2006–07 Ligue 1

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)

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

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Location of teams in 2006–07 Ligue 1

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.

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsors
Auxerre Jean Fernandez Uhlsport PlayStation None None None
Bordeaux Ricardo Gomes Puma Kia Cdiscount EUROP-LOT Cdiscount
Le Mans Frédéric Hantz Kappa Le Gaulois (H)/Fermiers de Loué (A), Groupama, NTN NTN Système U Passenaud Recyclage
Lens Francis Gillot Nike LG Mobile, Orange Onzéo None CAFPI
Lille Claude Puel Airness Partouche Casino Partouche Casino None None
Lorient Christian Gourcuff Erreà La Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient Agglomération Modicom DCNS Bret's Chips
Lyon Gérard Houllier Umbro Novotel (H)/Ticket Restaurant (A), Apicil Ticket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A) Renault Trucks Renault Trucks
Marseille Albert Emon Adidas Neuf (H & A)/Internity (T) Groupama Internity Quick
Monaco Laurent Banide Puma Bwin.com/Fight Aids Monaco/Fedcom, HSBC HSBC HSBC NGS Technology
Nancy Pablo Correa Baliston Odalys Vacances/Vittel (in UEFA matches), Geodis Calberson, Vittel, Grand Nancy Clairefontaine Regina TUI
Nantes Michel Der Zakarian Airness Synergie Interim Synergie Interim Dirickx None
Nice Frédéric Antonetti Puma Rica Lewis (H)/Gorenje (A), Takara Multimédia Gorenje (H)/Rica Lewis (A) Pizzorno Environnement Pizzorno Environnement
Paris Saint-Germain Paul Le Guen Nike Fly Emirates Alain Afflelou PSG TV None
Rennes Pierre Dréossi Airness Samsic Propreté, TAT Express, rennes.fr Fiat Utilitaires Association ELA Groupe ROSE
Saint-Étienne Ivan Hašek Adidas Konica Minolta, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes Onzéo/Groupama Bwin.com Fruité Entreprises
Sedan José Pasqualetti Hummel Invicta Group, Caisse d'Épargne Triangle Interim None Cora
Sochaux Alain Perrin Lotto Esso Ultron, Franche-Comté Loxam Fidest France None
Toulouse Elie Baup Lotto 888.com/Groupe IDEC, Monné-Decroix, ISS 888.com/Newrest Creditec Eaux d'Alet
Troyes Jean-Marc Furlan Baliston Baguépi (H)/Groupe Nasuba (A), Samro Groupe Nasuba (H)/Baguépi (A) None LCR
Valenciennes Antoine Kombouaré Airness Toyota (H)/SITA (A) SITA (H)/Toyota (A) None None

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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

Home \ Away AUX BOR MFC RCL LIL LOR OL OM ASM NAL NAN NIC PSG REN STE SED SOC TFC TRO VAL
Auxerre 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Bordeaux 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Le Mans 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2
Lens 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
Lille 1–1 3–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
Lorient 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–0
Lyon 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–1
Marseille 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–1 1–0
Monaco 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 0–0 3–0
Nancy 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 5–2 2–1 1–0 1–0
Nantes 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–5
Nice 0–0 2–1 3–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–4 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0
Paris SG 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 4–2 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 4–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2
Rennes 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0
Saint-Étienne 2–3 0–2 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–0
Sedan 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1
Sochaux 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–0
Toulouse 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–0
Troyes 3–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–4 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–3
Valenciennes 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ French League proclaimed Toulouse to be winners of the match after invasion of the playground by supporters of Nantes

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Pauleta Paris Saint-Germain 15
2 Steve Savidan Valenciennes 13
3 Ismaël Bangoura Le Mans 12
Mamadou Niang Marseille
Grafite Le Mans
6 John Utaka Rennes 11
Aruna Dindane Lens
Fred Lyon
Seydou Keita Lens
Frédéric Piquionne Monaco
Johan Elmander Toulouse

Player of the Month

Month Player
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

References

  1. ^ Ligue 1 - Saison 2006-2007 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com
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