1995–96 French Division 1
Season | 1995–96 |
---|---|
Champions | Auxerre (1st title) |
Relegated | Gueugnon Saint-Étienne Martigues |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 867 (2.28 per match) |
Best Player | Zinedine Zidane |
Top goalscorer | Sonny Anderson (21) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
The 1995–96 Division 1 season was the 58th since its establishment. Auxerre won their first league title in history with 72 points.
Participating teams[]
- Auxerre
- Bastia
- Bordeaux
- AS Cannes
- FC Gueugnon
- EA Guingamp
- Le Havre AC
- RC Lens
- Lille OSC
- Olympique Lyonnais
- FC Martigues
- FC Metz
- AS Monaco
- Montpellier HSC
- FC Nantes Atlantique
- OGC Nice
- Paris Saint-Germain FC
- Stade Rennais FC
- AS Saint-Étienne
- RC Strasbourg
Auxerre
Bastia
Bordeaux
Cannes
Gueugnon
Guingamp
Le Havre
Lens
Lille
Lyon
Martigues
Metz
AS Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
PSG
Rennes
Strasbourg
Final table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Auxerre (C) | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 68 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
3 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 68 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Metz | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 65 | |
5 | Lens | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 63 | |
6 | Montpellier | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 60 | |
7 | Nantes | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
8 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 54 | |
9 | Strasbourg | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 54 | |
10 | Guingamp | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 53 | |
11 | Lyon | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 48 | |
12 | Nice | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 45 | |
13 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 45 | |
14 | Cannes | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 44 | |
15 | Bastia | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 | |
16 | Bordeaux | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
17 | Lille | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 39 | |
18 | Gueugnon (R) | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 38 | Relegated to French Division 2 |
19 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 34 | |
20 | Martigues (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 34 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1996/1997
- SM Caen : champion of Ligue 2
- Olympique Marseille : runners-up
- AS Nancy : 3rd place
Results[]
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sonny Anderson | Monaco | 21 |
2 | Anto Drobnjak | Bastia | 20 |
3 | Florian Maurice | Lyon | 18 |
4 | Julio César Dely Valdes | Paris Saint-Germain | 15 |
Japhet N'Doram | Nantes | ||
Sylvain Wiltord | Rennes | ||
7 | Raí | Paris Saint-Germain | 14 |
8 | Youri Djorkaeff | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 |
Corentin Martins | Auxerre | ||
10 | James Debbah | Nice | 12 |
Christophe Horlaville | Cannes | ||
Lilian Laslandes | Auxerre |
References[]
External links[]
- France 1995/96 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
See also[]
Categories:
- Ligue 1 seasons
- 1995–96 in European association football leagues
- 1995–96 in French football