2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final

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2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final
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Event 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue
Date23 April 2016
Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the Match Javier Pastore
Referee Ruddy Buquet
Attendance68,640
2015
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.

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Background

Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time reigning champions, having won a record fifth title in the previous year's final with a 40 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-Germain 2–1 Lille
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Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Attendance: 68,640
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
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Paris Saint-Germain
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Lille
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FC:
GK30 Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Sirigu
CB2 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Silva (c)
RB19 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier Yellow card.svg 19'
CB5 Flag of Brazil.svg Marquinhos
LB20 Flag of France.svg Layvin Kurzawa
DM11 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Di María Sub off.svg 90'
CM14 Flag of France.svg Blaise Matuidi
CM25 Flag of France.svg Adrien Rabiot Yellow card.svg 47' Yellow-red card.svg 70'
RW27 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Pastore Sub off.svg 79'
CF10 Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović
LW7 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Douchez
DF17 Flag of Brazil.svg Maxwell
DF32 Flag of Brazil.svg David Luiz Sub on.svg 79'
MF4 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Stambouli
MF6 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Verratti Sub on.svg 75'
FW9 Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani Sub on.svg 90'
FW35 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Hervin Ongenda
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Laurent Blanc
LILLE OSC:
GK1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama
DF25 Flag of Montenegro.svg Marko Baša
DF2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Corchia
DF19 Flag of France.svg Djibril Sidibé
DF23 Flag of France.svg Adama Soumaoro
MF31 Flag of France.svg Morgan Amalfitano
MF8 Flag of Morocco.svg Mounir Obbadi
MF24 Flag of France.svg Rio Mavuba (c)Sub off.svg 77'
MF7 Flag of Morocco.svg Sofiane Boufal
MF6 Flag of France.svg Ibrahim Amadou
FW39 Flag of Portugal.svg Éder
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of France.svg Steeve Elana
DF13 Flag of Zambia.svg Stoppila Sunzu
DF18 Flag of France.svg Franck Béria
MF4 Flag of France.svg Florent Balmont
MF32 Flag of Portugal.svg Rony Lopes Sub on.svg 77'
FW9 Flag of Algeria.svg Yassine Benzia
FW22 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Tallo Gadji
Manager:
Flag of France.svg 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.

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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.