1996–97 Coupe de la Ligue

1996–97 Coupe de la Ligue

French League Cup
Tournament details
Country	France
Dates	28 August 1996 – 12 April 1997
Teams	47
Defending champions	Metz
Final positions
Champions	Strasbourg (1st title)
Runner-up	Bordeaux
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Goals scored	120 (2.61 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	David Zitelli (5 goals)

The 1996–97 Coupe de la Ligue began on 28 August 1996 and the final took place on 12 April 1997 at the Stade de France. Metz were the defending champions, but were knocked-out by Caen in the Round of 16. Strasbourg went on to win the tournament, beating Bordeaux 6–5 on penalties in the final.^[1]

First preliminary round

The match was played on 28 August 1996.^[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Alès	1–2	Nîmes

Second preliminary round

The matches were played on 1 October and 13 November 1996.^[3][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Stade Poitevin	0–1	Dunkerque
Nîmes	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Angers

First round

The matches were played on 23 October and 20 November 1996.^[4][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Nîmes	1–0	Beauvais
Louhans-Cuiseaux	5–1	Gueugnon
Amiens	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Saint-Étienne
Épinal	1–0	Perpignan
Toulouse	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Stade Briochin
Troyes	2–0	Sochaux
Toulon	2–1	Laval
Châteauroux	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Mulhouse
Valence	1–0	Charleville
Red Star	1–4	Lorient
Le Mans	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Martigues
Niort	4–1	Dunkerque

Second round

The matches were played on 10 and 11 December 1996.^[5][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Marseille	3–2	Auxerre
Lyon	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Troyes
Montpellier	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Bastia
Rennes	1–0	Le Havre
Nice	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Caen
Cannes	1–0	Nancy
Niort	0–2	Lens
Metz	2–0	Lorient
Nantes	2–1	Valence
Strasbourg	3–0	Saint-Étienne
Toulon	2–1	Lille
Bordeaux	3–0	Châteauroux
Nîmes	1–0	Guingamp
Le Mans	2–0	Épinal
Toulouse	2–3	Louhans-Cuiseaux

Round of 16

The matches were played on 10, 11, 12 and 15 January 1997.^[6][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Nîmes	0–1	Montpellier
Strasbourg	2–0	Cannes
Toulon	0–1	Lens
Bordeaux	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Marseille
Caen	1–0	Metz
Louhans-Cuiseaux	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Nantes
Le Mans	1–3	Monaco
Rennes	4–3	Lyon

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 28 and 29 January 1997.^[7][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Strasbourg	5–1 (a.e.t.)	Louhans-Cuiseaux
Montpellier	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Rennes
Bordeaux	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Caen
Lens	0–1	Monaco

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 18 and 19 February 1997.^[8][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bordeaux	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Montpellier
Strasbourg	2–1	Monaco

Final

Main article: 1997 Coupe de la Ligue final

The final was played on 12 April 1997 at the Parc des Princes.^[1][2]

12 April 1997

20:45

Strasbourg	0–0	Bordeaux
Penalties
Nouma Suchopárek Ismaël M'Ghoghi Rott Collet Baticle Raschke Petit	6–5	Tholot Gralak Pavon Colleter Luccin Grenet Domoraud Lambourde Diawara

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 39,878

Referee: Philippe Leduc

References

1. "RC Strasbourg - Girondins Bordeaux 6:5 (Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997, Final)". worldfootball.net.
2. "France 1996/97". www.rsssf.org.
3. "Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997 » Preliminary". worldfootball.net.
4. "Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997 » 1. Round". worldfootball.net.
5. "Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997 » 2. Round". worldfootball.net.
6. "Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997 » Round of 16". worldfootball.net.
7. "Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997 » Quarter-finals". worldfootball.net.
8. "Coupe de la Ligue 1996/1997 » Semi-finals". worldfootball.net.