| French League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | France |
| Dates | 25 July 2009 – 27 March 2010 |
| Teams | 44 |
| Defending champions | Bordeaux |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Marseille (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bordeaux |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 128 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Brandão (4 goals) |
The2009–10Coupe de la Ligue was the 16th edition of France'sleague cup, organized by theLFP. The defending champions wereLigue 1 clubBordeaux who defeatedsecond division clubVannes 4–0 in the2009 final. The competition began on 25 July 2009 andthe final was held on 27 March 2010 at theStade de France. The winners of the Coupe de la Ligue will qualify for thethird qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.Ligue 1 clubMarseille won the competition by defeating fellow first division clubBordeaux by a score of 3–1 inthe final, thus giving them their first trophy since 1992.
On 29 June 2009, theLigue de Football Professionnel board of directors announced thatFrance 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 5Ligue 1 finishers from the2008–09 season and the winner of the2008–09 Coupe de France. These teams earned exemption by virtue of qualifying forEuropean 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 areBordeaux,Marseille,Lyon,Toulouse,Lille, andGuingamp.
The draw for the preliminary round, 1st round, and 2nd round was determined on 8 July.[2]
| 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 |
The preliminary round was played on 25 July and featured the 2nd and 3rd-place finishers from the2008–09 Championnat National season, the bottom three finishers from the2008–09 Ligue 2 season, andFC Gueugnon, all of whom qualified by virtue of their professional status in theLFP .
| 25 July 2009 | Reims | 1–2 | Amiens | Reims |
| 19:00 CET | Barbier 50' | Report | Lopez-Peralta 65' Paass 73' | Stadium:Stade Auguste-Delaune II Attendance: 5,480 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard (Île-de-France) |
| 25 July 2009 | Gueugnon | 1–2 | Troyes | Gueugnon |
| 19:00 CET | Previtali 15' | Report | Lafourcade 5',13' | Stadium:Stade Jean Laville Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Frank Schneider (Alsace) |
| 25 July 2009 | Laval | 5–0 | Arles-Avignon | Laval |
| 19:00 CET | Do Marcolino 33' Chapuis 49',68'Genest 56',60' | Report | Stadium:Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 3,638 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardie) |
Source:LFP
The 1st round was played on 1 August and featured the three winners from the preliminary round, the bottom three finishers from the 2009Ligue 1 season, the top finisher from the 2009Championnat National season and thirteen mid-table teams fromLigue 2.
| 1 August 2009 | Dijon | 2–0 | Brest | Dijon |
| 19:00 CET | Kitambala 72' Mangione 80' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Sébastien Desiage (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 1 August 2009 | Tours | 2–1 | Le Havre | Tours |
| 19:00 CET | Giroud 82',89' | Report | Gillet 54' | Stadium:Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine) |
| 1 August 2009 | Angers | 0–1 | Nîmes | Angers |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Ayité 45' | Stadium:Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 3,548 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany) |
| 1 August 2009 | Metz | 1–0 | Bastia | Metz |
| 19:00 CET | Cissé 35' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 6,137 Referee: Olivier Husset (Aquitaine) |
| 1 August 2009 | Istres | 6–1 | Strasbourg | Istres |
| 19:00 CET | Begeorgi 13',26',38' Ciaravino 63'Mesloub 69'Nouri 84' | Report | Gueye 18' | Stadium:Stade Parsemain Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France) |
| 1 August 2009 | Troyes | 4–0 | Nantes | Troyes |
| 19:00 CET | Lafourcade 16' Buengo 36'Faussurier 81'Vieillot 90' | Report | Stadium:Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Phillipe Chat (Poitou-Charentes) |
| 1 August 2009 | Châteauroux | 0–1 | Clermont | Châteauroux |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Bockhorni 2' | Stadium:Stade Gaston Petit Attendance: 3,029 Referee: William Lavis (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) |
| 1 August 2009 | Ajaccio | 2–1 | Laval | Ajaccio |
| 19:00 CET | Viale 45' Fournier 70' | Report | Do Marcolino 10' | Stadium:Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,157 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 1 August 2009 | Amiens | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3p) | Vannes | Amiens |
| 19:00 CET | Haaby 88' | Report | Mezague 65' | Stadium:Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Dominique Julien (Basse-Normandie) |
| Penalties | ||||
Allegro Gagnier  Lopez-Peralta Kossoko Andriatsima | Faivre Sammaritano Mezague Boudarène | |||
| 1 August 2009 | Sedan | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Caen | Sedan |
| 20:45 CET | Henaini 92' Lasimant 106' | Report | Stadium:Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Poitou-Charentes) |
Source:LFP
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 | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 19:00 CET | Najih 48' | Report | Stadium:Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 1,631 Referee: Ludovic Rémy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 25 August 2009 | Troyes | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (0–3p) | Nîmes | Troyes |
| 19:00 CET | Buengo 35' Beauvue 73' | Report | Ayité 13',42' | Stadium:Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Pays de la Loire) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Faussurier Beauvue Carlier | Mostefa Poulain Stošić | |||
| 25 August 2009 | Sedan | 6–1 | Dijon | Sedan |
| 19:00 CET | Valdivia 2' Allart 32'Sidibé 59' (pen.)Tiberi 77',85'Mokaké 79' | Report | Carrière 13' | Stadium:Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Christian Guilliard (Franche-Comté) |
| 26 August 2009 | Ajaccio | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6p) | Vannes | Ajaccio |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium:Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Jérome Auroux (Midi-Pyrénées) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Viale Martins Fournier Rivière Guerriero Sabo Kinkela | Hervé Kamissoko Sammaritano Faivre Camara Guillon Liabeuf | |||
| 27 August 2009 | Metz | 2–1 | Tours | Metz |
| 19:00 CET | Bourgeois 67' Dujeux 82' (o.g.) | Report | Belghazouani 10' | Stadium:Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Nicolas Rainville (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
Source:LFP
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-exemptLigue 1 clubs, plus the top three finishers fromLigue 2.
