Coupe de la Ligue Final 2007
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The Coupe de la Ligue Final 2007 was a football match held at Stade de France
, Saint-Denis
on March 31, 2007, that saw FC Girondins de Bordeaux
defeat Olympique Lyonnais
1-0 thanks to a goal by Henrique.
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{| style=font-size:90% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
|colspan=4|OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS:
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|GK ||30 || Rémy Vercoutre
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|DF ||2 || François Clerc
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|DF ||3 || Cris
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|DF ||20 || Éric Abidal
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|DF ||29 || Sébastien Squillaci
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|MF ||8 || Juninho
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|MF ||10 || Florent Malouda
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|MF ||21 || Tiago Mendes
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|MF ||28 || Jérémy Toulalan
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|FW ||11|| Fred
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|FW ||14|| Sidney Govou
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|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|MF ||6|| Kim Källström
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|FW ||22|| Sylvain Wiltord
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|colspan=3|Unused substitutes:
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|GK ||1|| Grégory Coupet
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|DF ||5|| Caçapa
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|DF ||12|| Anthony Réveillère
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|FW ||7|| Milan Baroš
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|FW ||19|| Karim Benzema
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Gérard Houllier
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
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|colspan="4"|FC GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX:
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|GK ||16 || Ulrich Ramé
(c)
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|DF ||3 || Carlos Henrique
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|DF ||6 || Franck Jurietti
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|DF ||18 || Julien Faubert
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|DF ||27 || Marc Planus
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|MF ||5 || Fernando Menegazzo
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|MF ||14 || Johan Micoud
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|MF ||17 || Wendel || ||
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|MF ||24 || Rio Mavuba
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|FW ||9|| Jean-Claude Darcheville
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|FW ||29|| Marouane Chamakh
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|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|DF ||23|| Florian Marange
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|FW ||15|| Jussiê
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|colspan=3|Unused substitutes:
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|GK ||30|| Mathieu Valverde
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|DF ||13|| David Jemmali
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|MF ||8|| Alejandro Alonso
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|MF ||11|| Vladimír Šmicer
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|FW ||7|| Fernando Cavenaghi
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Ricardo Gomes
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Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
, Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis....
on March 31, 2007, that saw FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
defeat Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
1-0 thanks to a goal by Henrique.
Match details
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|colspan=4|OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS:
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|GK ||30 || Rémy Vercoutre
Rémy Vercoutre
Rémy Vercoutre is a French football goalkeeper, currently second choice for Olympique Lyonnais. His squad number is 30.-Career:Vercoutre previously played for Montpellier before moving to Lyon in 2002...
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|DF ||2 || François Clerc
François Clerc
François Clerc is a French footballer who plays as a right back for OGC Nice.-Club career:He joined Lyon as a youth player, but spent the 2004–05 season on loan at Toulouse FC before playing a league game for Lyon...
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|DF ||3 || Cris
Cristiano Marques Gomes
Cristiano Marques Gomes or simply Cris, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais as a centre back and has also represented his country. Also nicknamed "the policeman" by way of reference to his authoritarian nature on the pitch and his four months experience in a police...
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|DF ||20 || Éric Abidal
Éric Abidal
Éric Sylvain Abidal is a French footballer who plays as a left or central defender for FC Barcelona and the France national team.-Club career:...
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|DF ||29 || Sébastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci is a French international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He plays as a central defender and is described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground"...
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|MF ||8 || Juninho
Juninho Pernambucano
Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Jr. , commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian footballer and dead-ball specialist, currently playing as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club CR Vasco da Gama. He is considered to be one of the greatest free kick takers of all time...
(c)|| ||
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|MF ||10 || Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda
Florent Johan Malouda is a French footballer who plays as a left winger for Chelsea and the French national team.-Châteauroux:A street footballer in his teen years, Malouda gradually developed into an interesting, new football talent, able to penetrate defenses with his technical skills and...
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|MF ||21 || Tiago Mendes
Tiago Mendes
Tiago Cardoso Mendes , simply Tiago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.A versatile midfielder, adept as both a central or defensive unit and with good overall skills, he played professionally in four of Europe's major leagues: England, France, Italy and Spain.A...
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|MF ||28 || Jérémy Toulalan
Jérémy Toulalan
Jérémy Toulalan is a French footballer who currently plays for Málaga CF in La Liga. His usual position is as a defensive midfielder, but he can also be utilized as a central defender. He is best known for his shy and humble demeanor, simple distribution, good technique, and effective...
