2016 Coupe de la Ligue final
# 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.

## 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).

Lille had never before reached the final.

## Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | Round | Lille | 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-Germain | Lille |
| - | - |

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FC: :

| GK | 30 | Salvatore Sirigu |
| - | - | - |
| CB | 2 | Thiago Silva (c) |
| RB | 19 | Serge Aurier | 19' |
| CB | 5 | Marquinhos |
| LB | 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| DM | 11 | Ángel Di María | | 90' |
| CM | 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| CM | 25 | Adrien Rabiot | 47' 70' |
| RW | 27 | Javier Pastore | | 79' |
| CF | 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |
| LW | 7 | Lucas | | 75' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Nicolas Douchez |
| DF | 17 | Maxwell |
| DF | 32 | David Luiz | | 79' |
| MF | 4 | Benjamin Stambouli |
| MF | 6 | Marco Verratti | | 75' |
| FW | 9 | Edinson Cavani | | 90' |
| FW | 35 | Hervin Ongenda |
| Manager: |||
| Laurent Blanc ||||

LILLE OSC: :

| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 25 | Marko Baša |
| DF | 2 | Sébastien Corchia |
| DF | 19 | Djibril Sidibé |
| DF | 23 | Adama Soumaoro |
| MF | 31 | Morgan Amalfitano |
| MF | 8 | Mounir Obbadi |
| MF | 24 | Rio Mavuba (c) | 77' |
| 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 | Rony Lopes | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Yassine Benzia |
| FW | 22 | Tallo Gadji |
| Manager: |||
| Frédéric Antonetti ||||
| Man of the Match: Javier Pastore 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. |
