2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue

2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Tournament details
Country France
Dates1 September 2001 – 20 April 2002
Teams43
Defending championsLyon
Final positions
ChampionsBordeaux (1st title)
Runner-upLorient
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored121 (2.88 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Danijel Ljuboja (5 goals)

The 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue began on 1 September 2001 and the final took place on 20 April 2002 at the Stade de France. Lyon were the defending champions, but were knocked-out by Bordeaux in the Round of 16. Bordeaux went on to win the tournament, beating Lorient 3–0 in the final.[1]

First round

The matches were played on 1 September 2001.[2][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Le Havre 2–1 Wasquehal
Martigues 3–0 Toulouse
Le Mans 2–1 Nice
Laval 1–0 Beauvais
Saint-Étienne 2–0 Gueugnon
Amiens 2–1 Angers
Ajaccio 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p) 		Nîmes
Créteil 4–2 Valence
Cannes 1–0 Grenoble
Louhans-Cuiseaux 2–0 Istres
Strasbourg 3–0 Niort

Second round

The matches were played on 1 and 2 December 2001.[4][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lyon 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		Sochaux
Lorient 5–4 Metz
Nantes 3–2 (a.e.t.) Sedan
Le Mans 2–3 Bastia
Rennes 3–1 Créteil
Lille 0–2 Nancy
Guingamp 4–0 Saint-Étienne
Laval 0–3 Auxerre
Cannes 1–2 Bordeaux
Amiens 2–0 Nîmes
Louhans-Cuiseaux 0–1 Le Havre
Strasbourg 2–0 Caen
Châteauroux 2–1 Martigues
Monaco 4–1 Lens
Troyes 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain
Marseille 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) 		Montpellier

Round of 16

The matches were played on 8, 9 and 16 January 2002.[5][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rennes 2–0 Le Havre
Nantes 1–3 Bastia
Amiens 0–2 Strasbourg
Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Guingamp
Bordeaux 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) 		Lyon
Lorient 1–0 Auxerre
Monaco 2–1 Marseille
Nancy 3–2 Châteauroux

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 26 and 27 January 2002.[6][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bordeaux 2–1 Monaco
Rennes 3–2 Strasbourg
Lorient 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) 		Bastia
Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		Nancy

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2002.[7][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Bordeaux
Lorient 1–0 Rennes

Final

Main article: 2002 Coupe de la Ligue final

The final was played on 20 April 2002 at the Stade de France.[1][3]

Bordeaux3–0Lorient
Pauleta 5', 59'
Meriem 42'
Attendance: 75,923
Referee: Alain Sars

Topscorer

Danijel Ljuboja (5 goals)

References

  1. ^ a b "Girondins Bordeaux - FC Lorient 3:0 (Coupe de la Ligue 2001/2002, Final)". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2001/2002 » 1. Round". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "French League Cup 2001/02". www.rsssf.org.
  4. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2001/2002 » 2. Round". worldfootball.net.
  5. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2001/2002 » Round of 16". worldfootball.net.
  6. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2001/2002 » Quarter-finals". worldfootball.net.
  7. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue 2001/2002 » Semi-finals". worldfootball.net.