2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue

2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Dates14 August 2007 – 29 March 2008
Teams45
Defending championsBordeaux
Final positions
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain (3rd title)
Runner-upLens
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored127 (2.95 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Pauleta (6 goals)

The 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue began on 14 August 2007. The final was held on 29 March 2008 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Bordeaux, who defeated Lyon 1–0 on 31 March 2007. The defending champions were eliminated from the competition on 26 September 2007 by Metz. The 2008 Coupe de la Ligue champions were Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Lens 2–1 in the final to claim their third Coupe de la Ligue trophy and also received a place in the UEFA Cup.

First round

The matches were played on 14 August 2007.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Istres 0–4 Laval
Libourne 1–2 Sète
Créteil 0–3 Clermont
Tours 1–2 Niort
Boulogne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		Angers

Second round

The matches were played on 28 August 2007.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nantes 1–0 Sedan
Le Havre 2–0 Châteauroux
Montpellier 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) 		Dijon
Troyes 2–0 Gueugnon
Amiens 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p) 		Guingamp
Ajaccio 1–2 Clermont
Boulogne 2–0 Reims
Niort 1–0 Grenoble
Sète 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p) 		Brest
Laval 3–1 Bastia

Third round

The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2007.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nancy 3–0 Boulogne
Stade Brestois 1–2 (a.e.t.) Montpellier
Niort 3–2 (a.e.t.) Le Havre
Auxerre 1–0 (a.e.t.) Saint-Étienne
Lens 1–0 Lille
Clermont 0–1 (a.e.t.) Rennes
Lorient 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain
Valenciennes 2–1 Sochaux
Laval 0–1 Le Mans
Bordeaux 1–2 Metz
Toulouse 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p) 		Caen
Troyes 0–1 Nice
Strasbourg 0–2 Amiens
Nantes 2–3 Monaco

Round of 16

The matches were played between 30 October and 1 November 2007.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nancy 1–0 Amiens
Auxerre 6–2 (a.e.t.) Nice
Marseille 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p) 		Metz
Monaco 1–2 Lens
Rennes 0–2 Valenciennes
Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Montpellier
Caen 1–3 Lyon
Niort 0–3 Le Mans

Final draw

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
H Le Mans 1
A Lyon 0
H Le Mans 4
A Lens 5
H Lens 3
A Nancy 0
Lens 1
PSG 2
H Auxerre 1
A Marseille 0
A Auxerre 2
H PSG 3
H PSG 4
A Valenciennes 0

Final draw results

Quarter-finals

16 January 2008 Le Mans 1–0LyonLe Mans
Matsui 29' (Report) Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 7,934
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
16 January 2008 Lens 3–0NancyLens
Demont 16'
Maoulida 44'
Monterrubio 58'		 (Report) Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 18,329
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
16 January 2008 Auxerre 1–0MarseilleAuxerre
Pedretti 90+1' (Report) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 13,006
Referee: Stéphane Bré
16 January 2008 Paris Saint-Germain 4–0ValenciennesParis
Pauleta 2'
Diané 54', 60'
Rothen 67'		 (Report) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 18,771
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux

Semi-finals

26 February 2008 Paris Saint-Germain 3–2AuxerreParis
Yepes 31'
Pauleta 43'
Mendy 79'		 (Report) Landreau 75' (o.g.)
Quercia 90+3'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 32,198
Referee: Éric Poulat
27 February 2008 Le Mans4–5 Lens Le Mans
Gervinho 22'
Yebda 45'
Matsui 66'
Melo 67'		 (Report) Melo 36' (o.g.)
Rémy 45+1'
Dindane 52'
Pelé 64' (o.g.)
Keita 117'		 Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 13,228
Referee: Bertrand Layec

Final

Main article: 2008 Coupe de la Ligue final
Paris Saint-Germain2–1Lens
Pauleta 19'
Mendy 90+3'		 Report Carrière 51'
Attendance: 78,741

Topscorer

Pauleta (6 goals)