| French League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  France | 
| Teams | 44 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Paris Saint-Germain (8th title) | 
| Runner-up | Monaco | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 | 
| Goals scored | 88 (2.15 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Souleymane Camara Radamel Falcao Adrien Hunou (3 goals each) | 
The 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue was the 24th edition of the French league cup competition. The winners of the league cup earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League starting in the second qualifying round.[1] Forty-four clubs will participate in the competition.[2]
Paris Saint-Germain were the four-time defending champions after winning the cup in the previous four seasons, and they won a fifth consecutive title and eighth title overall by defeating Monaco 3–0 in the final.[3]
First round
Eleven first round matches were played on 8 August 2017.[4] The twelfth scheduled match was awarded to Nancy as a walkover after Bastia had their professional status removed by the FFF, and thereby did not qualify to participate according to the rules of the competition.[5]
| 8 August 2017 | Laval (3) | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Lorient (2) | Laval | 
| 18:30 CEST | Elton  83' | Report | Courtet  38' | Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 3,481 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Etinof  Elton  Pereira  Sarr  Solet  Zeoula  |  Courtet  Selemani  Danic  Guendouzi  Bouanga  Le Goff | |||
| 8 August 2017 | Le Havre (2) | 4–4 (5–4 p) | Nîmes (2) | Le Havre | 
| 20:00 CEST | Ferhat  67' Julan  72', 76' Louiserre  77' | Report | Bozok  25' Thioub  43' Savanier  89' Briançon  90+3' | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Aurélien Petit | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Youga  Bain  Ferhat  Julan  |  Savanier  Alioui  Depres  Ripart  Thioub | |||
| 8 August 2017 | Paris FC (2) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Brest (2) | Paris | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stade Charléty Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Sylvain Palhies | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Akichi  Nomenjanahary  Alami  Robail  Karamoko  Yohou  |  Berthomier  Labidi  Pi  Butin  Grougi  Coeff | |||
| 8 August 2017 | Quevilly-Rouen (2) | 0–1 | Orléans (2) | Le Mans | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Perrin  41' | Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 825 Referee: Jérémy Stinat | 
| 8 August 2017 | Red Star (3) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Auxerre (2) | Saint-Ouen | 
| 20:00 CEST | Teuma  6' | Report | Ayé  50' | Stadium: Stade Bauer Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Willy Delajod | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Petrilli  Sylvestre  Fomen  Keita  Fontaine  Sané  Teuma  |  Ayé  Philippoteaux  Tacalfred  Montiel  Diallo  Youssouf  Sangaré | |||
| 8 August 2017 | Gazélec Ajaccio (2) | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Créteil (3) | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Florent Batta | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| M'Changama  Clerc  Kemen  Court  Diabaté  Ribéry  Campanini  Mombris  |  Dias  Buaillon  Puygrenier  Gendrey  Petshi  Gassama  Fofana  Soares | |||
| 8 August 2017 | Châteauroux (2) | 0–1 | Clermont (2) | Châteauroux | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Gavory  90+3' | Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 8 August 2017 | Tours (2) | 4–1 | Niort (2) | Tours | 
| 20:00 CEST | Bouazza  29' Tall  34' Raveloson  50' Bayard  53' | Report | Grange  63' | Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste | 
| 8 August 2017 | Bourg-Péronnas (2) | 0–1 | Reims (2) | Bourg-en-Bresse | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Berthier  15' | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère Attendance: 1,425 Referee: William Lavis | 
| 8 August 2017 | Valenciennes (2) | 3–1 | Sochaux (2) | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 CEST | Ambri  10', 69' Romil  13' | Report | Daham  81' | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Stéphane Jochem | 
| 8 August 2017 | Lens (2) | 2–1 | Ajaccio (2) | Lens | 
| 21:00 CEST | Lendrić  75' López  78' | Report | Coutadeur  37' | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 12,070 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | 
Second round
