 3 September 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
US Créteil-Lusitanos	2 – 1	Chamois Niortais F.C.
FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin	0 – 2	Nîmes Olympique
FC Istres	1 – 1 (aet, p. 3–4)	FC Gueugnon
Vannes OC	3 – 0	Dijon FCO
Tours FC	1 – 2	US Boulogne

Second round

The matches were played on 9 September 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
En Avant Guingamp	2 – 0 (aet)	FC Gueugnon
RC Lens	4 – 1	CS Sedan Ardennes
US Créteil-Lusitanos	2 – 1	Stade Brest 29
FC Metz	2 – 1	Stade de Reims
Troyes AC	2 – 1	Angers SCO
Vannes OC	3 – 2 (aet)	Amiens SC
AC Ajaccio	2 – 4 (aet)	Montpellier HSC
RC Strasbourg	1 – 2 (aet)	SC Bastia
LB Châteauroux	3 – 1	Nîmes Olympique
US Boulogne	4 – 1	Clermont Foot

Third round

The matches were played on 23 September 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Vannes OC	3 – 3 (aet, p. 5–4)	Valenciennes FC
US Boulogne	1 – 3	OGC Nice
SC Bastia	0 – 1	LB Châteauroux
US Créteil-Lusitanos	1 – 0	FC Nantes
AJ Auxerre	1 – 1 (aet, p. 6–5)	Toulouse FC

The matches were played on 24 September 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AS Monaco FC	0 – 1	Paris Saint-Germain FC
Montpellier HSC	2 – 2 (aet, p. 4–2)	Lille OSC
FC Metz	3 – 1	Troyes AC
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	1 – 0	Olympique Marseille
FC Lorient	0 – 3	RC Lens
Stade Rennais FC	2 – 2 (aet, p. 4–3)	Le Mans Union Club 72
Grenoble Foot 38	2 – 3	AS Nancy
En Avant Guingamp	4 – 1	AS Saint-Étienne
Le Havre AC	3 – 1	SM Caen

Final Draw

Right Side Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semi-finals
	1	Lyon	1
	13	Metz	3
						13	Metz	1 (3)
						5	Vannes (pen.)	1 (4)
	5	Vannes	2
	15	Auxerre	0
											5	Vannes (pen.)	1 (4)
											7	Nice	1 (3)
	7	Nice	3
	16	Créteil	0
						7	Nice	1
						6	Le Havre	0
	6	Le Havre	2
	4	Rennes	1

Left Side Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semi-finals
	2	Bordeaux	4
	11	Guingamp	2
						2	Bordeaux	2
						10	Châteauroux	1
	14	Montpellier	1
	10	Châteauroux	2
											2	Bordeaux	3
											8	PSG	0
	8	PSG	2
	3	Nancy	0
						8	PSG	2
						12	Lens	0
	9	Sochaux	0
	12	Lens	1

Final draw results

Round of 16

11 November	Sochaux	0 – 1	Lens	Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard Attendance: 17,098 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
		Report	Yahia  108'

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11 November	Bordeaux	4 – 2	Guingamp	Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 13,995 Referee: Laurent Duhamel
	Trémoulinas  13' Obertan  23',  31' Cavenaghi  77'	Report	Eduardo  33',  44' (pen.)

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11 November	Vannes	2 – 0	Auxerre	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Alexandre Castro
	Hervé  74' Bourhani  91'	Report

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11 November	Nice	3 – 0	Créteil	Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice Attendance: 6,529 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
	Ben Saada  8' (pen.) Modeste  30' Bamogo  46'	Report

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11 November	Montpellier	1 – 2	Châteauroux	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 4,336 Referee: Clément Turpin
	Compan  44'	Report	Sako  55' Mulenga  71'

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11 November	Lyon	1 – 3	Metz	Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 23,053 Referee: Fredy Fautrel
	Cris  48'	Report	Mendy  21' Renouard  28' Rocchi  66'

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12 November	Le Havre	2 – 1	Rennes	Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre Attendance: 5,540 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
	Nabouhane  15' Lesage  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Sow  24'

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12 November	PSG	2 – 0	Nancy	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 15,856 Referee: Stéphane Bre
	Luyindula  30',  36'	Report

Quarterfinals

13 January	Vannes	1 – 1	Metz	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes Attendance: 3,937 Referee: Thierry Auriac
	Hervé  44'	Report'	Bourgeois  50'
		Penalties
	Sammaritano Diguiny Lebouc Quintin	4 – 3	Matheus Agouazi Delgado Bessat Renouard

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13 January	Nice	1 – 0	Le Havre	Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice Attendance: 6,020 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
	Kanté  88'	Report

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14 January	Bordeaux	2 – 1	Châteauroux	Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 9,209 Referee: Antony Gautier
	Gouffran  25' Bellion  57'	Report	Mulenga  80'

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14 January	PSG	2 – 0	Lens	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 32,093 Referee: Fredy Fautrel
	Keita  14' (o.g) Clément  90'	Report

Semifinals

4 February	Nice	1 – 1	Vannes	Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice Attendance: 11,357 Referee: Philippe Kalt
	Ben Saada  88'	Report	Khiter  60'
		Penalties
	Rémy Ben Saada Hellebuyck Faé Rool	3 – 4	Sammaritano Hervé Talmont Quintin Bourhani

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4 February	PSG	0 – 3	Bordeaux	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 40,543 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
		Report	Bellion  17' Diawara  87' Wendel  90'

Final

Main article: Coupe de la Ligue Final 2009

25 April 20:50 CET	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	4 – 0	Vannes OC	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Fredy Fautrel
	Wendel  2' Planus  10' Gouffran  12' Gourcuff  40'	Report

Coupe de la Ligue 2008-09 Winners
Bordeaux 3rd Title

See also

• Ligue 1 2008–09
• Ligue 2 2008–09
• Championnat National 2008-09

External links

• Coupe de la Ligue official websites:
  • English
  • French

References

1. ^ Lens rage after PSG fans banner insult
2. ^ PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue
3. ^ PSG appeal against League Cup ban
4. ^ PSG to appeal against league ban
5. ^ ^{a b} PSG allowed to defend Coupe de la Ligue
6. ^ Le format de l'édition 2008/2009 (French)
7. ^ La LFP est amenée à modifier le calendrier (French)