2008 Coupe de la Ligue final

The 2008 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on March 29, 2008. It was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens. It was PSG's 4th appearance in the final. They won the inaugural cup in 1995, won again in 1998, and lost to FC Gueugnon in the 2000 final. It was Lens's 2nd appearance in the final. They won the cup in their only appearance back in 1999.

2008 Coupe de la Ligue final
Event2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain Lens
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
2 1
Date29 March 2008
VenueStade de France, Paris
RefereeLaurent Duhamel
Attendance78,741

After an opening goal from Pauleta, Lens secured an equalising goal just after halftime from Eric Carrière. With extra time looming, PSG striker Péguy Luyindula was hauled down by Hilton in the penalty area, which resulted in the referee pointing to the spot. Bernard Mendy would convert giving PSG their 3rd Coupe de la Ligue title and also giving them a spot in the UEFA Cup.

Lens mayor Guy Delcourt wanted the match to be replayed after a PSG fan unfurled a comical banner midway through the game.[1] The match was not replayed, but PSG were fined and penalized. One of the penalties being that they would be unable to participate in next's year League Cup, however this was later overturned on appeal.[2][3]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Paris Saint-Germain Round Lens
Opponent Result 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result
Lorient (A) 3–0 Third round[4] Lille (H) 1–0
Montpellier (H) 2–0 Round of 16 Monaco (A) 2–1
Valenciennes (H) 4–0 Quarter-finals Nancy (H) 3–0
Auxerre (A) 3–2 Semi-finals Le Mans (A) 5–4

Match details
Paris Saint-Germain2–1Lens
Pauleta 19'
Mendy 90+3'		 Report Carrière 51'
Attendance: 78,741
PSG
RC Lens
PSG:
GK1France Mickaël Landreau
RB2Brazil Ceará
CB3France Mamadou Sakho
CB15France Zoumana Camara
LB22France Sylvain Armand
RM20France Clément ChantômeYellow card 55'downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM24France Grégory Bourillon
CM23France Jérémy Clément
LM25France Jérôme Rothen
FW9Portugal Pauleta (c)downward-facing red arrow 66'
FW11Ivory Coast Amara Diané
Substitutes:
GK16France Jérôme Alonzo
DF5France Bernard Mendyupward-facing green arrow 64'
DF12Democratic Republic of the Congo Larrys Mabiala
MF10Brazil Souza
FW7France Péguy Luyindulaupward-facing green arrow 66'
FW14France David N'Gog
FW18France Loris Arnaud
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen
RC Lens:
GK16France Ronan Le Crom
RB15France Fabien LaurentiYellow card 36'
CB4France Adama Coulibaly
CB3Brazil Hilton (c)Yellow card 90+3'
LB11Algeria Nadir Belhadj
AM10France Eric Carrière
DM23Serbia Nenad Kovačević
DM6Senegal Kader Mangane
AM14France Kévin Monnet-Paquetdownward-facing red arrow 68'
FW8France Toifilou Maoulidadownward-facing red arrow 84'
FW9France Loïc Rémydownward-facing red arrow 13'
Substitutes:
GK1Croatia Vedran Runje
DF2Portugal Marco Ramos
DF26France Yohan Demontupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF28France Julien Sablé
MF18France Olivier Monterrubioupward-facing green arrow 13'
MF21Mali Sidi Yaya Keita
FW27Ivory Coast Aruna Dindaneupward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
France Jean-Pierre Papin

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Vincent Texier
    • Stéphane Duhamel
  • Fourth official: Olivier Thual

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes extra-time (15 minute intervals)
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time.
    • Seven named substitutes
    • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

    References
    1. Lens rage after PSG fans banner insult - Soccernet
    2. PSG Hearing set Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
    3. "French Football League : PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-06. PSG banned from 2008/09 Coupe de la Ligue
    4. Clubs competing in UEFA competitions receive a bye to the Third round
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