football tournament season
2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue Country France Teams 44 Champions Paris Saint-Germain (8th title)Runners-up Monaco Matches played 41 Goals scored 88 (2.15 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Souleymane Camara Radamel Falcao Adrien Hunou (3 goals each)
The 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue was the 24th edition of the French league cup competition. The winners of the league cup earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League starting in the second qualifying round .[1] Forty-four clubs will participate in the competition.[2]
Paris Saint-Germain were the four-time defending champions after winning the cup in the previous four seasons, and they won a fifth consecutive title and eighth title overall by defeating Monaco 3–0 in the final .[3]
First round [ ]
Eleven first round matches were played on 8 August 2017.[4] The twelfth scheduled match was awarded to Nancy as a walkover after Bastia had their professional status removed by the FFF , and thereby did not qualify to participate according to the rules of the competition.[5]
Red Star (3) v Auxerre (2)
Second round [ ]
Six second round matches were played between the first round winners on 22 August 2017.[6] [7]
Lorient (2) v Lens (2)
22 August 2017 Lorient (2) 3–2 Lens (2)show Lorient 18:30 CEST
Bouanga 22' Moreira 23' Cabot 29'
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Koukou 37' López 45+2'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 7,790 Referee: Thomas Léonard
Paris FC (2) v Clermont (2)
Valenciennes (2) v Reims (2)
Third round [ ]
The draw for the third round matches was held on 20 September 2017. Two matches were played on 24 October 2017 and eight matches were played on 25 October 2017.[8] [9]
Lorient (2) v Caen (1)
24 October 2017 Lorient (2)0–1 Caen (1) show Lorient 18:45 CEST
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Kouakou 43'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 8,862 Referee: Karim Abed
Guingamp (1) v Montpellier (1)
24 October 2017 Guingamp (1)0–2 Montpellier (1) show Guingamp 21:05 CEST
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Camara 20' Ninga 71'
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,318 Referee: Benoît Millot
Lille (1) v Valenciennes (2)
Angers (1) v Nancy (2)
25 October 2017 Angers (1) 3–2 Nancy (2)show Angers 21:05 CEST
Ciss 12' Guillaume 17' Pavlović 90+3'
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Eler 58' Dembélé 59'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 9,802 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
Metz (1) v Red Star (3)
25 October 2017 Metz (1) 1–0 Red Star (3)show Metz [A] 21:05 CEST
Dossevi 65'
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Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Toulouse (1) v Clermont (2)
25 October 2017 Toulouse (1) 4–2 Clermont (2)show Toulouse 21:05 CEST
Moubandje 21' Sanogo 25' Gradel 39' Toivonen 58'
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Dugimont 29' Doré 31'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Sébastien Desiage
Notes
^ Location of match reversed after original draw.
Round of 16 [ ]
The draw for the Round of 16 matches was held on 8 November 2017.[10] [9]
Toulouse (1) v Bordeaux (1)
12 December 2017 Toulouse (1) 2–0 Bordeaux (1)show Toulouse 18:45 (UTC+1 )
Gradel 36' (pen. ) Toivonen 53'
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Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 8,851 Referee: Antony Gautier
Monaco (1) v Caen (1)
12 December 2017 Monaco (1) 2–0 Caen (1)show Monaco 21:05 (UTC+1 )
Carrillo 33' Falcao 85'
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,834 Referee: Thomas Léonard
Angers (1) v Metz (1)
12 December 2017 Angers (1) 1–0 Metz (1)show Angers 21:05 (UTC+1 )
Fulgini 52'
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Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 4,109 Referee: Olivier Thual
Rennes (1) v Marseille (1)
13 December 2017 Rennes (1) 2–2 (4–3 p ) Marseille (1)show Rennes 18:45 (UTC+1 )
André 23' Khazri 57'
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Mitroglou 13' Germain 80'
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 22,906 Referee: Johan Hamel Penalties
Khazri André Gnagnon Gelin Bourigeaud
Germain Mitroglou Ocampos Sarr Sanson
Strasbourg (1) v Paris Saint-Germain (1)
13 December 2017 Strasbourg (1)2–4 Paris Saint-Germain (1) show Strasbourg 21:05 (UTC+1 )
Grimm 36' Blayac 88'
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Salmier 13' (o.g. ) Di María 25' Dani Alves 62' Draxler 78'
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,349 Referee: Mikael Lesage
Montpellier (1) v Lyon (1)
13 December 2017 Montpellier (1) 4–1 Lyon (1)show Montpellier 21:05 (UTC+1 )
Camara 17' , 22' Sambia 45+1' Bérigaud 86' (pen. )
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Maolida 10'
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 7,447 Referee: Jérôme Brisard
Quarter-finals [ ]
The draw for the quarter-final matches was held on 13 December 2017.
Rennes (1) v Toulouse (1)
Amiens (1) v Paris Saint-Germain (1)
10 January 2018 Amiens (1)0–2 Paris Saint-Germain (1) show Amiens 21:05 (UTC+1 )
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Neymar 53' (pen. ) Rabiot 78'
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 9,222 Referee: Nicolas Rainville
Angers (1) v Montpellier (1)
10 January 2018 Angers (1)0–1 Montpellier (1) show Angers 21:05 (UTC+1 )
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Mbenza 86'
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Semi-finals [ ]
The draw for the semi-final matches was held on 10 January 2018.
Rennes (1) v Paris Saint-Germain (1)
30 January 2018 Rennes (1)2–3 Paris Saint-Germain (1) show Rennes 21:05 (UTC+1 )
Sakho 85' Prcić 90+2'
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Meunier 24' Marquinhos 53' Lo Celso 58'
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,620 Referee: Mikael Lesage
Monaco (1) v Montpellier (1)
31 January 2018 Monaco (1) 2–0 Montpellier (1)show Monaco 21:05 (UTC+1 )
Falcao 15' , 29'
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Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,024 Referee: Amaury Delerue
Final [ ]
Main article: 2018 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The final was held on 31 March 2018 at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux .
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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