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 .
| 25 July 2009 | Reims | 1–2 | Amiens | Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims |
| 19:00 CET | Barbier  50' |
Report | Lopez-Peralta 65' Paass 73' |
Attendance: 5,480 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard (Île-de-France) |
| 25 July 2009 | Gueugnon | 1–2 | Troyes | Stade Jean Laville, Gueugnon |
| 19:00 CET | Previtali 15' |
Report | Lafourcade 5', 13' |
Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Frank Schneider (Alsace) |
| 25 July 2009 | Laval | 5–0 | Arles-Avignon | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
| 19:00 CET | Do Marcolino 33' Chapuis 49', 68' Genest 56', 60' |
Report | Attendance: 3,638 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardie) |
Source: LFP
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.
| 1 August 2009 | Dijon | 2–0 | Brest | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon |
| 19:00 CET | Kitambala 72' Mangione 80' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Sébastien Desiage (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 1 August 2009 | Tours | 2–1 | Le Havre | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours |
| 19:00 CET | Giroud 82', 89' |
Report | Gillet 54' |
Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine) |
| 1 August 2009 | Angers | 0–1 | Nîmes | Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Ayité 45' |
Attendance: 3,548 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany) |
| 1 August 2009 | Metz | 1–0 | Bastia | Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz |
| 19:00 CET | Cissé 35' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 6,137 Referee: Olivier Husset (Aquitaine) |
| 1 August 2009 | Istres | 6–1 | Strasbourg | Stade Parsemain, Istres |
| 19:00 CET | Begeorgi 13', 26', 38' Ciaravino 63' Mesloub 69' Nouri 84' |
Report | Gueye 18' |
Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France) |
| 1 August 2009 | Troyes | 4–0 | Nantes | Stade de l'Aube, Troyes |
| 19:00 CET | Lafourcade 16' Buengo 36' Faussurier 81' Vieillot 90' |
Report | Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Phillipe Chat (Poitou-Charentes) |
| 1 August 2009 | Châteauroux | 0–1 | Clermont | Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Bockhorni 2' |
Attendance: 3,029 Referee: William Lavis (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) |
| 1 August 2009 | Ajaccio | 2–1 | Laval | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
| 19:00 CET | Viale 45' Fournier 70' |
Report | Do Marcolino 10' |
Attendance: 1,157 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 1 August 2009 | Amiens | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Vannes | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens |
| 19:00 CET | Haaby 88' Penalty Shootout Allegro  Gagnier  Lopez-Peralta Kossoko Andriatsima |
Report | Mezague 65' Penalty shoot-out Faivre Sammaritano Mezague Boudarène |
Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Dominique Julien (Basse-Normandie) |
| 1 August 2009 | Sedan | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Caen | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan |
| 20:45 CET | Henaini 92' Lasimant 106' |
Report | Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Poitou-Charentes) |
Source: LFP
Second round
The 2nd round was played on the 25, 26, and 27 August and featured the ten clubs that successfully advanced from the 1st round.
| 25 August 2009 | Clermont | 1–0 | Istres | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand |
| 19:00 CET | Najih 48' |
Report | Attendance: 1,631 Referee: Ludovic Rémy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 25 August 2009 | Troyes | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | Nîmes | Stade de l'Aube, Troyes |
| 19:00 CET | Buengo 35' Beauvue 73' Penalty Shootout Faussurier Beauvue Carlier |
Report | Ayité 13', 42' Penalty Shootout Mostefa Poulain Stošić |
Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Pays de la Loire) |
| 25 August 2009 | Sedan | 6–1 | Dijon | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan |
| 19:00 CET | Valdivia 2' Allart 32' Sidibé 59' (pen) Tiberi 77', 85' Mokaké 79' |
Report | Carrière 13' |
Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Christian Guilliard (Franche-Comté) |
| 26 August 2009 | Ajaccio | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Vannes | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
| 19:00 CET | Penalty shoot-out Viale Martins Fournier Rivière Guerriero Sabo Kinkela |
Report | Penalty shoot-out Hervé Kamissoko Sammaritano Faivre Camara Guillon Liabeuf |
Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Jérome Auroux (Midi-Pyrénées) |
| 27 August 2009 | Metz | 2–1 | Tours | Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz |
| 19:00 CET | Bourgeois 67' Dujeux 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Belghazouani 10' |
Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
Source: LFP
Third round
The 3rd round was played on 22 and 23 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.
