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 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
Report Yahia  108'
Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard
Attendance: 17,098
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

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

Semifinals

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

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

Final

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

See also

External links

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. 1 2 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)
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