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
Tournament details
Country	France
Dates	23 August 1995 – 6 April 1996
Teams	48
Defending champions	Paris Saint-Germain
Final positions
Champions	Metz (1st title)
Runner-up	Lyon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Goals scored	120 (2.61 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Four players (3 goals)
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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

Main article: 1996 Coupe de la Ligue final

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

Lyon	0–0	Metz
Penalties
Roche Assadourian Maurice Roy Olmeta Marcelo	4–5	Kastendeuch Gaillot Isaias Pires Adam Pouget

6 April 1996

17:00

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 45,368

Referee: Marc Batta