2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue

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.

2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Teams42
Defending championsMarseille
Final positions
ChampionsMarseille (3rd title)
Runner-upLyon
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored127 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Loïc Rémy (4 goals)

Calendar

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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

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The 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 2–0NîmesAmiens
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.)TroyesVannes
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 1–0Arles-AvignonLe Mans
20:00 CET Cissé   2' Report Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Ludovic Rémy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
22 July 2011 Lens 3–0ClermontLens
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 Tours 2–1 (a.e.t.)AngersTours
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 Reims0–1 (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.)MetzLe 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 2–0LavalGuingamp
20:00 CET Giresse   34'
Alioui   77'
Report Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre)
22 July 2011 Istres 3–2BastiaFos-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)
23 July 2011 Sedan 4–1AS MonacoSedan
18:00 CET Fauvergue   9', 50'
Gragnic   18'
Court   63'
Report Adriano   67' Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Attendance: 6,216
Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine)

Second round

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The 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.)ChâteaurouxNantes
20:00 CET Vivian   120' Report Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 6,945
Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine)
9 August 2011 Boulogne-sur-Mer1–2 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 2–1Le HavreAmiens
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 2–0VannesGuingamp
20:00 CET Knockaert   20', 76' Report Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 6,982
Referee: Thomas Leonard (Lorraine)
9 August 2011 Istres0–2 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 1–0ToursLens
20:45 CET Pollet   57' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 10,766
Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée)

Third round

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The 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 Guingamp2–3 (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 Nancy1–2 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 Toulouse1–2 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 1–0AjaccioLe 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)
AmiensMontpellier
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
31 August 2011 Caen 3–2BrestCaen
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 3–2ValenciennesDijon
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 2–0NantesSedan
20:00 CET Boli   5'
Diallo   77'
Report Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez
Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany)
31 August 2011 Saint-Étienne 3–1BordeauxSaint-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)
1 September 2011 Lens 1–0EvianLens
20:00 CET Toudic   78' Report Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert
Attendance: 13,210
Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)

Round of 16

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The 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 4–0LensMarseille
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 3–2Paris Saint-GermainDijon
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 Montpellier1–2 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-Étienne1–2 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 Auxerre1–2 (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 2–1SochauxNice
20:50 CET Pentecôte   39', 56' Report Camara   79' Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée)
26 October 2011 Lille 3–1SedanVilleneuve-d'Ascq
20:50 CET Pedretti   34'
Cole   39'
Jeleń   70'
Report Diaby   80' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Lille Métropole
Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Benoît Bastien (Lorraine)
26 October 2011 Le Mans 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
RennesLe Mans
20:50 CET Report Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 13,210
Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)
Penalties
Thomas  
Momi  
Narry  
Strømstad  
  Hadji
  Féret
  Pitroipa

Quarter-finals

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The 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 Caen0–3 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)
DijonNice
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  
11 January 2012 Le Mans0–1 Lorient Le Mans
18:45 CET Report Sunu   71' Stadium: MMArena
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)
11 January 2012 Lyon 2−1LilleLyon
20:50 CET Källström   41'
López   66'
Report Cole   28' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 29,124
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Upper Normandy)

Semi-finals

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The 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 Lorient2–4 (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)
1 February 2012 Marseille 2–1NiceMarseille
20:50 CET Rémy   16'
Brandão   57'
Report Mounier   44' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 12,567
Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)

Final

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Lyon0–1Marseille
Report Brandão   105'

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Strasbourg (...) ne jouera pas la Coupe de la Ligue" (in French). L'Union. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Châteauroux au 2e tour" (in French). L'Equipe. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Boulogne qualifié pour le 2e tour de la Coupe de la Ligue" (in French). France Football. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Au programme pour les 16es de finale" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Tirage au sort le 6 septembre" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. ^ "OL – LOSC, choc des quarts" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Le tirage au sort des demies" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
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