2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue began on 1 November 2000 and the final took place on 5 May 2001 at the Stade de France. Gueugnon were the defending champions, but were knocked-out by Monaco in the Second round. Lyon went on to win the tournament, beating Monaco 2–1 after extra time in the final.^[1]

2000–01 Coupe de la Ligue

French League Cup
Tournament details
Country	France
Dates	1 November 2000 – 5 May 2001
Teams	43
Defending champions	Gueugnon
Final positions
Champions	Lyon (1st title)
Runners-up	Monaco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	134 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Emmerick Darbelet (4 goals)
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First round

The matches were played on 1 and 8 November 2000.^[2][3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Nancy	1–0	Sochaux
Red Star	5–2	Lorient
Le Havre	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Laval
Cannes	3–0	Montpellier
Nîmes	4–2	Angers
Louhans-Cuiseaux	1–3	Créteil
Amiens	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Le Mans
Valence	2–0	Beauvais
Martigues	0–3	Châteauroux
Wasquehal	2–1	Caen

Second round

The matches were played on 5, 6, and 7 January 2001.^[4][3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Rennes	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Nantes
Cannes	1–2	Valence
Le Havre	4–1	Marseille
Bordeaux	1–0	Lille
Ajaccio	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Saint-Étienne
Guingamp	1–3	Amiens
Toulouse	0–1	Niort
Auxerre	2–0	Red Star
Sedan	1–2	Lyon
Nancy	3–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Wasquehal	3–1	Metz
Strasbourg	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Châteauroux
Monaco	2–0	Gueugnon
Troyes	3–0	Créteil
Lens	4–0	Nîmes
Bastia	2–1	Nice

Round of 16

The matches were played on 30 and 31 January 2001.^[5][3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Châteauroux	1–0	Bordeaux
Monaco	2–1	Bastia
Niort	1–0	Le Havre
Saint-Étienne	2–0	Auxerre
Amiens	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Wasquehal
Lens	1–3	Lyon
Troyes	2–0	Nancy
Valence	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Nantes

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 24, 25 February and 13 March 2001.^[6][3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Châteauroux	0–1	Monaco
Niort	3–2	Saint-Étienne
Amiens	0–2	Lyon
Troyes	0–1	Nantes

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 10 and 11 April 2001.^[7][3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Monaco	2–0	Niort
Lyon	3–2	Nantes

Final

Main article: 2001 Coupe de la Ligue final

The final was played on 5 May 2001 at the Stade de France.^[1][3]

5 May 2001

20:45

Lyon	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Monaco
Caçapa 35' Müller 118'		Nonda 64'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 78,010

Referee: Stéphane Bré