The 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 19th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 20 April 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Saint-Étienne and Rennes. Marseille were the defending champions, capturing their third title in a row in the 2012 Coupe de la Ligue final, but were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. The winner qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round, depending on their league finish.
Route to the final Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Saint-Étienne Round Rennes Opponent Result 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result Lorient (A) 1–1 Third round Nancy (H) 3–2 Sochaux (A) 3–0 Round of 16 Arles-Avignon (H) 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain (H) 0–0 Quarter-finals Troyes (H) 2–1 Lille (H) 0–0 Semi-finals Montpellier (H) 2–0
Match Details
GK 16 Stéphane RuffierDF 29 François ClercDF 4 Kurt ZoumaDF 20 Jonathan BrisonDF 24 Loïc Perrin (c)MF 10 Renaud CohadeMF 11 Yohan Mollo MF 18 Fabien LemoineMF 19 Josuha GuilavoguiFW 7 Pierre-Emerick AubameyangFW 14 BrandãoSubstitutes:GK 30 Jessy MoulinDF 12 Jean-Pascal MignotDF 13 Faouzi GhoulamDF 26 Moustapha BayalMF 21 Romain Hamouma MF 27 Mathieu BodmerMF 28 Ismaël DiomandeManager: Christophe Galtier GK 1 Benoît CostilDF 29 Romain Danzé (c) DF 25 John BoyeDF 3 Chris MavingaDF 5 Jean-Armel Kana-BiyikMF 15 Jean MakounMF 8 Julien Féret FW 10 Sadio DialloMF 26 Vincent Pajot FW 7 Jonathan PitroipaFW 9 Mevlüt Erdinç Substitutes:GK 16 Abdoulaye DialloDF 4 Onyekachi Apam DF 20 John MensahDF 24 Dimitri FoulquierMF 6 Alou DiarraFW 18 Cheick Diarra FW 21 Víctor Montaño Manager: Frédéric Antonetti
Man of the Match: Brandão (Saint-Étienne)
Assistant referees: Cyril Saint Cricq Lompre (Aquitaine) Guillaume Debart (Picardie) Fourth official: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
See also 2013 Coupe de France final 2012–13 AS Saint-Étienne season
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