Ligue 1

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Ligue 1
Image:Current sport.svg Ligue 1 season 2007/2008
Image:LFP.jpg
Founded
1932
Nations
Image:Flag of France.svg France Image:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
Relegation To
Ligue 2
Number of Teams
20
European Qualification
Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Cups
Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Trophée des Champions
Current Champions
Olympique Lyonnais
Website
Official site in English

Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003, now called Ligue 1 Orange) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. It has been an all-professional league since its inception in 1932 except for the 1943-44 season, during which the Vichy regime abolished professionalism. Since the end of World War II, the French first division has switched several times between an 18- and a 20- team format, the latter being in force today and having the preference of clubs in spite of a busier schedule for the players.

The 20 Ligue 1 teams play each other twice (home and away) during the season for a 38-match schedule. At the end of the season, the bottom three teams in the division are relegated to Ligue 2. This promotion and relegation format, in place since 1995, is a relative novelty in the French top flight. The traditional format has long been direct relegation of the bottom two teams and a play-off between the third-last first-division team and the winner of the second-division play-offs.

Currently, the top three teams in Ligue 1 qualify for the Champions League, with the top two proceeding directly to the group phase. The third-placed team enters in the final qualifying round. The fourth-placed team qualifies for the UEFA Cup. The fifth- and sixth-placed teams can also qualify, depending on results in the two domestic cup competitions.

Point allocation follows the international standard with three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. The three-point rule was adopted in 1994 after a one-time test in the 1988-89 season. From 1973 to 1976, a "bonus" rule rewarded teams scoring three or more goals in a game with one extra point, regardless of outcome, with the objective of encouraging offensive play. The experience was ultimately inconclusive.

Ligue 1 teams standing on equal points are ranked by goal difference (goals scored minus goals conceded) and, if still even, by the number of goals scored. Until 1966, the league used goal average (the ratio of goals scored to goals conceded) instead of goal difference to break ties on points. This system actually favored the defensive over the offensive, as shown by the outcome of the 1961-62 season: Stade de Reims edged Racing Club de Paris for the title by a 0.018 difference in goal average and was crowned champion on equal points in spite of equal goal difference (83-60 vs. 86-63) and fewer goals scored.

Ligue 1 is generally regarded as competently run, with good planning of fixtures, complete and consistently enforced rules, timely resolution of issues, and adequate escalation procedures of judicial disputes to national or international institutions. It has faced three significant corruption scandals in its history (Olympique d'Antibes in 1933, Red Star in the 1950s, and Olympique de Marseille in 1993) and has preserved its reputation every time through swift and appropriately severe punishment of the guilty parties.

Ligue 1 is also often criticized (including in France itself) as displaying too much defensive play and lacking entertainment values. ^[1]

Contents 1 Current Teams (2007-2008) 2 Ligue 1 Teams In European Competition 3 Previous Winners 4 Records 4.1 Club 4.2 Players 4.2.1 Other records 5 Statistics by clubs (1932-1939 and 1945-2007) 6 Media coverage 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Current Teams (2007-2008)

Auxerre Bordeaux Caen Le Mans Lens Lille Lorient Lyon Marseille Metz Monaco Nancy Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Saint-Étienne Sochaux Strasbourg Toulouse Valenciennes

• Relegated to Ligue 2 for 2007-08: Nantes, Sedan, Troyes
• Promoted from Ligue 2 for 2007-08: Metz, Caen, RC Strasbourg

[edit] Ligue 1 Teams In European Competition

The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade de Reims-Champagne, finishing in a 4-3 victory for the Spanish side. In 1958-59, Reims and Real Madrid faced off once again, but once again the French side lost, this time by a score of 2-0.

After Stade de Reims-Champagne fell from prominence, Ligue 1 had trouble producing strong sides that could compete with the rest of Europe. However, in the 1974-75 European Cup AS Saint-Étienne defeated European powerhouses such as Rangers F.C., FC Dynamo Kyiv and PSV Eindhoven until they reached the final losing to defending champions Bayern Munich. The following year AS Saint-Étienne advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Liverpool F.C..

AS Saint-Étienne entered a dry spell after a short period of dominance and the 1980s produced no significant French clubs ready to conquer Europe. Finally in 1990-91 Olympique de Marseille, with scoring phenomenon Jean-Pierre Papin, advanced all the way to the final before falling to Red Star Belgrade on penalties.

When the European Cup rebranded to the UEFA Champions League, Olympique de Marseille unleashed havoc on competition. Les Olympiens won Group A and suddenly found themselves in the final against AC Milan. Basile Boli hit home the winning goal in the 44th minute, winning the Champions League for Marseille.

