2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue

Football tournament season
2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Dates23 September 2003 – 17 April 2004
Teams44
Defending championsMonaco
Final positions
ChampionsSochaux (1st title)
Runner-upNantes
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored96 (2.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lilian Compan (4 goals)

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.[1] The previous season's finalists Sochaux returned to the final, defeating Nantes 5–4 on penalties to claim their first Coupe de la Ligue.[2]

First round

The matches were contested on 23 and 24 September 2003.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Troyes (2) 2–0 Caen (2)
Lorient (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Besançon (2)
Valence (2) 1–0 Angers (2)
Nîmes (3) 4–2 (a.e.t.) Le Havre (2)
Istres (2) 1–0 Châteauroux (2)
Sedan (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Reims (3)
Beauvais (3) 1–0 Grenoble (2)
Clermont (2) 3–0 (a.e.t.) 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.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Marseille (1) 2–0 Monaco (1)
Metz (1) 3–0 Guingamp (1)
Lens (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Lyon (1)
Troyes (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Créteil (2)
Strasbourg (1) 0–1 Bordeaux (1)
Sedan (2) 2–0 Lorient (2)
Auxerre (1) 1–0 Rennes (1)
Ajaccio (1) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Nice (1)
Montpellier (1) 0–1 Clermont (2)
Nantes (1) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Nancy (2)
Saint-Étienne (2) 1–0 Beauvais (3)
Gueugnon (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Paris Saint-Germain (1)
Nîmes (3) 1–2 Lille (1)
Bastia (1) 1–0 Toulouse (1)
Sochaux (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Valence (2)
Le Mans (1) 2–1 Istres (2)

Round of 16

The matches were contested on 16 and 17 December 2003.[4]

Lens (1) v Bordeaux (1)
16 December 2003 Lens (1) 2–0Bordeaux (1)Lens
21:00 CET Rool 44'
Utaka 86'
Report Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 30,594
Referee: Gilles Veissière
Lille (1) v Saint-Étienne (2)
17 December 2003 Lille (1)2–3 Saint-Étienne (2) Villeneuve-d'Ascq
16:05 CET Makoun 59'
Brunel 90'
Report Hellebuyck 24'
Marin 62'
Compan 73'
Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Attendance: 7,260
Referee: Bruno Ruffray
Nice (1) v Metz (1)
17 December 2003 Nice (1) 1–0Metz (1)Nice
19:00 CET Meslin 78' Report Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Damien Ledentu
Gueugnon (2) v Bastia (1)
17 December 2003 Gueugnon (2) 3–1Bastia (1)Gueugnon
19:00 CET Berville 17'
Gauthier 48'
Hebbar 88'
Report Maurice 15' Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 6,238
Referee: Pascal Garibian
Troyes (2) v Auxerre (1)
17 December 2003 Troyes (2)0–3 Auxerre (1) Troyes
19:00 CET Report Lachuer 3'
Cissé 27'
Mexès 65'
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Claude Colombo
Nantes (1) v Clermont (2)
17 December 2003 Nantes (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Clermont (2)Nantes
19:00 CET Yepes 119' Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 16,029
Referee: Thierry Auriac
Le Mans (1) v Sedan (2)
17 December 2003 Le Mans (1) 3–1 (a.e.t.)Sedan (2)Le Mans
19:00 CET Peyrelade 95', 116'
Celdran 119'
Report Charpenet 114' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 5,092
Referee: Éric Poulat
Sochaux (1) v Marseille (1)
17 December 2003 Sochaux (1) 1–0Marseille (1)Montbéliard
21:00 CET Mathieu 43' Report Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 19,510
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were contested on 13 and 14 January 2004.[5]

Lens (1) v Sochaux (1)
13 January 2004 Lens (1)0–4 Sochaux (1) Lens
21:00 CET Report Oruma 17'
Frau 23', 65'
Pagis 62'
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 20,947
Referee: Claude Colombo
Le Mans (1) v Nantes (1)
14 January 2004 Le Mans (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Nantes (1) Le Mans
16:05 CET Hautcœur 65' Report Moldovan 63' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 13,072
Referee: Stéphane Bré
Penalties
Domoraud soccer ball with check mark
Thomas soccer ball with check mark
Cousin soccer ball with check mark
Peyrelade soccer ball with check mark
Fischer soccer ball with red X
Eggen soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Ziani
soccer ball with check mark Pujol
soccer ball with check mark Yepes
soccer ball with red X Guillon
soccer ball with check mark Pailleres
soccer ball with check mark N'Zigou
Gueugnon (2) v Auxerre (1)
14 January 2004 Gueugnon (2)0–1 Auxerre (1) Gueugnon
19:00 CET Report Kalou 86' Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 11,974
Referee: Bertrand Layec
Saint-Étienne (2) v Nice (1)
14 January 2004 Saint-Étienne (2) 2–0Nice (1)Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET Jau 31'
Compan 53' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 15,194
Referee: Jean-Paul Chaudre

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were contested on 3 and 4 February 2015.[6]

Nantes (1) v Auxerre (1)
3 February 2004 Nantes (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Auxerre (1)Nantes
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 26,971
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
Penalties
Yapi Yapo soccer ball with check mark
Pujol soccer ball with check mark
Yepes soccer ball with check mark
Delhommeau soccer ball with check mark
Landreau soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Mexès
soccer ball with check mark Cissé
soccer ball with red X Violeau
soccer ball with check mark Radet
soccer ball with check mark Akalé
Saint-Étienne (2) v Sochaux (1)
4 February 2004 Saint-Étienne (2)2–3 (a.e.t.) Sochaux (1) Saint-Étienne
21:00 CET Carteron 18'
Compan 22'
Report Mathieu 42'
Oruma 61', 104'
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 33,661
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Final

The final was held on 17 April 2004 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

Nantes1–1 (a.e.t.)Sochaux
Pujol 13' Report Monsoreau 18'
Penalties
Quint soccer ball with check mark
Pujol soccer ball with red X
Yepes soccer ball with check mark
Yapi Yapo soccer ball with red X
Moldovan soccer ball with check mark
Armand soccer ball with check mark
Landreau soccer ball with red X
Delhommeau soccer ball with red X
4–5 soccer ball with check mark Frau
soccer ball with red X Isabey
soccer ball with check mark Mathieu
soccer ball with check mark Pagis
soccer ball with red X Lonfat
soccer ball with check mark Diawara
soccer ball with red X Flachez
soccer ball with check mark Pedretti
Attendance: 78,409
Referee: Pascal Garibian

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sochaux 1-4 Monaco". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Nantes 1-1 (4-5)g.p. Sochaux" [Nantes 1-1 (4-5)p.s. Sochaux]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "France Coupe de la Ligue 2003/04". www.rsssf.org.
  4. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2003/2004 » Round of 16". worldfootball.net.
  5. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2003/2004 » Quarter-finals". worldfootball.net.
  6. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2003/2004 » Semi-finals". worldfootball.net.
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