2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue was the 16th edition of France's league cup, organized by the LFP. The defending champions were Ligue 1 club Bordeaux who defeated second division club Vannes 4–0 in the 2009 final. The competition began on 25 July 2009 and the final was held on 27 March 2010 at the Stade de France. The winners of the Coupe de la Ligue will qualify for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2010–11. Ligue 1 club Marseille won the competition by defeating fellow first division club Bordeaux by a score of 3–1 in the final, thus giving them their first trophy since 1992.

News

On 29 June 2009, the Ligue de Football Professionnel board of directors announced that France Télévisions will be the official provider of Coupe de la Ligue coverage for the next three seasons.^[1]

For the 2009–10 Coupe de la Ligue season, six clubs will be exempted until the Round of 16, the top 5 Ligue 1 finishers from the 2008–09 season and the winner of the 2008–09 Coupe de France. These teams earned exemption by virtue of qualifying for European competitions this season. Previously, only two clubs were exempted, the Ligue 1 champions and the runners-up. The six clubs that are exempted this year are Bordeaux, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, and Guingamp.

The draw for the preliminary round, 1st round, and 2nd round was determined on 8 July.^[2]

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
Preliminary Round	25 July 2009	3	44 → 41
First Round	1 August 2009	10	41 → 31
Second Round	25 August 2009	5	31 → 26
Third Round	22 September 2009	10	26 → 16
Round of 16	12 January 2010	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	26 January 2010	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	2 February 2010	2	4 → 2
Final (Stade de France)	27 March 2010	1	2 → 1

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played on 25 July and featured the 2nd and 3rd place finishers from the 2008–09 Championnat National season, the bottom three finishers from the 2008–09 Ligue 2 season, and FC Gueugnon, all of whom qualified by virtue of their professional status in the LFP .

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Reims 1–2 Amiens Barbier  50' Lopez-Peralta  65' Paass  73' Report Report link Date 2009-07-25 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims Attendance 5,480 Referee Yohann Rouinsard
Gueugnon 1–2 Troyes Previtali  15' Lafourcade  5', 13' Report Report link Date 2009-07-25 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Jean Laville, Gueugnon Attendance 1,365 Referee Frank Schneider
Laval 5–0 Arles-Avignon Do Marcolino  33' Chapuis  49', 68' Genest  56', 60' Report Report link Date 2009-07-25 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval Attendance 3,638 Referee Jean-Charles Cailleux

Source: LFP
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

First round

The 1st round was played on 1 August and featured the three winners from the preliminary round, the bottom three finishers from the 2009 Ligue 1 season, the top finisher from the 2009 Championnat National season and thirteen mid-table teams from Ligue 2.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Dijon 2–0 Brest Kitambala  72' Mangione  80' (pen.) Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon Attendance 3,239 Referee Sébastien Desiage
Tours 2–1 Le Havre Giroud  82', 89' Gillet  54' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours Attendance 3,631 Referee Amaury Delerue
Angers 0–1 Nîmes Ayité  45' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers Attendance 3,548 Referee Bartolomeu Varela
Metz 1–0 Bastia Cissé  35' (pen.) Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz Attendance 6,137 Referee Olivier Husset
Istres 6–1 Strasbourg Begeorgi  13', 26', 38' Ciaravino  63' Mesloub  69' Nouri  84' Gueye  18' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Parsemain, Istres Attendance 1,170 Referee Hervé Piccirillo
Troyes 4–0 Nantes Lafourcade  16' Buengo  36' Faussurier  81' Vieillot  90' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade de l'Aube, Troyes Attendance 3,763 Referee Phillipe Chat
Châteauroux 0–1 Clermont Bockhorni  2' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux Attendance 3,029 Referee William Lavis
Ajaccio 2–1 Laval Viale  45' Fournier  70' Do Marcolino  10' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade François Coty, Ajaccio Attendance 1,157 Referee Abdelali Chaoui
Amiens 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 2–3 (pen.) Vannes Haaby  88' Penalty Shootout Allegro Gagnier Lopez-Peralta Kossoko Andriatsima Mezague  65' Penalty Shootout Faivre Sammaritano Mezague Boudarène Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade de la Licorne, Amiens Attendance 2,704 Referee Dominique Julien
Sedan 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Caen Henaini  92' Lasimant  106' Report Report link Date 2009-08-01 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan Attendance 3,972 Referee Saïd Ennjimi

Source: LFP
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Second round

The 2nd round was played on the 25, 26, and 27 of August and featured the ten clubs that successfully advanced from the 1st round.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Clermont 1–0 Istres Najih  48' Report Report link Date 2009-08-25 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance 1,631 Referee Ludovic Rémy
Troyes 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 0–3 (pen.) Nîmes Buengo  35' Beauvue  73' Penalty Shootout Faussurier Beauvue Carlier Ayité  13', 42' Penalty Shootout Mostefa Poulain Stošić Report Report link Date 2009-08-25 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade de l'Aube, Troyes Attendance 3,126 Referee Sébastien Moreira
Sedan 6–1 Dijon Valdivia  2' Allart  32' Sidibé  59' (pen) Tiberi  77', 85' Mokaké  79' Carrière  13' Report Report link Date 2009-08-25 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan Attendance 4,889 Referee Christian Guilliard
Ajaccio 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) 5–6 (pen.) Vannes Penalty Shootout Viale Martins Fournier Rivière Guerriero Sabo Kinkela Penalty Shootout Hervé Kamissoko Sammaritano Faivre Camara Guillon Liabeuf Report Report link Date 2009-08-26 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade François Coty, Ajaccio Attendance 1,292 Referee Jérome Auroux
Metz 2–1 Tours Bourgeois  67' Dujeux  82' (o.g.) Belghazouani  10' Report Report link Date 2009-08-27 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz Attendance 5,347 Referee Nicolas Rainville

