2022–23 Luxembourg Cup Explained

Luxembourg Cup
Year:2022–23
Country:Luxembourg
Champions:Differdange 03
Runner-Up:Marisca Mersch
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Luxembourg Cup, also known as Loterie Nationale Coupe de Luxembourg, for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th year of the football knockout tournament in Luxembourg. The cup began on 7 September 2022.[1] The winner of the cup earned a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]

Racing FC were the defending champions after winning the Luxembourg Cup final in the previous season over F91 Dudelange by the score of 3–2.[3]

The competition was notable for being one of the few top-tier cup competitions that still used the three substitute rule.

Preliminary round

Seven preliminary round matches were played on 7 September 2022.|}

First round

Thirty-two first round matches were played on 9, 10 and 11 September 2022.[4] |}

Second round

Thirty-two second round matches were played on 30 September, 1 and 2 October 2022.[5] |}

Third round

Sixteen third round matches were played on 28, 29 and 30 October 2022.[6]

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Fourth round

Eight fourth round matches were played on 12 April 2023.[6]

Quarter-final

Four quarter-final matches were played on 26 April 2023.[6]

Semi-final

Two semi-final matches were played on 10 May 2023.[6]

Final

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GK37 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RCB4 Kevin D'Anzico
CB14 Juan Bedouret
LCB5 Théo Brusco
RM25 Geoffrey Franzoni (c)
RCM6
LCM88
LM21 Dylan Lempereur
AM8 Guillaume Trani
RF11 Amine Naïfi
LF9
Substitutes:
GK16 Rémy Pereira
DF77 Gianluca Bei
MF2 Gianni Medina
MF23 Kilian Gulluni
FW24 Laurent Pomponi
Manager:
Hélder Dias
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GK30 Stéphan Moussima
RB13 Patrick Neves Esteves
RCB45 Danilo Marcelino
LCB96 Valter Barros Andrade
LB14 Ernest Agovic
CM18 David Dadashev
RCM43 Tun Held
LCM19 Nicola Schreiner
RW75 Alison Martins
LW77 Joel Rodrigues da Cruz
CF11 Benjamin Bresch (c)
Substitutes:
GK33 Arian Schmitt
DF5 Valentin Duarte
DF12 Tidiane Sacko
MF7 Frédéric Thill
MF25 Rayan Natami
Manager:
Mikhail Zaritski

Assistant referees


Joaquim Da Silva
Yannick Mentz
Fourth official


Cédric Biever

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with an additional substitution allowed in extra time.

Streaming

There was partial live coverage of the cup for the third round, with full live coverage from the fourth round onwards, on RTL.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coupe de Luxembourg. FLF.
  2. Web site: Access list 2021-24 . UEFA . 15 August 2020.
  3. Web site: F91 Dudelange vs. Racing Union Luxembourg 2 - 3 . soccerway.com . 8 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Cup . soccerway.com . 8 March 2023.
  5. Web site: Cup . soccerway.com . 8 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Cup . soccerway.com . 8 March 2023.
  7. https://www.rtl.lu/sport/live-arena