2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Dates2 September 2008 – 25 April 2009
Teams44
Defending championsParis Saint-Germain
Final positions
ChampionsBordeaux (2nd title)
Runner-upVannes
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored138 (3.21 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Madjid Bouabdellah (3 goals)

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5] 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,"[5] but was unsuccessful. The winners of the Coupe de la Ligue qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

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.[6]

Note: Due to Paris Saint-Germain's re-entry into the tournament, the draw was redone with different dates attached to the matches.[7]

Date Event
2 September 2008 5 clubs from Championnat National and 5 clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition
9 September 2008 Remaining clubs from Ligue 2 entered the competition
23–24 September 2008 Clubs from Ligue 1, except Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux, entered the competition
11–12 November 2008 Round of 16 (Olympique Lyonnais and Bordeaux entered the competition)
13–14 January 2009 Quarterfinals
3–4 February 2009 Semifinals
25 April 2009 (Saturday) Coupe de la Ligue Final

First round

The matches were played on 3 September 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Créteil 2–1 Niort
Libourne 0–2 Nîmes
Istres 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Gueugnon
Vannes 3–0 Dijon
Tours 1–2 Boulogne

Second round

The matches were played on 9 September 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guingamp 2–0 (a.e.t.) Gueugnon
Lens 4–1 Sedan
Créteil 2–1 Brest
Metz 2–1 Reims
Troyes 2–1 Angers
Vannes 3–2 (a.e.t.) Amiens
Ajaccio 2–4 (a.e.t.) Montpellier
Strasbourg 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bastia
Châteauroux 3–1 Nîmes
Boulogne 4–1 Clermont Foot

Third round

The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vannes 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Valenciennes
Boulogne 1–3 Nice
Bastia 0–1 Châteauroux
Créteil 1–0 Nantes
Auxerre 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Toulouse
Monaco 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Montpellier 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Lille
Metz 3–1 Troyes
Sochaux 1–0 Marseille
Lorient 0–3 Lens
Rennes 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Le Mans
Grenoble 2–3 Nancy
Guingamp 4–1 Saint-Étienne
Le Havre 3–1 Caen

Final Draw

Right Side Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals
         
1 Lyon 1
13 Metz 3
13 Metz 1 (3)
5 Vannes (pen.) 1 (4)
5 Vannes 2
15 Auxerre 0
5 Vannes (pen.) 1 (4)
7 Nice 1 (3)
7 Nice 3
16 Créteil 0
7 Nice 1
6 Le Havre 0
6 Le Havre 2
4 Rennes 1

Left side bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals
         
2 Bordeaux 4
11 Guingamp 2
2 Bordeaux 2
10 Châteauroux 1
14 Montpellier 1
10 Châteauroux 2
2 Bordeaux 3
8 PSG 0
8 PSG 2
3 Nancy 0
8 PSG 2
12 Lens 0
9 Sochaux 0
12 Lens 1

Final draw results

Round of 16

11 November 2008 Sochaux0–1 Lens Montbéliard
Report Yahia 108' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 17,098
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
11 November 2008 Bordeaux 4–2GuingampBordeaux
Trémoulinas 13'
Obertan 23', 31'
Cavenaghi 77'
Report Eduardo 33', 44' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 13,995
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
11 November 2008 Vannes 2–0AuxerreVannes
Hervé 74'
Bourhani 91'
Report Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Alexandre Castro
11 November 2008 Nice 3–0CréteilNice
Ben Saada 8' (pen.)
Modeste 30'
Bamogo 46'
Report Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 6,529
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
11 November 2008 Montpellier1–2 Châteauroux Montpellier
Compan 44' Report Sako 55'
Mulenga 71'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 4,336
Referee: Clément Turpin
11 November 2008 Lyon1–3 Metz Lyon
Cris 48' Report Mendy 21'
Renouard 28'
Rocchi 66'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 23,053
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
12 November 2008 Le Havre 2–1RennesLe Havre
Nabouhane 15'
Lesage 90+3' (pen.)
Report Sow 24' Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
Attendance: 5,540
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
12 November 2008 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0NancyParis
Luyindula 30', 36' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 15,856
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Quarter-finals

13 January 2009 Nice 1–0Le HavreNice
Kanté 88' Report Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
14 January 2009 Bordeaux 2–1ChâteaurouxBordeaux
Gouffran 25'
Bellion 57'
Report Mulenga 80' Stadium: Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 9,209
Referee: Antony Gautier
14 January 2009 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0LensParis
Keita 14' (o.g.)
Clément 90'
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,093
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Semi-finals

4 February 2009 Paris Saint-Germain0–3 Bordeaux Paris
Report Bellion 17'
Diawara 87'
Wendel 90'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,543
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Final

Bordeaux4–0Vannes
Wendel 2'
Planus 10'
Gouffran 12'
Gourcuff 40'
Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Topscorer

Madjid Bouabdellah (3 goals)

See also

References

  1. Lens rage after PSG fans banner insult
  2. "PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  3. PSG appeal against League Cup ban
  4. PSG to appeal against league ban
  5. 1 2 PSG allowed to defend Coupe de la Ligue
  6. Le format de l'édition 2008/2009 Archived 2008-07-30 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  7. La LFP est amenée à modifier le calendrier Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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