The 2009 Trophée des Champions Final was a
football
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match that was played on 25 July 2009. The match was contested between the winners of
2008–09 Coupe de France
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,
En Avant Guingamp
En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional Football in France, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club wa ...
, and the
2008–09 Ligue 1
The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May ...
champions,
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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. The match was played, for the first time, on international soil at the
Olympic Stadium
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in
Montreal
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, Canada with the objective being to promote
French professional football abroad.
Le Trophée des Champions 2009 aura lieu à Montréal le dimanche 25 juillet
Bordeaux captured their 3rd Trophée des Champions
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overall and their second straight after defeating Guingamp 2–0 with goals from the Argentine Fernando Cavenaghi
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in the 39th minute and the Brazilian Fernando Menegazzo
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in the 90th minute.
Match details
See also
*2008–09 Ligue 1
The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May ...
*2008–09 Coupe de France
The 2008–09 Coupe de France was the 92nd season of the French most prestigious cup competition and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as seven teams from overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martini ...
References
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Match statistics
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2009–10 in French football
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FC Girondins de Bordeaux matches
En Avant Guingamp matches
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