2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final

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.

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

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]

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:
GK30 Salvatore Sirigu
CB2 Thiago Silva (c)
RB19 Serge Aurier 19'
CB5 Marquinhos
LB20 Layvin Kurzawa
DM11 Ángel Di María 90'
CM14 Blaise Matuidi
CM25 Adrien Rabiot 47'  70'
RW27 Javier Pastore 79'
CF10 Zlatan Ibrahimović
LW7 Lucas 75'
Substitutes:
GK1 Nicolas Douchez
DF17 Maxwell
DF32 David Luiz 79'
MF4 Benjamin Stambouli
MF6 Marco Verratti 75'
FW9 Edinson Cavani 90'
FW35 Hervin Ongenda
Manager:
Laurent Blanc
LILLE OSC:
GK1 Vincent Enyeama
DF25 Marko Baša
DF2 Sébastien Corchia
DF19 Djibril Sidibé
DF23 Adama Soumaoro
MF31 Morgan Amalfitano
MF8 Mounir Obbadi
MF24 Rio Mavuba (c) 77'
MF7 Sofiane Boufal
MF6 Ibrahim Amadou
FW39 Éder
Substitutes:
GK16 Steeve Elana
DF13 Stoppila Sunzu
DF18 Franck Béria
MF4 Florent Balmont
MF32 Rony Lopes 77'
FW9 Yassine Benzia
FW22 Tallo Gadji
Manager:
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. "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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