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# TeamsNew Teams Entering This RoundTeams From Previous RoundFormat
1st Round2424 FRA2 (Ligue 2) teamsNone12 Knockout matches
2nd Round12None12 winners from 1st Round6 Knockout matches
3rd Round (Round of 20)2014 FRA1 (Ligue 1) teams "not" competing in the UEFACL and UEFAEL6 winners from 2nd Round10 Knockout matches
Round of 16166 FRA1 (Ligue 1) teams competing in the UEFACL and UEFAEL10 winners from 3rd Round8 Knockout matches
Quarterfinals8None8 winners from Round of 164 Knockout matches
Semifinals4None4 winners from Quarterfinals2 Knockout matches
Final2None2 winners from Semifinals1 Knockout match played at a neutral site

Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 30 Mar 2019
 RC Strasbourg (FRA1) 00 EA Guingamp (FRA1)Stade Pierre-Mauroy
 RC Strasbourg wins on PKs (4-1) 

Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
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

DateHome Status RoadVenue
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

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 18 Dec 2018
 US Orléans (FRA2) 12 Paris Saint-Germain (FRA1)Stade de la Source
Wed - 19 Dec 2018
 Amiens SC (FRA1) 23 Lyon (FRA1)Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne
 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
 Dijon FCO (FRA1) 01 Bordeaux (FRA1)Stade Gaston Gérard
 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

DateHome Status RoadVenue
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) 
 Dijon FCO (FRA1) 31 SM Caen (FRA1)Stade Gaston Gérard
 FC Metz (FRA2) 12 Amiens SC (FRA1)Stade Saint-Symphorien
 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

DateHome Status RoadVenue
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
 RC Lens (FRA2) 11 FC Metz (FRA2)Stade Bollaert-Delelis
 FC Metz advances on PKs (5-3) 

1st Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 14 Aug 2018
 Tours FC (FRA) 01 RC Lens (FRA2)Stade de la Vallée du Cher
 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