2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue

2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
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)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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.

Calendar

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

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	Amiens	2 – 0	Nîmes	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens
20:00 CET	Ielsch 16' Bazile 36'	Report		Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée)

22 July	Vannes	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Troyes	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
20:00 CET	N'Diaye 61' Jarsalé 110'	Report	Bettiol 19'	Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Abdelali Chaoui (Languedoc-Roussillon)

22 July	Le Mans	1 – 0	Arles-Avignon	MMArena, Le Mans
20:00 CET	Cissé 2'	Report		Attendance: 6,309 Referee: Ludovic Rémy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

22 July	Boulogne-sur-Mer	^{[nb 1]}	Strasbourg	Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer
20:00 CET

22 July	Lens	3 – 0	Clermont	Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
20:00 CET	Baal 23' Eduardo 73' Sow 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 15,645 Referee: Christian Guillard (Atlantique)

22 July	Châteauroux	^{[nb 2]}	Grenoble	Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux
20:00 CET

22 July	Tours	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Angers	Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours
20:00 CET	Cardy 88' Oniangue 105+1'	Report	Charbonnier 50' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,605 Referee: Stéphane Jochem (Brittany)

22 July	Reims	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Nantes	Stade Auguste Delaune II, Reims
20:00 CET		Report	Raspentino 115'	Attendance: 5,919 Referee: Stéphane Djouzi (Méditerranée)

22 July	Le Havre	5 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Metz	Stade Jules Deschaseaux, 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'	Attendance: 3,787 Referee: Florent Batta (Méditerranée)

22 July	Guingamp	2 – 0	Laval	Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
20:00 CET	Giresse 34' Alioui 77'	Report		Attendance: 6,120 Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre)

22 July	Istres	3 – 2	Bastia	Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CET	Akrour 28' de Préville 58' Dielna 88'	Report	Diallo 26' Sans 29'	Attendance: 1,584 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj (Rhône-Alpes)

23 July	Sedan	4 – 1	AS Monaco	Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan
18:00 CET	Fauvergue 9', 50' Gragnic 18' Court 63'	Report	Adriano 67'	Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine)

Second round

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	Nantes	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Châteauroux	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
20:00 CET	Vivian 120'	Report		Attendance: 6,945 Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine)

9 August	Boulogne-sur-Mer	1 – 2	Sedan	Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer
20:00 CET	Allart 90'	Report	Le Bihan 13' Diallo 83'	Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre)

9 August	Amiens	2 – 1	Le Havre	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens
20:00 CET	Zobiri 80' Gavanon 90+3'	Report	François 65'	Attendance: 2,863 Referee: William Lavis (Méditerranée)

9 August	Guingamp	2 – 0	Vannes	Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
20:00 CET	Knockaert 20', 76'	Report		Attendance: 6,982 Referee: Thomas Leonard (Lorraine)

9 August	Istres	0 – 2	Le Mans	Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CET		Report	Zito 62' Lamah 63'	Attendance: 1,474 Referee: Mikael Lesage (Lower Normandy)

9 August	Lens	1 – 0	Tours	Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
20:45 CET	Pollet 57' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 10,766 Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée)

Third round

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	Guingamp	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Lorient	Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
18:30 CET	El-Jadeyaoui 11' Charrier 31'	Report	Knockaert 28' (o.g.) Aliadière 84', 113'	Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Sébastien Moreira (Franche-Comté)

30 August	Nancy	1 – 2	Auxerre	Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine
21:00 CET	Diakité 55'	Report	Le Tallec 50' Kossoko 74'	Attendance: 6,086 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée)

31 August	Toulouse	1 – 2	Nice	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
18:00 CET	Beauguel 10'	Report	Civelli 36' Mounier 47'	Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)

31 August	Le Mans	1 – 0	Ajaccio	MMArena, Le Mans
20:00 CET	Ekeng-Ekeng 62'	Report		Attendance: 6,827 Referee: Benoît Millot (Île-de-France)

31 August	Montpellier	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	Amiens	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
20:00 CET	Utaka 68' Giroud 76'	Report	Puyo 11' Gavanon 34' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,179 Referee: Pascal Vileo (Aquitaine)
	Penalties
	Dernis Saihi Marveaux Giroud Yanga-Mbiwa Pitau		Bazile Puyo Djaballah Cissé Gavanon Durimel

