2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de la Ligue 2003–04 French League Cup France 23 September 2003 – 17 April 2004 44 Sochaux (1st title) Nantes 43 96 Lilian Compan (4 goals) 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue was the 10th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. Monaco were the reigning champions, having defeated Sochaux 4–1 in the previous season's final.September 2025 The previous season's finalists Sochaux returned to the final, defeating Nantes 5–4 on penalties to claim their first Coupe de la Ligue.September 2025 First round The matches were contested on 23 and 24 September 2003.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcup04.html France Coupe de la Ligue 2003/04 www.rsssf.org Troyes (2) 2–0 Caen (2) Lorient (2) 0–0 (3–0 p) Besançon (2) Valence (2) 1–0 Angers (2) Nîmes (3) 4–2 Le Havre (2) Istres (2) 1–0 Châteauroux (2) Sedan (2) 0–0 (5–4 p) Reims (3) Beauvais (3) 1–0 Grenoble (2) Clermont (2) 3–0 Niort (2) Wasquehal (3) 1–2 Créteil (2) Laval (2) 0–2 Gueugnon (2) Amiens (2) 0–1 Nancy (2) Saint-Étienne (2) 1–0 Rouen (2) |} Second round The matches were contested on 28 and 29 October 2003. Marseille (1) 2–0 Monaco (1) Metz (1) 3–0 Guingamp (1) Lens (1) 1–1 (4–2 p) Lyon (1) Troyes (2) 2–1 Créteil (2) Strasbourg (1) 0–1 Bordeaux (1) Sedan (2) 2–0 Lorient (2) Auxerre (1) 1–0 Rennes (1) Ajaccio (1) 2–2 (1–4 p) Nice (1) Montpellier (1) 0–1 Clermont (2) Nantes (1) 3–1 Nancy (2) Saint-Étienne (2) 1–0 Beauvais (3) Gueugnon (2) 1–1 (3–2 p) Paris Saint-Germain (1) Nîmes (3) 1–2 Lille (1) Bastia (1) 1–0 Toulouse (1) Sochaux (1) 3–2 Valence (2) Le Mans (1) 2–1 Istres (2) |} Round of 16 The matches were contested on 16 and 17 December 2003.https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro12689/md0/results-and-standings/ Coupe de la Ligue 2003/2004 » Round of 16 worldfootball.net 16 December 2003 21:00 CET Lens (1) 2–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-rc-lens-girondins-bordeaux/ Bordeaux (1) Rool 44Utaka 86 Stade Félix-Bollaert Lens 30,594 Gilles Veissière 17 December 2003 16:05 CET Lille (1) 2–3 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-lille-osc-as-saint-etienne/ Saint-Étienne (2) Makoun 59Brunel 90 Hellebuyck 24Marin 62Compan 73 Stadium Lille Métropole Villeneuve-d'Ascq 7,260 Bruno Ruffray 17 December 2003 19:00 CET Nice (1) 1–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-ogc-nice-fc-metz/ Metz (1) Meslin 78 Stade du Ray Nice 7,026 Damien Ledentu 17 December 2003 19:00 CET Gueugnon (2) 3–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-fc-gueugnon-sc-bastia/ Bastia (1) Berville 17Gauthier 48Hebbar 88 Maurice 15 Stade Jean Laville Gueugnon 6,238 Pascal Garibian 17 December 2003 19:00 CET Troyes (2) 0–3 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-estac-troyes-aj-auxerre/ Auxerre (1) Lachuer 3Cissé 27Mexès 65 Stade de l'Aube Troyes 8,135 Claude Colombo 17 December 2003 19:00 CET Nantes (1) 1–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-fc-nantes-clermont-foot/ yes Clermont (2) Yepes 119 Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 16,029 Thierry Auriac 17 December 2003 19:00 CET Le Mans (1) 3–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-le-mans-fc-cs-sedan/ yes Sedan (2) Peyrelade 95 116Celdran 119 Charpenet 114 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 5,092 Éric Poulat 17 December 2003 21:00 CET Sochaux (1) 1–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-achtelfinale-fc-sochaux-olympique-marseille/ Marseille (1) Mathieu 43 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard 19,510 Bertrand Layec Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were contested on 13 and 14 January 2004.https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro12688/md0/results-and-standings/ Coupe de la Ligue 2003/2004 » Quarter-finals worldfootball.net 13 January 2004 21:00 CET Lens (1) 0–4 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-viertelfinale-rc-lens-fc-sochaux/ Sochaux (1) Oruma 17Frau 23 65Pagis 62 Stade Félix-Bollaert Lens 20,947 Claude Colombo 14 January 2004 16:05 CET Le Mans (1) 1–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-viertelfinale-le-mans-fc-fc-nantes/ yes Nantes (1) Hautcœur 65 Moldovan 63 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 13,072 Stéphane Bré Domoraud Thomas Cousin Peyrelade Fischer Eggen 4–5 Ziani Pujol Yepes Guillon Pailleres N'Zigou 14 January 2004 19:00 CET Gueugnon (2) 0–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-viertelfinale-fc-gueugnon-aj-auxerre/ Auxerre (1) Kalou 86 Stade Jean Laville Gueugnon 11,974 Bertrand Layec 14 January 2004 21:00 CET Saint-Étienne (2) 2–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-viertelfinale-as-saint-etienne-ogc-nice/ Nice (1) Jau 31Compan 53 pen. Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne 15,194 Jean-Paul Chaudre Semi-finals The semi-finals were contested on 3 and 4 February 2015.https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro12687/md0/results-and-standings/ Coupe de la Ligue 2003/2004 » Semi-finals worldfootball.net 3 February 2004 21:00 CET Nantes (1) 0–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-halbfinale-fc-nantes-aj-auxerre/ yes Auxerre (1) Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes 26,971 Laurent Duhamel Yapi Yapo Pujol Yepes Delhommeau Landreau 5–4 Mexès Cissé Violeau Radet Akalé 4 February 2004 21:00 CET Saint-Étienne (2) 2–3 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2003-2004-halbfinale-as-saint-etienne-fc-sochaux/ yes Sochaux (1) Carteron 18Compan 22 Mathieu 42Oruma 61 104 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne 33,661 Bertrand Layec Final 2004 Coupe de la Ligue final The final was held on 17 April 2004 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. See also 2003–04 Ligue 1 2003–04 Ligue 2 References Category:Coupe de la Ligue seasons France League Cup