title: 2013 Coupe de la Ligue final
text: # 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
  
  Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
  
  | Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Round | Rennes | Rennes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Opponent | Result | 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue | Opponent | Result |
  | Lorient (A) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Third round | Nancy (H) | 3–2 |
  | Sochaux (A) | 3–0 | Round of 16 | Arles-Avignon (H) | 1–0 |
  | Paris Saint-Germain (H) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Quarter-finals | Troyes (H) | 2–1 |
  | Lille (H) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Semi-finals | Montpellier (H) | 2–0 |
  
  ## 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. |
  