2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue was the 22nd French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.[1]

2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue

French League Cup
Country	France
Dates	11 August 2015 – 23 April 2016
Champions	Paris Saint-Germain (6th title)
Runners-up	Lille
Matches played	43
Top goal scorer(s)	Lakdar Boussaha (6)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time reigning champions, having defeated Bastia 4–0 in the previous season's final and their win in this competition 2–1 against Lille put the club at six wins, extending their record.

First round

First round matches were held over 1 day; 11 August 2015. The 12 winners secured places in the second round. All times in Central European Time.

Lens (2) v Ajaccio (2)

11 August 2015	Lens (2)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Ajaccio (2)	Lens
18:30				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 20,396 Referee: Wilfried Bien
	Penalties
	Valdivia Landre Cyprien Bekamenga		Lesoimier Frikeche Toudic Diallo

Laval (2) v Nîmes (2)

11 August 2015	Laval (2)	1–0	Nîmes (2)	Laval
20:00	Alla  5'			Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 4,692 Referee: Thomas Leonard

Auxerre (2) v Red Star (2)

11 August 2015	Auxerre (2)	1–0	Red Star (2)	Auxerre
20:00	Courtet  36'			Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Olivier Husset

Brest (2) v Bourg-Péronnas (2)

11 August 2015	Brest (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Bourg-Péronnas (2)	Lens
20:00	Cuvillier  28' Pelé  45'		Boussaha  7', 87'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 5,299 Referee: Jerome Brisard
	Penalties
	Pelé Sankoh Adnane Grougi		Lacour Berthomier Damour Moulaye Boussaha

Arles-Avignon (3) v Évian (2)

11 August 2015	Arles-Avignon (3)	w/o	Évian (2)
20:00

Nancy (2) v Châteauroux (3)

11 August 2015	Nancy (2)	2–1	Châteauroux (3)	Tomblaine
20:00	Robic  3' (pen.) Dalé  90+1'		Garita  59' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 1,568 Referee: François Letexier

Paris FC (2) v Metz (2)

11 August 2015	Paris FC (2)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Metz (2)	Paris
20:00	Kinkela  70'		Ngbakoto  17' Bussmann  92'	Stadium: Stade Charléty Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Hamid Guenaoui

Valenciennes (2) v Clermont (2)

11 August 2015	Valenciennes (2)	1–3	Clermont (2)	Valenciennes
20:00	Fulgini  68'		Diedhiou  9' Jobello  44', 66'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Aurelien Petit

Sochaux (2) v Niort (2)

11 August 2015	Sochaux (2)	3–2	Niort (2)	Montbéliard
20:00	Cacérès  51', 61' Sao  68'		Omrani  56' Koné  72'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 5,524 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Orléans (3) v Tours (2)

11 August 2015	Orléans (3)	1–2	Tours (2)	Orléans
20:00	Armand  27'		Bergougnoux  53' (pen.) Berenguer  81'	Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 2,207 Referee: Stephane Jochem

Dijon (2) v Créteil (2)

11 August 2015	Dijon (2)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Créteil (2)	Dijon
20:00	Diony  8' Sammaritano  53' (pen.) Tavares  69' (pen.)		Dias  30' (pen.) Sacko  31' Esor  90'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 4,358
	Penalties
	Bernard Tavares Bela Amalfitano Jullien Benet		Augusto Di Bartolomeo Montaroup Lesage Clémence Mahon de Monaghan

Le Havre (2) v CA Bastia (3)

11 August 2015	Le Havre (2)	1–2	CA Bastia (3)	Le Havre
20:00	Lekhal  42'		Leca  22' Sonnerat  70'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Sylvain Palhies

Second round

The round featured the 12 winners of the first-round matches. The matches were held over 1 day; 25 August 2015. The 6 winners secured places in the third round. All games in Central European Time.

