2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue was the 21st edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.[1]

2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Country France
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain (5th title)
Runners-upBastia
Top goal scorer(s)Edinson Cavani
Djibril Cissé
Quentin N'Gakoutou
(3 goals each)

Paris Saint-Germain were the reigning champions, having defeated Lyon 21 in the previous season's final for a record fourth title. They won their fifth on 11 April, defeating Bastia 40 in the final.

First round

First round matches were held over 1 day; 12 of August 2014. The 10 winners secured places in the second round.

12 August 2014 Valenciennes (2)1 – 3 Troyes (2) Valenciennes
Nguette  56' Gimbert  23'
Ayasse  58'
Darbion  74'
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 4,640
Referee: Olivier Thual
12 August 2014 Tours (2)2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Dijon (2) Tours
Diaz  6'
Adnane  64'
Diony  66'
Babit  71'
Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Penalties
Chavalerin
Ketkeophomphone
Bouhours
Fontaine
Philippoteaux
Varrault
Gastien
Diony
12 August 2014 Laval (2) 2 – 0Sochaux (2)Laval
Robic  11'
Gonçalves  90+3'
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 5,737
Referee: Alexandre Castro
12 August 2014 Nancy (2) 2 – 1Le Havre (2)Tomblaine
Coulibaly  12'
Grange  45'
Manzala  55' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 12,579
Referee: Sébastien Moreira
12 August 2014 Arles (2) 3 – 2Niort (2)Avignon
Ngakoutou  19', 54', 86' Koné  24', 70' Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
12 August 2014 Clermont (2) 1 – 0Istres (3)Clermont-Ferrand
Capelle  5' Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 1,962
Referee: Romain Delpech
12 August 2014 Orléans (2)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Auxerre (2) Orléans
Maah  45+4' Chérif  44' Stadium: Stade de la Source
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
Penalties
Louisy-Daniel
Glombard
Loval
Delonglée
Tomas
Lefebvre
Haller
Ben Idir
Boly
Viale
12 August 2014 Angers (2) 2 – 1Nîmes (2)Angers
Blayac  7'
Thomas  90+1'
Nouri  10' Stadium: Jean-Bouin Stadium
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Amaury Delerue
12 August 2014 CA Bastia (3)1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Créteil (2) Furiani
Ripart  108' Diedhiou  96'
Essombé  105'
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 450
Referee: Didier Falcone
12 August 2014 Brest (2)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
GFC Ajaccio (2) Brest
Grougi  90+1' Larbi  64' Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 4,917
Referee: William Lavis
Penalties
Moimbé
Ramaré
Perez
Grougi
Martinez
François
Mayi
Ducourtioux

Second round

The round featured the 10 winners of the first-round matches, plus Ajaccio and Châteauroux, who were exempt from the first round. The matches were contested on 26 August 2014.

26 August 2014 Auxerre (2) 3 – 0Nancy (2)Auxerre
Viale  9', 41' (pen.), 73' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
26 August 2014 Châteauroux (2)1 – 3 Clermont (2) Châteauroux
Thil  19' Sawadogo  35'
Novillo  82'
Saadi  90'
Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
26 August 2014 Angers (2)1 – 2 Arles (2) Angers
Eudeline  24' Hammar  66', 75' Stadium: Stade Jean Bouin
Attendance: 3584
Referee: Johann Hamel
26 August 2014 Laval (2) 1 – 0Dijon (2)Laval
Diallo  51' Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 3824
Referee: Floris Aubin
26 August 2014 Créteil (2) 2 – 1GFC Ajaccio (2)Furiani
Seck  34'
Piquionne  80'
François  45' Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle
Attendance: 1812
Referee: Olivier Husset
26 August 2014 Troyes (2)1 – 4 Ajaccio (2) Troyes
Azamoum  67' Madri  52'
Fauvergue  54'
Oliech  59', 65'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 6904
Referee: Stephane Jochem

Third round

The round features the 6 winners of the second round matches in addition to 14 Ligue 1 clubs who were not participating in the European competitions. The matches were contested on 28 and 29 October 2014.

