[1] Prior to this appearance, the club's best finish in the competition was reaching the semi-finals during the 2002–03 season, where it lost 0–1 to Monaco, the eventual champions.

Bordeaux entered the competition as defending champions having defeated Ligue 2 club Vannes in the 2009 edition of the final by a score of 4–0.

[5] Marseille entered the match without recent French international Benoît Cheyrou due to a calf injury.

Argentine international Gabriel Heinze returned to the team after having miss three weeks due to a stress fracture in his right fibula.

His assistants were Éric Dansault of Centre and Laurent Ugo of the Méditerranée, with Philippe Kalt of Alsace serving as the fourth official.

The "Tenor" by German football equipment manufacturer Uhlsport, the official provider of match balls in the Coupe de la Ligue, was created to emulate the Coupe de la Ligue trophy by including the cup's legendary golden spirals.

[12] On 1 March 2010, it was revealed that the French government was considering moving the final to another venue in response to the fan violence that occurred during the annual Le Classique match in which the supporters of both Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille clashed resulting in a supporter being hospitalized, going into a coma, and later dying due to severe head injuries.

[13] In response to the news, PSG president Robin Leproux suspended ticket sales to the club's supporters for away matches.

[14] The resulting news led to the government to consider relocating the Coupe de la Ligue final to the Stade Gerland in Lyon in order to ensure the safety of Marseille and Bordeaux supporters with fear that they would be harmed by PSG's extremist supporters in retribution if the match remained in Paris.