31 August	Caen	3 – 2	Brest	Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
20:00 CET	Fajr 35' Hamouma 56' Traoré 88'	Report	Roux 14', 79'	Attendance: 8,652 Referee: Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes)

31 August	Dijon	3 – 2	Valenciennes	Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon
20:00 CET	Bauthéac 29' (pen.) Jovial 40' Guerbert 52'	Report	Dossevi 34' Pujol 51'	Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)

31 August	Sedan	2 – 0	Nantes	Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan
20:00 CET	Boli 5' Diallo 77'	Report		Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany)

31 August	Saint-Étienne	3 – 1	Bordeaux	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
20:45 CET	Olimpa 3' (o.g.) Sako 17' Aubameyang 57'	Report	Trémoulinas 10'	Attendance: 14,647 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo (Brittany)

1 September	Lens	1 – 0	Evian	Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
20:00 CET	Toudic 78'	Report		Attendance: 13,210 Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)

Round of 16

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	Marseille	4 – 0	Lens	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:45 CET	Gignac 14' J. Ayew 68' Rémy 82', 90'	Report		Attendance: 17,972 Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)

26 October	Dijon	3 – 2	Paris SG	Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon
17:00 CET	Sankharé 30' Berenguer 32' Jovial 61'	Report	Bahebeck 16' Erdinç 20'	Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Alexandre Castro (Rhône-Alpes)

26 October	Montpellier	1 – 2	Lorient	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
18:45 CET	Giroud 65'	Report	Emeghara 14' Campbell 69'	Attendance: 4,787 Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux (Picardy)

26 October	Saint-Étienne	1 – 2	Lyon	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
20:50 CET	Aubameyang 88'	Report	Briand 40' Bastos 72' (pen.)	Attendance: 25,906 Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)

26 October	Auxerre	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Caen	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
20:50 CET	Sahar 29'	Report	Nabab 24', 117'	Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest)

26 October	Nice	2 – 1	Sochaux	Stade du Ray, Nice
20:50 CET	Pentecôte 39', 56'	Report	Camara 79'	Attendance: 6,432 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée)

26 October	Lille	3 – 1	Sedan	Stade Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:50 CET	Pedretti 34' Cole 39' Jeleń 70'	Report	Diaby 80' (pen.)	Attendance: 17,016 Referee: Benoît Bastien (Lorraine)

26 October	Le Mans	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 1 p)	Rennes	MMArena, Le Mans
20:50 CET		Report		Attendance: 13,210 Referee: Philippe Kalt (Alsace)
	Penalties
	Thomas Momi Narry Strømstad		Hadji Féret Pitroipa

Quarter-finals

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	Caen	0 – 3	Marseille	Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen
20:45 CET		Report	Valbuena 7', 52' Rémy 20'	Attendance: 15,674 Referee: Antony Gautier (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

11 January	Nice	3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 p)	Dijon	Stade du Ray, Nice
17:00 CET	Mounier 35' Civelli 78' Monzón 119'	Report	Guerbert 19' Jovial 62' Bauthéac 117' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,751 Referee: Fredy Fautrel (Lower Normandy)
	Penalties
	Digard Civelli Gomis Monzón Mounier		Marcq Varrault Corgnet Sankharé

11 January	Le Mans	0 – 1	Lorient	MMArena, Le Mans
18:45 CET		Report	Sunu 71'	Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)

11 January	Lyon	2 − 1	Lille	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20:50 CET	Källström 41' López 66'	Report	Cole 28'	Attendance: 29,124 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (Upper Normandy)

Semi-finals

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	Lorient	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Lyon	Stade du Moustoir, Lorient
20:45 CET	Emeghara 59' Monnet-Paquet 68'	Report	Lacazette 80', 120+2' Briand 90+4' Gomis 102'	Attendance: 14,610 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (Picardy)

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

Final

14 April	Lyon	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Marseille	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST		Report	Brandão 105'	Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ "Validation du calendrier 2011-2012" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). 31 March 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 2012-08-15. 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

Official site (in French)

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[1] "Validation du calendrier 2011-2012" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

[coupe_ligue-2] "Toutes les affiches des deux premiers tours" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. 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.

[8] "Au programme pour les 16es de finale" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[9] "Tirage au sort le 6 septembre" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

[10] "OL – LOSC, choc des quarts" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] "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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