title: 1996 Coupe de la Ligue final
text: # 1996 Coupe de la Ligue final
  
  The 1996 Coupe de la Ligue final was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on April 6, 1996, that saw FC Metz defeat Olympique Lyonnais in a penalty shootout
  
  ## Route to the final
  
  Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
  
  | Lyon | Lyon | Round | Metz | Metz |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Opponent | Result | 1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue | Opponent | Result |
  | Dunkerque (H) | 3–1 | Second round | Angers (A) | 3–0 |
  | Lille (H) | 2–0 | Round of 16 | Amiens (H) | 3–1 |
  | Niort (A) | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | Monaco (H) | 1–0 |
  | Guingamp (A) | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Cannes (H) | 1–0 |
  
  ## Match details
  
  OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Pascal Olmeta |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Ghislain Anselmini |
  | DF | 3 | Jacek Bąk |
  | DF | 4 | Marcelo |
  | DF | 5 | Jean-Luc Sassus |
  | DF | 6 | Florent Laville |
  | MF | 7 | Stéphane Roche |
  | MF | 8 | Eric Roy |
  | MF | 9 | Sylvain Deplace |
  | FW | 10 | Ludovic Giuly | 116' |
  | FW | 11 | Florian Maurice |
  | Substitutes: |||
  | FW | 16 | Éric Assadourian | 116' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Guy Stéphan Assistant Referees: Fourth Official: ||||
  
  FC METZ: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Jacques Songo'o |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Philippe Gaillot |
  | DF | 3 | Sylvain Kastendeuch (c) |
  | DF | 4 | Pascal Pierre |
  | DF | 5 | Rigobert Song |
  | MF | 6 | Frédéric Arpinon | 106' |
  | MF | 7 | Jocelyn Blanchard |
  | MF | 8 | Cyril Serredszum |
  | MF | 11 | Robert Pires |
  | FW | 9 | Patrick M'Boma | 35' |
  | FW | 10 | Cyrille Pouget |
  | Substitutes: |||
  | FW | 12 | Stéphane Adam | 35' |
  | FW | 14 | Isaias | 106' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Joël Müller ||||
  