2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue was the 17th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Bordeaux 3–1 in the 2009–10 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the forty-four professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The final was contested on 23 April 2011 at the Stade de France. The winner of the competition qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and will be inserted into the third qualifying round.
| French League Cup | |
| Country |  France |
|---|---|
| Teams | 44 |
| Defending champions | Marseille |
| Champions | Marseille (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Montpellier |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 113 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Vincent Aboubakar Brice Jovial Hasan Kabze Frédéric Sammaritano Grégory Thil (3 goals each) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
Marseille successfully defended its title after defeating Montpellier 1–0 courtesy of a second half goal from Taye Taiwo in the final.[1] The title resulted in Marseille becoming the first club in Coupe de la Ligue history to repeat as champions.[2]
News
On 20 August 2010, the Ligue de Football Professionnel confirmed that the Coupe de la Ligue would utilize the five-referee system that is currently being used in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The announcement makes the Coupe de la Ligue the first national cup competition in Europe to adopt the system and was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) on 21 July. The system officially began on 24 August with the start of the second round matches and will be in place until the final in April 2011.[3]
Calendar
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 30 July 2010 | 12 | 44 → 32 |
| Second Round | 24 August 2010 | 6 | 32 → 26 |
| Third Round | 21 September 2010 | 10 | 26 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 26 October 2010 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 9 November 2010 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 18 January 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 23 April 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round
The draw for the first and second round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 8 July 2010. The first round featured 24 clubs; the four professional clubs that are currently playing in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, and the 20 clubs that are playing in Ligue 2. The matches were played on 30–31 July.[4] SC Bastia and RC Strasbourg's participation in the competition was initially on hold pending approval from the DNCG, however, once each club met the organization's financial and administrative criteria, they were allowed entrance. Due to the unavailability of Évian's temporary stadium, Parc des Sports, the Évian–Strasbourg match was moved to the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg.[5]
| 30 July 2010 | Angers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Bastia | Stade Jean Bouin, Angers |
| 20:00 CEST | Keseru  85' Henin 45' Penalty Shootout Gillet  De Freitas  Diers Stéphan |
Report | Moizini 46' Khazri 47' Penalty Shootout Diallo Robail Choplin Barthelemy |
Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Cédric Cotrel (Picardie) |
| 30 July 2010 | Strasbourg | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Évian | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg |
| 20:00 CEST | Mathlouthi 18' Sikimić 95' Penalty Shootout Damour Fanchone Bah Mathlouthi Correia |
Report | Adnane 12' (pen.) Pouye 112' Penalty Shootout Bouby Bugnet Bérigaud Dja Djedje Cambon |
Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 30 July 2010 | Grenoble | 1–2 | Guingamp | Stade des Alpes, Grenoble |
| 20:00 CEST | Tinhan 85' |
Report | Knockeart 66' Bazile 69' |
Attendance: 2,758 Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre) |
| 30 July 2010 | Clermont | 3–1 | Metz | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CEST | Alessandrini 53' Privat 65' Bayod 75' |
Report | Gestede 35' |
Attendance: 2,326 Referee: Sébastien Desiage (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 30 July 2010 | Dijon | 1–2 | Amiens | Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon |
| 20:00 CEST | Isabey 106' |
Report | Atlan 114' Steppé 116' |
Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Stéphane Djouzi (Méditerranée) |
| 30 July 2010 | Troyes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Reims | Stade de l'Aube, Troyes |
| 20:00 CEST | Jarjat 79' Penalty Shootout Carlier Faussurier Marcos Obbadi Keita Sissoko Bettiol |
Report | Gamiette 72' Penalty Shootout Krychowiak Gamiette Fauré Gamboa Barbier Weber Amalfitano |
Attendance: 4,758 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine) |
| 30 July 2010 | Tours | 1–2 | Vannes | Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours |
| 20:00 CEST | Buengo 90' |
Report | Reset 37' Sammaritano 88' |
Attendance: 4,242 Referee: Dominique Julien (Basse-Normandie) |
| 30 July 2010 | Ajaccio | 4–0 | Istres | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
| 20:00 CEST | Rivière 19', 73' Socrier 85' Kinkela 90' |
Report | Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Ludovic Remy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 30 July 2010 | Le Havre | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Le Mans | Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre |
| 20:00 CEST | Adénon 64' (o.g.) Jovial 103' |
Report | Cissé 11' |
Attendance: 4,380 Referee: William Lavis (Méditerranée) |
