2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue was the 17th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Bordeaux 3–1 in the 2009–10 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the forty-four professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The final was contested on 23 April 2011 at the Stade de France. The winner of the competition qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and will be inserted into the third qualifying round.
| French League Cup | |
| Country |  France |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2010 – 23 April 2011 |
| Teams | 44 |
| Defending champions | Marseille |
| Champions | Marseille (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Montpellier |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 113 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Vincent Aboubakar Brice Jovial Hasan Kabze Frédéric Sammaritano Grégory Thil (3 goals each) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
Marseille successfully defended its title after defeating Montpellier 1–0 courtesy of a second half goal from Taye Taiwo in the final.[1] The title resulted in Marseille becoming the first club in Coupe de la Ligue history to repeat as champions.[2]
News
On 20 August 2010, the Ligue de Football Professionnel confirmed that the Coupe de la Ligue would utilize the five-referee system that is currently being used in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The announcement makes the Coupe de la Ligue the first national cup competition in Europe to adopt the system and was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) on 21 July. The system officially began on 24 August with the start of the second round matches and will be in place until the final in April 2011.[3]
Calendar
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 30 July 2010 | 12 | 44 → 32 |
| Second Round | 24 August 2010 | 6 | 32 → 26 |
| Third Round | 21 September 2010 | 10 | 26 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 26 October 2010 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 9 November 2010 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 18 January 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 23 April 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round
The draw for the first and second round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 8 July 2010. The first round featured 24 clubs; the four professional clubs that are currently playing in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, and the 20 clubs that are playing in Ligue 2. The matches were played on 30–31 July.[4] SC Bastia and RC Strasbourg's participation in the competition was initially on hold pending approval from the DNCG, however, once each club met the organization's financial and administrative criteria, they were allowed entrance. Due to the unavailability of Évian's temporary stadium, Parc des Sports, the Évian–Strasbourg match was moved to the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg.[5]
| 30 July 2010 | Angers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Bastia | Angers |
| 20:00 CEST | Keseru  85' Henin 45' |
Report | Moizini 46' Khazri 47' |
Stadium: Stade Jean Bouin Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Cédric Cotrel (Picardie) |
| Penalties | ||||
Gillet  De Freitas  Diers Stéphan |
Diallo Robail Choplin Barthelemy |
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| 30 July 2010 | Strasbourg | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Évian | Strasbourg |
| 20:00 CEST | Mathlouthi 18' Sikimić 95' |
Report | Adnane 12' (pen.) Pouye 112' |
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Damour Fanchone Bah Mathlouthi Correia |
Bouby Bugnet Bérigaud Dja Djedje Cambon |
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| 30 July 2010 | Grenoble | 1–2 | Guingamp | Grenoble |
| 20:00 CEST | Tinhan 85' |
Report | Knockeart 66' Bazile 69' |
Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 2,758 Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre) |
| 30 July 2010 | Clermont | 3–1 | Metz | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CEST | Alessandrini 53' Privat 65' Bayod 75' |
Report | Gestede 35' |
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 2,326 Referee: Sébastien Desiage (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 30 July 2010 | Dijon | 1–2 | Amiens | Dijon |
| 20:00 CEST | Isabey 106' |
Report | Atlan 114' Steppé 116' |
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Stéphane Djouzi (Méditerranée) |
| 30 July 2010 | Troyes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Reims | Troyes |
| 20:00 CEST | Jarjat 79' |
Report | Gamiette 72' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 4,758 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Carlier Faussurier Marcos Obbadi Keita Sissoko Bettiol |
Krychowiak Gamiette Fauré Gamboa Barbier Weber Amalfitano |
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| 30 July 2010 | Tours | 1–2 | Vannes | Tours |
| 20:00 CEST | Buengo 90' |
Report | Reset 37' Sammaritano 88' |
Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 4,242 Referee: Dominique Julien (Basse-Normandie) |
| 30 July 2010 | Ajaccio | 4–0 | Istres | Ajaccio |
| 20:00 CEST | Rivière 19', 73' Socrier 85' Kinkela 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Ludovic Remy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 30 July 2010 | Le Havre | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Le Mans | Le Havre |
| 20:00 CEST | Adénon 64' (o.g.) Jovial 103' |
Report | Cissé 11' |
Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 4,380 Referee: William Lavis (Méditerranée) |
| 30 July 2010 | Laval | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Châteauroux | Laval |
| 20:00 CEST | Lebouc 12' Gimbert 82', 118' |
