2015–16 Lille OSC season
The 2015–16 season was Lille OSC's 72nd season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| President | Michel Seydoux | |||
| Manager | Frédéric Antonetti | |||
| Stadium | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | |||
| Ligue 1 | 5th | |||
| Coupe de France | Round of 32 | |||
| Coupe de la Ligue | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Sofiane Boufal (11) All: Sofiane Boufal (12)  | |||
| Highest home attendance | 39,601 vs Paris Saint-Germain (7 August 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,801 vs Laval (15 December 2015) | |||
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Players
    
    Current squad
    
As of 2 February 2016.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
    
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Appearances and goals
    
| No. | Pos. | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 16 | GK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | GK | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 30+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 3 | DF | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |
| 18 | DF | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | 36+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 6 | |
| 23 | DF | 25+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |
| 25 | DF | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | 6+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | 25+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 17+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | 27+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | |
| 8 | MF | 25+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | 4+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | 25+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| 14 | MF | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | 31+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | 10+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 32 | MF | 5+7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | 17+8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | |
| 12 | FW | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 15 | FW | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | 11+12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 27 | FW | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | FW | 12+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Ligue1.com
Goalscorers
    
| Ran | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Yassine Benzia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 19 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 39 | FW | Eder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 11 | MF | Éric Bauthéac | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 32 | MF | Rony Lopes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | DF | Sébastien Corchia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | DF | Adama Soumaoro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | DF | Stoppila Sunzu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 31 | MF | Morgan Amalfitano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 12 | FW | Sehrou Guirassy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | FW | Junior Tallo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Amadou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | Mounir Obbadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 9 | 50 | ||||
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
    
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Ligue 1 | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | Notes | ||||||||
| 19 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Sofiane Boufal | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 28 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Sébastien Corchia | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Renato Civelli | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | Mounir Obbadi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 33 | FW | Junior Tallo | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | DF | Éric Bauthéac | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Florent Balmont | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 25 | DF | Marko Baša | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | MF | Rio Mavuba | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Vincent Enyeama | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 13 | DF | Stoppila Sunzu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 23 | DF | Adama Soumaoro | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | FW | Baptiste Guillaume | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | Sehrou Guirassy | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Yassine Benzia | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | FW | Lenny Nangis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | FW | Yaw Yeboah | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Marvin Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Amadou | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 32 | MF | Rony Lopes | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 31 | MF | Morgan Amalfitano | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | FW | Eder | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
 = Number of bookings; 
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Transfers
    
    Transfers in
    
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved from | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF | 31 | Free transfer | [2] | ||
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 27 | Undisclosed | [2] | ||
| 2 July 2015 | FW | 19 | £350,000 | [3] | ||
| 10 July 2015 | MF | 32 | Free Transfer | [4] | ||
| 15 July 2015 | FW | 22 | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 16 July 2015 | DF | 22 | £1,400,000 | [6] | ||
| 18 July 2015 | FW | 20 | £2,800,000 | [7] | ||
| 18 August 2015 | GK | 19 | Undisclosed | [8] | ||
| 31 August 2015 | MF | 21 | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
| 8 January 2016 | MF | 30 | Free Transfer | [10] | 
Loans in
    
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Return date | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2015 | DF | 26 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 14 August 2015 | MF | 18 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 27 August 2015 | FW | 19 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 6 January 2016 | MF | 20 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 1 February 2016 | FW | 28 | 30 June 2016 | [11] | 
Transfers out
    
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moved to | Fee | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF | 34 | Free Transfer | [12] | ||
| 1 July 2015 | DF | 26 | Undisclosed | [13] | ||
| 1 July 2015 | MF | 24 | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 3 July 2015 | MF | 29 | Undisclosed | [15] | ||
| 10 July 2015 | MF | 20 | £9,800,000 | [16] | ||
| 10 July 2015 | MF | 25 | €10,000,000 | [17] | ||
| 21 July 2015 | FW | 27 | Undisclosed | [18] | ||
| 20 August 2015 | FW | 21 | Undisclosed | [19] | 
Loans out
    
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Loaned to | Return date | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2015 | FW | 22 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 31 August 2015 | DF | 23 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 31 August 2015 | FW | 25 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 31 August 2015 | FW | 25 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 20 January 2016 | FW | 19 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 21 January 2016 | FW | 19 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 27 January 2016 | FW | 21 | 30 June 2016 | |||
| 1 February 2016 | MF | 21 | 30 June 2016 | 
Pre-season and friendlies
    
