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

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.

First round

The matches were played on 20 and 22 September 2005.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Châteauroux 1–0 (a.e.t.) Brest
Angers 2–3 Laval
Guingamp 3–1 Sète
Montpellier 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Créteil
Dijon 2–1 Bastia
Gueugnon 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Amiens
Clermont 2–1 Istres
Reims 0–1 Le Havre
Caen 5–0 Valenciennes
Niort 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Sedan

Second round

The matches were played on 25 and 26 October 2005.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lorient 5–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Amiens
Nantes 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Lyon
Bordeaux 1–0 Marseille
Le Mans 2–1 Clermont
Nice 2–0 (a.e.t.) Châteauroux
Monaco 1–0 Dijon
Laval 0–1 Guingamp
Le Havre 0–1 (a.e.t.) Toulouse
Montpellier 1–0 Rennes
Ajaccio 4–2 (a.e.t.) Grenoble
Nancy 1–0 Sochaux
Lens 2–3 Auxerre
Sedan 1–0 Metz
Saint-Étienne 0–2 Lille
Caen 1–0 Strasbourg
Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 Troyes

Round of 16

The matches were played on 20 and 21 December 2005.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Toulouse 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain
Montpellier 0–1 Ajaccio
Nancy 1–0 Lorient
Monaco 1–0 Lille
Auxerre 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Le Mans
Guingamp 2–0 Caen
Nice 2–0 Sedan
Bordeaux 3–1 Nantes

Final draw

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

Final draw results

Quarter-finals

17 January 2006 Guingamp1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Le Mans Guingamp
Gonzalez 112' (Report) Fauré 96' Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
Attendance: 5,526
Referee: Claude Colombo
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
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
17 January 2006 Nice 2–1 (a.e.t.)BordeauxNice
Bellion 45'
Balmont 110'
(Report) Šmicer 54' Stadium: Stade du Ray
Attendance: 7,924
Referee: Alain Sars
18 January 2006 Toulouse0–2 Monaco Toulouse
(Report) Plašil 66'
Vieri 93'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 15,712
Referee: Éric Poulat
18 January 2006 Nancy 1–0AjaccioNancy
Puygrenier 24' (Report) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 9,033
Referee: Pascal Garibian

Semi-finals

7 February 2006 Monaco0–1 Nice Monaco
(Report) Ederson 88' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 17,341
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
7 February 2006 Nancy 2–0Le MansNancy
Brison 44'
da Costa 63'
(Report) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,612
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Final

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

Topscorer

Arnaud Gonzalez (3 goals)

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