2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue, also known as Coupe de la Ligue BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th and final edition of the league cup competition held in France. The competition began with the preliminary round on 26 July 2019.[1]

2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
CountryFrance
Dates26 July 2019 –
31 July 2020
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain (9th title)
Runners-upLyon
Matches played44
Goals scored132 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mauro Icardi
Livio Nabab
Moses Simon
(3 goals each)

Strasbourg were the defending champions after defeating Guingamp in a penalty shoot-out in the final of the 2018–19 edition,[2] but were eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out to Reims after a goalless draw.[3]

On 18 September 2019, the Ligue de Football Professionnel voted to suspend the competition indefinitely following the 2019–20 edition, in order to "reduce the season schedule".[4]

On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled until September.[5] On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 31 July.[6]

Paris Saint-Germain won their ninth Coupe de la Ligue title following a 6–5 win on penalties over Lyon in the final.[7]

Preliminary round

A preliminary round match was played on 26 July 2019.[1]

26 July 2019 Bourg-Péronnas (3) 1–0Quevilly-Rouen (3)Bourg-en-Bresse
18:45 CEST Lacour  19' Report Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère
Attendance: 368
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

First round

Twelve first round matches were played on 13 August 2019.[8]

13 August 2019 Lorient (2)1–2 Le Mans (2) Lorient
18:45 CEST Hamel  83' Report Moussiti-Oko  42'
Diarra  62'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 7,454
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
13 August 2019 Clermont (2) 1–1
(4–3 p)
Le Havre (2)Clermont-Ferrand
20:00 CEST N'Diaye  22' (pen.) Report Dzabana  6' Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Cédric Dos Santos
Penalties
13 August 2019 Grenoble (2) 1–1
(4–3 p)
Rodez (2)Grenoble
20:00 CEST Semedo  43' Report Ouhafsa  76' (pen.) Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 2,265
Referee: Gaël Angoula
Penalties
13 August 2019 Gazélec Ajaccio (3) 2–0Chambly (2)Ajaccio
20:00 CEST Beusnard  8' (pen.)
Kyei  90'
Report Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
Referee: Eric Wattellier
13 August 2019 Paris FC (2) 2–1Sochaux (2)Paris
20:00 CEST Abdeldjelil  56'
Pitroipa  77' (pen.)
Report Lasme  36' Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Aurélien Petit
13 August 2019 Niort (2) 3–1Châteauroux (2)Niort
20:00 CEST Konaté  45'
Koyalipou  83'
Léautey  90'
Report Diarra  9' Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 2,191
Referee: Rémi Landry
13 August 2019 Caen (2)0–1 Nancy (2) Caen
20:00 CEST Report Gueye  64' Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 7,807
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
13 August 2019 Ajaccio (2) 4–1Valenciennes (2)Ajaccio
20:00 CEST Laçi  9'
Tramoni  42'
Mendes  45'
Lejeune  81'
Report Ntim  59' Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 1,815
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
13 August 2019 Auxerre (2)0–0
(5–6 p)
Béziers (3) Auxerre
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
Penalties
13 August 2019 Orléans (2) 4–1Guingamp (2)Orléans
20:00 CEST Sorbon  27' (o.g.)
Perrin  34'
Benkaid  84', 90'
Report Roux  79' Stadium: Stade de la Source
Attendance: 3,781
Referee: Florent Batta
13 August 2019 Bourg-Péronnas (3) 2–2
(7–6 p)
Red Star (3)Bourg-en-Bresse
20:00 CEST Nabab  51', 79' Report Chahiri  28', 43' Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère
Attendance: 878
Referee: Thierry Bouille
Penalties
13 August 2019 Troyes (2)1–2 Lens (2) Troyes
21:05 CEST Kouyaté  10' Report Sene  75'
Banza  84'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Second round

Six second round matches were played on 27 August 2019.[9]

27 August 2019 Bourg-Péronnas (3) 1–1
(6–5 p)
Béziers (3)Bourg-en-Bresse
20:00 CEST Nabab  40' Report Morante  90+2' Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère
Attendance: 809
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
Penalties
27 August 2019 Nancy (2) 1–0Ajaccio (2)Tomblaine
18:45 CEST Dembélé  67' Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 5,071
Referee: Arnaud Baert
27 August 2019 Lens (2) 2–2
(5–4 p)
Clermont (2)Lens
21:05 CEST Sotoca  43'
Mesloub  61' (pen.)
Report Rajot  12'
González  48'
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 11,909
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
Penalties
27 August 2019 Niort (2) 0–0
(5–4 p)
Grenoble (2)Niort
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
Penalties
27 August 2019 Gazélec Ajaccio (3)1–1
(5–6 p)
Paris FC (2) Ajaccio
20:00 CEST Kanté  89' (o.g.) Report Sarr  75' Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova
Attendance: 1,515
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Penalties