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Boulogne | 1–2 | Lille | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 
| 18:00 | Allart  | 
Report | Araujo  Bauthéac  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Libération Attendance: 3,000  | 
| 15 July 2015 Friendly |  Lokeren  | 4–1 | Lille | Lokeren, Belgium | 
| 19:00 | Dessers  Marić Ansah Patosi  | 
Report | Boufal  | 
Stadium: Daknamstadion | 
| 18 July 2015 Friendly |  Oostende  | 0–1 | Lille | Ostend, Belgium | 
| 16:00 | Report | Rodelin  | 
Stadium: Albertpark Attendance: 2,000  | 
| 22 July 2015 Friendly | Lille | 1–0 | Troyes | Cambrai | 
| 18:30 | Guillaume  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Liberté Attendance: 1,000  | 
Competitions
    
    Ligue 1
    
League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 4 | Nice | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 58 | |
| 7 | Caen | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 54 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[20]
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
 
Results summary
    
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by match
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
    
| 7 August 2015 1 | Lille | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sidibé  Boufal Pavard  | 
Report | Rabiot  Motta Lucas Aurier  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 39,601 Referee: Fredy Fautrel  | 
| 14 August 2015 2 | Monaco | 0–0 | Lille | Fontvieille | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Silva  | 
Report | Corchia  Civelli Obbadi Boufal Tallo  | 
Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 13,284 Referee: Benoît Millot  | 
| 23 August 2015 3 | Lille | 0–0 | Bordeaux | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bauthéac  | 
Report | Poundjé  Touré Pallois Yamberé Chantôme  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 28,035 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 29 August 2015 4 | Lille | 1–0 | Gazélec Ajaccio | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Boufal  | 
Report | Sylla  Mangane Filippi  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,138 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 12 September 2015 5 | Lyon | 0–0 | Lille | Lyon | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Valbuena  | 
Report | Balmont  Civelli Corchia Tallo  | 
Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 32,137 Referee: Franck Schneider  | 
| 18 September 2015 6 | Rennes | 1–1 | Lille | Rennes | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mendes  Ntep Armand Sio  | 
Report | Boufal  Baša Mavuba Enyeama Bauthéac  | 
Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,391 Referee: Stéphane Jochem  | 
| 25 September 2015 8 | Reims | 1–0 | Lille | Reims | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Weber  Bulot Kankava N'Gog  | 
Report | Sidibé  Bauthéac Mavuba  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 11,696 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 29 September 2015 7 | Lille | 0–1 | Nantes | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Iloki  Thomasson Cana Déaux  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,667 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 2 October 2015 9 | Lille | 2–0 | Montpellier | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Boufal  Mavuba Obbadi Sidibé Corchia  | 
Report | Dabo  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,895 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 17 October 2015 10 | Guingamp | 1–1 | Lille | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Diallo  Briand  | 
Report | Sunzu  Boufal Soumaoro Guillaume  | 
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 13,084 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 25 October 2015 11 | Lille | 1–2 | Marseille | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Civelli  Corchia Guirassy  | 
Report | Batshuayi  Cabella Nkoulou Alessandrini Silva Diarra  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 35,623 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 1 November 2015 12 | Nice | 0–0 | Lille | Nice | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ricardo  Koziello Honorat  | 
Report | Bauthéac  Soumaoro Obbadi  | 
Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 18,169 Referee: Wilfried Bien  | 
| 7 November 2015 13 | Lille | 1–1 | Bastia | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Guirassy  Boufal Sidibé  | 
Report | Cioni  Danic Palmieri  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,852 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 21 November 2015 14 | Troyes | 1–1 | Lille | Troyes | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Darbion  Ayasse Jean  | 
Report | Benzia  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 28 November 2015 15 | Angers | 2–0 | Lille | Angers | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sunu  Traoré Camara Auriac  | 
Report | Corchia  Nangis Balmont Civelli  | 
Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 2 December 2015 16 | Lille | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Soumaoro  Benzia Balmont  | 
Report | Assou-Ekotto  Hamouma  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 29,103 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 5 December 2015 17 | Caen | 1–2 | Lille | Caen | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Yahia  Delort Delaplace  | 
Report | Benzia  Boufal Enyeama  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 15,952 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 12 December 2015 18 | Lille | 3–0 | Lorient | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bauthéac  Balmont Benzia Sidibé  | 
Report | Gassama  N'Dong  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 28,170 Referee: Jerome Miguelgorry  | 
| 19 December 2015 19 | Toulouse | 1–1 | Lille | Toulouse | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ben Yedder  Machach Akpa Akpro Doumbia  | 
Report | Obbadi  Boufal  | 
Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 14,843 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
| 10 January 2016 20 | Lille | 1–1 | Nice | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Benzia  Corchia Pavard  | 
Report | Hult  Mendy Mallmann Seri  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,238 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj  | 
