The 2020 Coupe de la Ligue Final decided the winner of the 2019–20 Coupe de la Ligue, the 26th and last edition of France's

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competition, the

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, contested by the 44 teams that the

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(LFP) manages. The final was originally scheduled for 4 April 2020 but was postponed due to the

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. The final took place at the

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in Saint-Denis, and was contested by

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and

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. As the LFP voted in September 2019 to abolish the Coupe de la Ligue for the following season, the match was the last in the competition's history. On 28 April 2020, Prime Minister

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announced all sporting events in France would be cancelled until September. On 26 June, the LFP announced that the final was rescheduled to 31 July. Paris Saint-Germain won the final 6–5 on

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over Lyon, following a 0–0 draw after

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, for their ninth Coupe de la Ligue title.

Route to the final

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Match

Details

Notes

References

External links

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