2016 Coupe de la Ligue final | |
Event: | 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue |
Team1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Team1association: | Ligue 1 |
Team1score: | 2 |
Team2: | Lille |
Team2association: | Ligue 1 |
Team2score: | 1 |
Date: | 23 April 2016 |
Stadium: | Stade de France |
City: | Saint-Denis |
Man Of The Match1a: | Javier Pastore |
Referee: | Ruddy Buquet |
Attendance: | 68,640 |
Previous: | 2015 |
Next: | 2017 |
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.
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]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Paris Saint-Germain | Round | Lille | |||
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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 | |
Toulouse (H) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Bordeaux (A) | 5–1 |
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width=50% valign="top" | Man of the Match: Javier Pastore[2]
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