Coupe de La Ligue
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
France
Abbreviation
FRACUP2
Summary
The 2018-2019 Coupe de La Ligue (FRACUP2) is the 2nd most prestigious football club tournament in France. All 44 teams from Ligue 1 (FRA1) and Ligue 2 (FRA2) participated. The Final was held on 29 March 2019 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Paris St-Germain (FRA1) is the defending FRACUP2 champion.
All rounds/matches are "Knockout" matches. If a match is still tied after regulation time, no extra time periods are played and the teams go directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - France
Abbrev | League | # Teams |
---|---|---|
FRA1 | Ligue 1 Conforma | 20 |
FRA2 | Domino's Ligue 2 | 20 |
FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 64 |
FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 168 |
Competition Structure
Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | 24 | 24 FRA2 (Ligue 2) teams | None | 12 Knockout matches |
2nd Round | 12 | None | 12 winners from 1st Round | 6 Knockout matches |
3rd Round (Round of 20) | 20 | 14 FRA1 (Ligue 1) teams "not" competing in the UEFACL and UEFAEL | 6 winners from 2nd Round | 10 Knockout matches |
Round of 16 | 16 | 6 FRA1 (Ligue 1) teams competing in the UEFACL and UEFAEL | 10 winners from 3rd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Sat - 30 Mar 2019
RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | 00 | EA Guingamp (FRA1) | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | |||
RC Strasbourg wins on PKs (4-1) |
Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 29 Jan 2019
EA Guingamp (FRA1) | 22 | AS Monaco FC (FRA1) | Stade du Roudourou | |||
EA Guingamp advances on PKs (5-4) |
Wed - 30 Jan 2019
RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | 32 | Bordeaux (FRA1) | Stade de la Meinau |
Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 8 Jan 2019
Lyon (FRA1) | 12 | RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | Groupama Stadium |
Wed - 9 Jan 2019
AS Monaco FC (FRA1) | 11 | Stade Rennais FC (FRA1) | Stade Louis II | |||
AS Monaco FC advances on PKs (8-7) |
Bordeaux (FRA1) | 10 | Le Havre AC (FRA2) | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux |
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) | 12 | EA Guingamp (FRA1) | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Round of 16
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 18 Dec 2018
US Orléans (FRA2) | 12 | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1) | Stade de la Source |
Wed - 19 Dec 2018
OGC Nice (FRA1) | 00 | EA Guingamp (FRA1) | Allianz Riviera | |||
EA Guingamp advances on PKs (3-1) |
AS Monaco FC (FRA1) | 10 | FC Lorient (FRA2) | Stade Louis II |
Stade Rennais FC (FRA1) | 21 | FC Nantes (FRA1) | Roazhon Park |
Marseille (FRA1) | 11 | RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | Orange Vélodrome | |||
RC Strasbourg advances on PKs (4-2) |
Le Havre AC (FRA2) | 21 | Nîmes Olympique (FRA1) | Stade Océane |
Round of 20
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 30 Oct 2018
Montpellier HSC (FRA1) | 03 | FC Nantes (FRA1) | Stade de la Mosson |
RC Strasbourg (FRA1) | 20 | Lille (FRA1) | Stade de la Meinau |
Wed - 31 Oct 2018
OGC Nice (FRA1) | 32 | AJ Auxerre (FRA2) | Stade des Costières |
Toulouse FC (FRA1) | 01 | FC Lorient (FRA2) | Stadium de Toulouse |
Stade de Reims (FRA1) | 11 | US Orléans (FRA2) | Stade Auguste Delaune II | |||
US Orléans advances on PKs (3-2) |
EA Guingamp (FRA1) | 00 | Angers SCO (FRA1) | Stade du Roudourou | |||
EA Guingamp advances on PKs (3-2) |
Le Havre AC (FRA2) | 20 | Troyes (FRA2) | Stade Océane |
Tue - 27 Nov 2018
Nîmes Olympique (FRA1) | 11 | AS Saint-Étienne (FRA1) | Stade des Costières | |||
Nîmes Olympique advances on PKs (4-2) |
2nd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 28 Aug 2018
AC Ajaccio (FRA2) | 01 | FC Lorient (FRA2) | Stade François Coty |
Le Havre AC (FRA2) | 33 | Stade Brestois 29 (FRA2) | Stade Océane | |||
Le Havre AC advances on PKs (6-5) |
Troyes (FRA2) | 31 | Clermont Foot (FRA2) | Stade de l'Aube |
AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA2) | 11 | US Orléans (FRA2) | Stade Marcel Picot | |||
US Orléans advances on PKs (5-3) |
AJ Auxerre (FRA2) | 21 | LB Châteauroux (FRA2) | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
1st Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 14 Aug 2018
FC Sochaux (FRA2) | 11 | Stade Brestois 29 (FRA2) | Stade Auguste Bonal | |||
Stade Brestois 29 advances on PKs (4-3) |
Stade Laval (FRA) | 03 | Clermont Foot (FRA2) | Stade Francis Le Basser |
Le Havre AC (FRA2) | 20 | FC Bourg-Péronnas (FRA) | Stade Océane |
AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA2) | 10 | Red Star FC (FRA2) | Stade Marcel Picot |
FC Metz (FRA2) | 21 | Grenoble Foot 38 (FRA2) | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
US Quevilly (FRA) | 12 | Troyes (FRA2) | Stade Robert Diochon |
Paris FC (FRA2) | 00 | AC Ajaccio (FRA2) | Stade Charléty | |||
AC Ajaccio advances on PKs (4-3) |
LB Châteauroux (FRA2) | 10 | Chamois Niortais FC (FRA2) | Stade Gaston Petit |
US Orléans (FRA2) | 11 | Beziers (FRA2) | Stade de la Source | |||
US Orléans advances on PKs (6-5) |
AJ Auxerre (FRA2) | 31 | GFC Ajaccio (FRA2) | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Valenciennes FC (FRA2) | 01 | FC Lorient (FRA2) | Stade du Hainaut |