1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue

The 1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue began on 23 August 1995 and the final took place on 6 April 1996 at the Stade de France. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, but were knocked-out by Guingamp in the Second round. Metz went on to win the tournament, beating Lyon 5–4 on penalties in the final.[1]

1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Country France
Dates23 August 1995 – 6 April 1996
Teams48
Defending championsParis Saint-Germain
ChampionsMetz (1st title)
Runners-upLyon
Matches played46
Goals scored120 (2.61 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Four players (3 goals)

First preliminary round

The matches were played on 23 August 1995.[2][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Valenciennes 1–0 Sedan
Istres 2–5 Nîmes

Second preliminary round

The matches were played on 19 September 1995.[2][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Beauvais 1–0 Nîmes
Stade Briochin 3–2 Valenciennes

First round

The matches were played on 24 October 1995.[4][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Angers 1–0 Épinal
Sochaux 3–4 Louhans-Cuiseaux
Le Mans 0–1 Amiens
Mulhouse 3–0 Stade Poitevin
Dunkerque 1–0 Valence
Perpignan 0–1 Marseille
Nancy 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Laval
Caen 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Toulouse
Châteauroux 2–0 Charleville
Stade Briochin 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Red Star
Lorient 1–0 Beauvais
Alès 0–1 Niort

Second round

The matches were played on 12 and 13 December 1995.[5][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Auxerre 2–0 Lens
Le Havre 1–0 Bastia
Bordeaux 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Saint-Étienne
Montpellier 0–1 Nantes
Nice 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 p)
Monaco
Martigues 1–2 Cannes
Metz 3–1 Dunkerque
Amiens 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 p)
Strasbourg
Rennes 2–0 Louhans-Cuiseaux
Angers 0–3 Lyon
Lille 4–1 Caen
Gueugnon 2–0 Nancy
Marseille 2–1 Châteauroux
Red Star 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Lorient
Mulhouse 0–1 Niort
Guingamp 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain

Round of 16

The matches were played on 6 and 17 January 1996.[6][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Monaco 2–0 Auxerre
Marseille 2–0 Saint-Étienne
Niort 1–0 Gueugnon
Red Star 1–2 Cannes
Lyon 3–1 Amiens
Nantes 2–3 Guingamp
Rennes 2–4 Le Havre
Metz 2–0 Lille

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 30 January 1996.[7][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guingamp 1–0 Marseille
Lyon 1–0 Monaco
Cannes 1–0 Le Havre
Niort 0–2 Metz

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 13 February 1996.[8][3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guingamp 1–2 Metz
Lyon 1–0 Cannes

Final

The final was played on 6 April 1996 at the Parc des Princes.[1][3]

Lyon0–0Metz
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 45,368
Referee: Marc Batta

References

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