Most recently, the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League saw underdogs AS Monaco FC win their group over Deportivo de La Coruña, PSV Eindhoven and AEK Athens FC to advance to the Round of 16. Monaco did not stop there, triumphing over FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Real Madrid and Chelsea F.C. until they reached the final. F.C. Porto ended the run with a 3-0 victory.

[edit] Previous Winners

See for more details: French football champions

1932/33 - Olympique Lillois 1933/34 - FC Sète 1934/35 - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1935/36 - Racing Club de Paris 1936/37 - Olympique de Marseille 1937/38 - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1938/39 - FC Sète 1939 - 1945 - league interrupted due to World War II 1945/46 - Lille OSC 1946/47 - CO Roubaix-Tourcoing 1947/48 - Olympique de Marseille 1948/49 - Stade de Reims 1949/50 - Girondins de Bordeaux 1950/51 - OGC Nice 1951/52 - OGC Nice 1952/53 - Stade de Reims 1953/54 - Lille OSC 1954/55 - Stade de Reims

1955/56 - OGC Nice 1956/57 - AS Saint-Étienne 1957/58 - Stade de Reims 1958/59 - OGC Nice 1959/60 - Stade de Reims 1960/61 - AS Monaco FC 1961/62 - Stade de Reims 1962/63 - AS Monaco FC 1963/64 - AS Saint-Étienne 1964/65 - FC Nantes 1965/66 - FC Nantes 1966/67 - AS Saint-Étienne 1967/68 - AS Saint-Étienne 1968/69 - AS Saint-Étienne 1969/70 - AS Saint-Étienne 1970/71 - Olympique de Marseille 1971/72 - Olympique de Marseille 1972/73 - FC Nantes

1973/74 - AS Saint-Étienne 1974/75 - AS Saint-Étienne 1975/76 - AS Saint-Étienne 1976/77 - FC Nantes 1977/78 - AS Monaco FC 1978/79 - RC Strasbourg 1979/80 - FC Nantes 1980/81 - AS Saint-Étienne 1981/82 - AS Monaco FC 1982/83 - FC Nantes 1983/84 - Girondins de Bordeaux 1984/85 - Girondins de Bordeaux 1985/86 - Paris Saint-Germain FC 1986/87 - Girondins de Bordeaux 1987/88 - AS Monaco FC 1988/89 - Olympique de Marseille 1989/90 - Olympique de Marseille 1990/91 - Olympique de Marseille

1991/92 - Olympique de Marseille 1992/93 - No champion (Olympique de Marseille stripped of title) 1993/94 - Paris Saint-Germain FC 1994/95 - FC Nantes 1995/96 - AJ Auxerre 1996/97 - AS Monaco FC 1997/98 - RC Lens 1998/99 - Girondins de Bordeaux 1999/00 - AS Monaco FC 2000/01 - FC Nantes 2001/02 - Olympique Lyonnais 2002/03 - Olympique Lyonnais 2003/04 - Olympique Lyonnais 2004/05 - Olympique Lyonnais 2005/06 - Olympique Lyonnais 2006/07 - Olympique Lyonnais 2007/08 -

[edit] Records

[edit] Club

• Most titles: AS Saint-Étienne, 10
• Most consecutive titles: Lyon (2002-2007), 6
• Longest unbeaten record within a single season: Nantes, 32 matches (1994-1995)
• Longest unbeaten home record: Nantes, 92 matches, between May 15 1976 and April 7 1981
• Most wins in a season: 26 for Reims (1959-60), Monaco (1960-61), Nantes (1965-66, 1979-80) for a 20-team league; 25 for Saint-Étienne (1969-70) for an 18-team league
• Most home victories in a season: 19 for Saint-Étienne (1974-75)
• Most away victories in a season: 12 for Saint-Étienne (1969-70) Lyon (2005-2006) and Marseille (1971-72)
• Fewest losses in a season: 1 for Nantes (1994-95)
• Most seasons in top-flight: Sochaux, 57 seasons (including 2005-2006)
• Most consecutive seasons in top-flight: Nantes, 44 seasons (1963-2007)
• Highest-scoring season: 1946-47 (1,344 goals, average: 3.51 per match) for a 20-team league; 1948-49 (1,138 goals, average: 3.71 per match) for an 18-team league
• Highest-scoring team in a season: 1959-60 RC Paris, 118 goals, in 20-team format; 1948-49 Lille, 102 goals, in 18-team format
• Best defense in a season: 1991-92 Marseille, 21 goals conceded
• Best goal difference in a season: 1959-60 Reims, +63, 20-team format; 1948-49 Lille, +62, 18-team format
• Biggest win: 12-1, Sochaux v. Valenciennes, 1935-36
• Season with most yellow cards: 2002-03 (1,654)
• Season with most red cards: 2002-2003 (131)
• Most red cards in a season : 1998-99 Bastia, 2002-03 PSG, and 2003-04 Lens, 13
• Most matches for a coach : Guy Roux, Auxerre (1961-2000,2001-2005) 890 matches
• Highest overall attendance : 8,086,774 in 2004-2005 (20 clubs)
• Highest average attendance : 23,154 per match in 2000-2001 (18 clubs)
• Highest daily attendance for a single game day : 281,000, Day 33, 1997-1998 (28,100 per match)
• Highest single attendance : 57,714, Marseille-Lyon, 1998-1999.

