2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final
# 2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final

The 2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final was the 19th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 20 April 2013 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Saint-Étienne and Rennes. Marseille were the defending champions, capturing their third title in a row in the 2012 Coupe de la Ligue Final, but were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. The winner qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round, depending on their league finish.

## Route to the final

| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | | Rennes | Rennes | Rennes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | Round | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Lorient | 1–1 (3–0 p) | 1–1 away | Third round | Nancy | 3–2 | 3–2 home |
| Sochaux | 3–0 | 3–0 away | Round of 16 | Arles-Avignon | 1–0 | 1–0 home |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 (5–3 p) | 0–0 home | Quarter-finals | Troyes | 2–1 | 2–1 home |
| Lille | 0–0 (7–6 p) | 0–0 home | Semi-finals | Montpellier | 2–0 | 2–0 home |

## Match

### Details

| Saint-Étienne | Rennes |
| - | - |
| GK | 16 | Stéphane Ruffier |
| DF | 29 | François Clerc |
| DF | 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| DF | 20 | Jonathan Brison |
| DF | 24 | Loïc Perrin (c) |
| MF | 10 | Renaud Cohade |
| MF | 11 | Yohan Mollo | 74' |
| MF | 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| MF | 19 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| FW | 7 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| FW | 14 | Brandão |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Jessy Moulin |
| DF | 12 | Jean-Pascal Mignot |
| DF | 13 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| DF | 26 | Moustapha Bayal |
| MF | 21 | Romain Hamouma | 74' |
| MF | 27 | Mathieu Bodmer |
| MF | 28 | Ismaël Diomande |
| Manager: ||
| Christophe Galtier ||
| GK | 1 | Benoît Costil |
| DF | 29 | Romain Danzé (c) | | 57' |
| DF | 25 | John Boye |
| DF | 3 | Chris Mavinga |
| DF | 5 | Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik |
| MF | 15 | Jean Makoun |
| MF | 8 | Julien Féret | | 90+1' |
| FW | 10 | Sadio Diallo |
| MF | 26 | Vincent Pajot | 68' |
| FW | 7 | Jonathan Pitroipa |
| FW | 9 | Mevlüt Erdinç | | 25' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Abdoulaye Diallo |
| DF | 4 | Onyekachi Apam | | 57' |
| DF | 20 | John Mensah |
| DF | 24 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| MF | 6 | Alou Diarra |
| FW | 18 | Cheick Diarra | | 25' |
| FW | 21 | Víctor Montaño | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Frédéric Antonetti ||
| Man of the Match: Brandão (Saint-Étienne) Assistant referees: Cyril Saint Cricq Lompre (Aquitaine) Guillaume Debart (Picardie) Fourth official: Olivier Thual (Aquitaine) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |
