2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue was the 9th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organisation, alongside a further four clubs.

2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Dates11 October 2002 – 17 May 2003
Teams44
Defending championsBordeaux
Final positions
ChampionsMonaco (1st title)
Runner-upSochaux
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored120 (2.79 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Six players (3 goals)

First round

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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.)
(4–2 p)
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

Second round

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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.)
(3–1 p)
Lens
Sochaux 3–0 Ajaccio
Nîmes 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Sedan
Le Mans 1–0 Grenoble
Créteil 1–0 Nice
Martigues 0–1 Metz
Montpellier 1–2 Bordeaux
Gueugnon 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
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

Round of 16

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The matches were played on 18, 19 January and 14 February 2003.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sochaux 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Lyon
Marseille 4–0 Créteil
Saint-Étienne 3–2 Le Mans
Guingamp 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Nantes
Metz 1–0 Bordeaux
Beauvais 0–1 Monaco
Lille 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Nîmes
Gueugnon 3–2 (a.e.t.) Nancy

Quarter-finals

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4 March 2003 Saint-Étienne0–2 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.)LilleMontbéliard
Monsoreau   104' [3] Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 16,122
Referee: Éric Poulat
5 March 2003 Nantes0–2 Metz Nantes
[4] Adebayor   81' (pen.), 85' Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 26,258
Referee: Pascal Vileo
5 March 2003 Gueugnon0–5 Monaco Gueugnon
[5] El Fakiri   14'
Squillaci   39'
Nonda   47'
Gallardo   74'
Lanteri   83'
Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 7,736
Referee: Damien Ledentu

Semi-finals

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15 April 2003 Sochaux 3–2 (a.e.t.)MetzMontbéliard
Frau   46', 69'
Monsoreau   98'
[6] Proment   27'
Niang   87'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 19,331
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
16 April 2003 Marseille0–1 Monaco Marseille
[7] Pršo   49' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 44,201
Referee: Alain Sars

Final

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The final was held on 17 May 2003 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.[8]

Monaco4–1Sochaux
Giuly   56', 77'
Squillaci   60'
Pršo   66'
Saveljić   87' (pen.)
Attendance: 75,379

Notes

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  1. ^ Match was initially played on 6 November, where Nancy won 2–1, but was annulled as 2 Nancy players were ineligible

References

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  1. ^ a b c "France Coupe de la Ligue 2002/03". www.rsssf.org.
  2. ^ "AS Saint-Étienne - Olympique Marseille 0:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ "FC Sochaux - Lille OSC 1:0 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)". worldfootball.net.
  4. ^ "FC Nantes - FC Metz 0:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)". worldfootball.net.
  5. ^ "FC Gueugnon - AS Monaco 0:5 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)". worldfootball.net.
  6. ^ "FC Sochaux - FC Metz 3:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Semi-finals)".
  7. ^ "Olympique Marseille - AS Monaco 0:1 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Semi-finals)". worldfootball.net.
  8. ^ "AS Monaco - FC Sochaux 4:1 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Final)". worldfootball.net.