Six second round matches were played between the first round winners on 22 August 2017.[6][7]
| 22 August 2017 | Lorient (2) | 3–2 | Lens (2) | Lorient | 
| 18:30 CEST | Bouanga  22' Moreira  23' Cabot  29' | Report | Koukou  37' López  45+2' | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,790 Referee: Thomas Léonard | 
| 22 August 2017 | Nancy (2) | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Orléans (2) | Tomblaine | 
| 20:00 CEST | N'Guessan  6' Nordin  45+1' | Report | Nabab  9' Ziani  86' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 8,965 Referee: François Letexier | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Nordin  Cuffaut  Chrétien  Abergel  |  Ziani  Chemin  Perrin  Gomis | |||
| 22 August 2017 | Paris FC (2) | 0–2 | Clermont (2) | Paris | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Dugimont  18' N'Diaye  90+4' | Stadium: Stade Charléty Attendance: 1,165 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 22 August 2017 | Tours (2) | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Le Havre (2) | Tours | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Jérémy Stinat | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Cissé  Bergougnoux  De Almeida  Belkebla  Makhedjouf  Raveloson  Miguel  |  Ayasse  Moukoudi  Traoré  Ferhat  Julan  Louiserre  Fontaine | |||
| 22 August 2017 | Gazélec Ajaccio (2) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Red Star (3) | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Perquis  Ribéry  Marveaux  Court  Kemen  |  Sylvestre  Sané  Lefebvre  Sy  T. Keita | |||
| 22 August 2017 | Valenciennes (2) | 3–0 | Reims (2) | Valenciennes | 
| 21:00 CEST | Guezoui  36' Ndom  41' (o.g.) Mauricio  52' | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Sylvain Palhies | 
Third round
The draw for the third round matches was held on 20 September 2017. Two matches were played on 24 October 2017 and eight matches were played on 25 October 2017.[8][9]
| 24 October 2017 | Lorient (2) | 0–1 | Caen (1) | Lorient | 
| 18:45 CEST | Report | Kouakou  43' | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 8,862 Referee: Karim Abed | 
| 24 October 2017 | Guingamp (1) | 0–2 | Montpellier (1) | Guingamp | 
| 21:05 CEST | Report | Camara  20' Ninga  71' | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,318 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 25 October 2017 | Lille (1) | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Valenciennes (2) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 18:45 CEST | Benzia  14' Alonso  74' | Report | Pierre-Charles  44' Mothiba  90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,643 Referee: Frank Schneider | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Ié  Alonso  Bahlouli  El Ghazi  Soumaré  Maia  Mendes  |  Néry  Diarra  Mauricio  Ramaré  Guezoui  Mothiba  Pierre-Charles | |||
| 25 October 2017 | Angers (1) | 3–2 | Nancy (2) | Angers | 
| 21:05 CEST | Ciss  12' Guillaume  17' Pavlović  90+3' | Report | Eler  58' Dembélé  59' | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,802 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry | 
| 25 October 2017 | Dijon (1) | 1–2 | Rennes (1) | Dijon | 
| 21:05 CEST | Sammaritano  15' | Report | Khazri  43' Hunou  87' | Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 10,507 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | 
| 25 October 2017 | Metz (1) | 1–0 | Red Star (3) | Metz[A] | 
| 21:05 CEST | Dossevi  65' | Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj | 
| 25 October 2017 | Toulouse (1) | 4–2 | Clermont (2) | Toulouse | 
| 21:05 CEST | Moubandje  21' Sanogo  25' Gradel  39' Toivonen  58' | Report | Dugimont  29' Doré  31' | Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Sébastien Desiage | 
| 25 October 2017 | Tours (2) | 3–1 | Nantes (1) | Tours | 
| 21:05 CEST | Miguel  4' Mancini  6' Bouazza  19' | Report | Lima  35' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 9,477 Referee: Thomas Léonard | 
| 25 October 2017 | Troyes (1) | 1–2 | Amiens (1) | Troyes | 
| 21:05 CEST | Bellugou  49' | Report | Konaté  40' Ielsch  79' | Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 25 October 2017 | Strasbourg (1) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Saint-Étienne (1) | Strasbourg | 
| 21:05 CEST | Bahoken  37' | Report | Hernani  84' | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Lala  Nogueira  Gonçalves  Sacko  Koné  |  Hamouma  Hernani  Søderlund  Silva  Bamba | |||
- Notes
- ^ Location of match reversed after original draw.
