Coupe de la Ligue

France’s lesser league cup. Last winner: Bordeaux, 2007

November 1st, 2007

League Cup: Business As Painfully Usual

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The Round of 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue rounded to a close today, with Le Mans beating Ligue 2 misfit Chamois Niortais. Here’s a rundown of what went down and what is scheduled to go down in the quarter finals.
Lyon laid down the law against upstarts Caen yesterday, with goals from Bodmer, Keita [...]



October 30th, 2007

League Cup: Thrills,Spills and 13 Goals in 3 Matches

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I say it way too often: Nobody cares about la Coupe de la Ligue. Well, results like the ones we witnessed today might be enough for me to reconsider that statement. While we’re still waiting for the other five matches to be played (tomorrow and thursday), the three today earned the right to be talked [...]

September 19th, 2007

The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.09.19)

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The big news on the French football front today was of course Lyon’s slap-in-the-face trip to Barcelona, but let’s not forget the other goings-on around the league, with other clubs gearing up for their UEFA Cup matches tomorrow, Ligue 2’s Week 7, and what Raymond Domenech has to say about Marseille’s chances in the Champions [...]

March 31st, 2007

My Coupe runneth over: The Lyon sleeps tonight, Bordeaux wins the Cup

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It’s become somewhat of a tradition since Lyon started their Ligue 1 dominance all those years ago. That of Lyon not being able to win a Cup, regardless of their brilliance in the league. I’ll hand it to them, they came pretty damn close this time, but no cigar. It’ll be FC Girondins de Bordeaux [...]

March 30th, 2007

My Coupe runneth over: League Cup Final! Preview!

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As Bob reported yesterday, League Cups could be on their way to getting a little more attention in years to come. This sets the stage for the grand finale of the Who Cares Cup, aka la Coupe de la Ligue. Pitting the top two finishers from last year, it will make for a more interesting [...]



January 17th, 2007

My Coupe runneth over: There, Laurie, just for you

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Please excuse the title if you’re not familiar with my ever-so-obssesive sister-in-blog Laurie at WBC. But the fact of the matter is, when Juninho, Coupet, Benzema (hopefully) and Mavuba participate in the League Cup Final, I think the only way Laurie could be happier with this matchup is if Zidane reffed it.
Sure enough, the [...]

December 20th, 2006

My Coupe runneth over: Lyon, check. A team you’ve never heard of, check.

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In the Coupe de la Ligue action this week, we saw Bordeaux beat Saint-Étienne in extra time and Le Mans eliminate Sochaux on the road, to reach their second consecutive semi-final.
Lyon, who drew defending champion Nancy, had work to do (believe it or not) and got it done. After a scoreless first half, Malouda opened [...]

October 25th, 2006

Round of 16 - League Cup

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We’re down to eight teams in the cup that no one cares about. Not too many surprises, but it wouldn’t be a cup day without a few, wouldn’t it? Monaco travelled to Ligue 2 pensionary Reims under their new head coach hoping to start anew. Sorry guys. The team ranked seventh in the second division [...]




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