The 2003–04
Coupe de la Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in France, French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was est ...
was the 10th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the
Ligue de Football Professionnel
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (, ''Professional Football League''), commonly known as the LFP, is a French governing body that runs the major professional football leagues in France. It was founded in 1944 and serves under the authority o ...
and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.
Monaco
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were the reigning champions, having defeated
Sochaux
Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''.
Economy
Soc ...
4–1 in the previous season's
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
. The previous season's finalists Sochaux returned to the
final
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, defeating
Nantes
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5–4 on penalties to claim their first Coupe de la Ligue.
First round
The matches were contested on 23 and 24 September 2003.
Second round
The matches were contested on 28 and 29 October 2003.
Round of 16
The matches were contested on 16 and 17 December 2003.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were contested on 13 and 14 January 2004.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were contested on 3 and 4 February 2015.
Final
The final was held on 17 April 2004 at the
Stade de France
The Stade de France (, ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the sixth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is used by the France national foot ...
,
Saint-Denis.
See also
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2003–04 Ligue 1
Olympique Lyonnais won Ligue 1 season 2003–04 of the French Association Football League with 79 points.
20 participating clubs
* AC Ajaccio
* Auxerre
* Bastia
* Bordeaux
* Guingamp
* Le Mans
* Lens
* Lille
* Lyon
* Marseille
* Metz
* Mona ...
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2003–04 Ligue 2
The Ligue 2 season 2003–04, organised by the LFP was won by AS Saint-Étienne and saw the promotions of AS Saint-Étienne, SM Caen and FC Istres, whereas ASOA Valence, Besançon RC and FC Rouen were relegated to National.
20 participating tea ...
References
Coupe de la Ligue seasons
France
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League Cup
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