| 16 January 2016 21 | Bordeaux | 1–0 | Lille | Bordeaux | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Poko  Diabaté Chantôme  | 
Report | Mavuba  | 
Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 21,207 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo  | 
| 23 January 2016 22 | Lille | 1–3 | Troyes | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boufal  Bauthéac  | 
Report | Camus  Cabot Pi  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 26,431 Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 29 January 2016 23 | Marseille | 1–1 | Lille | Marseille | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nkoulou  Barrada Rabillard  | 
Report | Corchia  Amalfitano  | 
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 40,187 Referee: Benoît Bastien  | 
| 3 February 2016 24 | Lille | 1–0 | Caen | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Soumaoro  | 
Report | Nkololo  Delort  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,312 Referee: Stéphane Jochem  | 
| 7 February 2016 25 | Lille | 1–1 | Rennes | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Eder  Boufal Soumaoro  | 
Report | Danzé  Mendes M'Bengue Zeffane Dembélé  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 29,012 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 13 February 2016 26 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 | Lille | Paris | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pastore  Lucas  | 
Report | Civelli  Martin Enyeama  | 
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,391 Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 21 February 2016 27 | Lille | 1–0 | Lyon | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Boufal  Mavuba Soumaoro Amadou Bauthéac Enyeama  | 
Report | Grenier  Jallet Ferri Valbuena Yanga-Mbiwa  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,956 Referee: Benoît Bastien  | 
| 27 February 2016 28 | Montpellier | 3–0 | Lille | Montpellier | 
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ninga  Bérigaud Dabo Skhiri  | 
Report | Pavard  Bauthéac Boufal  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 9,576 Referee: Hakim Bel El Hajd  | 
| 5 March 2016 29 | Lille | 2–0 | Reims | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lopes  Sidibé Eder  | 
Report | Rigonato  De Préville Devaux  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 27,904 Referee: Mikael Lesage  | 
| 12 March 2016 30 | Bastia | 1–2 | Lille | Furiani | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mostefa  Squillaci Danic  | 
Report | Boufal  Obbadi Soumaoro Amadou  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 10,727 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi  | 
| 19 March 2016 31 | Lille | 1–0 | Toulouse | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Amalfitano  Eder Civelli Boufal  | 
Report | Diop  Doumbia Yago  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 29,736 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 3 April 2016 32 | Nantes | 0–3 | Lille | Nantes | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Gomis  Sabaly  | 
Report | Eder  Sunzu Civelli  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 25,518 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| 10 April 2016 33 | Lille | 4–1 | Monaco | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Obbadi  Amalfitano Civelli Eder Sidibé  | 
Report | Raggi  Fabinho Echiéjilé Bahlouli  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,125 Referee: Sébastien Moreira  | 
| 15 April 2016 34 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 2–4 | Lille | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Pujol  Lemoigne Mangane Filippi  | 
Report | Boufal  Benzia Balmont Martinez  | 
Stadium: Stade Ange Casanova Attendance: 3,605 Referee: François Letexier  | 
| 27 April 2016 35 | Lille | 0–0 | Angers | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Obbadi  | 
Report | Thomas  Capelle Bouka Moutou Letellier  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 32,001 Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
| 30 April 2016 36 | Lorient | 0–1 | Lille | Lorient | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Gassama  | 
Report | Lopes  Obbadi Amalfitano  | 
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 11,501 Referee: Benoît Bastien  | 
| 7 May 2016 37 | Lille | 0–0 | Guingamp | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Amadou  | 
Report | Sankharé  Briand Coco Blas  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,298 Referee: Amaury Delerue  | 
| 14 May 2016 38 | Saint-Étienne | 0–1 | Lille | Saint-Étienne | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Roux  Ruffier  | 
Report | Eder  Nangis  | 
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 39,550 Referee: Clément Turpin  | 
Coupe de France
    
Coupe de la Ligue
    
| 28 October 2015 Round of 32 | Lille | 2–1 | Troyes | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sunzu  Guirassy Nangis Yeboah Corchia  | 
Report | Perea  Othon Thiago Xavier  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 9,886 Referee: Benoît Bastien  | 
| 15 December 2015 Round of 16 | Lille | 1–0 | Laval | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Martin  Amadou Civelli Sidibé  | 
Report | Gonçalves  Perrot Alioui  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 8,801 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 13 January 2016 Quarter-finals | Guingamp | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)  | Lille | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Lévêque  Coco Salibur  | 
Report | Sunzu  Bauthéac Tallo Balmont  | 
Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Attendance: 11,326 Referee: Tony Chapron  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Giresse  Benezet Erdinç Lévêque  | 
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| 26 January 2016 Semi-finals | Lille | 5–1 | Bordeaux | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Benzia  Sané Soumaoro Obbadi Bautheac Boufal  | 
Report | Chantôme  Khazri Sané  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 19,168 Referee: Clément Turpin  | 
| 23 April 2016 Final | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | Lille | Saint-Denis | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aurier  Pastore Rabiot Di María  | 
Report | Sidibé  Amadou  | 
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 68,640 Referee: Ruddy Buquet  | 
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