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2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue, also known as Coupe de la Ligue BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th and final edition of the league cup competition held in France. The competition began with the preliminary round on 26 July 2019.[1]

Strasbourg were the defending champions after defeating Guingamp in the final of the previous edition,[2] but were eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out to Reims after a goalless draw.[3]

On 18 September 2019, the Ligue de Football Professionnel voted to suspend the competition indefinitely following the 2019–20 edition, in order to "reduce the season schedule".[4]

On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled until September.[5] On 26 June, the FFF announced that the final was rescheduled to 31 July.[6]

Paris Saint-Germain won their ninth Coupe de la Ligue title following a 6–5 win on penalties over Lyon in the final.[7]

Preliminary round

A preliminary round match was played on 26 July 2019.[1]

First round

Twelve first round matches were played on 13 August 2019.[8]

Second round

Six second round matches were played on 27 August 2019.[9]

Third round

The draw for the third round of matches was held on 19 September 2019.[10]

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 matches was held on 12 November 2019.[11]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-final matches was held on 18 December 2019.[12]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-final matches was held on 9 January 2020.[13]

Final

The final was originally scheduled for 4 April 2020 but was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 3,500[note 1]
Referee: Jérôme Brisard

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The final was played in front of 3,500 spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

References

  1. ^ a b "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Feuille de match RC Strasbourg Alsace - EA Guingamp". lfp.fr. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Le Stade de Reims s'invite en demi-finales" (in French). lfp.fr. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "French League Cup to end from 2020 'to reduce season schedule'". BBC Sport. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Calendrier général des compétitions 2020/2021" [General calendar of competitions 2020/2021]. LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "2e tour de la Coupe de la Ligue BKT" (in French). lfp.fr. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Monaco-OM en 16es de Finale" (in French). lfp.fr. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue BKT : Les affiches des 8es de finale" (in French). lfp.fr. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. ^ "PSG-ASSE, L'Affiche Des Quarts De Finale" (in French). lfp.fr. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Tirage au sort : Les affiches des demi-finales" (in French). lfp.fr. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  14. ^ "La finale de la Coupe de la Ligue BKT reportée" (in French). lfp.fr. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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