2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue began on 19 August 2008, and its final was held on 25 April 2009 at the Stade de France. The former defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, were initially barred from participating in the cup after a group of PSG supporters unfurled an offensive banner during last year's final.[1][2] After PSG appealed the ban, however, the Tribunal Administratif de Paris judge vacated the ruling allowing PSG to defend their Coupe de la Ligue title. Due to this, a new draw was announced.[3][4][5] French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes vowed to get the second ruling overturned, stating, "I won't give up," and, "I can't allow acts like this to go unpunished,"[5] but was unsuccessful. The winners of the Coupe de la Ligue qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Dates2 September 2008 – 25 April 2009
Teams45
Defending championsParis Saint-Germain
Final positions
ChampionsBordeaux (2nd title)
Runner-upVannes
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored138 (3.21 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Madjid Bouabdellah (3 goals)

Numbers within brackets represented a team's league level in the 2008–09 season, level 1 being Ligue 1, level 2 Ligue 2, and level 3 the Championnat National.

Ligue 1 club Bordeaux won the competition by defeating Ligue 2 club Vannes by a score of 4–0 in the final.

Calendar

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On 16 July, the Ligue de Football Professionnel announced the calendar for the Coupe de la Ligue.[6]

Note: Due to Paris Saint-Germain's re-entry into the tournament, the draw was redone with different dates attached to the matches.[7]

Date Event
2 September 2008 5 clubs from Championnat National and 5 clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition
9 September 2008 Remaining clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition
23–24 September 2008 Clubs from Ligue 1, except Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux, entered the competition
11–12 November 2008 Round of 16 (Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux entered the competition)
13–14 January 2009 Quarterfinals
3–4 February 2009 Semifinals
25 April 2009 (Saturday) Coupe de la Ligue Final

First round

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The matches were played on 3 September 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Créteil (3) 2–1 Niort (3)
Libourne (3) 0–2 Nîmes (2)
Istres (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Gueugnon (3)
Vannes (2) 3–0 Dijon (2)
Tours (2) 1–2 Boulogne (2)

Second round

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The matches were played on 9 September 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guingamp (2) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Gueugnon (3)
Lens (2) 4–1 Sedan (2)
Créteil (3) 2–1 Brest (2)
Metz (2) 2–1 Reims (2)
Troyes (2) 2–1 Angers (2)
Vannes (2) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Amiens (2)
Ajaccio (2) 2–4 (a.e.t.) Montpellier (2)
Strasbourg (2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bastia (2)
Châteauroux (2) 3–1 Nîmes (2)
Boulogne (2) 4–1 Clermont Foot (2)

Third round

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The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vannes (2) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Valenciennes (1)
Boulogne (2) 1–3 Nice (1)
Bastia (2) 0–1 Châteauroux (2)
Créteil (3) 1–0 Nantes (1)
Auxerre (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Toulouse (1)
Monaco (1) 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain (1)
Montpellier (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Lille (1)
Metz (2) 3–1 Troyes (2)
Sochaux (1) 1–0 Marseille (1)
Lorient (1) 0–3 Lens (2)
Rennes (1) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Le Mans (1)
Grenoble (1) 2–3 Nancy (1)
Guingamp (2) 4–1 Saint-Étienne (1)
Le Havre (1) 3–1 Caen (1)

Final Draw

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Right Side Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals
         
1 Lyon 1
13 Metz 3
13 Metz 1 (3)
5 Vannes (pen.) 1 (4)
5 Vannes 2
15 Auxerre 0
5 Vannes (pen.) 1 (4)
7 Nice 1 (3)
7 Nice 3
16 Créteil 0
7 Nice 1
6 Le Havre 0
6 Le Havre 2
4 Rennes 1

Left side bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals
         
2 Bordeaux 4
11 Guingamp 2
2 Bordeaux 2
10 Châteauroux 1
14 Montpellier 1
10 Châteauroux 2
2 Bordeaux 3
8 PSG 0
8 PSG 2
3 Nancy 0
8 PSG 2
12 Lens 0
9 Sochaux 0
12 Lens 1

Final draw results

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Round of 16

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11 November 2008 Sochaux (1)0–1 Lens (2) Montbéliard
Report Yahia   108' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 17,098
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
11 November 2008 Bordeaux (1) 4–2Guingamp (2)Bordeaux
Trémoulinas   13'
Obertan   23', 31'
Cavenaghi   77'
Report Eduardo   33', 44' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 13,995
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
11 November 2008 Vannes (2) 2–0Auxerre (1)Vannes
Hervé   74'
Bourhani   91'
Report Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Alexandre Castro
11 November 2008 Nice (1) 3–0Créteil (3)Nice
Ben Saada   8' (pen.)
Modeste   30'
Bamogo   46'
Report Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 6,529
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
11 November 2008 Montpellier (2)1–2 Châteauroux (2) Montpellier
Compan   44' Report Sako   55'
Mulenga   71'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 4,336
Referee: Clément Turpin
11 November 2008 Lyon (1)1–3 Metz (2) Lyon
Cris   48' Report Mendy   21'
Renouard   28'
Rocchi   66'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 23,053
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
12 November 2008 Le Havre (1) 2–1Rennes (1)Le Havre
Nabouhane   15'
Lesage   90+3' (pen.)
Report Sow   24' Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 5,540
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
12 November 2008 Paris Saint-Germain (1) 2–0Nancy (1)Paris
Luyindula   30', 36' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,856
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Quarter-finals

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13 January 2009 Vannes (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Metz (2)Vannes
Hervé   44' Report Bourgeois   50' Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Thierry Auriac
Penalties
Sammaritano  
Diguiny  
Lebouc  
Quintin  
  Matheus
  Agouazi
  Delgado
  Bessat
  Renouard
13 January 2009 Nice (1) 1–0Le Havre (1)Nice
Kanté   88' Report Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
14 January 2009 Bordeaux (1) 2–1Châteauroux (2)Bordeaux
Gouffran   25'
Bellion   57'
Report Mulenga   80' Stadium: Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 9,209
Referee: Antony Gautier
14 January 2009 Paris Saint-Germain (1) 2–0Lens (2)Paris
Keita   14' (o.g.)
Clément   90'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,093
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Semi-finals

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4 February 2009 Nice (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Vannes (2) Nice
Ben Saada   88' Report Khiter   60' Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 11,357
Referee: Philippe Kalt
Penalties
Rémy  
Ben Saada  
Hellebuyck  
Faé  
Rool  
  Sammaritano
  Hervé
  Talmont
  Quintin
  Bourhani
4 February 2009 Paris Saint-Germain (1)0–3 Bordeaux (1) Paris
Report Bellion   17'
Diawara   87'
Wendel   90'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,543
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Final

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Bordeaux4–0Vannes
Wendel   2'
Planus   10'
Gouffran   12'
Gourcuff   40'
Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Topscorer

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Madjid Bouabdellah (3 goals)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lens rage after PSG fans banner insult
  2. ^ "PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  3. ^ PSG appeal against League Cup ban
  4. ^ PSG to appeal against league ban
  5. ^ a b PSG allowed to defend Coupe de la Ligue
  6. ^ Le format de l'édition 2008/2009 Archived 2008-07-30 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  7. ^ La LFP est amenée à modifier le calendrier Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)