Report | Haddad 22', 45' |
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Christian Guillard (Atlantique) |
| 30 July 2010 | Sedan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Nîmes | Sedan |
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Florent Batta (Méditerranée) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Tibéri Abdallah Smrekar Mokaké Valdivia |
Stošić Zarabi Moukandjo Mostefa Cavalli |
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| 31 July 2010 | Boulogne | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Nantes | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 15:00 CEST | Thil 79', 114' |
Report | Zerka 71' Ba 102' |
Stadium: Stade de la Libération Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Agouazi Blayac Touré Rabuel |
Cheyrou Đorđević Zerka Martins Pereira |
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Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Second round
The draw for the second round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 2 August 2010.[6] The second round featured the 12 winning teams from the first round. The matches were played on 24 August.[7]
| 24 August 2010 | Clermont | 2–3 | Boulogne | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 20:00 CET | Haquin 33' Chaussidière 59' |
Report | Bessat 39' Ducatel 53' Thil 90' |
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 2,085 Referee: Florent Batta (Méditerranée) |
| 24 August 2010 | Ajaccio | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Vannes | Ajaccio |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Benoît Bastien (Lorraine) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Medjani Begeorgi Lippini Socrier |
Hervé Diguiny Cantini Faivre |
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| 24 August 2010 | Amiens | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Bastia | Amiens |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 2,668 Referee: Benoît Millot (Île-de-France) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Cirilli Mienniel Djaballah Zobiri Atlan |
Suarez Moizini Robail Khazri |
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| 24 August 2010 | Nîmes | 2–0 | Laval | Nîmes |
| 20:00 CET | Ayité 5' Haguy 60' |
Report | Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Mikael Lesage (Basse-Normandie) |
| 24 August 2010 | Guingamp | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Évian | Guingamp |
| 20:00 CET | Cambon 23' (o.g.) Hamroun 90' Giresse 117' |
Report | Farina 18' Bouby 82' |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard (Île-de-France) |
| 24 August 2010 | Reims | 0–2 | Le Havre | Reims |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Jovial 33', 47' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune II Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Ludovic Remy (Nord-Pas de Calais) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Third round
The draw for the third round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 30 August 2010. The third round featured the six winning teams from the second round and the 14 teams from Ligue 1 who didn't qualify for European competition this season. The matches were played on 21–22 September 2010.[8]
| 21 September 2010 | Nîmes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Valenciennes | Nîmes |
| 20:00 CET | Ayité 39' |
Report | Cohade 90+5' |
Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 5,062 Referee: Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Mostefa Poulain Gigliotti Cavalli Zarabi |
Ducourtioux Cohade Danic Samassa Penneteau |
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| 21 September 2010 | Ajaccio | 3–0 | Le Havre | Ajaccio |
| 20:00 CET | Delort 32', 65' Kinkela 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 21 September 2010 | Lorient | 1–0 | Brest | Lorient |
| 20:45 CET | Kitambala 45' |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 11,309 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 22 September 2010 | Monaco | 1–0 | Lens | Fontvieille |
| 18:00 CET | Nicalue 83' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardy) |
| 22 September 2010 | Nancy | 1–2 | Bordeaux | Tomblaine |
| 20:45 CET | Diakité 61' |
Report | Bellion 11' Modeste 70' |
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 14,605 Referee: Bruno Coue (Méditerranée) |
| 22 September 2010 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | Nice | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | Landrin 14' Bergessio 39' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 13,468 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté) |
| 22 September 2010 | Arles-Avignon | 0–1 | Caen | Avignon |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Traoré 76' |
Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes) |
| 22 September 2010 | Boulogne | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Toulouse | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| 20:45 CET | Lorca 30' Atik 114' (pen.) |
Report | Sissoko 76' |
Stadium: Stade de la Libération Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany) |
| 22 September 2010 | Sochaux | 0–2 | Bastia | Montbéliard |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Suarez 24' Sans 52' |
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine) |
| 22 September 2010 | Guingamp | 3–1 | Rennes | Guingamp |
| 20:45 CET | Knockaert 25' Soly 58' Diallo 84' |
Report | Ekoko 4' |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 7,828 Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Basse-Normandie) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 28 September 2010. The round featured the ten winning teams from the third round and the six teams that qualified for European competition in the 2009–10 season. The matches were played on 26–27 October.