| 30 July 2010 | Laval | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Châteauroux | Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
| 20:00 CEST | Lebouc 12' Gimbert 82', 118' |
Report | Haddad 22', 45' |
Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Christian Guillard (Atlantique) |
| 30 July 2010 | Sedan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Nîmes | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan |
| 20:00 CEST | Penalty Shootout Tibéri Abdallah Smrekar Mokaké Valdivia |
Report | Penalty Shootout Stošić Zarabi Moukandjo Mostefa Cavalli |
Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Florent Batta (Méditerranée) |
| 31 July 2010 | Boulogne | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Nantes | Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 15:00 CEST | Thil 79', 114' Penalty Shootout Agouazi Blayac Touré Rabuel |
Report | Zerka 71' Ba 102' Penalty Shootout Cheyrou Đorđević Zerka Martins Pereira |
Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Second round
The draw for the second round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 2 August 2010.[6] The second round featured the 12 winning teams from the first round. The matches were played on 24 August.[7]
| 24 August 2010 | Clermont | 2–3 | Boulogne | Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CET | Haquin 33' Chaussidière 59' |
Report | Bessat 39' Ducatel 53' Thil 90' |
Attendance: 2,085 Referee: Florent Batta (Méditerranée) |
| 24 August 2010 | Ajaccio | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Vannes | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
| 20:00 CET | Penalty Shootout Medjani Begeorgi Lippini Socrier |
Report | Penalty Shootout Hervé Diguiny Cantini Faivre |
Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Benoît Bastien (Lorraine) |
| 24 August 2010 | Amiens | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Bastia | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens |
| 20:00 CET | Penalty Shootout Cirilli Mienniel Djaballah Zobiri Atlan |
Report | Penalty Shootout Suarez Moizini Robail Khazri |
Attendance: 2,668 Referee: Benoît Millot (Île-de-France) |
| 24 August 2010 | Nîmes | 2–0 | Laval | Stade des Costières, Nîmes |
| 20:00 CET | Ayité 5' Haguy 60' |
Report | Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Mikael Lesage (Basse-Normandie) |
| 24 August 2010 | Guingamp | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Évian | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp |
| 20:00 CET | Cambon 23' (o.g.) Hamroun 90' Giresse 117' |
Report | Farina 18' Bouby 82' |
Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard (Île-de-France) |
| 24 August 2010 | Reims | 0–2 | Le Havre | Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Jovial 33', 47' |
Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Ludovic Remy (Nord-Pas de Calais) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Third round
The draw for the third round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 30 August 2010. The third round featured the six winning teams from the second round and the 14 teams from Ligue 1 who didn't qualify for European competition this season. The matches were played on 21–22 September 2010.[8]
| 21 September 2010 | Nîmes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Valenciennes | Stade des Costières, Nîmes |
| 20:00 CET | Ayité 39' Penalty Shootout Mostefa Poulain Gigliotti Cavalli Zarabi |
Report | Cohade 90+5' Penalty Shootout Ducourtioux Cohade Danic Samassa Penneteau |
Attendance: 5,062 Referee: Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 21 September 2010 | Ajaccio | 3–0 | Le Havre | Stade François Coty, Ajaccio |
| 20:00 CET | Delort 32', 65' Kinkela 82' |
Report | Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 21 September 2010 | Lorient | 1–0 | Brest | Stade du Moustoir, Lorient |
| 20:45 CET | Kitambala 45' |
Report | Attendance: 11,309 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 22 September 2010 | Monaco | 1–0 | Lens | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille |
| 18:00 CET | Nicalue 83' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardy) |
| 22 September 2010 | Nancy | 1–2 | Bordeaux | Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine |
| 20:45 CET | Diakité 61' |
Report | Bellion 11' Modeste 70' |
Attendance: 14,605 Referee: Bruno Coue (Méditerranée) |
| 22 September 2010 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | Nice | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Landrin 14' Bergessio 39' |
Report | Attendance: 13,468 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 22 September 2010 | Arles-Avignon | 0–1 | Caen | Parc des Sports, Avignon |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Traoré 76' |
Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 22 September 2010 | Boulogne | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Toulouse | Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 20:45 CET | Lorca 30' Atik 114' (pen.) |
Report | Sissoko 76' |
Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany) |
| 22 September 2010 | Sochaux | 0–2 | Bastia | Stade Auguste Bonal, $2 |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Suarez 24' Sans 52' |
Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine) |
| 22 September 2010 | Guingamp | 3–1 | Rennes | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp |
| 20:45 CET | Knockaert 25' Soly 58' Diallo 84' |
Report | Ekoko 4' |
Attendance: 7,828 Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 28 September 2010. The round featured the ten winning teams from the third round and the six teams that qualified for European competition in the 2009–10 season. The matches were played on 26–27 October.
