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.
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 → |
Teams
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
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:
Results
Top goalscorers
Player of the Month
Month | Player |
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August | Steve Savidan (Valenciennes) |
September | Jérémie Janot (Saint-Étienne) |
October | Juninho (Lyon) |
November | Florent Malouda (Lyon) |
December | Frédéric Piquionne (Saint-Étienne) |
January | Bafétimbi Gomis (Saint-Étienne) |
February | Johan Elmander (Toulouse) |
March | Samir Nasri (Marseille) |
April | Péguy Luyindula (Paris Saint-Germain) |
All-League first team
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
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