| 26 October 2010 | Montpellier | 2–0 | Ajaccio | Montpellier |
| 20:00 CET | Kabze 32' Koita 89' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 6,616 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 26 October 2010 | Valenciennes | 4–0 | Boulogne | Valenciennes |
| 20:00 CET | Aboubakar 11', 65', 84' Bong 37' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 7,378 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre Ouest) |
| 26 October 2010 | Monaco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Lorient | Fontvieille |
| 20:00 CET | Hansson 99' |
Report | Diarra 118' |
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Tony Chapron (Rhône-Alpes) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Park Gakpé Mongongu Coutadeur Mbokani |
Le Lan Monnet-Paquet Gameiro Amalfitano |
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| 26 October 2010 | Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | Bordeaux | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:45 CET | N'Daw 11' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,841 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany) |
| 27 October 2010 | Guingamp | 0–1 | Marseille | Guingamp |
| 17:00 CET | Report | A. Ayew 42' |
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 17,037 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Upper Normandy) |
| 27 October 2010 | Lille | 4–1 | Caen | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 18:45 CET | Cabaye 7', 44' Gervinho 53' Hazard 74' |
Report | Yatabaré 13' |
Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole Attendance: 9,685 Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon |
| 27 October 2010 | Auxerre | 4–0 | Bastia | Auxerre |
| 20:00 CET | Quercia 8' Sammaritano 25', 79' Hengbart 68' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 7,557 Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
| 27 October 2010 | Lyon | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Paris Saint-Germain | Lyon |
| 20:45 CET | Briand 39' |
Report | Bodmer 88' Giuly 101' |
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 26,587 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardy) |
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Quarter-finals
| 9 November 2010 | Auxerre | 2–0 | Saint-Étienne | Auxerre |
| 20:45 CET | Pedretti 16' (pen.) Dudka 48' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 7,906 Referee: Damien Ledentu (Languedoc-Roussillon) |
| 10 November 2010 | Valenciennes | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Valenciennes |
| 17:00 CET | Dossevi 3' |
Report | Camara 9' Jallet 26' Luyindula 51' |
Stadium: Stade Nungesser Attendance: 7,395 Referee: Stéphane Bré (Brittany) |
| 10 November 2010 | Montpellier | 2–1 | Lille | Montpellier |
| 18:45 CET | Kabze 27', 52' |
Report | Hazard 67' |
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 5,764 Referee: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine) |
| 10 November 2010 | Marseille | 2–1 | Monaco | Marseille |
| 20:45 CET | A. Ayew 42' Azpilicueta 60' |
Report | Coutadeur 22' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 17,765 Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne) |
Semi-finals
| 18 January 2011 | Montpellier | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Paris Saint-Germain | Montpellier |
| 20:45 CET | Giroud 118' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,641 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest) |
| 19 January 2011 | Auxerre | 0–2 | Marseille | Auxerre |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Brandão 45+2' Gignac 68' |
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 17,025 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Normandie) |
Final
| Marseille | 1–0 | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwo 80' |
Report |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank[9] | Name | Team | Goals | Appearances | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brice Jovial |
Le Havre | 3 | 3 | 145' |
 Hasan Kabze |
Montpellier | 3 | 2 | 166' | |
| Frédéric Sammaritano |
Auxerre | 3 | 3 | 246' | |
 Vincent Aboubakar |
Valenciennes | 3 | 2 | 159' | |
| Grégory Thil |
Boulogne-sur-Mer | 3 | 3 | 186' | |
| 6 |  André Ayew |
Marseille | 2 | 3 | 346' |
 Jonathan Ayité |
Nîmes | 2 | 3 | 230' | |
| Anthony Knockaert |
Guingamp | 2 | 4 | 306' | |
 Christian Kinkela |
Ajaccio | 2 | 4 | 337' | |
 Jugurtha Hamroun |
Guingamp | 2 | 2 | 97' |
Note: Players marked in bold are still playing in the competition.
References
- "L'OM conserve son trophée!" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- "Taiwo paye sa Coupe!" (in French). RMC Sport. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- "Arbitrage à cinq: La Coupe de la Ligue confirme son statut de coupe de l'innovation" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- "Tirage du premier tour jeudi à 12h" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- "Evian TG-Strasbourg inversé". L'Équipe (in French). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Tirage le 4 août" (in French). France Football. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Tirage jeudi à 12h00" (in French). France Football. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- "16es de finale : tirage au sort lundi 30 août" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- "Classement officiel des buteurs" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
External links
- Official site (in French)