Évian (2) v Clermont (2)

25 August 2015	Évian (2)	3–2	Clermont (2)	Annecy
18:30	Centonze  17' Altolaguirre  27' Appindangoyé  48'		Jobello  73' Saadi  88' (pen.)	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 2,141 Referee: Floris Aubin

Dijon (2) v Metz (2)

25 August 2015	Dijon (2)	2–0	Metz (2)	Dijon
20:00	Thiam  45' Diony  81'			Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Johann Hamel

Tours (2) v Sochaux (2)

25 August 2015	Tours (2)	2–0	Sochaux (2)	Tours
20:00	Belkebla  67' Kouakou  71'			Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Stephanie Frappart

Ajaccio (2) v Laval (2)

25 August 2015	Ajaccio (2)	1–2	Laval (2)	Ajaccio
20:00	Cavalli  24' (pen.)		Gonçalves  48' Alioui  117'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Florent Batta

Bourg-Péronnas (2) v Nancy (2)

25 August 2015	Bourg-Péronnas (2)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Nancy (2)	Péronnas
20:00				Stadium: Stade Municipal de Péronnas Attendance: 961 Referee: Jeremy Stinat
	Penalties
	Damour Dimitriou Diompy Sané Boussaha		Dalé Hadji Pedretti Robic Guidileye

CA Bastia (3) v Auxerre (2)

25 August 2015	CA Bastia (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Auxerre (2)	Bastia
20:00	Guidiala  8'		Bouby  45'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 475 Referee: Jeremy Stinat
	Penalties
	Seymand Diawara Bru		Bouby Sefil Fontaine

Third round

The Third Round, also known as the Round of 32, featured the 6 winners of the second round matches in addition to 14 Ligue 1 clubs who were not participating in the European competitions. The matches were played 27 and 28 October 2015, and 25 November 2015. All games in Central European Time.

Évian (2) v Laval (2)

27 October 2015	Évian (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Laval (2)	Annecy
20:00	Campanharo  80' Hoggas  120'		Viale  6' Monfray  107'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 2,824 Referee: Johan Hamel
	Penalties
	Hoggas Altolaguirre Soares Campanharo Kamin		Alla Gonçalves Monfray Zeoula Alioui

Tours (2) v Angers (1)

27 October 2015	Tours (2)	1–0	Angers (1)	Tours
20:00	Miracoli  52'			Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 10,139 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Bastia (1) v Rennes (1)

27 October 2015	Bastia (1)	0–1	Rennes (1)	Bastia
21:00			Doucouré  59'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Dijon (2) v Reims (1)

28 October 2015	Dijon (2)	2–1	Reims (1)	Dijon
20:00	Diony  17' Bela  39'		Charbonnier  19'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Bourg-Péronnas (2) v Nantes (1)

28 October 2015	Bourg-Péronnas (2)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Nantes (1)	Gueugnon
21:00	Traoré  38' Boussaha  57' (pen.), 104' (pen.)		Adryan  26', 51'	Stadium: Stadium Jean-Laville Attendance: 4,694 Referee: François Letexier

Caen (1) v Nice (1)

28 October 2015	Caen (1)	1–2	Nice (1)	Caen
21:00	Delort  14'		Mendy  57', 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 10,098 Referee: Stéphane Jochem

Lorient (1) v Montpellier (1)

28 October 2015	Lorient (1)	3–2	Montpellier (1)	Lorient
21:00	Jeannot  6' (pen.) Gakpa  36' Philippoteaux  41'		N'Diaye  12' Camara  85'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,699 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Lille (1) v Troyes (1)

28 October 2015	Lille (1)	2–1	Troyes (1)	Villeneuve d'Ascq
21:00	Sunzu  49' Guirassy  57'		Perea  29'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 9,886 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Toulouse (1) v Auxerre (2)

28 October 2015	Toulouse (1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p)	Auxerre (2)	Toulouse
21:00	Ben Yedder  73', 88' Bodiger  114'		Kılıç  32' Sefil  82' Courtet  103'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 6,298 Referee: Aurélien Petit
	Penalties
	Ben Yedder Regattin Braithwaite Spajić		Bouby Diaw Courtet Hountondji Sefil

Gazélec Ajaccio (1) v Guingamp (1)

25 November 2015	Gazélec Ajaccio (1)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Guingamp (1)	Ajaccio
18:30			Privat  104'	Stadium: Stade Ange-Casanova

Round of 16

The Fourth Round, also known as the Round of 16, featured the 10 winners of the third round matches in addition to 6 Ligue 1 clubs who were participating in the European competitions. The matches were played on 15 and 16 December 2015.

