2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2005-06 Coupe de la Ligue, a knockout cup competition in French football organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, began on 20 September 2005. The final was held on 22 April 2006 at the Stade de France. AS Nancy defeated Nice 2-1 in the final. The defending champions RC Strasbourg were eliminated from the competition on 26 October 2005 by SM Caen.

First round[]

20 September 2005
Chateauroux	1-0 (a.e.t.)	Stade Brest 29
Angers SCO	2-3	Laval
Guingamp	3-1	FC Sete
Montpellier HSC	1-1 (a.e.t.) (6-5 pen)	US Creteil
Dijon	2-1	SC Bastia
FC Gueugnon	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5 pen)	Amiens SC
Clermont	2-1	FC Istres
Stade Reims	0-1	Le Havre
22 September 2005
SM Caen	5-0	Valenciennes FC
Niort	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5 pen)	Sedan

Second round[]

25 October 2005
FC Lorient	5-4 (a.e.t.) (3-2 pen)	Amiens SC
Nantes	1-1 (a.e.t.) (4-3 pen)	Lyon
26 October 2005
Bordeaux	1-0	Marseille
Le Mans Union Club 72	2-1	Clermont
OGC Nice	2-0 (a.e.t.)	Chateauroux
AS Monaco	1-0	Dijon
Laval	0-1	Guingamp
Le Havre	0-1 (a.e.t.)	Toulouse FC
Montpellier HSC	1-0	Rennes
AC Ajaccio	4-2 (a.e.t.)	Grenoble
AS Nancy	1-0	Sochaux
RC Lens	2-3	AJ Auxerre
Sedan	1-0	FC Metz
Saint-Etienne	0-2	LOSC Lille
SM Caen	1-0	RC Strasbourg
PSG	4-1	Troyes AC

Third round[]

• 21 December 2005 Toulouse FC 2 - 0 Paris Saint-Germain
• 21 December 2005 Montpellier HSC 0 - 1 AC Ajaccio
• 21 December 2005 AS Nancy Lorraine 1 - 0 FC Lorient
• 21 December 2005 AS Monaco 1 - 0 LOSC
• 21 December 2005 AJ Auxerre 1 - 1 a.e.t. (1-4 pens) Le Mans UC 72
• 20 December 2005 EA Guingamp 2 - 0 SM Caen
• 20 December 2005 OGC Nice 2 - 0 CS Sedan
• 20 December 2005 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3 - 1 FC Nantes

Final draw[]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

H

AS Nancy

1

A

AC Ajaccio

0

H

AS Nancy

2

A

Le Mans

0

H

Guingamp

2

A

Le Mans

3

AS Nancy

2

OGC Nice

1

H

Toulouse FC

0

A

AS Monaco

2

H

AS Monaco

0

A

OGC Nice

1

H

OGC Nice

2

A

Bordeaux

1

Final draw results[]

Quarter-finals[]

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Semi-finals[]

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Final[]

Topscorer[]

Arnaud Gonzalez (3 goals)

External links[]

• Coupe de La Ligue Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French)