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|FW ||11|| Fred
Frederico Chaves Guedes
Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense....
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|FW ||14|| Sidney Govou
Sidney Govou
Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...
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|MF ||6|| Kim Källström
Kim Källström
Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the...
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|FW ||22|| Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Wiltord
Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Nantes. With the French national team, Wiltord has won Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
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|colspan=3|Unused substitutes:
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|GK ||1|| Grégory Coupet
Grégory Coupet
Grégory Coupet is a retired French association football goalkeeper who last played for Paris Saint-Germain. He has played for clubs such as Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid. He has also played for the France national team....
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|DF ||5|| Caçapa
Caçapa
Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí.-Atlético Mineiro:...
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|DF ||12|| Anthony Réveillère
Anthony Réveillère
Anthony Réveillère is a French footballer. A pure product of the Rennes youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays as an attacking right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.-Career:...
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|FW ||7|| Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Czech national football team.In the 2008–09 season, Baroš scored 20 goals in Turkish Süper Lig, the highest total in the league...
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|FW ||19|| Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
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|GK ||16 || Ulrich Ramé
Ulrich Ramé
Ulrich Ramé is a French footballer who plays for CS Sedan Ardennes as a goalkeeper.In a professional career which spanned two decades, he played mainly for Bordeaux , appearing in more than 500 official games and winning six major titles.A French international during four years, Ramé represented...
(c)
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|DF ||3 || Carlos Henrique
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|DF ||6 || Franck Jurietti
Franck Jurietti
Franck Jurietti is a former French football defender, who spent most of his career in Bordeaux.-Club career:...
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|DF ||18 || Julien Faubert
Julien Faubert
Julien Faubert is a French footballer who plays for West Ham United as a right back or midfielder in the Championship. Faubert started his footballing career in France with Cannes before moving to Bordeaux. In 2007 he moved to England to play for West Ham...
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|DF ||27 || Marc Planus
Marc Planus
Marc Planus is a French football defender, currently playing for Bordeaux. He plays as a central defender and currently the longest serving player for Bordeaux since 2002.-Bordeaux:...
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|MF ||5 || Fernando Menegazzo
Fernando Menegazzo
Fernando Menegazzo is a footballer from Brazil who currently plays as a central midfielder for Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab Riyadh.-Football career:...
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|MF ||14 || Johan Micoud
Johan Micoud
Johan Micoud is a retired French footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.Left-footed, he was considered a skilled midfielder and a dead-ball expert; during a 16-year professional career, he played professionally, other than in his country, in Italy and Germany.Micoud gained nearly...
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|MF ||17 || Wendel || ||
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|MF ||24 || Rio Mavuba
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|FW ||9|| Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville is a former French footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England and Scotland. He spent the final two years of his career with Greek Super League side AO Kavala....
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|FW ||29|| Marouane Chamakh
Marouane Chamakh
Marouane Chamakh is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team as a striker. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability".Chamakh started his career...
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|DF ||23|| Florian Marange
Florian Marange
Florian Marange is a French football defender, currently playing for Bordeaux.-Career:Marange began his career in 2002 with Girondins de Bordeaux and was promoted to the first team in 2004. He gave on 20 November 2005 his first games against Paris Saint-Germain...
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|FW ||15|| Jussiê
Jussiê Ferreira Vieira
Jussiê Ferreira Vieira is a Brazilian footballer who originally played in the striker position, but now often plays as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1.-Early career:...
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|colspan=3|Unused substitutes:
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|GK ||30|| Mathieu Valverde
Mathieu Valverde
Matthieu Valverde is a French footballer who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais.- Career :...
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|DF ||13|| David Jemmali
David Jemmali
David Jemmali is a French-Tunisian football defender who is currently play with Grenoble Foot 38.Hoping for a selection to the French national team, he turned down several opportunities to represent Tunisia...
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|MF ||8|| Alejandro Alonso
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|MF ||11|| Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer is a former Czech football midfielder and forward player. Šmicer was a devout player of Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. He also played notably for Lens in France, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England, where he played several...
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|FW ||7|| Fernando Cavenaghi
Fernando Cavenaghi
Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi is an Argentine football player who currently plays for River Plate in the second division.-Career:...
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|colspan=3|Manager:
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|colspan=4| Ricardo Gomes
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