| 26 October 2010 | Montpellier | 2–0 | Ajaccio | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
| 20:00 CET | Kabze 32' Koita 89' |
Report | Attendance: 6,616 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 26 October 2010 | Valenciennes | 4–0 | Boulogne | Stade Nungesser, Valenciennes |
| 20:00 CET | Aboubakar 11', 65', 84' Bong 37' |
Report | Attendance: 7,378 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre Ouest) |
| 26 October 2010 | Monaco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Lorient | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille |
| 20:00 CET | Hansson 99' Penalty Shootout Park Gakpé Mongongu Coutadeur Mbokani |
Report | Diarra 118' Penalty Shootout Le Lan Monnet-Paquet Gameiro Amalfitano |
Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 26 October 2010 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Bordeaux | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | N'Daw 11' |
Report | Attendance: 24,841 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany) |
| 27 October 2010 | Guingamp | 0–1 | Marseille | Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp |
| 17:00 CET | Report | A. Ayew 42' |
Attendance: 17,037 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Upper Normandy) |
| 27 October 2010 | Lille | 4–1 | Caen | Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 18:45 CET | Cabaye 7', 44' Gervinho 53' Hazard 74' |
Report | Yatabaré 13' |
Attendance: 9,685 Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon |
| 27 October 2010 | Auxerre | 4–0 | Bastia | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre |
| 20:00 CET | Quercia 8' Sammaritano 25', 79' Hengbart 68' |
Report | Attendance: 7,557 Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 27 October 2010 | Lyon | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 20:45 CET | Briand 39' |
Report | Bodmer 88' Giuly 101' |
Attendance: 26,587 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardy) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Quarterfinals
| Valenciennes | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Dossevi 3' |
Report | Camara 9' Jallet 26' Luyindula 51' |
| Montpellier | 2–1 | Lille |
|---|---|---|
| Kabze 27', 52' |
Report | Hazard 67' |
Semi-finals
| Montpellier | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Giroud 118' |
Report |
Final
| Marseille | 1–0 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwo 80' |
Report |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank[9] | Name | Team | Goals | Appearances | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brice Jovial |
Le Havre | 3 | 3 | 145' |
 Hasan Kabze |
Montpellier | 3 | 2 | 166' | |
| Frédéric Sammaritano |
Auxerre | 3 | 3 | 246' | |
 Vincent Aboubakar |
Valenciennes | 3 | 2 | 159' | |
| Grégory Thil |
Boulogne-sur-Mer | 3 | 3 | 186' | |
| 6 |  André Ayew |
Marseille | 2 | 3 | 346' |
 Jonathan Ayité |
Nîmes | 2 | 3 | 230' | |
| Anthony Knockaert |
Guingamp | 2 | 4 | 306' | |
 Christian Kinkela |
Ajaccio | 2 | 4 | 337' | |
 Jugurtha Hamroun |
Guingamp | 2 | 2 | 97' |
Note: Players marked in bold are still playing in the competition.
References
- "L'OM conserve son trophée!" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- "Taiwo paye sa Coupe!" (in French). RMC Sport. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- "Arbitrage à cinq: La Coupe de la Ligue confirme son statut de coupe de l'innovation" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- "Tirage du premier tour jeudi à 12h" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- "Evian TG-Strasbourg inversé". L'Équipe (in French). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Tirage le 4 août" (in French). France Football. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Tirage jeudi à 12h00" (in French). France Football. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- "16es de finale : tirage au sort lundi 30 août" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- "Classement officiel des buteurs" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
External links
- Official site (in French)