The Coupe de la Ligue was a knockout cup competition in French football organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and comprises clubs of France's top football division, Ligue 1, France's second division, Ligue 2, and the third division, the Championnat National. The current competition was established relatively late in 1994 but another competition named Coupe de la Ligue existed from 1963 to 1965 and in 1982, a Coupe d'Été (later also called Coupe de la Ligue) was held before the start of the French league season. It was abolished after the 2019–20 season to reduce fixture congestion.
The most successful club in the history of the modern Coupe de la Ligue was Paris Saint-Germain, who won the cup nine times. Paris Saint-Germain also made the most appearances in the final, with ten. The venue for the final was the Parc des Princes for its first three years, until it was moved to the Stade de France. In September 2016, the LFP voted for the next three finals to be at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, and the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, respectively. In 2000, Gueugnon became the first team outside the top French league to win the tournament.
Previous formats (since 1963–1994)
Coupe de la Ligue (1963–1965)
FinalWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance1964StrasbourgRouenStade de la Meinau7,4941965NantesToulonParc des Princes4,249
Coupe d'Été (1982)
FinalWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance1982LavalNancyStade de Paris1,041
Coupe de la Ligue (1984–1994) FinalWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance1984LavalMonacoStade Auguste Delaune5,0001986MetzCannesStade Pierre de Coubertin7,0001991Reims *0–0 *NiortStade René Gaillard1,7241992MontpellierAngersStade Jean-Bouin4,8821994LensMontpellierStade Félix Bollaert6,000
Finals (since 1995)
FinalWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance1995Paris Saint-GermainBastiaParc des Princes24,6631996Metz *0–0 *LyonParc des Princes45,3681997Strasbourg *0–0 *BordeauxParc des Princes39,8781998Paris Saint-Germain *2–2 *BordeauxStade de France77,7001999LensMetzStade de France78,1802000GueugnonParis Saint-GermainStade de France75,4002001Lyon †2–1 †MonacoStade de France78,0002002BordeauxLorientStade de France75,9232003MonacoSochauxStade de France75,3792004Sochaux *1–1 *NantesStade de France78,4092005StrasbourgCaenStade de France78,7322006NancyNiceStade de France76,8302007BordeauxLyonStade de France79,0722008Paris Saint-GermainLensStade de France78,7412009BordeauxVannesStade de France75,8222010MarseilleBordeauxStade de France72,7492011MarseilleMontpellierStade de France78,5112012Marseille †1–0 †LyonStade de France78,8772013Saint-ÉtienneRennesStade de France79,0872014Paris Saint-GermainLyonStade de France78,4892015Paris Saint-GermainBastiaStade de France72,0002016Paris Saint-GermainLilleStade de France68,6402017Paris Saint-GermainMonacoParc Olympique Lyonnais57,8412018Paris Saint-GermainMonacoNouveau Stade de Bordeaux41,2482019Strasbourg *0–0 *GuingampStade Pierre-Mauroy49,1612020Paris Saint-Germain *0–0 *LyonStade de France3,500
Key †Match went to extra time*Match decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra time
Performance by team The statistics includes all predecessors (marked in italics). TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-upParis Saint-Germain911995, 1998, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20202000Strasbourg401964, 1997, 2005, 2019—Bordeaux332002, 2007, 20091997, 1998, 2010Marseille302010, 2011, 2012—Metz211986, 19961999Lens211994, 19992008Laval201982, 1984—Lyon1520011996, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2020Monaco1420031984, 2001, 2017, 2018Montpellier1219921994, 2011Nantes1119652004Sochaux1120042003Nancy1120061982Reims101991—Gueugnon102000—Saint-Étienne102013—Bastia02—1995, 2015Rouen01—1964Toulon01—1965Cannes01—1986Niort01—1991Angers01—1992Lorient01—2002Caen01—2005Nice01—2006Vannes01—2009Rennes01—2013Lille01—2016Guingamp01—2019
Notes
A. : Reims won the 1991 final 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out. B. : Metz won the 1996 final 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out. C. : Strasbourg won the 1997 final 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out. D. : Paris Saint-Germain won the 1998 final 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. E. : Sochaux won the 2004 final 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out. F. : Strasbourg won the 2019 final 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out. G. : Paris Saint-Germain won the 2020 final 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out.
References General
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External links
Coupe de la Ligue website