2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue was the 25th year for the league cup competition held in France. Forty-four clubs participated in the competition.[1]

2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
CountryFrance
Dates14 August 2018 – 30 March 2019
Teams44
Final positions
ChampionsStrasbourg (4th title)
Runner-upGuingamp
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored75 (1.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sixteen players
(2 goals each)

Strasbourg won their fourth Coupe de la Ligue title (their first in fourteen years) following a 4–1 win on penalties over Guingamp in the final.

Paris Saint-Germain were the five-time defending champions after winning the cup in the previous five seasons, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a 2–1 loss to Guingamp.[2]

First round

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Twelve first round matches were played on 14 August 2018.[3]

14 August 2018 Tours (3)0–1 Lens (2) Tours
18:30 CEST Report Sagnan   90+3' Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
14 August 2018 Le Havre (2) 2–0Bourg-Péronnas (3)Le Havre
20:00 CEST Thiaré   15', 63' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
14 August 2018 Nancy (2) 1–0Red Star (2)Nancy
20:00 CEST Bassouamina   1' Report Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: William Lavis
14 August 2018 Metz (2) 2–1Grenoble (2)Metz
20:00 CEST Niane   71' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.) Report Chergui   17' Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 9,494
Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari
14 August 2018 Quevilly-Rouen (3)1–2 Troyes (2) Petit-Quevilly
20:00 CEST Rogie   30' Report Tchimbenbe   42'
Raveloson   45+1'
Stadium: Stade Amable-et-Micheline-Lozai
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Aurélien Petit
14 August 2018 Paris FC (2)0–0
(3–4 p)
Ajaccio (2) Paris
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stade Charléty
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
Penalties
Gbelle  
Azevedo  
Kouamé  
López  
Bong  
  Mendes
  Nouri
  Laçi
  Cabit
14 August 2018 Châteauroux (2) 1–0Niort (2)Châteauroux
20:00 CEST Livolant   25' Report Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Attendance: 2,317
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
14 August 2018 Orléans (2) 1–1
(6–5 p)
Béziers (2)Orléans
20:00 CEST Ziani   80' (pen.) Report Sidibé   19' Stadium: Stade de la Source
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
Penalties
Bouby  
Le Tallec  
Tell  
El Khoumisti  
Ziani  
Demoncy  
Furtado  
  Elissalt
  Nouri
  Etou
  Sidibé
  Sissoko
  Cidinho
  Lingani
14 August 2018 Auxerre (2) 3–1Gazélec Ajaccio (2)Auxerre
20:00 CEST Mancini   40', 49'
Bizet   90+3'
Report Gomis   45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 4,454
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
14 August 2018 Laval (3)0–3 Clermont (2) Laval
20:00 CEST Report Pereira Lage   26', 51'
Bayo   62'
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
14 August 2018 Sochaux (2)1–1
(3–4 p)
Brest (2) Montbéliard
20:00 CEST Chardonnet   73' (o.g.) Report Autret   25' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Romain Delpech
Penalties
Robinet  
Gomes  
Demirović  
Nando  
Sané  
Pendant  
  Autret
  Chardonnet
  Butin
  Pi
  Charbonnier
  Diallo
14 August 2018 Valenciennes (2)0–1 Lorient (2) Valenciennes
20:45 CEST Report Edjouma   26' Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 4,735
Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Second round

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Six second round matches were played on 28 August 2018.[4]

28 August 2018 Ajaccio (2)0–1 Lorient (2) Ajaccio
18:30 CEST Report Courtet   21' Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Benoît Millot
28 August 2018 Le Havre (2) 3–3
(6–5 p)
Brest (2)Le Havre
20:00 CEST Gory   20', 35'
Moussiti-Oko   49'
Report Chardonnet   66'
Autret   67'
Castelletto   70'
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Penalties
Mayembo  
Basque  
Ferhat  
Özdemir  
Moussiti-Oko  
Lekhal  
Assifuah  
  Autret
  Chardonnet
  Butin
  Belkebla
  Charbonnier
  Pi
  Bernard
28 August 2018 Nancy (2)1–1
(3–5 p)
Orléans (2) Nancy
20:00 CEST Bassouamina   75' Report Demoncy   60' Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 7,296
Referee: Faouzi Benchabane
Penalties
Dalé  
Muratori  
Marchetti  
Diagne  
  Bouby
  Demoncy
  Tell
  Monfray
  El Khoumisti
28 August 2018 Auxerre (2) 2–1Châteauroux (2)Auxerre
20:00 CEST Souprayen   38'
Marcelin   53'
Report Diarra   23' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 4,281
Referee: William Lavis
28 August 2018 Troyes (2) 3–1Clermont (2)Troyes
20:00 CEST Ben Saada   10'
Tinhan   49'
Mbeumo   66'
Report Ogier   65' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 2,805
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
28 August 2018 Lens (2)1–1
(3–5 p)
Metz (2) Lens
20:45 CEST Ba   86' Report Jallow   45' Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 14,963
Referee: Olivier Thual
Penalties
Ba  
Fortuné  
Chouiar  
Gomis  
  Niane
  Gakpa
  Balliu
  Rivierez
  Diallo

Third round

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The draw for the third round matches was held on 12 September 2018.

