2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de la Ligue 2008–09 French League Cup France 2 September 2008 – 25 April 2009 45 Bordeaux (2nd title) Vannes 43 138 Madjid Bouabdellah (3 goals) 2007–08 2009–10 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.Lens rage after PSG fans banner insulthttp://www.frenchleague.com/coupeLigue/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10166 PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue 2008-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20080606001235/http://www.frenchleague.com/coupeLigue/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10166 2008-06-06 dead 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.PSG appeal against League Cup banPSG to appeal against league banPSG allowed to defend Coupe de la Ligue 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," but was unsuccessful. The winners of the Coupe de la Ligue qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. 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 On 16 July, the Ligue de Football Professionnel announced the calendar for the Coupe de la Ligue.Le format de l'édition 2008/2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080730143435/http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10437 2008-07-30 fr Note: Due to Paris Saint-Germain's re-entry into the tournament, the draw was redone with different dates attached to the matches.La LFP est amenée à modifier le calendrier https://web.archive.org/web/20080818141806/http://www.lfp.fr/actualiteLFP/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=10605 2008-08-18 fr DateEvent2 September 20085 clubs from Championnat National and 5 clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition9 September 2008Remaining clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition23–24 September 2008Clubs from Ligue 1, except Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux, entered the competition11–12 November 2008Round of 16 (Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux entered the competition)13–14 January 2009Quarterfinals3–4 February 2009Semifinals25 April 2009 (Saturday)Coupe de la Ligue Final First round The matches were played on 3 September 2008. Créteil (3) 2–1 Niort (3) Libourne (3) 0–2 Nîmes (2) Istres (3) 1–1 (3–4 p) Gueugnon (3) Vannes (2) 3–0 Dijon (2) Tours (2) 1–2 Boulogne (2) |} Second round The matches were played on 9 September 2008. Guingamp (2) 2–0 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 Amiens (2) Ajaccio (2) 2–4 Montpellier (2) Strasbourg (2) 1–2 Bastia (2) Châteauroux (2) 3–1 Nîmes (2) Boulogne (2) 4–1 Clermont Foot (2) |} Third round The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008. Vannes (2) 3–3 (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 (6–5 p) Toulouse (1) Monaco (1) 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Montpellier (2) 2–2 (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 (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 Right Side Bracket Round of 16 Lyon 1 Metz 13 1 3 Vannes 5 Auxerre 15 2 0 Nice 7 Créteil 16 3 0 Le Havre 6 Rennes 4 2 1 Quarterfinals Metz 13 Vannes (pen.) 5 1 (3) 1 (4) Nice 7 Le Havre 6 1 0 Semi-finals 5 Vannes (pen.) 7 Nice 1 (4) 1 (3) Left side bracket Round of 16 Bordeaux 2 Guingamp 11 4 2 Montpellier 14 Châteauroux 10 1 2 PSG 8 Nancy 3 2 0 Sochaux 9 Lens 12 0 1 Quarterfinals Bordeaux 2 Châteauroux 10 2 1 8 PSG 12 Lens 2 0 Semi-finals 2 Bordeaux 8 PSG 3 0 Final draw results Round of 16 11 November 2008 Sochaux (1) 0–1 Report Lens (2) Yahia 108 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard 17,098 Jean-Charles Cailleux 11 November 2008 Bordeaux (1) 4–2 Report Guingamp (2) Trémoulinas 13Obertan 23 31Cavenaghi 77 Eduardo 33 44 pen. Stade Chaban Delmas Bordeaux 13,995 Laurent Duhamel 11 November 2008 Vannes (2) 2–0 Report Auxerre (1) Hervé 74Bourhani 91 Stade de la Rabine Vannes 4,636 Alexandre Castro 11 November 2008 Nice (1) 3–0 Report Créteil (3) Ben Saada 8 pen.Modeste 30Bamogo 46 Stade Municipal du Ray Nice 6,529 Saïd Ennjimi 11 November 2008 Montpellier (2) 1–2 Report Châteauroux (2) Compan 44 Sako 55Mulenga 71 Stade de la Mosson Montpellier 4,336 Clément Turpin 11 November 2008 Lyon (1) 1–3 Report Metz (2) Cris 48 Mendy 21Renouard 28Rocchi 66 Stade de Gerland Lyon 23,053 Fredy Fautrel 12 November 2008 Le Havre (1) 2–1 Report Rennes (1) Nabouhane 15Lesage 90+3 pen. Sow 24 Stade Jules Deschaseaux Le Havre 5,540 Stéphane Lannoy 12 November 2008 Paris Saint-Germain (1) 2–0 Report Nancy (1) Luyindula 30 36 Parc des Princes Paris 15,856 Stéphane Bré Quarter-finals 13 January 2009 Vannes (2) 1–1 yes Report Metz (2) Hervé 44 Bourgeois 50 Stade de la Rabine Vannes 3,937 Thierry Auriac Sammaritano Diguiny Lebouc Quintin 4–3 Matheus Agouazi Delgado Bessat Renouard 13 January 2009 Nice (1) 1–0 Report Le Havre (1) Kanté 88 Stade Municipal du Ray Nice 6,020 Lionel Jaffredo 14 January 2009 Bordeaux (1) 2–1 Report Châteauroux (2) Gouffran 25 Bellion 57 Mulenga 80 Stade Chaban Delmas Bordeaux 9,209 Antony Gautier 14 January 2009 Paris Saint-Germain (1) 2–0 Report Lens (2) Keita 14 o.g. Clément 90 Parc des Princes Paris 32,093 Fredy Fautrel Semi-finals 4 February 2009 Nice (1) 1–1 yes Report Vannes (2) Ben Saada 88 Khiter 60 Stade Municipal du Ray Nice 11,357 Philippe Kalt Rémy Ben Saada Hellebuyck Faé Rool 3–4 Sammaritano Hervé Talmont Quintin Bourhani 4 February 2009 Paris Saint-Germain (1) 0–3 Report Bordeaux (1) Bellion 17 Diawara 87 Wendel 90 Parc des Princes Paris 40,543 Saïd Ennjimi Final 2009 Coupe de la Ligue final Topscorer Madjid Bouabdellah (3 goals) See also 2008–09 Ligue 1 2008–09 Ligue 2 2008–09 Championnat National External links Coupe de la Ligue official websites: English French References Category:Coupe de la Ligue seasons France League Cup