2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue
# 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2002–03 Coupe de la Ligue was the 9th edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 40 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organisation, alongside a further four clubs.

## First round

The matches were played on 11 October and 10 December 2002.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Martigues | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Reims |
| Amiens | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Gueugnon |
| Wasquehal | 3–1 | Laval |
| Metz | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Niort |
| Istres | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Lorient |
| Nîmes | 2–0 | Angers |
| Beauvais | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Caen |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Toulouse |
| Créteil | 1–0 | Clermont |
| Le Mans | 3–0 | Valence |
| Grenoble | 2–0 | Cannes |
| Nancy | 3–0 | Chateauroux |

## Second round

The matches were played on 7, 8 December 2002 and 18 January 2003.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Istres | 1–2 | Lille |
| Beauvais | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Lens |
| Sochaux | 3–0 | Ajaccio |
| Nîmes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Sedan |
| Le Mans | 1–0 | Grenoble |
| Créteil | 1–0 | Nice |
| Martigues | 0–1 | Metz |
| Montpellier | 1–2 | Bordeaux |
| Gueugnon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Rennes |
| Guingamp | 1–0 | Strasbourg |
| Marseille | 5–1 | Troyes |
| Lyon | 2–0 | Bastia |
| Monaco | 1–0 | Auxerre |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Le Havre |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–3 | Nantes |
| Nancy | 1–0 | Wasquehal |

## Round of 16

The matches were played on 18, 19 January and 14 February 2003.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Sochaux | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Lyon |
| Marseille | 4–0 | Créteil |
| Saint-Étienne | 3–2 | Le Mans |
| Guingamp | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Nantes |
| Metz | 1–0 | Bordeaux |
| Beauvais | 0–1 | Monaco |
| Lille | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Nîmes |
| Gueugnon | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Nancy |

## Final

The final was held on 17 May 2003 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