28 October 2014 Evian (1)1 – 2 Lorient (1) Annecy
20:00 CET Wass  8' Lavigne  15'
Ayew  73'
Stadium: Parc des Sports, Annecy
Attendance: 4,526
Referee: Clement Turpin
28 October 2014 Reims (1)2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Arles (2) Reims
20:00 CET de Préville  29'
Courtet  90'
Niang  63'
Savanier  81'
Ouaamar  102'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune
Attendance: 7,336
Referee: Antony Gautier
28 October 2014 Montpellier (1)0 – 1 Ajaccio (2) Montpellier
20:00 CET Madri  44' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 7,386
Referee: Sebastien Moreira
28 October 2014 Caen (1) 4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Clermont (2)Caen
20:00 CET Féret  55'
Duhamel  72', 120+1'
Bazile  83'
Dugimont  49'
Novillo  61'
Diogo  88'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 8,635
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
28 October 2014 Nantes (1) 4 – 0Laval (2)Nantes
20:00 CET Shechter  4', 90+1'
Bessat  57'
Bangoura  72'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 24,551
Referee: Sebastien Desiage
28 October 2014 Lens (1)0 – 2 Créteil (2) Amiens
20:00 CET Lesage  58'
Genest  87'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 3,848
Referee: Alexandre Castro
28 October 2014 Bastia (1) 3 – 1Auxerre (2)Bastia
20:00 CET Ayité  58'
Cissé  64', 71'
Mbombo  13' Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 4,381
Referee: Amaury Delerue
28 October 2014 Toulouse (1)1 – 3 Bordeaux (1) Toulouse
21:00 CET Akpa Akpro  84' Pallois  17'
Contento  24'
Diabaté  68'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 11,331
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
29 October 2014 Nice (1)3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 3 p)
Metz (1) Nice
18:30 CET Maupay  20'
Bosetti  37'
Cvitanich  88' (pen.)
Palomino  5'
Ngbakoto  13'
Vion  17'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 9,560
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Penalties
Bodmer
Cvitanich
Pléa
Eysseric
Bosetti
Malouda
Doukouré
Marchal
Palomino
29 October 2014 Rennes (1) 2 – 1Marseille (1)Rennes
20:45 CET Konradsen  60'
Hosiner  90+3'
Batshuayi  19' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 26,660
Referee: Said Ennjimi

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2014–15 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 5 November 2014. The round featured the ten winners of the third round matches and the six Ligue 1 clubs that qualified for European competition in the 2013–14 season. The matches were contested on 16 and 17 December 2014.

16 December 2014 Bastia (1) 3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Caen (1)Bastia
18:00 CET Gillet  42'
Koné  89'
Mokulu  103'
Privat  12'
Saez  72'
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Philippe Kalt
16 December 2014 Nantes (1) 4 – 2 (a.e.t.)Metz (1)Nantes
21:00 CET Vizcarrondo  71'
Gakpé  83' (pen.)
Audel  92'
Bangoura  118'
Falcón  60'
Doukouré  62'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 12,601
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
17 December 2014 Lorient (1)0 – 1 Saint-Etienne (1) Lorient
18:40 CET Hamouma  48' Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Benoît Bastien
17 December 2014 Arles-Avignon (2)0 – 2 Guingamp (1) Avignon
21:00 CET Mandanne  13'
Beauvue  68'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 1,676
Referee: Wilfried Bien
17 December 2014 Rennes (1) 1 – 0Créteil (2)Rennes
21:00 CET Armand  69' Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Mickael Lesage
17 December 2014 Lyon (1)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)
Monaco (1) Lyon
21:00 CET Lacazette  105' Carrasco  94' Stadium: Stade Gerland
Attendance: 21,541
Referee: Antony Gautier
Penalties
Gonalons
Lacazette
Ghezzal
Koné
Umtiti
Ferri
Toulalan
López
Martial
Fabinho
Bernardo
Ocampos
17 December 2014 Lille (1) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 p)
Bordeaux (1)Lille
21:00 CET Frey  30' Mariano  16' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Clément Turpin
Penalties
Balmont
Meïté
Rodelin
Sidibé
Mendes
Origi
Enyeama
Rozehnal
Souaré
Sertic
Faubert
Plašil
Touré
Diabaté
Pallois
Sané
Traoré
Mariano
17 December 2014 Ajaccio (2)1 – 3 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Ajaccio
21:00 CET Cavalli  27' (pen.) Cavani  54'
Aurier  80'
Bahebeck  84'
Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 4,980
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held 17 December 2014 following the conclusion of the Round of 16 matches. The round featured the eight winners of the Round of 16 matches and were contested on 13 and 14 January 2015.[2]

13 January 2015 Bastia (1) 3 – 1Rennes (1)Bastia
18:40 Squillaci  46'
Danzé  71' (o.g.)
Cissé  90'
Armand  12' Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari
Attendance: 4,836
Referee: Clément Turpin
13 January 2015 Saint-Étienne (1)0 – 1 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Saint-Etienne
21:00 Ibrahimović  72' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard
Attendance: 28,855
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
14 January 2015 Monaco (1) 2 – 0Guingamp (1)Monaco
17:00 Berbatov  8'
Martial  90+4'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 4,785
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
14 January 2015 Lille (1) 2 – 0Nantes (1)Lille
Corchia  9'
Kjær  69'
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 11,106
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 14 January 2015 following the conclusion of the quarter-finals matches. The round featured the four winners of the quarter-final matches and were contested on 3 and 4 February 2015.[3]

3 February 2015 Lille (1)0 – 1 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Lille
Maxwell  27' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 41,977
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Final

The final was held on 11 April 2015 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

11 April 2015 Bastia (1) 0 – 4 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Saint-Denis
Ibrahimović  21' (pen.), 41'
Cavani  80', 90+2'
Stadium: Stade de France

Media coverage

For the seventh consecutive season, the tournament was screened in France by France Télévisions.

Round France Télévisions live match
First round
Second round
Third Round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

See also

References

  1. "Le programme de 1er tour". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 18 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. "Affiches des quarts" (in French). LFP. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. "Semi-final line-up set". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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