| 22 September 2009 | Clermont | 3–1 | Vannes | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CET | Haquin 9', 45', 81 ' |
Report | Camara 71' |
Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardie) |
| 22 September 2009 | Lorient | 1–0 | Grenoble | Stade du Moustoir, Lorient |
| 20:45 CET | Gamiero 71' |
Report | Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 23 September 2009 | Metz | 2–0 | Valenciennes | Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz |
| 18:45 CET | Johansen 63' (pen.) C. Gueye 87' |
Report | Attendance: 5,545 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 23 September 2009 | Le Mans | 3–0 | Nîmes | Stade Félix-Bollaert, Le Mans |
| 20:00 CET | Lamah 62' Sène 78' Maïga 92' |
Report | Attendance: 7,331 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 23 September 2009 | Montpellier | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Lens | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
| 20:45 CET | Lacombe 12', 45' Aït-Fana 71' |
Report | Maoulida 4' Sartre 75', 101' Boukari 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,058 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France) |
| 23 September 2009 | Sedan | 3–1 | Auxerre | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan |
| 20:45 CET | Allart 10' Tibéri 67' Lasimant 92' |
Report | Mignot 60' |
Attendance: 5,811 Referee: Pascal Vileo (Aquitaine) |
| 23 September 2009 | Saint-Étienne | 4–1 | Nice | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Bergessio 23', 81' Sanogo 28' Landrin 37' |
Report | Rémy 85' |
Attendance: 13,636 Referee: Phillipe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 23 September 2009 | Nancy | 2–0 | Monaco | Stade Marcel Picot, Nancy |
| 20:45 CET | Féret 13' Dia 82' |
Report | Attendance: 15,020 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 23 September 2009 | Boulogne | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Maurice 59' |
Attendance: 5,809 Referee: Bertrand Layec (Brittany) |
| 23 September 2009 | Rennes | 2–1 | Sochaux | Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes |
| 20:45 CET | Danzé 74' Mangane 83' |
Report | Boudebouz 68' |
Attendance: 9,317 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Basse-Normandie) |
Source: LFP
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.
| 2010-01-12 | Sedan | 1–0 | Clermont | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan |
| 20:00 CET | Allart 57' |
Report | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Bertrand Layec (Brittany) |
| 2010-01-13 | Guingamp | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp |
| 17:00 CET | Sakho 79' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 5,898 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 2010-01-13 | Lyon | 3–0 | Metz | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 18:45 CET | Toulalan 30' López 87', 89' |
Report | Attendance: 20,010 Referee: Damien Ledentu (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 2010-01-13 | Lens | 1–2 | Lorient | Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens |
| 19:00 CET | Eduardo 86' (pen.) |
Report | Marchal 7' Gameiro 29' |
Attendance: 20,544 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 2010-01-13 | Toulouse | 3–0 | Nancy | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| 19:00 CET | Macaluso 32' (o.g.) Machado 45' (pen.)Dupuis 47' |
Report | Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 2010-01-13 | Lille | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Rennes | Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 19:00 CET | Rami 40' De Melo 96'Hazard 115' |
Report | Pagis 59' |
Attendance: 8,943 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardy) |
| 2010-01-13 | Saint-Étienne | 2–3 | Marseille | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Sako 18' Bergessio 30' |
Report | Brandão 28', 50' Niang 90' |
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany) |
| 2010-01-26 | Le Mans | 2–3 | Bordeaux | Stade Léon-Bollée, Le Mans |
| 20:45 CET | Le Tallec 5' João Paulo 38' |
Report | Gouffran 13' Gourcuff 36'Plašil 51' |
Referee: Bruno Coue (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) |
Source: LFP
Quarter-finals
Topscorer
Brandão (4 goals)
References
- "La Coupe de la Ligue attribuée à France Télévisions". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- "Tirage au sort en direct mercredi à 14h00". Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.