[edit] Players

Top Ten Players With Most Appearances[2]
Player		Period	Club[3]	Games
1	Jean-Luc Ettori	1975–1994	AS Monaco	602
2	Dominique Dropsy	1972-1989	RC Strasbourg	596
3	Dominique Baratelli	1967-1985	AS Monaco, OGC Nice, Paris Saint Germain	593
4	Alain Giresse	1970–1988	Girondins de Bordeaux	586
5	Sylvain Kastendeuch	1982-2001	FC Metz	577
6	Patrick Battiston	1973-1991	Girondins de Bordeaux	558
7	Jacky Novi	1964-1980	Olympique de Marseille	545
8	Roger Marche	1944-1962	Stade de Reims	542
9	Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes	1969-1988	FC Nantes	532
-	Henri Michel	1966-1982	FC Nantes	532
Top Ten Highest Goalscorers[4]
Player		Period	Club[5]	Goals
1	Delio Onnis	1971–1986	AS Monaco	299 (Ø 0,66)
2	Bernard Lacombe	1969–1987	Olympique Lyonnais	255 (Ø 0,51)
3	Hervé Revelli	1965–1978	AS Saint-Étienne	216 (Ø 0,55)
4	Thadée Cisowski	1947–1961	RC Paris	206 (Ø 0,72)
5	Roger Piantoni	1950–1966	Stade de Reims	203 (Ø 0,52)
6	Roger Courtois	1932–1956	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	193
7	Joseph Ujlaki	1947–1964	RC Paris	189 (Ø 0,43)
8	Fleury Di Nallo	1960–1975	Olympique Lyonnais	187 (Ø 0,44)
9	Carlos Bianchi	1973–1980	Stade de Reims	179 (Ø 0,81)
-	Gunnar Andersson	1950–1960	Olympique de Marseille	179 (Ø 0,77)

[edit] Other records

• Most titles : Jean-Michel Larqué and Hervé Revelli of Saint-Étienne, 7 times champions (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976)
• Most consecutive minutes without conceding : Jérémie Janot, AS Saint-Étienne, 1276 minutes without conceding in 2005-2006
• Goals in single season : Josip Skoblar, Marseille, 44 (1970-1971)
  • Each season: See Top goalscorers in Ligue 1
• Goals in single match : 7 , Jean Nicolas, Rouen, 1938 against Valenciennes; André Abegglen (Sochaux) 1935 against Valenciennes
• Most games scored in a row : Vahid Halilhodzic (Nantes) 9 matches in a row - 1984-1985
• Most red cards : Cyril Rool : 19 (as of end of 2005-2006)
• Youngest player : Laurent Paganelli, Saint-Étienne 15 years 10 months
• Youngest to score a hat trick : Jérémy Menez, Sochaux January 22 2005 against Bordeaux - 17 years 8 months 15 days

[edit] Statistics by clubs (1932-1939 and 1945-2007)

