The 2010–11

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was the 17th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were

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, who defeated

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3–1 in the 2009–10 edition of

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. The competition was organized by the

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and was open to the forty-four professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The final was contested on 23 April 2011 at the

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. The winner of the competition qualified for the

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and will be inserted into the

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. Marseille successfully defended its title after defeating Montpellier 1–0 courtesy of a second half goal from

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. The title resulted in Marseille becoming the first club in Coupe de la Ligue history to repeat as champions.

News

On 20 August 2010, the Ligue de Football Professionnel confirmed that the Coupe de la Ligue would utilize the five-referee system that is currently being used in the

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and the

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. The announcement makes the Coupe de la Ligue the first national cup competition in Europe to adopt the system and was approved by the

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(IFAB) on 21 July. The system officially began on 24 August with the start of the second round matches and will be in place until the final in April 2011.

Calendar

First round

The draw for the first and second round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 8 July 2010. The first round featured 24 clubs; the four professional clubs that are currently playing in the

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, the third division of

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, and the 20 clubs that are playing in

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. The matches were played on 30–31 July.

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and

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

's participation in the competition was initially on hold pending approval from the DNCG, however, once each club met the organization's financial and administrative criteria, they were allowed entrance. Due to the unavailability of Évian's temporary stadium, Parc des Sports, the Évian–Strasbourg match was moved to the

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. Source
Ligue de Football Professionnel

Second round

The draw for the second round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 2 August 2010. The second round featured the 12 winning teams from the first round. The matches were played on 24 August. Source
Ligue de Football Professionnel

Third round

The draw for the third round of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 30 August 2010. The third round featured the six winning teams from the second round and the 14 teams from

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who didn't qualify for European competition this season. The matches were played on 21–22 September 2010. Source
Ligue de Football Professionnel

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 28 September 2010. The round featured the ten winning teams from the third round and the six teams that qualified for

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in the 2009–10 season. The matches were played on 26–27 October. Source
Ligue de Football Professionnel

Quarterfinals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Note: Players marked in bold are still playing in the competition.

References

External links

Official site
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