The 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue was the 18th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Montpellier 1–0 in the 2010–11 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and open to the 42 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The final was contested on 14 April 2012 at the Stade de France.[1] The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and be inserted into the third qualifying round.
| French League Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  France |
| Teams | 42 |
| Defending champions | Marseille |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Marseille (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Lyon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 127 (3.1 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Loïc Rémy (4 goals) |
Calendar
edit| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 22 July 2011 | 12 | 44 → 32 |
| Second Round | 9 August 2011 | 6 | 32 → 26 |
| Third Round | 30 August 2011 | 10 | 26 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 25 October 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 January 2012 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 31 January 2012 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 14 April 2012 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round
editThe draw for the opening round of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 24 June 2011. The first round featured 24 clubs; the four professional clubs in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, and the 20 clubs in Ligue 2. The matches were played on 22–23 July 2011.[2] Strasbourg's and Grenoble's participation in the competition was previously in limbo. Strasbourg's participation was questionable because of the club's administrative relegation to the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football, which resulted in the loss of the club's professional status, while Grenoble underwent liquidation.[3] On 12 July, the Ligue de Football Professionnel confirmed that, due to Grenoble's liquidation, the club would not participate in the Coupe de la Ligue.[4] As a result of the announcement, Châteauroux, Grenoble first round combatants, were automatically inserted into the second round. A week later, a similar ruling was made in the case of Strasbourg, who, as a result of its demotion to the fourth division, lost its professional status. Boulougne-sur-Mer, Strasbourg's first round opponent, were shifted to the second round.[5]
| 22 July 2011 | Amiens | 2–0 | Nîmes | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET | Ielsch  16' Bazile 36' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée) |
| 22 July 2011 | Vannes | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Troyes | Vannes |
| 20:00 CET | N'Diaye 61' Jarsalé 110' |
Report | Bettiol 19' |
Stadium: Stade de la Rabine Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 22 July 2011 | Le Mans | 1–0 | Arles-Avignon | Le Mans |
| 20:00 CET | Cissé 2' |
Report | Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 6,309 Referee: Ludovic Rémy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 22 July 2011 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | w/o[nb 1] | Strasbourg | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 20:00 CET | Stadium: Stade de la Libération |
| 22 July 2011 | Lens | 3–0 | Clermont | Lens |
| 20:00 CET | Baal 23' Eduardo 73' Sow 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 15,645 Referee: Christian Guillard (Atlantique) |
| 22 July 2011 | Châteauroux | w/o[nb 2] | Grenoble | Châteauroux |
| 20:00 CET | Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit |
| 22 July 2011 | Tours | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Angers | Tours |
| 20:00 CET | Cardy 88' Oniangue 105+1' |
Report | Charbonnier 50' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 3,605 Referee: Stéphane Jochem (Brittany) |
| 22 July 2011 | Reims | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Nantes | Reims |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Raspentino 115' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune II Attendance: 5,919 Referee: Stéphane Djouzi (Méditerranée) |
| 22 July 2011 | Le Havre | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Metz | Le Havre |
| 20:00 CET | Fanchone 43' Mendes da Graca 48', 111' (pen.) Rivière 73' Julienne 88' |
Report | Duhamel 4' Sakho 6', 47' Pouye 19' |
Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 3,787 Referee: Florent Batta (Méditerranée) |
| 22 July 2011 | Guingamp | 2–0 | Laval | Guingamp |
| 20:00 CET | Giresse 34' Alioui 77' |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 6,120 Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre) |
| 22 July 2011 | Istres | 3–2 | Bastia | Fos-sur-Mer |
| 20:00 CET | Akrour 28' de Préville 58' Dielna 88' |
Report | Diallo 26' Sans 29' |
Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 1,584 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj (Rhône-Alpes) |
Second round
editThe draw for the second round of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 24 June 2011. The second round featured the 12 winners of the first round matches. The matches were played on 9 August 2011.[2]
| 9 August 2011 | Nantes | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Châteauroux | Nantes |
| 20:00 CET | Vivian 120' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 6,945 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine) |
| 9 August 2011 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 1–2 | Sedan | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 20:00 CET | Allart 90' |
Report | Le Bihan 13' Diallo 83' |
Stadium: Stade de la Libération Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre) |
| 9 August 2011 | Amiens | 2–1 | Le Havre | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET | Zobiri 80' Gavanon 90+3' |
Report | François 65' |
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 2,863 Referee: William Lavis (Méditerranée) |
| 9 August 2011 | Guingamp | 2–0 | Vannes | Guingamp |
| 20:00 CET | Knockaert 20', 76' |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 6,982 Referee: Thomas Leonard (Lorraine) |
| 9 August 2011 | Istres | 0–2 | Le Mans | Fos-sur-Mer |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Zito 62' Lamah 63' |
Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 1,474 Referee: Mikael Lesage (Lower Normandy) |
| 9 August 2011 | Lens | 1–0 | Tours | Lens |
| 20:45 CET | Pollet 57' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert Attendance: 10,766 Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée) |
Third round
editThe draw for the third round of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 11 August 2011. The third round featured the six winners of the second round matches, as well as the Ligue 1 clubs who were not playing in European competition this season. The matches were played on 30–31 August and 1 September 2011.[6]
| 30 August 2011 | Guingamp | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Lorient | Guingamp |
| 18:30 CET | El-Jadeyaoui 11' Charrier 31' |
Report | Knockaert 28' (o.g.) Aliadière 84', 113' |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 30 August 2011 | Nancy | 1–2 | Auxerre | Tomblaine |
| 21:00 CET | Diakité 55' |
Report | Le Tallec 50' Kossoko 74' |
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 6,086 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée) |
| 31 August 2011 | Toulouse | 1–2 | Nice | Toulouse |
| 18:00 CET | Beauguel 10' |
Report | Civelli 36' Mounier 47' |
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 31 August 2011 | Le Mans | 1–0 | Ajaccio | Le Mans |
| 20:00 CET | Ekeng-Ekeng 62' |
Report | Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 6,827 Referee: Benoît Millot (Île-de-France) |
| 31 August 2011 | Montpellier | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Amiens | Montpellier |
| 20:00 CET | Utaka 68' Giroud 76' |
Report | Puyo 11' Gavanon 34' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 6,179 Referee: Pascal Vileo (Aquitaine) |
| Penalties | ||||
Dernis  Saihi Marveaux  Giroud Yanga-Mbiwa Pitau |
Bazile Puyo Djaballah Cissé Gavanon Durimel |
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| 31 August 2011 | Caen | 3–2 | Brest | Caen |
| 20:00 CET | Fajr 35' Hamouma 56' Traoré 88' |
Report | Roux 14', 79' |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 8,652 Referee: Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 31 August 2011 | Dijon | 3–2 | Valenciennes | Dijon |
| 20:00 CET | Bauthéac 29' (pen.) Jovial 40' Guerbert 52' |
Report | Dossevi 34' Pujol 51' |
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 31 August 2011 | Sedan | 2–0 | Nantes | Sedan |
| 20:00 CET | Boli 5' Diallo 77' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany) |
| 31 August 2011 | Saint-Étienne | 3–1 | Bordeaux | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Olimpa 3' (o.g.) Sako 17' Aubameyang 57' |
Report | Trémoulinas 10' |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 14,647 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany) |
Round of 16
editThe draw for the Round of 16 of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 6 September 2011. The round featured the ten winners of the third round matches, as well as the Ligue 1 clubs who were playing in European competition this season. The matches were played on 25–26 October 2011.[7]
| 25 October 2011 | Marseille | 4–0 | Lens | Marseille |
| 20:45 CET | Gignac 14' J. Ayew 68' Rémy 82', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,972 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 26 October 2011 | Dijon | 3–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Dijon |
| 17:00 CET | Sankharé 30' Berenguer 32' Jovial 61' |
Report | Bahebeck 16' Erdinç 20' |
