The final took place on 14 April 2012 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Lyon and Marseille.

[4] Marseille captured its third straight league cup title after defeating Lyon 1–0 after an extra time goal from Brandão.

The last time Lyon played at the country's national stadium was in a domestic league match against Lille.

[3] Les Phocéens attempted to become the first club to win the Coupe de la Ligue in three consecutive years.

Lannoy refereed his second league cup final, his first being in 2010, and was assisted by Eric Dansault of Centre and Frédéric Cano of Centre-Ouest.

The decision was made by the LFP as a result of television channel France 2's, which aired the final, obligations towards the upcoming 2012 French presidential election.

In his five-year stint with Marseille, Pele won the African Footballer of the Year award three times.