| 22 September 2009 | Clermont | 3–1 | Vannes | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CET | Haquin 9',45',81' | Report | Camara 71' | Stadium:Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardie) |
| 22 September 2009 | Lorient | 1–0 | Grenoble | Lorient |
| 20:45 CET | Gamiero 71' | Report | Stadium:Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,202 Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 23 September 2009 | Metz | 2–0 | Valenciennes | Metz |
| 18:45 CET | Johansen 63' (pen.) C. Gueye 87' | Report | Stadium:Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 5,545 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 23 September 2009 | Le Mans | 3–0 | Nîmes | Le Mans |
| 20:00 CET | Lamah 62' Sène 78'Maïga 92' | Report | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 7,331 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 23 September 2009 | Montpellier | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Lens | Montpellier |
| 20:45 CET | Lacombe 12',45' Aït-Fana 71' | Report | Maoulida 4' Sartre 75',101'Boukari 88' (pen.) | Stadium:Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 4,058 Referee:Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France) |
| 23 September 2009 | Sedan | 3–1 | Auxerre | Sedan |
| 20:45 CET | Allart 10' Tibéri 67'Lasimant 92' | Report | Mignot 60' | Stadium:Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 5,811 Referee: Pascal Vileo (Aquitaine) |
| 23 September 2009 | Saint-Étienne | 4–1 | Nice | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Bergessio 23',81' Sanogo 28'Landrin 37' | Report | Rémy 85' | Stadium:Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 13,636 Referee: Phillipe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 23 September 2009 | Nancy | 2–0 | Monaco | Nancy |
| 20:45 CET | Féret 13' Dia 82' | Report | Stadium:Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 15,020 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 23 September 2009 | Boulogne | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Maurice 59' | Stadium:Stade de la Libération Attendance: 5,809 Referee:Bertrand Layec (Brittany) |
| 23 September 2009 | Rennes | 2–1 | Sochaux | Rennes |
| 20:45 CET | Danzé 74' Mangane 83' | Report | Boudebouz 68' | Stadium:Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 9,317 Referee:Laurent Duhamel (Basse-Normandie) |
Source:LFP
The Round of 16 was played on 12 January 2010. It featured the five exemptLigue 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.
| 12 January 2010 | Sedan | 1–0 | Clermont | Sedan |
| 20:00 CET | Allart 57' | Report | Stadium:Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 3,300 Referee:Bertrand Layec (Brittany) |
| 13 January 2010 | Guingamp | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Guingamp |
| 17:00 CET | Sakho 79' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 5,898 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 13 January 2010 | Lyon | 3–0 | Metz | Lyon |
| 18:45 CET | Toulalan 30' López 87',89' | Report | Stadium:Stade de Gerland Attendance: 20,010 Referee: Damien Ledentu (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 13 January 2010 | Lens | 1–2 | Lorient | Lens |
| 19:00 CET | Eduardo 86' (pen.) | Report | Marchal 7' Gameiro 29' | Stadium:Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 20,544 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 13 January 2010 | Toulouse | 3–0 | Nancy | Toulouse |
| 19:00 CET | Macaluso 32' (o.g.) Machado 45' (pen.)Dupuis 47' | Report | Stadium:Stadium Municipal Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 13 January 2010 | Lille | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Rennes | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| 19:00 CET | Rami 40' De Melo 96'Hazard 115' | Report | Pagis 59' | Stadium:Stadium Lille-Metropole Attendance: 8,943 Referee:Ruddy Buquet (Picardy) |
| 13 January 2010 | Saint-Étienne | 2–3 | Marseille | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Sako 18' Bergessio 30' | Report | Brandão 28',50' Niang 90' | Stadium:Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany) |
| 26 January 2010 | Le Mans | 2–3 | Bordeaux | Le Mans |
| 20:45 CET | Le Tallec 5' João Paulo 38' | Report | Gouffran 13' Gourcuff 36'Plašil 51' | Stadium:Stade Léon-Bollée Referee: Bruno Coue (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) |
Source:LFP
| 27 January 2010 | Lorient | 1–0 | Lyon | Lorient |
| 17:00 CET | Gameiro 5' | Report | Stadium:Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,758 Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine) |
| 27 January 2010 | Guingamp | 0–1 | Toulouse | Guingamp |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Ebondo 55' | Stadium:Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 6,494 Referee:Laurent Duhamel (Basse-Normandie) |
| 27 January 2010 | Marseille | 2–1 | Lille | Marseille |
| 20:45 CET | Lucho 9' Valbuena 81' | Report | De Melo 4' | Stadium:Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 19,217 Referee:Hervé Piccirillo (Île-de-France) |
| 2 February 2010 | Bordeaux | 1–0 | Sedan | Bordeaux |
| 18:45 CET | Gouffran 49' | Report | Stadium:Stade Chaban Delmas Attendance: 9,819 Referee: Stéphane Bre (Brittany) |
| 3 February 2010 | Toulouse | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Marseille | Toulouse |
| 20:45 CET | Gignac 59' | Report | Brandão 86',105' | Stadium:Stadium Municipal Attendance: 26,548 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany) |
| 17 February 2010 | Lorient | 1–4 | Bordeaux | Lorient |
| 20:45 CET | Koscielny 12' | Report | Wendel 24' (pen.),80' Chamakh 29'Gouffran 89' | Stadium:Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,168 Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) |
Brandão (4 goals)