Season | 2006–07 |
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Dates | 4 August 2006 – 26 May 2007 |
Champions | Lyon (6th Title) |
Relegated | Troyes Sedan Nantes |
Champions League | Lyon Marseille Toulouse |
UEFA Cup | Rennes Bordeaux Sochaux |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 855 (2.25 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pauleta (15 goals) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The 2006–07 Ligue 1 season was the 69th since its establishment, and started in August 2006 and ended in May 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won their sixth consecutive title.
Teams
[edit]Lyon were the reigning champions of France for the sixth time running. Following a defeat for their nearest challengers, Lyon won the league with six games to play, on 21 April, becoming the first team in the so-called "Big Five" European leagues to win six consecutive championships.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 81 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Marseille | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 64 | |
3 | Toulouse | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Rennes | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
7 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 57 | |
8 | Auxerre | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 54 | |
9 | Monaco | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
10 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 50 | |
11 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 49 | |
12 | Le Mans | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 49 | |
13 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 49 | |
14 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 49 | |
15 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 48 | |
16 | Nice | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 43 | |
17 | Valenciennes | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 43 | |
18 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 39 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
19 | Sedan (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 35 | |
20 | Nantes (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Bordeaux, the winner of the Coupe de la Ligue, is awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux also have been awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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Paris Saint-Germain | 15 |
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Valenciennes | 13 |
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Le Mans | 12 |
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Rennes | 11 |
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Lens | ||
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Lyon | ||
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Monaco | ||
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Toulouse |
Player of the Month
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All-League first team
[edit]Richert (Sochaux)
Sagna (Auxerre) – Cris (Lyon) – Hilton (Lens) – Abidal (Lyon)
Se.Keita (Lens) – Nasri (Marseille) – F.Malouda (Lyon)
A.Keita (Lille) – Elmander (Toulouse) – Savidan (Valenciennes)
Award of the Year
[edit]Player of the Year : Florent Malouda (Lyon)
Goalkeeper of the Year : Teddy Richert (Sochaux)
Youth of the Year: Samir Nasri (Marseille)
Manager of the year : Gérard Houllier (Lyon)
Goal of the Year : Ilan (Saint-Étienne) for his goal against PSG
References
[edit]- ^ Ligue 1 - Saison 2006-2007 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com