2006–07 Ligue 1

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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.

Ligue 1
Season2006–07
Dates4 August 2006 – 26 May 2007
ChampionsLyon (6th Title)
RelegatedTroyes
Sedan
Nantes
Champions LeagueLyon
Marseille
Toulouse
UEFA CupRennes
Bordeaux
Sochaux
Matches played380
Goals scored855 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerPauleta
(15 goals)

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Lyon (C)3824956427+3781Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Marseille38197125338+1564
3Toulouse38177144443+158Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4Rennes38141593830+857Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5Lens381512114741+657Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6Bordeaux38169133935+457Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
7Sochaux381512114648−257
8Auxerre381315104141054
9Monaco381312134538+751
10Lille381311144543+250
11Saint-Étienne38147175250+249
12Le Mans381116114546−149
13Nancy381310153744−749
14Lorient381213133340−749
15Paris Saint-Germain381212144242048
16Nice38916133440−643
17Valenciennes381110173648−1243
18Troyes (R)38912173954−1539Relegation to Ligue 2
19Sedan (R)38714174658−1235
20Nantes (R)38713182949−2034
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayAUXBORMFCRCLLILLOROLOMASMNALNANNICPSGRENSTESEDSOCTFCTROVAL
Auxerre0–02–31–02–12–10–00–32–12–01–00–00–01–01–12–21–01–01–01–1
Bordeaux0–01–01–00–11–11–21–01–03–00–13–20–01–21–03–12–02–02–12–1
Le Mans2–21–11–11–11–10–12–00–20–01–11–01–10–02–13–22–22–02–03–2
Lens1–03–02–01–11–10–41–11–02–22–00–01–20–03–31–13–12–01–03–0
Lille1–13–00–24–01–01–21–01–10–10–01–01–01–12–22–12–01–34–00–2
Lorient2–10–12–11–00–01–32–10–02–03–10–00–10–00–02–01–30–10–01–0
Lyon1–01–22–13–04–11–01–10–01–03–11–13–10–02–11–03–31–12–02–1
Marseille3–12–12–00–14–00–11–42–12–10–03–01–12–02–11–04–23–02–11–0
Monaco2–10–02–10–03–12–22–01–22–12–10–01–20–21–22–13–01–30–03–0
Nancy1–02–11–12–11–30–10–32–01–01–03–00–30–00–23–15–22–11–01–0
Nantes1–10–00–00–01–10–21–32–11–02–11–01–10–22–20–10–20–0[a]1–12–5
Nice0–02–13–31–22–13–01–42–11–10–01–11–01–12–12–20–00–13–02–0
Paris SG0–10–22–11–31–02–31–11–34–20–04–00–01–00–24–20–00–02–11–2
Rennes3–10–01–10–01–24–11–00–21–11–12–01–01–00–00–22–13–21–11–0
Saint-Étienne2–30–22–03–22–12–01–31–20–11–02–12–11–01–31–21–23–03–13–0
Sedan2–21–11–22–22–03–10–10–00–12–21–11–11–01–02–21–10–21–21–1
Sochaux1–12–12–00–30–01–10–11–02–12–11–21–13–20–01–01–14–21–01–0
Toulouse2–03–10–10–11–00–02–03–01–12–20–41–01–31–01–03–11–21–13–0
Troyes3–31–02–23–01–13–01–01–10–40–01–02–01–12–23–13–20–11–21–3
Valenciennes1–32–01–11–30–30–00–00–02–21–01–00–10–03–11–02–10–00–03–1
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 PauletaParis Saint-Germain15
2 Steve SavidanValenciennes13
3 Ismaël BangouraLe Mans12
Mamadou NiangMarseille
GrafiteLe Mans
6 John UtakaRennes11
Aruna DindaneLens
FredLyon
Seydou KeitaLens
Frédéric PiquionneMonaco
Johan ElmanderToulouse

Player of the Month

MonthPlayer
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

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