2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue, a knockout cup competition in French football organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, began on 20 September 2005. The final was held on 22 April 2006 at the Stade de France. AS Nancy defeated Nice 2–1 in the final. The defending champions RC Strasbourg were eliminated from the competition on 26 October 2005 by SM Caen.

2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Country France
Dates20 September 2005 – 22 April 2006
Teams43
Defending championsStrasbourg
ChampionsNancy (2nd title)
Runners-upNice
Matches played43
Goals scored96 (2.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Arnaud Gonzalez (3 goals)

First round

20 September 2005
Chateauroux 1–0 (a.e.t.) Stade Brest 29
Angers SCO 2–3 Laval
Guingamp 3–1 FC Sete
Montpellier HSC 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 pen) US Creteil
Dijon 2–1 SC Bastia
FC Gueugnon 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen) Amiens SC
Clermont 2–1 FC Istres
Stade Reims 0–1 Le Havre
22 September 2005
SM Caen 5–0 Valenciennes FC
Niort 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen) Sedan

Second round

25 October 2005
FC Lorient 5–4 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen) Amiens SC
Nantes 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen) Lyon
26 October 2005
Bordeaux 1–0 Marseille
Le Mans Union Club 72 2–1 Clermont
OGC Nice 2–0 (a.e.t.) Chateauroux
AS Monaco 1–0 Dijon
Laval 0–1 Guingamp
Le Havre 0–1 (a.e.t.) Toulouse FC
Montpellier HSC 1–0 Rennes
AC Ajaccio 4–2 (a.e.t.) Grenoble
AS Nancy 1–0 Sochaux
RC Lens 2–3 AJ Auxerre
Sedan 1–0 FC Metz
Saint-Etienne 0–2 LOSC Lille
SM Caen 1–0 RC Strasbourg
PSG 4–1 Troyes AC

Third round

  • 21 December 2005 Toulouse FC 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain
  • 21 December 2005 Montpellier HSC 0–1 AC Ajaccio
  • 21 December 2005 AS Nancy Lorraine 1–0 FC Lorient
  • 21 December 2005 AS Monaco 1–0 LOSC
  • 21 December 2005 AJ Auxerre 1–1 a.e.t. (1–4 pens) Le Mans UC 72
  • 20 December 2005 EA Guingamp 2–0 SM Caen
  • 20 December 2005 OGC Nice 2–0 CS Sedan
  • 20 December 2005 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–1 FC Nantes

Final draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
H AS Nancy 1
A AC Ajaccio 0
H AS Nancy 2
A Le Mans 0
H Guingamp 2
A Le Mans 3
AS Nancy 2
OGC Nice 1
H Toulouse FC 0
A AS Monaco 2
H AS Monaco 0
A OGC Nice 1
H OGC Nice 2
A Bordeaux 1

Final draw results

Quarter-finals

Guingamp1 1 (a.e.t)Le Mans
Gonzalez 112' (Report) Fauré 96'
Penalties
Martini soccer ball with check mark
Gonzalez soccer ball with red X
Le Lan soccer ball with check mark
Abriel soccer ball with red X
Jouffre soccer ball with red X
2 3 soccer ball with red X de Melo
soccer ball with red X Thomas
soccer ball with check mark Matsui
soccer ball with check mark Baša
soccer ball with red X Douillard
Attendance: 5,526

Nice2 1 (a.e.t)Bordeaux
Bellion 45'
Balmont 110'
(Report) Šmicer 54'
Attendance: 7,924
Referee: Alain Sars

Toulouse0 2AS Monaco
(Report) Plašil 66'
Vieri 93'
Attendance: 15,712
Referee: Éric Poulat

Nancy1 0Ajaccio
Puygrenier 24' (Report)
Attendance: 9,033
Referee: Pascal Garibian

Semi-finals

AS Monaco0 1Nice
(Report) Ederson 88'
Attendance: 17,341

Nancy2 0Le Mans
Brison 44'
da Costa 63'
(Report)
Attendance: 19,612

Final

Nancy2–1Nice
Zerka 22'
Kim 65'
Vahirua 48'
Attendance: 76,830

Topscorer

Arnaud Gonzalez (3 goals)

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