Date 23 April 2016 Referee Ruddy Buquet | Man of the Match Javier Pastore Attendance 68,640 | |
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Event 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis | ||
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.
References
2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA