2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de la Ligue 2002–03 French League Cup France 11 October 2002 – 17 May 2003 44 Monaco (1st title) Sochaux 43 120 Six players (3 goals) 2001–02 2003–04 thumb|alt=French league cup final|Final match of the 2002-2003 French league cup competition 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. First round The matches were played on 11 October and 10 December 2002.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcup03.html France Coupe de la Ligue 2002/03 www.rsssf.org Martigues 3–2 Reims Amiens 0–1 Gueugnon Wasquehal 3–1 Laval Metz 0–0 (4–2 p) Niort Istres 2–1 Lorient Nîmes 2–0 Angers Beauvais 2–1 Caen Saint-Étienne 3–2 Toulouse Créteil 1–0 Clermont Le Mans 3–0 Valence Grenoble 2–0 Cannes Nancy 3–0Match was initially played on 6 November, where Nancy won 2–1, but was annulled as 2 Nancy players were ineligible Chateauroux |} Second round The matches were played on 7, 8 December 2002 and 18 January 2003. Istres 1–2 Lille Beauvais 3–3 (3–1 p) Lens Sochaux 3–0 Ajaccio Nîmes 1–1 (4–2 p) Sedan Le Mans 1–0 Grenoble Créteil 1–0 Nice Martigues 0–1 Metz Montpellier 1–2 Bordeaux Gueugnon 1–1 (5–4 p) Rennes Guingamp 1–0 Strasbourg Marseille 5–1 Troyes Lyon 2–0 Bastia Monaco 1–0 Auxerre Saint-Étienne 1–0 Le Havre Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 Nantes Nancy 1–0 Wasquehal |} Round of 16 The matches were played on 18, 19 January and 14 February 2003. Sochaux 3–3 (5–3 p) Lyon Marseille 4–0 Créteil Saint-Étienne 3–2 Le Mans Guingamp 3–3 (2–4 p) Nantes Metz 1–0 Bordeaux Beauvais 0–1 Monaco Lille 0–0 (3–1 p) Nîmes Gueugnon 3–2 Nancy |} Quarter-finals 4 March 2003 Saint-Étienne 0–2 https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8400724/lineup/ AS Saint-Étienne - Olympique Marseille 0:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals) worldfootball.net Marseille Fernandão 31Sakho 50 Stade Geoffroy Guichard Saint-Étienne 32,767 Pascal Garibian 5 March 2003 Sochaux 1–0 yes https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8400722/lineup/ FC Sochaux - Lille OSC 1:0 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals) worldfootball.net Lille Monsoreau 104 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard 16,122 Éric Poulat 5 March 2003 Nantes 0–2 https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8400723/lineup/ FC Nantes - FC Metz 0:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals) worldfootball.net Metz Adebayor 81 pen. 85 Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 26,258 Pascal Vileo 5 March 2003 Gueugnon 0–5 https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8400725/lineup/ FC Gueugnon - AS Monaco 0:5 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals) worldfootball.net Monaco El Fakiri 14Squillaci 39Nonda 47Gallardo 74Lanteri 83 Stade Jean Laville Gueugnon 7,736 Damien Ledentu Semi-finals 15 April 2003 Sochaux 3–2 yes https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8400720/lineup/ FC Sochaux - FC Metz 3:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Semi-finals) Metz Frau 46 69Monsoreau 98 Proment 27Niang 87 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard 19,331 Laurent Duhamel 16 April 2003 Marseille 0–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8400721/lineup/ Olympique Marseille - AS Monaco 0:1 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Semi-finals) worldfootball.net Monaco Pršo 49 Stade Vélodrome Marseille 44,201 Alain Sars Final 2003 Coupe de la Ligue final The final was held on 17 May 2003 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma1916419/lineup/ AS Monaco - FC Sochaux 4:1 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Final) worldfootball.net Notes References Category:Coupe de la Ligue seasons France League Cup