2016 Coupe de la Ligue final explained

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.

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-GermainRoundLille
OpponentResult2015–16 Coupe de la LigueOpponentResult
Saint-Étienne (H)1–0Round of 16Laval (H)1–0
Lyon (H)2–1Quarter-finalsGuingamp (A)0–0
Toulouse (H)2–0Semi-finalsBordeaux (A)5–1

Match

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FC:
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GK 30 Salvatore Sirigu
CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)
RB 19
CB 5 Marquinhos
LB 20 Layvin Kurzawa
DM 11
CM 14 Blaise Matuidi
CM 25
RW 27
CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović
LW 7
Substitutes:
GK 1 Nicolas Douchez
DF 17 Maxwell
DF 32
MF 4 Benjamin Stambouli
MF 6
FW 9
FW 35 Hervin Ongenda
Manager:
Laurent Blanc
LILLE OSC:
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GK 1 Vincent Enyeama
DF 25 Marko Baša
DF 2 Sébastien Corchia
DF 19
DF 23 Adama Soumaoro
MF 31 Morgan Amalfitano
MF 8 Mounir Obbadi
MF 24 Rio Mavuba (c)
MF 7 Sofiane Boufal
MF 6 Ibrahim Amadou
FW 39 Éder
Substitutes:
GK 16 Steeve Elana
DF 13 Stoppila Sunzu
DF 18 Franck Béria
MF 4 Florent Balmont
MF 32
FW 9 Yassine Benzia
FW 22 Tallo Gadji
Manager:
Frédéric Antonetti
width=50% valign="top"Man of the Match: Javier Pastore[2]

Assistant referees


Cyril Gringore
Guillaume Debart
Fourth official


Lionel Jaffredo

width=50% valign="top"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.

Notes and References

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