	Club	Seasons in D1/L1	Number of titles	Best result	First season in D1/L1	Last season in D1/L1	Matches played (as end of 2006-07 season) in D1/L1
1.	FC Sochaux	59 +07/08	2	1st	1932-33	2006-07	2102
2.	Olympique Marseille	57 +07/08	8	1st	1932-33	2006-07	2018
3.	FC Metz	56 +07/08	-	2nd	1932-33	2005-06	2004
4.	RC Strasbourg	55 +07/08	1	1st	1935-36	2005-06	1978
5.	AS Saint-Étienne	54 +07/08	10	1st	1938-39	2006-07	1972
-	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	54 +07/08	5	1st	1945-46	2006-07	1984
-	Lille OSC	54 +07/08	3	1st	1932-33	2006-07	1925
-	RC Lens	54 +07/08	1	1st	1937-38	2006-07	1968
9.	AS Monaco	50 +07/08	7	1st	1953-54	2006-07	1848
-	Stade Rennais	50 +07/08	-	4th	1932-33	2006-07	1776
11.	Olympique Lyonnais	49 +07/08	6	1st	1945-46	2006-07	1802
12.	OGC Nice	48 +07/08	4	1st	1932-33	2006-07	1744
13.	FC Nantes	44	8	1st	1963-64	2006-07	1636
14.	Paris SG	34 +07/08	2	1st	1971-72	2006-07	1272
16.	RCF Paris	30	1	1st	1932-33	1989-90	1020
17.	Stade Reims	29	6	1st	1945-46	1978-79	1050
-	SC Bastia	29	-	3rd	1968-69	2004-05	1074
19.	Montpellier HSC	27	-	3rd	1932-33	2003-04	954
20.	AJ Auxerre	27 +07/08	1	1st	1980-81	2006-07	1006
21.	Valenciennes FC	27 +07/08	-	3rd	1935-36	2006-07	948
22.	Angers SCO	23	-	3rd	1956-57	1993-94	854
-	Le Havre AC	23	-	3rd	1938-39	2002-03	834
24.	CS Sedan	24	-	3rd	1955-56	2006-07	834
-	AS Nancy	23 +07/08	-	4th	1970-71	2006-07	866
.	AS Cannes	22	-	2nd	1932-33	1997-98	749
27.	Toulouse FC (1937)	19	-	2nd	1946-47	1966-67	678
-	FC Rouen	19	-	4th	1936-37	1984-85	678
29.	Toulouse FC	19 +07/08	-	3rd	1982-83	2006-07	713
30.	FC Sète	16	2	1st	1932-33	1953-54	504
-	Red Star	16	-	7th	1932-33	1974-75	540
32.	FC Nancy	15	-	4th	1946-47	1962-63	530
-	Stade Français (football)	15	-	5th	1946-47	1966-67	538
34.	Troyes AC	15	-	7th	1954-55	2006-07	512
.	Stade Laval	13	-	5th	1976-77	1988-89	494
36.	Sporting Toulon Var	12	-	5th	1958-59	1992-93	452
37.	CO Roubaix-Tourcoing	10	1	1st	1945-46	1954-55	344
-	AC Ajaccio	10	-	6th	1967-68	2005-06	372
-	Stade Brest	10	-	8th	1979-80	1990-91	380
40.	SM Caen	9 +07/08	-	5th	1988-89	2004-05	342
41.	SC Fives	7	-	2nd	1932-33	1938-39	194
-	Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix	7	-	5th	1932-33	1938-39	194
-	FC Antibes	7	-	7th	1932-33	1938-39	194
-	EA Guingamp	7	-	7th	1995-96	2003-04	254
45.	FC Mulhouse	6	-	6th	1932-33	1989-90	184
-	Olympique Alès	6	-	10th	1932-33	1958-59	184
47.	Tours FC	4	-	11th	1980-81	1984-85	152
48.	AS Angoulême	3	-	4th	1969-70	1971-72	110
-	Racing Club de Roubaix	3	-	8th	1936-37	1938-39	90
-	Limoges Foot 87	3	-	10th	1958-59	1960-61	114
-	FC Martigues	3	-	11th	1993-94	1995-96	114
-	Paris FC	3	-	12th	1972-73	1978-79	114
-	Sporting Club Nimois	3	-	5th	1932-33	1934-35	74
54.	Le Mans UC72	3 +07/08	-	11th	2003-04	2005-06	76
-	FC Lorient	3 +07/08	-	16th	1998-99	2001-02	106
.	CA Paris	2	-	5th	1932-33	1933-34	44
-	Grenoble Foot 38	2	-	17th	1960-61	1962-63	76
58	Club Français	1	-	8th	1932-33	1932-33	18
-	Hyères FC	1	-	9th	1932-33	1932-33	18
-	SR Colmar	1	-	11th	1948-49	1948-49	34
-	LB Châteauroux	1	-	17th	1997-98	1997-98	34
-	AS Béziers (football)	1	-	18th	1957-58	1957-58	34
-	FC Gueugnon	1	-	18th	1995-96	1995-96	38
-	Chamois Niortais FC	1	-	18th	1987-88	1987-88	38
-	AS Aix	1	-	20th	1967-68	1967-68	38
-	Olympique Avignonais	1	-	20th	1975-76	1975-76	38
-	FC Istres	1	-	20th	2004-05	2004-05	38

[edit] Media coverage

In Australia Ligue 1 is currently available on Setanta Sports.

[edit] See also

• Ligue 1 season 2005/2006
• List of sports attendance figures — Ligue 1 attendance in a worldwide context

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/players/fran-div1-matches.html
3. ^ where player played the most games.
4. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/frantops-allt.html
5. ^ where player shot the most goals

[edit] External links

• Official Site (English)
• 2005-2006 France Ligue 1 Final Season, Team, and Player Statistics in .PDF format - (www.worldcupadvice.com) (English)
• All-time statistics (English)
• Ligue 1 Table, Fixtures and Results (English)

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