Third round

The draw for the third round of matches was held on 19 September 2019.[10]

29 October 2019 Nîmes (1) 3–0Lens (2)Nîmes
18:45 CET
Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,284
Referee: Frank Schneider
29 October 2019 Bordeaux (1) 2–0Dijon (1)Bordeaux
21:05 CET
Report Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 11,391
Referee: Thomas Léonard
30 October 2019 Le Mans (2) 3–2Nice (1)Le Mans
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 12,260
Referee: Benoît Millot
30 October 2019 Nantes (1) 8–0Paris FC (2)Nantes
21:05 CET
Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 15,475
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
30 October 2019 Metz (1)1–1
(3–4 p)
Brest (1) Metz
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Penalties
30 October 2019 Monaco (1) 2–1Marseille (1)Monaco
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Mikael Lesage
30 October 2019 Reims (1) 2–1Bourg-Péronnas (3)Reims
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 5,479
Referee: Eric Wattellier
30 October 2019 Montpellier (1) 3–2Nancy (2)Montpellier
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 7,655
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
30 October 2019 Amiens (1) 3–2Angers (1)Amiens
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: François Letexier
30 October 2019 Niort (2)1–2 Toulouse (1) Niort
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Attendance: 3,443
Referee: Florent Batta

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 matches was held on 12 November 2019.[11]

17 December 2019 Reims (1) 1–0Montpellier (1)Reims
18:45 CET
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 4,606
Referee: Willy Delajod
17 December 2019 Monaco (1)0–3 Lille (1) Monaco
21:05 CET Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 5,384
Referee: Johan Hamel
18 December 2019 Lyon (1) 4–1Toulouse (1)Décines-Charpieu
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 21,902
Referee: Thomas Leonard
18 December 2019 Le Mans (2)1–4 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Le Mans
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 24,425
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
18 December 2019 Amiens (1) 3–2Rennes (1)Amiens
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
18 December 2019 Nantes (1)0–1 Strasbourg (1) Nantes
21:05 CET Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 9,565
Referee: Eric Wattellier
18 December 2019 Nîmes (1)1–2 Saint-Étienne (1) Nîmes
21:05 CET Report
Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 4,240
Referee: Antony Gautier
18 December 2019 Brest (1) 2–0Bordeaux (1)Brest
21:05 CET
Report Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 5,434
Referee: Jérémie Pignard

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-final matches was held on 18 December 2019.[12]

7 January 2020 Reims (1) 0–0
(4–2 p)
Strasbourg (1)Reims
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 10,202
Referee: François Letexier
Penalties
8 January 2020 Lyon (1) 3–1Brest (1)Décines-Charpieu
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 20,096
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
8 January 2020 Lille (1) 2–0Amiens (1)Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:05 CET
Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 19,029
Referee: Benoît Bastien
8 January 2020 Paris Saint-Germain (1) 6–1Saint-Étienne (1)Paris
21:05 CET
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,677
Referee: Clément Turpin

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-final matches was held on 9 January 2020.[13]

21 January 2020 Lyon (1) 2–2
(4–3 p)
Lille (1)Décines-Charpieu
21:10 CET
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 35,248
Referee: Benoît Millot
Penalties
22 January 2020 Reims (1)0–3 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Reims
21:00 CET Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 20,437
Referee: Mikael Lesage

Final

The final was originally scheduled for 4 April 2020 but was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[14]

See also

Notes

  1. The final was played in front of 3,500 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

References

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  2. "Feuille de match RC Strasbourg Alsace - EA Guingamp". lfp.fr. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. "Le Stade de Reims s'invite en demi-finales" (in French). lfp.fr. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "French League Cup to end from 2020 'to reduce season schedule'". BBC Sport. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. "Calendrier général des compétitions 2020/2021" [General calendar of competitions 2020/2021]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. "2e tour de la Coupe de la Ligue BKT" (in French). lfp.fr. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. "Monaco-OM en 16es de Finale" (in French). lfp.fr. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. "Coupe de la Ligue BKT : Les affiches des 8es de finale" (in French). lfp.fr. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. "PSG-ASSE, L'Affiche Des Quarts De Finale" (in French). lfp.fr. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  13. "Tirage au sort : Les affiches des demi-finales" (in French). lfp.fr. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  14. "La finale de la Coupe de la Ligue BKT reportée" (in French). lfp.fr. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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