30 October 2018 Montpellier (1)0–3 Nantes (1) Montpellier
18:45 CET Report Coulibaly   58'
Waris   80'
Sala   90+4'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 6,774
Referee: Olivier Thual
30 October 2018 Strasbourg (1) 2–0Lille (1)Strasbourg
21:05 CET Fofana   13'
Liénard   81'
Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 16,821
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
31 October 2018 Nice (1) 3–2Auxerre (2)Nice
18:45 CET Maolida   16'
Walter   41', 80' (pen.)
Report Dugimont   29'
Philippoteaux   82'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,701
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
31 October 2018 Metz (2)1–2 Amiens (1) Metz
21:05 CET Rivière   70' Report Niane   5' (o.g.)
Otero   72'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
31 October 2018 Le Havre (2) 2–0Troyes (2)Le Havre
21:05 CET Lekhal   25'
Bonnet   30'
Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
31 October 2018 Toulouse (1)0–1 Lorient (2) Toulouse
21:05 CET Report Bila   74' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 8,445
Referee: Florent Batta
31 October 2018 Guingamp (1) 0–0
(3–2 p)
Angers (1)Guingamp
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 11,630
Referee: Karim Abed
Penalties
Eboa Eboa  
Coco  
Ngbakoto  
Fofana  
Blas  
  Kanga
  Capelle
  Bertrand
  Santamaria
  Fulgini
31 October 2018 Dijon (1) 3–1Caen (1)Dijon
21:05 CET Saïd   3', 79'
Sliti   7'
Report Khaoui   50' Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 10,193
Referee: Johan Hamel
31 October 2018 Reims (1)1–1
(2–3 p)
Orléans (2) Reims
21:05 CET Ojo   88' Report Tell   61' Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 5,237
Referee: William Lavis
Penalties
Chavarría  
Kamara  
Oudin  
Ojo  
Fontaine  
  Lecoeuche
  Demoncy
  Tell
  Le Tallec
  Cambon
27 November 2018 Nîmes (1) 1–1
(4–2 p)
Saint-Étienne (1)Nîmes
19:00 CET Bouanga   90' Report Berić   81' Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Mikaël Lesage
Penalties
Savanier  
Bobichon  
Bouanga  
Alioui  
Bozok  
  Khazri
  M'Vila
  Salibur
  Polomat

Round of 16

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The draw for the Round of 16 matches was held on 14 November 2018.

18 December 2018 Orléans (2)1–2 Paris Saint-Germain (1) Orléans
21:00 CET Lopy   69' Report Cavani   41'
Diaby   81'
Stadium: Stade de la Source
Attendance: 7,812
Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
19 December 2018 Amiens (1)2–3 Lyon (1) Amiens
18:45 CET Denayer   70' (o.g.)
Timité   90+1'
Report Dembélé   20' (pen.)
Traoré   45+2'
Terrier   60'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Attendance: 7,327
Referee: Karim Abed
19 December 2018 Marseille (1)1–1
(2–4 p)
Strasbourg (1) Marseille
21:05 CET Luiz Gustavo   80' Report Martin   18' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Penalties
Lopez  
Payet  
Luiz Gustavo  
Rami  
  Liénard
  Thomasson
  Mothiba
  Martin
19 December 2018 Nice (1)0–0
(1–3 p)
Guingamp (1) Nice
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 12,714
Referee: Mikael Lesage
Penalties
Lees-Melou  
Dante  
Walter  
Jallet  
  Mendy
  Eboa Eboa
  Ngbakoto
19 December 2018 Monaco (1) 1–0Lorient (2)Monaco
21:05 CET Biancone   70' Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,068
Referee: Benoît Millot
19 December 2018 Rennes (1) 2–1Nantes (1)Rennes
21:05 CET Mexer   60'
Da Silva   89'
Report Waris   49' Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 19,435
Referee: Benoît Bastien
19 December 2018 Dijon (1)0–1 Bordeaux (1) Dijon
21:05 CET Report Bašić   66' Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Florent Batta
19 December 2018 Le Havre (2) 2–1Nîmes (1)Le Havre
21:05 CET Kadewere   33'
Bonnet   58'
Report Bobichon   38' Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: François Letexier

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-final matches was held on 19 December 2018.

8 January 2019 Lyon (1)1–2 Strasbourg (1) Lyon
21:00 CET Traoré   49' Report Ajorque   26' (pen.)
Koné   52'
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 21,721
Referee: Clément Turpin
9 January 2019 Monaco (1) 1–1
(8–7 p)
Rennes (1)Monaco
18:45 CET Lopes   54' Report Bourigeaud   30' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,022
Referee: Amaury Delerue
Penalties
Pelé  
Tielemans  
Aït Bennasser  
Isidor  
Glik  
Naldo  
Diop  
Lopes  
Serrano  
Henrichs  
L. Badiashile  
  Niang
  Grenier
  Ben Arfa
  André
  Zeffane
  Da Silva
  Sarr
  Bourigeaud
  Mexer
  Traoré
  Koubek
9 January 2019 Paris Saint-Germain (1)1–2 Guingamp (1) Paris
21:05 CET Neymar   63' Report Ngbakoto   83' (pen.)
Thuram   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,576
Referee: Benoît Bastien
9 January 2019 Bordeaux (1) 1–0Le Havre (2)Bordeaux
21:05 CET Kalu   70' Report Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-final matches was held on 10 January 2019.

29 January 2019 Guingamp (1) 2–2
(5–4 p)
Monaco (1)Guingamp
21:05 CET Mendy   46'
Thuram   55'
Report Lopes   18'
Golovin   24'
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 11,216
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Penalties
Rodelin  
Roux  
Eboa Eboa  
Rebocho  
Thuram  
Phiri  
Coco  
  Fàbregas
  Ballo-Touré
  Jemerson
  Henrichs
  Glik
  Sidibé
  Diop
30 January 2019 Strasbourg (1) 3–2Bordeaux (1)Strasbourg
18:45 CET Ajorque   49'
Mothiba   55', 60'
Report Sankharé   14'
Briand   82'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,090
Referee: Antony Gautier

Final

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Strasbourg0–0 (a.e.t.)Guingamp
Report
Penalties
4–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "COUPE DE LA LIGUE: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "PSG vs. Monaco 3 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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