Source: LFP
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Third round

The 3rd round was played on the 22 and 23 of September and featured the five clubs that successfully advanced from the 2nd round, the twelve non-exempt Ligue 1 clubs, plus the top three finishers from Ligue 2.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Clermont 3–1 Vannes Haquin  9', 45', 81 ' Camara  71' Report Report link Date 2009-09-22 Kick off 20:00 CET Stadium Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance 2,485 Referee Jean-Charles Cailleux
Lorient 1–0 Grenoble Gamiero  71' Report Report link Date 2009-09-22 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade du Moustoir, Lorient Attendance 7,202 Referee Antony Gautier
Metz 2–0 Valenciennes Johansen  63' (pen.) C. Gueye  87' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 18:45 CET Stadium Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz Attendance 5,545 Referee Sébastien Moreira
Le Mans 3–0 Nîmes Lamah  62' Sène  78' Maiga  92' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:00 CET Stadium Stade Félix-Bollaert, Le Mans Attendance 7,331 Referee Wilfried Bien
Montpellier 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Lens Lacombe  12', 45' Aït-Fana  71' Maoulida  4' Sartre  75', 101' Boukari  88' (pen.) Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance 4,058 Referee Hervé Piccirillo
Sedan 3–1 Auxerre Allart  10' Tibéri  67' Lasimant  92' Mignot  60' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan Attendance 5,811 Referee Pascal Vileo
Saint-Étienne 4–1 Nice Bergessio  23', 81' Sanogo  28' Landrin  37' Rémy  85' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance 13,636 Referee Phillipe Malige
Nancy 2–0 Monaco Féret  13' Dia  82' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade Marcel Picot, Nancy Attendance 15,020 Referee Tony Chapron
Boulogne 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Maurice  59' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer Attendance 5,809 Referee Bertrand Layec
Rennes 2–1 Sochaux Danzé  74' Mangane  83' Boudebouz  68' Report Report link Date 2009-09-23 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes Attendance 9,317 Referee Laurent Duhamel

Source: LFP
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Round of 16

The Round of 16 was played on 12 January 2010. It featured the five exempt Ligue 1 teams, the ten winners from the 3rd round, and the winner of the 2008–09 Coupe de France. The draw was determined on 25 September. The Le Mans–Bordeaux match was rescheduled to 26 January due to inclement weather.

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Sedan 1–0 Clermont Allart  57' Report Report link Date 2010-01-12 Kick off 20:00 CET Stadium Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan Attendance 3,300 Referee Bertrand Layec
Guingamp 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain Sakho  79' (o.g.) Report Report link Date 2010-01-13 Kick off 17:00 CET Stadium Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp Attendance 5,898 Referee Tony Chapron
Lyon 3–0 Metz Toulalan  30' López  87', 89' Report Report link Date 2010-01-13 Kick off 18:45 CET Stadium Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance 20,010 Referee Damien Ledentu
Lens 1–2 Lorient Eduardo  86' (pen.) Marchal  7' Gameiro  29' Report Report link Date 2010-01-13 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens Attendance 20,544 Referee Wilfried Bien
Toulouse 3–0 Nancy Macaluso  32' (o.g.) Machado  45' (pen.) Dupuis  47' Report Report link Date 2010-01-13 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance 5,080 Referee Sébastien Moreira
Lille 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Rennes Rami  40' de Melo  96' Hazard  115' Pagis  59' Report Report link Date 2010-01-13 Kick off 19:00 CET Stadium Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq Attendance 8,943 Referee Ruddy Buquet
Saint-Étienne 2–3 Marseille Sako  18' Bergessio  30' Brandão  28', 50' Niang  90' Report Report link Date 2010-01-13 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Referee Lionel Jaffredo
Le Mans 2–3 Bordeaux Le Tallec  5' João Paulo  38' Gouffran  13' Gourcuff  36' Plašil  51' Report Report link Date 2010-01-26 Kick off 20:45 CET Stadium Stade Léon-Bollée, Le Mans Referee Bruno Coue

Source: LFP
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Quarterfinals

27 January 17:00 CET	Lorient	1–0	Lyon	Stade du Moustoir, Lorient Attendance: 16,758 Referee: Olivier Thual
	Gameiro  5'	Report

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27 January 18:45 CET	Guingamp	0–1	Toulouse	Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp Attendance: 6,494 Referee: Laurent Duhamel
		Report	Ebondo  55'

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27 January 20:45 CET	Marseille	2–1	Lille	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 19,217 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
	Lucho  9' Valbuena  81'	Report	de Melo  4'

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2 February 18:45 CET	Bordeaux	1–0	Sedan	Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 9,819 Referee: Stéphane Bre
	Gouffran  49'	Report

Semi-finals

3 February 20:45 CET	Toulouse	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Marseille	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 26,548 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
	Gignac  59'	Report	Brandão  86', 105'

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17 February 20:45 CET	Lorient	1–4	Bordeaux	Stade du Moustoir, Lorient Attendance: 14,168 Referee: Clément Turpin
	Koscielny  12'	Report	Wendel  24' (pen.), 80' Chamakh  29' Gouffran  89'

Final

Main article: 2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final

27 March 2010 20:50 CET	Marseille	3–1	Bordeaux	Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,000 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
	Diawara  61' Valbuena  67' Chalmé  77' (o.g)	Report	Sané  83'

See also

• Ligue 1 2009–10
• Ligue 2 2009–10
• Championnat National 2009–10
• Coupe de France 2009–10

References

1. ^ La Coupe de la Ligue attribuée à France Télévisions
2. ^ Tirage au sort en direct mercredi à 14h00

External links

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