2009 Coupe de la Ligue final

The 2009 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 15th final in this young cup's history. The final was played at the Stade de France in Paris on 25 April 2009 was contested between FC Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1 and Vannes OC of Ligue 2. This was the first meeting between the two clubs.[1] This was Bordeaux's fifth appearance in the final having won in 2002 and 2007 and losing in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the cup. This was Vannes's first ever appearance in the cup final. With their appearance, Vannes were the first ever club to reach the final after beginning from the 1st round. Bordeaux won the match 4–0 after getting off to a fast start scoring their first three goals inside of 13 minutes.

2009 Coupe de la Ligue final
Event2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue
Date25 April 2009
VenueStade de France, Paris
RefereeLower Normandy Fredy Fautrel
Attendance75,000
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Match Report

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Bordeaux got off to a fast start, in all aspects of the match, scoring in just the 2nd minute with the Brazilian Wendel chipping the ball over Vannes keeper Christophe Revel. Bordeaux then tripled their lead in a span of two minutes with Marc Planus scoring on a header off a corner kick from Wendel in the 10th minute and Yoan Gouffran scoring just his second goal for Bordeaux in the 12th minute off a free kick from Yoann Gourcuff, though the latter was first credited with the goal. However, after looking at the replay, it was determined that Gouffran got a slight head on the ball redirecting it slightly. Gourcuff would get his goal in the 40th minute scoring on a right footed shot just outside the box. The ball deflected off a Vannes defender before going into the back off the net. This goal gave Bordeaux a 4–0 lead heading into halftime.

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bordeaux Round Vannes
Opponent Result 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result
Bye First round Dijon (H) 3–0
Second round Amiens (H) 3–2
Third round Valenciennes (H) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
Guingamp (H) 4–2 Round of 16[2] Auxerre (H) 2–0
Châteauroux (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Metz (H) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Paris Saint-Germain (A) 3–0 Semi-finals Nice (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)

Final summary

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Bordeaux4–0Vannes
Wendel   2'
Planus   10'
Gouffran   12'
Gourcuff   40'
Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bordeaux
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vannes
Bordeaux:
GK 30   Mathieu Valverde
RB 6   Franck Jurietti (c)
CB 13   Diego Placente
CB 15   Souleymane Diawara
LB 27   Marc Planus
RM 7   Yoan Gouffran
CM 5   Fernando Menegazzo
CM 24   Abdou Traoré
LM 17   Wendel   18'
AM 8   Yoann Gourcuff
FW 29   Marouane Chamakh   61'
Substitutes:
GK 16   Ulrich Ramé
DF 28   Benoît Trémoulinas   18'   46'
DF 21   Mathieu Chalmé
MF 19   Pierre Ducasse   46'
MF 33   Grégory Sertic
FW 11   David Bellion   61'
FW 25   Henri Saivet
Manager:
  Laurent Blanc
 
Vannes:
GK 1   Christophe Revel
RB 6   Patrick Leugueun (c)
CB 19   Eugène Ekobo   74'
CB 26   Oumar N'Diaye   84'
LB 5   Laurent Hervé
CM 23   David Martot
CM 10   Jérôme Lebouc   62'
CM 20   Erwan Quintin   37'
FW 28   Ghislain Gimbert   21'
FW 11   Frédéric Sammaritano
FW 13   Cédric Sabin   34'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Benoît Costil
DF 4   Pierre Talmont   84'
MF 7   Nicolas Savinaud
MF 18   Nicolas Diguiny
MF 21   Ulrick Chavas
MF 27   Stéphane Auvray   74'
FW 22   Seïd Khiter   62'
Manager:
  Stéphane Le Mignan

Assistant referees:
  Cyril Gringore
  Eric Guerin
Fourth official:
  Antony Gautier

Notes

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  1. ^ Bordeaux v. Vannes Match Stats[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Clubs competing in UEFA competitions receive a bye to the Round of 16
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