2016 Coupe de la Ligue final
Event2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain Lille
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
2 1
Date23 April 2016
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the MatchJavier Pastore
RefereeRuddy Buquet
Attendance68,640

The 2016 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 22nd final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 23 April 2016 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested by reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, and Lille.

Background

Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time reigning champions, having won a record fifth title in the previous year's final with a 4–0 win over Bastia. It was PSG's sixth final – a joint record with Bordeaux – and they had previously won five (1995, 1998, 2008, 2014 and 2015) and lost one (2000).[1]

Lille had never before reached the final.[1]

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Paris Saint-Germain Round Lille
Opponent Result 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result
Saint-Étienne (H) 1–0 Round of 16 Laval (H) 1–0
Lyon (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Guingamp (A) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)
Toulouse (H) 2–0 Semi-finals Bordeaux (A) 5–1

Match

Paris Saint-Germain2–1Lille
Pastore 40'
Di María 74'		 Report Sidibé 49'
Attendance: 68,640
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Paris Saint-Germain
Lille
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FC:
GK30Italy Salvatore Sirigu
CB2Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
RB19Ivory Coast Serge AurierYellow card 19'
CB5Brazil Marquinhos
LB20France Layvin Kurzawa
DM11Argentina Ángel Di Maríadownward-facing red arrow 90'
CM14France Blaise Matuidi
CM25France Adrien RabiotYellow card 47' Yellow-red card 70'
RW27Argentina Javier Pastoredownward-facing red arrow 79'
CF10Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
LW7Brazil Lucasdownward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK1France Nicolas Douchez
DF17Brazil Maxwell
DF32Brazil David Luizupward-facing green arrow 79'
MF4France Benjamin Stambouli
MF6Italy Marco Verrattiupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW9Uruguay Edinson Cavaniupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW35Democratic Republic of the Congo Hervin Ongenda
Manager:
France Laurent Blanc
LILLE OSC:
GK1Nigeria Vincent Enyeama
DF25Montenegro Marko Baša
DF2France Sébastien Corchia
DF19France Djibril Sidibé
DF23France Adama Soumaoro
MF31France Morgan Amalfitano
MF8Morocco Mounir Obbadi
MF24France Rio Mavuba (c)downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF7Morocco Sofiane Boufal
MF6France Ibrahim Amadou
FW39Portugal Éder
Substitutes:
GK16Martinique Steeve Elana
DF13Zambia Stoppila Sunzu
DF18France Franck Béria
MF4France Florent Balmont
MF32Portugal Rony Lopesupward-facing green arrow 77'
FW9Algeria Yassine Benzia
FW22Ivory Coast Tallo Gadji
Manager:
France Frédéric Antonetti

Man of the Match: Javier Pastore[2]

Assistant referees:
Cyril Gringore
Guillaume Debart
Fourth official:
Lionel Jaffredo

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "France - List of League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ (in French) Pastore élu homme du match contre Lille (finale Coupe de la Ligue), www.culturepsg.com, 23/04/2016.
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