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 26 October 2011 | Montpellier | 1–2 | Lorient | Montpellier |
| 18:45 CET | Giroud 65' |
Report | Emeghara 14' Campbell 69' |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 4,787 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardy) |
| 26 October 2011 | Saint-Étienne | 1–2 | Lyon | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:50 CET | Aubameyang 88' |
Report | Briand 40' Bastos 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 25,906 Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) |
| 26 October 2011 | Auxerre | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Caen | Auxerre |
| 20:50 CET | Sahar 29' |
Report | Nabab 24', 117' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest) |
| 26 October 2011 | Nice | 2–1 | Sochaux | Nice |
| 20:50 CET | Pentecôte 39', 56' |
Report | Camara 79' |
Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 6,432 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée) |
Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 26 October 2011. The round featured the eight winners of the Round of 16 matches. The matches were played on 10–11 January 2012.[8]
| 10 January 2012 | Caen | 0–3 | Marseille | Caen |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Valbuena 7', 52' Rémy 20' |
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,674 Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 11 January 2012 | Nice | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Dijon | Nice |
| 17:00 CET | Mounier 35' Civelli 78'Monzón 119' |
Report | Guerbert 19' Jovial 62'Bauthéac 117' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade du Ray Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Lower Normandy) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Digard Civelli Gomis Monzón Mounier |
Marcq Varrault Corgnet Sankharé |
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| 11 January 2012 | Le Mans | 0–1 | Lorient | Le Mans |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Sunu 71' |
Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 11 January 2012 | Lyon | 2−1 | Lille | Lyon |
| 20:50 CET | Källström 41' López 66' |
Report | Cole 28' |
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 29,124 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Upper Normandy) |
Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 11 January 2012. The round will feature the four winners of the quarter-final matches. The matches were played on 31 January and 1 February 2012.[9]
| 31 January 2012 | Lorient | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Lyon | Lorient |
| 20:45 CET | Emeghara 59' Monnet-Paquet 68' |
Report | Lacazette 80', 120+2' Briand 90+4' Gomis 102' |
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,610 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardy) |
Final
editStatistics
editTop goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player1 | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loïc Rémy
|
Marseille | 4 |
| 2 | Olivier Giroud
|
Montpellier | 2 |
 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
|
Saint-Étienne | 2 | |
 Mamadou Diallo
|
Sedan | 2 | |
| Jérémie Aliadière
|
Lorient | 2 | |
 Diafra Sakho
|
Metz | 2 | |
| Nolan Roux
|
Brest | 2 | |
| Nicolas Fauvergue
|
Sedan | 2 | |
| Anthony Knockaert
|
Guingamp | 2 | |
| Xavier Pentecôte
|
Nice | 2 |
1Players in bold are still active in the competition.
Last updated: 26 October 2011
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings Archived 2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
Notes
edit- ^ Boulogne-sur-Mer won the tie and advanced to the second round due to Strasbourg losing its professional status as a result of its administrative relegation to the Championnat de France amateur.
- ^ Châteauroux won the tie and advanced to the second round due to Grenoble entering liquidation in July 2011, which resulted in the club losing its professional status.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Validation du calendrier 2011-2012" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). 31 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Toutes les affiches des deux premiers tours" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Strasbourg (...) ne jouera pas la Coupe de la Ligue" (in French). L'Union. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Châteauroux au 2e tour" (in French). L'Equipe. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Boulogne qualifié pour le 2e tour de la Coupe de la Ligue" (in French). France Football. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Au programme pour les 16es de finale" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tirage au sort le 6 septembre" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "OL – LOSC, choc des quarts" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Le tirage au sort des demies" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Official site (in French)