| French League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | France |
| Dates | 11 October 2002 – 17 May 2003 |
| Teams | 44 |
| Defending champions | Bordeaux |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Monaco (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sochaux |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 120 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Six players (3 goals) |
The2002–03Coupe de la Ligue was the 9th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organised by theLigue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organisation, alongside a further four clubs.
The matches were played on 11 October and 10 December 2002.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Martigues | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Reims |
| Amiens | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Gueugnon |
| Wasquehal | 3–1 | Laval |
| Metz | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | Niort |
| Istres | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Lorient |
| Nîmes | 2–0 | Angers |
| Beauvais | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Caen |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Toulouse |
| Créteil | 1–0 | Clermont |
| Le Mans | 3–0 | Valence |
| Grenoble | 2–0 | Cannes |
| Nancy | 3–0[a] | Chateauroux |
The matches were played on 7, 8 December 2002 and 18 January 2003.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Istres | 1–2 | Lille |
| Beauvais | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1p) | Lens |
| Sochaux | 3–0 | Ajaccio |
| Nîmes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | Sedan |
| Le Mans | 1–0 | Grenoble |
| Créteil | 1–0 | Nice |
| Martigues | 0–1 | Metz |
| Montpellier | 1–2 | Bordeaux |
| Gueugnon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) | Rennes |
| Guingamp | 1–0 | Strasbourg |
| Marseille | 5–1 | Troyes |
| Lyon | 2–0 | Bastia |
| Monaco | 1–0 | Auxerre |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Le Havre |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–3 | Nantes |
| Nancy | 1–0 | Wasquehal |
The matches were played on 18, 19 January and 14 February 2003.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sochaux | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Lyon |
| Marseille | 4–0 | Créteil |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Le Mans |
| Guingamp | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | Nantes |
| Metz | 1–0 | Bordeaux |
| Beauvais | 0–1 | Monaco |
| Lille | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1p) | Nîmes |
| Gueugnon | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Nancy |
| 4 March 2003 | Saint-Étienne | 0–2 | Marseille | Saint-Étienne |
| [2] | Fernandão 31'Sakho 50' | Stadium:Stade Geoffroy Guichard Attendance: 32,767 Referee:Pascal Garibian |
| 5 March 2003 | Sochaux | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Lille | Montbéliard |
| Monsoreau 104' | [3] | Stadium:Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 16,122 Referee:Éric Poulat |
| 5 March 2003 | Nantes | 0–2 | Metz | Nantes |
| [4] | Adebayor 81' (pen.),85' | Stadium:Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 26,258 Referee:Pascal Vileo |
| 5 March 2003 | Gueugnon | 0–5 | Monaco | Gueugnon |
| [5] | El Fakiri 14' Squillaci 39'Nonda 47'Gallardo 74'Lanteri 83' | Stadium:Stade Jean Laville Attendance: 7,736 Referee:Damien Ledentu |
| 15 April 2003 | Sochaux | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Metz | Montbéliard |
| Frau 46',69' Monsoreau 98' | [6] | Proment 27' Niang 87' | Stadium:Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 19,331 Referee:Laurent Duhamel |
| 16 April 2003 | Marseille | 0–1 | Monaco | Marseille |
| [7] | Pršo 49' | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 44,201 Referee:Alain Sars |
The final was held on 17 May 2003 at theStade de France,Saint-Denis.[8]