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2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Coupe de la Ligue

| year = 2002–03

| other_title = French League Cup

| country = France

| dates = 11 October 2002 – 17 May 2003

| num_teams = 44

| defending champions = Bordeaux

| champions = Monaco (1st title)

| runner-up = Sochaux

| matches = 43

| goals = 120

| top goal scorer = Six players (3 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 2001–02

| nextseason = 2003–04

}}

The 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue was the 9th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organisation, alongside a further four clubs.

First round

The matches were played on 11 October and 10 December 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/franleagcup03.html|title=France Coupe de la Ligue 2002/03|website=www.rsssf.org}}

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Martigues||3–2 {{aet}}|Reims}}

{{OneLegResult|Amiens||0–1 {{aet}}|Gueugnon}}

{{OneLegResult|Wasquehal||3–1|Laval}}

{{OneLegResult|Metz||0–0 {{aet}}
(4–2 p)|Niort}}

{{OneLegResult|Istres||2–1 {{aet}}|Lorient}}

{{OneLegResult|Nîmes||2–0|Angers}}

{{OneLegResult|Beauvais||2–1 {{aet}}|Caen}}

{{OneLegResult|Saint-Étienne||3–2|Toulouse}}

{{OneLegResult|Créteil||1–0|Clermont}}

{{OneLegResult|Le Mans||3–0|Valence}}

{{OneLegResult|Grenoble||2–0|Cannes}}

{{OneLegResult|Nancy||3–0{{efn|Match was initially played on 6 November, where Nancy won 2–1, but was annulled as 2 Nancy players were ineligible}}|Chateauroux}}

|}

Second round

The matches were played on 7, 8 December 2002 and 18 January 2003.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Istres||1–2|Lille}}

{{OneLegResult|Beauvais||3–3 {{aet}}
(3–1 p)|Lens}}

{{OneLegResult|Sochaux||3–0|Ajaccio}}

{{OneLegResult|Nîmes||1–1 {{aet}}
(4–2 p)|Sedan}}

{{OneLegResult|Le Mans||1–0|Grenoble}}

{{OneLegResult|Créteil||1–0|Nice}}

{{OneLegResult|Martigues||0–1|Metz}}

{{OneLegResult|Montpellier||1–2|Bordeaux}}

{{OneLegResult|Gueugnon||1–1 {{aet}}
(5–4 p)|Rennes}}

{{OneLegResult|Guingamp||1–0|Strasbourg}}

{{OneLegResult|Marseille||5–1|Troyes}}

{{OneLegResult|Lyon||2–0|Bastia}}

{{OneLegResult|Monaco||1–0|Auxerre}}

{{OneLegResult|Saint-Étienne||1–0 {{aet}}|Le Havre}}

{{OneLegResult|Paris Saint-Germain||2–3|Nantes}}

{{OneLegResult|Nancy||1–0|Wasquehal}}

|}

Round of 16

The matches were played on 18, 19 January and 14 February 2003.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult|Sochaux||3–3 {{aet}}
(5–3 p)|Lyon}}

{{OneLegResult|Marseille||4–0|Créteil}}

{{OneLegResult|Saint-Étienne||3–2|Le Mans}}

{{OneLegResult|Guingamp||3–3 {{aet}}
(2–4 p)|Nantes}}

{{OneLegResult|Metz||1–0|Bordeaux}}

{{OneLegResult|Beauvais||0–1|Monaco}}

{{OneLegResult|Lille||0–0 {{aet}}
(3–1 p)|Nîmes}}

{{OneLegResult|Gueugnon||3–2 {{aet}}|Nancy}}

|}

Quarter-finals

{{football box collapsible

|date=4 March 2003

|team1=Saint-Étienne

|score=0–2

|report={{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-viertelfinale-as-saint-etienne-olympique-marseille/|title=AS Saint-Étienne - Olympique Marseille 0:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)|website=worldfootball.net}}

|team2=Marseille

|goals1=

|goals2=Fernandão {{goal|31}}
Sakho {{goal|50}}

|stadium=Stade Geoffroy Guichard

|location=Saint-Étienne

|attendance=32,767

|referee=Pascal Garibian

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=5 March 2003

|team1=Sochaux

|score=1–0

|aet=yes

|report={{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-viertelfinale-fc-sochaux-lille-osc/|title=FC Sochaux - Lille OSC 1:0 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)|website=worldfootball.net}}

|team2=Lille

|goals1=Monsoreau {{goal|104}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stade Auguste Bonal

|location=Montbéliard

|attendance=16,122

|referee=Éric Poulat

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=5 March 2003

|team1=Nantes

|score=0–2

|report={{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-viertelfinale-fc-nantes-fc-metz/|title=FC Nantes - FC Metz 0:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)|website=worldfootball.net}}

|team2=Metz

|goals1=

|goals2=Adebayor {{goal|81|pen.|85}}

|stadium=Stade de la Beaujoire

|location=Nantes

|attendance=26,258

|referee=Pascal Vileo

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=5 March 2003

|team1=Gueugnon

|score=0–5

|report={{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-viertelfinale-fc-gueugnon-as-monaco/|title=FC Gueugnon - AS Monaco 0:5 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Quarter-finals)|website=worldfootball.net}}

|team2=Monaco

|goals1=

|goals2=El Fakiri {{goal|14}}
Squillaci {{goal|39}}
Nonda {{goal|47}}
Gallardo {{goal|74}}
Lanteri {{goal|83}}

|stadium=Stade Jean Laville

|location=Gueugnon

|attendance=7,736

|referee=Damien Ledentu

}}

Semi-finals

{{football box collapsible

|date=15 April 2003

|team1=Sochaux

|score=3–2

|aet=yes

|report={{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-halbfinale-fc-sochaux-fc-metz/|title=FC Sochaux - FC Metz 3:2 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Semi-finals)}}

|team2=Metz

|goals1=Frau {{goal|46||69}}
Monsoreau {{goal|98}}

|goals2=Proment {{goal|27}}
Niang {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Stade Auguste Bonal

|location=Montbéliard

|attendance=19,331

|referee=Laurent Duhamel

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=16 April 2003

|team1=Marseille

|score=0–1

|report={{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-halbfinale-olympique-marseille-as-monaco/|title=Olympique Marseille - AS Monaco 0:1 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Semi-finals)|website=worldfootball.net}}

|team2=Monaco

|goals1=

|goals2=Pršo {{goal|49}}

|stadium=Stade Vélodrome

|location=Marseille

|attendance=44,201

|referee=Alain Sars

}}

Final

{{main|2003 Coupe de la Ligue final}}

The final was held on 17 May 2003 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/coupe-de-la-ligue-2002-2003-finale-as-monaco-fc-sochaux/|title=AS Monaco - FC Sochaux 4:1 (Coupe de la Ligue 2002/2003, Final)|website=worldfootball.net}}

{{:2003 Coupe de la Ligue final}}

Notes

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References

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{{2002–03 in French football}}

{{2002–03 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Coupe de la Ligue}}

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