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 matches was held on 8 November 2017.[10][9]
| 12 December 2017 | Toulouse (1) | 2–0 | Bordeaux (1) | Toulouse | 
| 18:45 (UTC+1) | Gradel  36' (pen.) Toivonen  53' | Report | Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 8,851 Referee: Antony Gautier | 
| 12 December 2017 | Monaco (1) | 2–0 | Caen (1) | Monaco | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Carrillo  33' Falcao  85' | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,834 Referee: Thomas Léonard | 
| 12 December 2017 | Angers (1) | 1–0 | Metz (1) | Angers | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Fulgini  52' | Report | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 4,109 Referee: Olivier Thual | 
| 13 December 2017 | Rennes (1) | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Marseille (1) | Rennes | 
| 18:45 (UTC+1) | André  23' Khazri  57' | Report | Mitroglou  13' Germain  80' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 22,906 Referee: Johan Hamel | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Khazri  André  Gnagnon  Gelin  Bourigeaud  |  Germain  Mitroglou  Ocampos  Sarr  Sanson | |||
| 13 December 2017 | Strasbourg (1) | 2–4 | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Strasbourg | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Grimm  36' Blayac  88' | Report | Salmier  13' (o.g.) Di María  25' Dani Alves  62' Draxler  78' | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,349 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 13 December 2017 | Lille (1) | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Nice (1) | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Luiz Araújo  7' | Report | Balotelli  58' | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 9,651 Referee: Stéphane Jochem | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Luiz Araújo  Alonso  Mendes  El Ghazi  Bissouma  |  Lees-Melou  Cyprien  Pléa  Seri | |||
| 13 December 2017 | Amiens (1) | 2–1 | Tours (2) | Amiens | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Koita  16' Bourgaud  45+1' | Report | Mancini  90' | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 5,645 Referee: Frank Schneider | 
| 13 December 2017 | Montpellier (1) | 4–1 | Lyon (1) | Montpellier | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Camara  17', 22' Sambia  45+1' Bérigaud  86' (pen.) | Report | Maolida  10' | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 7,447 Referee: Jérôme Brisard | 
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-final matches was held on 13 December 2017.
| 9 January 2018 | Nice (1) | 1–2 | Monaco (1) | Nice | 
| 21:00 (UTC+1) | Pléa  18' | Report | Lemar  3' Diakhaby  37' | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 19,686 Referee: Clément Turpin | 
| 10 January 2018 | Rennes (1) | 4–2 | Toulouse (1) | Rennes | 
| 18:45 (UTC+1) | Yago  21' (o.g.) Bourigeaud  42' Hunou  86', 90+2' | Report | Sylla  40' Sanogo  63' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 16,766 Referee: Benoît Millot | 
| 10 January 2018 | Amiens (1) | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Amiens | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Report | Neymar  53' (pen.) Rabiot  78' | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Nicolas Rainville | 
| 10 January 2018 | Angers (1) | 0–1 | Montpellier (1) | Angers | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Report | Mbenza  86' | Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Ruddy Buquet | 
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-final matches was held on 10 January 2018.
| 30 January 2018 | Rennes (1) | 2–3 | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Rennes | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Sakho  85' Prcić  90+2' | Report | Meunier  24' Marquinhos  53' Lo Celso  58' | Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,620 Referee: Mikael Lesage | 
| 31 January 2018 | Monaco (1) | 2–0 | Montpellier (1) | Monaco | 
| 21:05 (UTC+1) | Falcao  15', 29' | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,024 Referee: Amaury Delerue | 
Final
The final was held on 31 March 2018 at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux.
See also
References
- ↑ "Preliminary Access List 2018/19". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "COUPE DE LA LIGUE: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "French League Cup final: Paris St-Germain 3-0 Monaco". BBC Sport. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ↑ "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "Coupe de la Ligue : Nancy qualifié pour le deuxième tour" (in French). foot-national.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Les Affiches su Deuxième Tour" [Announced fixtures for the Second Round] (in French). 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ "All Set For the Round of 32". www.ligue1.com. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ↑ "Round of 16 fixtures set". www.ligue1.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Official site Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)