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
Country France
Teams42
Defending championsMarseille
ChampionsMarseille (3rd title)
Runners-upLyon
Matches played41
Goals scored127 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Loïc Rémy (4 goals)

Calendar
Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round22 July 20111244 → 32
Second Round9 August 2011632 → 26
Third Round30 August 20111026 → 16
Round of 1625 October 2011816 → 8
Quarter-finals10 January 201248 → 4
Semi-finals31 January 201224 → 2
Final14 April 201212 → 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 Amiens2 – 0NîmesStade de la Licorne, Amiens
20:00 CET Ielsch  16'
Bazile  36'		 Report Referee: Didier Falcone (Méditerranée)
22 July Vannes2 – 1 (a.e.t.)TroyesStade 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 Mans1 – 0Arles-AvignonMMArena, 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]StrasbourgStade de la Libération, Boulogne-sur-Mer
20:00 CET
22 July Lens3 – 0ClermontStade 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]GrenobleStade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux
20:00 CET
22 July Tours2 – 1 (a.e.t.)AngersStade 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 Reims0 – 1 (a.e.t.)NantesStade Auguste Delaune II, Reims
20:00 CET Report Raspentino  115' Attendance: 5,919
Referee: Stéphane Djouzi (Méditerranée)
22 July Le Havre5 – 4 (a.e.t.)MetzStade 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 Guingamp2 – 0LavalStade du Roudourou, Guingamp
20:00 CET Giresse  34'
Alioui  77'		 Report Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Olivier Husset (Centre)
22 July Istres3 – 2BastiaStade 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 Sedan4 – 1AS MonacoStade 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 Nantes1 – 0 (a.e.t.)ChâteaurouxStade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
20:00 CET Vivian  120' Report Attendance: 6,945
Referee: Amaury Delerue (Aquitaine)
9 August Boulogne-sur-Mer1 – 2SedanStade 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 Amiens2 – 1Le HavreStade de la Licorne, Amiens
20:00 CET Zobiri  80'
Gavanon  90+3'		 Report François  65' Attendance: 2,863
Referee: William Lavis (Méditerranée)
9 August Guingamp2 – 0VannesStade du Roudourou, Guingamp
20:00 CET Knockaert  20', 76' Report Attendance: 6,982
Referee: Thomas Leonard (Lorraine)
9 August Istres0 – 2Le MansStade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer
20:00 CET Report Zito  62'
Lamah  63'		 Attendance: 1,474
Referee: Mikael Lesage (Lower Normandy)
9 August Lens1 – 0ToursStade 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 Guingamp2 – 3 (a.e.t.)LorientStade 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 Nancy1 – 2AuxerreStade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine
21:00 CET Diakité  55' Report Le Tallec  50'
Kossoko  74'		 Attendance: 6,086
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée)
31 August Toulouse1 – 2NiceStadium Municipal, Toulouse
18:00 CET Beauguel  10' Report Civelli  36'
Mounier  47'		 Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)
31 August Le Mans1 – 0AjaccioMMArena, Le Mans
20:00 CET Ekeng-Ekeng  62' Report Attendance: 6,827
Referee: Benoît Millot (Île-de-France)
31 August Montpellier2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		AmiensStade 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 Caen3 – 2BrestStade 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 Dijon3 – 2ValenciennesStade 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 Sedan2 – 0NantesStade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan
20:00 CET Boli  5'
Diallo  77'		 Report Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela (Brittany)
31 August Saint-Étienne3 – 1BordeauxStade 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 Lens1 – 0EvianStade 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 Marseille4 – 0LensStade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:45 CET Gignac  14'
J. Ayew  68'
Rémy  82', 90'		 Report Attendance: 17,972
Referee: Wilfried Bien (Rhône-Alpes)
26 October Dijon3 – 2Paris SGStade 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 Montpellier1 – 2LorientStade 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-Étienne1 – 2LyonStade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
20:50 CET Aubameyang  88' Report Briand  40'
Bastos  72' (pen.)		 Attendance: 25,906
Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)
26 October Auxerre1 – 2 (a.e.t.)CaenStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
20:50 CET Sahar  29' Report Nabab  24', 117' Attendance: 7,628
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (Centre-Ouest)
26 October Nice2 – 1SochauxStade du Ray, Nice
20:50 CET Pentecôte  39', 56' Report Camara  79' Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (Méditerranée)
26 October Lille3 – 1SedanStade 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 Mans0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 1 p)		RennesMMArena, 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 Caen0 – 3MarseilleStade 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 Nice3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)		DijonStade 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 Mans0 – 1LorientMMArena, Le Mans
18:45 CET Report Sunu  71' Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Philippe Malige (Languedoc-Roussillon)
11 January Lyon2 − 1LilleStade 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 Lorient2 – 4 (a.e.t.)LyonStade 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 Marseille2 – 1NiceStade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:50 CET Rémy  16'
Brandão  57'		 Report Mounier  44' Attendance: 12,567
Referee: Clément Turpin (Bourgogne)

Final
Main article: 2012 Coupe de la Ligue Final
14 April Lyon0 – 1 (a.e.t.)MarseilleStade 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
  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.
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See also

References
  1. "Validation du calendrier 2011-2012" (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  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.
  6. "Au programme pour les 16es de finale" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  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.
  9. "Le tirage au sort des demies" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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