Guingamp (1) v Nice (1)

15 December 2015	Guingamp (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Nice (1)	Guingamp
20:00	Salibur  89', 110'		Mendy  44', 93'	Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
	Penalties
	De Pauw Angoua Sankhare Dembele Lössl Salibur		Germain Ben Arfa Pied Seri Boscagli Le Marchand

Lille (1) v Laval (2)

15 December 2015	Lille (1)	1–0	Laval (2)	Villeneuve d'Ascq
20:00	Sidibé  79'			Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Lorient (1) v Dijon (2)

15 December 2015	Lorient (1)	3–0	Dijon (2)	Lorient
20:00	Jeannot  37' Philippoteaux  54' Mesloub  89'			Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Rennes (1) v Toulouse (1)

15 December 2015	Rennes (1)	1–3	Toulouse (1)	Rennes
21:00	Diagné  57' (pen.)		Ben Yedder  13', 32' Blin  84'	Stadium: Roazhon Park

Bordeaux (1) v Monaco (1)

16 December 2015	Bordeaux (1)	3–0	Monaco (1)	Bordeaux
17:00	Ounas  16' Rolán  57' Saivet  89'			Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

Bourg-Péronnas (2) v Marseille (1)

16 December 2015	Bourg-Péronnas (2)	2–3	Marseille (1)	Bourg-en-Bresse
18:45	Boussaha  27' (pen.), 90+3'		Sarr  13' Ocampos  50' Cabella  75'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Verchère

Lyon (1) v Tours (2)

16 December 2015	Lyon (1)	2–1	Tours (2)	Lyon
20:00	Beauvue  38' (pen.) Malbranque  85'		Tandia  72'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Paris Saint-Germain (1) v Saint-Étienne (1)

16 December 2015	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	1–0	Saint-Étienne (1)	Paris
21:00	Cavani  86'			Stadium: Parc des Princes

Quarter-finals

The Fifth Round, also known as the quarter-finals, featured the 8 winners of the Round of 16 matches. The four matches were played on 12 and 13 January 2016.

Bordeaux (1) v Lorient (1)

12 January 2016	Bordeaux (1)	2–0	Lorient (1)	Bordeaux
21:00	Plašil  44' Chaigneau  56' (o.g.)			Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux

Toulouse (1) v Marseille (1)

13 January 2016	Toulouse (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Marseille (1)	Toulouse
17:00	Ben Yedder  25' Braithwaite  99'		Nkoulou  27'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Referee: Benoît Millot

Guingamp (1) v Lille (1)

13 January 2016	Guingamp (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Lille (1)	Guingamp
18:45				Stadium: Stade du Roudourou
	Penalties
	Giresse Benezet Erdinç Lévêque		Boufal Sidibé Junior Tallo Mavuba Bauthéac

Paris Saint-Germain (1) v Lyon (1)

13 January 2016	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	2–1	Lyon (1)	Paris
21:00	Rabiot  17' Lucas  73'		Tolisso  42'	Stadium: Parc des Princes

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were drawn after the quarter-finals and were played on 26 and 27 January 2016.[2][3]

Lille (1) v Bordeaux (1)

26 January 2016	Lille (1)	5–1	Bordeaux (1)	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00	Benzia  7' Sané  41' (o.g.) Soumaoro  45' Bauthéac  56' Boufal  90+3'	Report	Chantôme  33'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Paris Saint-Germain (1) v Toulouse (1)

27 January 2016	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	2–0	Toulouse (1)	Paris
21:05	Lavezzi  65' Di María  72'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

Final

Main article: 2016 Coupe de la Ligue Final

Paris Saint-Germain (1) v Lille (1)

23 April 2016	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	2–1	Lille (1)	Saint-Denis
21:00	Pastore  40' Di María  74'	Report	Sidibé  49'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 68,640 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

See also

• 2015–16 Ligue 1
• 2015–16 Ligue 2

References

1. "Le programme de 1er tour". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 18 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
2. http://www.psg.fr/fr/Actus/003001/Article/73858/Paris-recevra-Toulouse-en-demi-finales
3. http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/tirageAuSort?tour=T98

External links

• Official site (in French)