2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue

2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue
French League Cup
Country  France
Dates 9 August 2015 – 1 April 2017
Champions Paris Saint-Germain (7th title)
Runners-up Monaco
Matches played 43
Top goal scorer(s) Edinson Cavani
Gaëtan Laborde
(4 goals each)

The 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue was the 23rd 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.

Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time reigning champions, having defeated Lille 2–1 in the previous season's final.

First round

First round matches were held over 1 day; 9 August 2016. The 11 winners secured places in the second round. All times in Central European Time.

Créteil (3) advanced to the second round after Évian forfeited as they did not participate in league play this season.

Second round

The round featured the 12 winners of the first-round matches. The matches were held over 1 day; 23 August 2016. The 6 winners secured places in the third round. All games in Central European Time.

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 25 and 26 October 2016. All games in Central European Time.

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 are participating in the European competitions. The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Quarter-finals

The fifth round, also known as the quarter-finals, features the 8 winners of the fourth round matches. The matches were played on 10 and 11 January 2017. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Semi-finals

The Sixth Round, also known as the semi-finals, featured the 4 winners of the quarter-finals matches. The matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2017. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Final

The final was played on 1 April 2017. For the first time since 1998, the final was not played at the Stade de France.[1] PSG won the final beating Monaco 4–1 to claim their 7th League Cup.[2]

1 April 2017 (2017-04-01)
21:00 CEST
Monaco 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain
Lemar  27' Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 57,841
Referee: Frank Schneider

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain 4
France Gaëtan Laborde Bordeaux
3 Argentina Ángel Di María Paris Saint-Germain 3
France Jean-Philippe Mateta Lyon
France Kylian Mbappé Monaco
Argentina Emiliano Sala Nantes

References

  1. "The Coupe de la Ligue hits the road!". ligue1.com. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Monaco 1-4 PSG: Edinson Cavani scores twice as Unai Emery's side clinch 7th French League Cup". Daily Mail. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "Official Top Scorer Chart". ligue1.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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