2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue

2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue

Country	France
Teams	40
Champions	Sochaux
Runners-up	Nantes
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The 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue was the 10th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.

Monaco were the reigning champions, having defeated Sochaux 4–1 in the previous season's final.^[1] The previous season's finalists Sochaux returned to the final, defeating Nantes 5–4 on penalties to claim their first Coupe de la Ligue.^[2]

Round of 16

The matches were contested on 16 and 17 December 2003.^[3]

Lens (1) v Bordeaux (1)

16 December 2003	Lens (1)	2 – 0	Bordeaux (1)	Lens
21:00 CET	Rool  44' Utaka  85'	(Report)		Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 30,594 Referee: Gilles Veissière

Lille (1) v Saint-Étienne (2)

17 December 2003	Lille (1)	2 – 3	Saint-Étienne (2)	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
16:05 CET	Makoun  57' Brunel  89'	(Report)	Hellebuyck  24' Marin  62' Compan  73'	Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole Attendance: 7,260 Referee: Bruno Ruffray

Gueugnon (2) v Bastia (1)

17 December 2003	Gueugnon (2)	3 – 1	Bastia (1)	Gueugnon
19:00 CET	Berville  17' Gauthier  48' Hebbar  89'	(Report)	Maurice  15'	Stadium: Stade Jean Laville Attendance: 6,238 Referee: Pascal Garibian

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were contested on 13 and 14 January 2004.^[4]

Lens (1) v Sochaux (1)

13 January 2004	Lens (1)	0 – 4	Sochaux (1)	Lens
WEST		(Report)	Oruma  17' Frau  22', 63' Pagis  62'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 20,947 Referee: Claude Colombo

Le Mans (1) v Nantes (1)

14 January 2004	Le Mans (1)	1 – 1 (aet) (4 – 5 p)	Nantes (1)	Le Mans
15:05 WEST	Hautcœur  65'	(Report)	Moldovan  63'	Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 13,072 Referee: Stéphane Bré
		Penalties
	Domoraud Thomas Cousin Peyrelade Fischer Eggen		Ziani Pujol Yepes Guillon Pailleres N'Zigou

Gueugnon (2) v Auxerre (1)

14 January 2004	Gueugnon (2)	0 – 1	Auxerre (1)	Gueugnon
WEST		(Report)	Kalou  80'	Stadium: Stade Jean Laville Attendance: 11,974 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Saint-Étienne (2) v Nice (1)

14 January 2004	Saint-Étienne (2)	2 – 0	Nice (1)	Saint-Étienne
WEST	Jau  31' Compan  53' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 15,194 Referee: Jean-Paul Chaudre

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were contested on 3 and 4 February 2015.^[5]

Nantes (1) v Auxerre (1)

3 February 2004	Nantes (1)	0 – 0 (aet) (5 – 4 p)	Auxerre (1)	Nantes
WEST		(Report)		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
		Penalties
	Yapi Yapo Pujol Yepes Delhommeau Landreau		Mexès Cissé Violeau Radet Akalé

Saint-Étienne (2) v Sochaux (1)

4 February 2004	Saint-Étienne (2)	2 – 3 (aet)	Sochaux (1)	Saint-Étienne
WEST	Carteron  18' Compan  21'	(Report)	Mathieu  41' Oruma  60', 102'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 33,661 Referee: Bertrand Layec

Final

The final was held on 17 April 2004 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

Nantes (1) v Sochaux (1)

17 April 2004	Nantes (1)	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Sochaux (1)	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
20:50 WEST	Pujol  13'	(Report)	Monsoreau  18'	Attendance: 78,409 Referee: Pascal Garibian
		Penalties
	Quint Pujol Yepes Yapi Yapo Moldovan Armand Landreau Delhommeau		Frau Isabey Mathieu Pagis Lonfat Diawara Flachez Pedretti

See also

• 2003–04 Ligue 1
• 2003–04 Ligue 2

References

1. "Sochaux 1-4 Monaco". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. "Nantes 1-1 (4-5)g.p. Sochaux" [Nantes 1-1 (4-5)p.s. Sochaux]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
3. "CALENDRIER / RÉSULTATS 1/8 finale 2003/04" [Calendar / Results 1/8 final 2003/04]. LFP (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
4. "CALENDRIER / RÉSULTATS 1/4 finale 2003/04" [Calendar / Results 1/4 final 2003/04]. LFP (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
5. "CALENDRIER / RÉSULTATS 1/2 finale 2003/04" [Calendar / Results 1/2 final 2003/04]. LFP (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2015.