2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de la Ligue 2007–08 French League Cup France 14 August 2007 – 29 March 2008 45 Paris Saint-Germain (3rd title) Lens 43 127 Pauleta (6 goals) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue began on 14 August 2007. The final was held on 29 March 2008 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Bordeaux, who defeated Lyon 1–0 on 31 March 2007. The defending champions were eliminated from the competition on 26 September 2007 by Metz. The 2008 Coupe de la Ligue champions were Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Lens 2–1 in the final to claim their third Coupe de la Ligue trophy and also received a place in the UEFA Cup. First round The matches were played on 14 August 2007. Istres 0–4 Laval Libourne 1–2 Sète Créteil 0–3 Clermont Tours 1–2 Niort Boulogne 0–0 (4–3 p) Angers |} Second round The matches were played on 28 August 2007. Nantes 1–0 Sedan Le Havre 2–0 Châteauroux Montpellier 1–1 (4–2 p) Dijon Troyes 2–0 Gueugnon Amiens 1–1 (3–2 p) Guingamp Ajaccio 1–2 Clermont Boulogne 2–0 Reims Niort 1–0 Grenoble Sète 2–2 (5–6 p) Brest Laval 3–1 Bastia |} Third round The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2007. Nancy 3–0 Boulogne Stade Brestois 1–2 Montpellier Niort 3–2 Le Havre Auxerre 1–0 Saint-Étienne Lens 1–0 Lille Clermont 0–1 Rennes Lorient 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain Valenciennes 2–1 Sochaux Laval 0–1 Le Mans Bordeaux 1–2 Metz Toulouse 3–3 (2–4 p) Caen Troyes 0–1 Nice Strasbourg 0–2 Amiens Nantes 2–3 Monaco |} Round of 16 The matches were played between 30 October and 1 November 2007. Nancy 1–0 Amiens Auxerre 6–2 Nice Marseille 2–2 (5–4 p) Metz Monaco 1–2 Lens Rennes 0–2 Valenciennes Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Montpellier Caen 1–3 Lyon Niort 0–3 Le Mans |} Final draw Quarter-finals Le Mans H Lyon A 1 0 Lens H Nancy A 3 0 Auxerre H Marseille A 1 0 PSG H Valenciennes A 4 0 Semi-finals H Le Mans A Lens 4 5 A Auxerre H PSG 2 3 Final Lens PSG 1 2 Final draw results Quarter-finals 16 January 2008 Le Mans 1–0 (Report) Lyon Matsui 29 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 7,934 Fredy Fautrel 16 January 2008 Lens 3–0 (Report) Nancy Demont 16 Maoulida 44 Monterrubio 58 Stade Félix-Bollaert Lens 18,329 Lionel Jaffredo 16 January 2008 Auxerre 1–0 (Report) Marseille Pedretti 90+1 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Auxerre 13,006 Stéphane Bré 16 January 2008 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 (Report) Valenciennes Pauleta 2 Diané 54 60 Rothen 67 Parc des Princes Paris 18,771 Jean-Charles Cailleux Semi-finals 26 February 2008 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 (Report) Auxerre Yepes 31 Pauleta 43 Mendy 79 Landreau 75 o.g. Quercia 90+3 Parc des Princes Paris 32,198 Éric Poulat 27 February 2008 Le Mans 4–5 (Report) Lens Gervinho 22 Yebda 45 Matsui 66 Melo 67 Melo 36 o.g. Rémy 45+1 Dindane 52 Pelé 64 o.g.Keita 117 Stade Léon-Bollée Le Mans 13,228 Bertrand Layec Final 2008 Coupe de la Ligue final Topscorer Pauleta (6 goals) External links Coupe de La Ligue Ligue de Football Professionnel fr Category:Coupe de la Ligue seasons League Cup