2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final
| Event | 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue | ||||||
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| Date | 23 April 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||||||
| Referee | Ruddy Buquet | ||||||
| Attendance | 68,640 | ||||||
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]
Match
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     Lille
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Man of the Match: Javier Pastore[2]
Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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References
- 1 2 "France - List of League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ (French) Pastore élu homme du match contre Lille (finale Coupe de la Ligue), www.culturepsg.com, 23/04/2016.
External links
- Official website (English) (French)