2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue
Football tournament season
| French League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  France |
| Dates | 14 August 2007 – 29 March 2008 |
| Teams | 45 |
| Defending champions | Bordeaux |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Paris Saint-Germain (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Lens |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 127 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Pauleta (6 goals) |
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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Istres | 0–4 | Laval |
| Libourne | 1–2 | Sète |
| Créteil | 0–3 | Clermont |
| Tours | 1–2 | Niort |
| Boulogne | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Angers |
Second round
The matches were played on 28 August 2007.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Nantes | 1–0 | Sedan |
| Le Havre | 2–0 | Châteauroux |
| Montpellier | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Dijon |
| Troyes | 2–0 | Gueugnon |
| Amiens | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Guingamp |
| Ajaccio | 1–2 | Clermont |
| Boulogne | 2–0 | Reims |
| Niort | 1–0 | Grenoble |
| Sète | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Brest |
| Laval | 3–1 | Bastia |
Third round
The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2007.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | 3–0 | Boulogne |
| Stade Brestois | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Montpellier |
| Niort | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Le Havre |
| Auxerre | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Saint-Étienne |
| Lens | 1–0 | Lille |
| Clermont | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Rennes |
| Lorient | 0–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Valenciennes | 2–1 | Sochaux |
| Laval | 0–1 | Le Mans |
| Bordeaux | 1–2 | Metz |
| Toulouse | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | 1–0 | Amiens |
| Auxerre | 6–2 (a.e.t.) | Nice |
| Marseille | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (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 | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| H | Le Mans | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A | Lyon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| H | Le Mans | 4 | ||||||||||||
| A | Lens | 5 | ||||||||||||
| H | Lens | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A | Nancy | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Lens | 1 | |||||||||||||
| PSG | 2 | |||||||||||||
| H | Auxerre | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A | Marseille | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A | Auxerre | 2 | ||||||||||||
| H | PSG | 3 | ||||||||||||
| H | PSG | 4 | ||||||||||||
| A | Valenciennes | 0 | ||||||||||||
Final draw results
Quarter-finals
Le Mans v Lyon
| 16 January 2008 | Le Mans | 1–0 | Lyon | Le Mans |
Matsui  29' | (Report) | Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Fredy Fautrel |
Lens v Nancy
| 16 January 2008 | Lens | 3–0 | Nancy | Lens |
| Demont 16' Maoulida 44' Monterrubio 58' | (Report) | Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 18,329 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo |
Auxerre v Marseille
| 16 January 2008 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Marseille | Auxerre |
| Pedretti 90+1' | (Report) | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 13,006 Referee: Stéphane Bré |
Paris Saint-Germain v Valenciennes
| 16 January 2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Valenciennes | Paris |
| Pauleta 2' Diané 54', 60' Rothen 67' | (Report) | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 18,771 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux |
Semi-finals
Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre
| 26 February 2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–2 | Auxerre | Paris |
| Yepes 31' Pauleta 43'Mendy 79' | (Report) | Landreau 75' (o.g.) Quercia 90+3' | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,198 Referee: Éric Poulat |
Le Mans v Lens
| 27 February 2008 | Le Mans | 4–5 | Lens | Le Mans |
| Gervinho 22' Yebda 45' Matsui 66' Melo 67' | (Report) | Melo 36' (o.g.) Rémy 45+1'Dindane 52' Pelé 64' (o.g.)Keita 117' | Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
Final
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Pauleta 19' Mendy 90+3' | Report | Carrière 51' |
Topscorer
Pauleta (6 goals)
External links
- Coupe de La Ligue Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French)
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