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:
GK 30 Italy Salvatore Sirigu
CB 2 Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
RB 19 Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Yellow card 19'
CB 5 Brazil Marquinhos
LB 20 France Layvin Kurzawa
DM 11 Argentina Ángel Di María downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 14 France Blaise Matuidi
CM 25 France Adrien Rabiot Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 70'
RW 27 Argentina Javier Pastore downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 10 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
LW 7 Brazil Lucas downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 1 France Nicolas Douchez
DF 17 Brazil Maxwell
DF 32 Brazil David Luiz upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 4 France Benjamin Stambouli
MF 6 Italy Marco Verratti upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 9 Uruguay Edinson Cavani upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo Hervin Ongenda
Manager:
France Laurent Blanc
LILLE OSC:
GK 1 Nigeria Vincent Enyeama
DF 25 Montenegro Marko Baša
DF 2 France Sébastien Corchia
DF 19 France Djibril Sidibé
DF 23 France Adama Soumaoro
MF 31 France Morgan Amalfitano
MF 8 Morocco Mounir Obbadi
MF 24 France Rio Mavuba (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 7 Morocco Sofiane Boufal
MF 6 France Ibrahim Amadou
FW 39 Portugal Éder
Substitutes:
GK 16 Martinique Steeve Elana
DF 13 Zambia Stoppila Sunzu
DF 18 France Franck Béria
MF 4 France Florent Balmont
MF 32 Portugal Rony Lopes upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 9 Algeria Yassine Benzia
FW 22 Ivory 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. ^ a b "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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Coupe_de_la_Ligue_Final
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