2005–06 Ligue 1: Difference between revisions

Ligue 1

Season	2005–06
Champions	Lyon
Relegated	Ajaccio Strasbourg Metz
Champions League	Lyon Bordeaux Lille
UEFA Cup	Marseille Paris SG Nancy
Matches played	380
Goals scored	811 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pauleta (21 goals)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Olympique Lyonnais won Ligue 1 season 2005–06 of the French Association Football League with 84 points.

Participating teams

Ajaccio

Auxerre

Bordeaux

Le Mans

Lens      

Lille

Lyon

Marseille

Metz

AS Monaco

Nancy

Nantes

Nice

PSG

Rennes

St. Étienne

Sochaux

Strasbourg

Toulouse

Troyes

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Location of teams in 2005–06 Ligue 1

• Ajaccio
• Auxerre
• Bordeaux
• Le Mans
• Lens
• Lille
• Lyon
• Marseille
• Metz
• Monaco
• Nancy
• Nantes
• Nice
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Rennes
• Saint-Étienne
• Sochaux
• Strasbourg
• Toulouse
• Troyes

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyon (C)	38	25	9	4	73	31	+42	84	2006–07 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Bordeaux	38	18	15	5	43	25	+18	69
3	Lille	38	16	14	8	56	31	+25	62	2006–07 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Lens	38	14	18	6	48	34	+14	60	2006–07 UEFA Cup First round
5	Marseille	38	16	12	10	44	35	+9	60	2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
6	Auxerre	38	17	8	13	50	39	+11	59
7	Rennes	38	18	5	15	48	49	−1	59
8	Nice	38	16	10	12	36	31	+5	58
9	Paris Saint-Germain	38	13	13	12	44	38	+6	52	2006–07 UEFA Cup First round
10	Monaco	38	13	13	12	42	36	+6	52
11	Le Mans	38	13	13	12	33	36	−3	52
12	Nancy	38	12	12	14	35	37	−2	48	2006–07 UEFA Cup First round
13	Saint-Étienne	38	11	14	13	29	39	−10	47
14	Nantes	38	11	12	15	37	41	−4	45
15	Sochaux	38	11	11	16	34	47	−13	44
16	Toulouse	38	10	11	17	36	47	−11	41
17	Troyes	38	9	12	17	37	47	−10	39
18	Ajaccio (R)	38	8	9	21	27	53	−26	33	Relegated to Ligue 2
19	Strasbourg (R)	38	5	14	19	33	56	−23	29
20	Metz (R)	38	6	11	21	26	59	−33	29

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in the 2006–07 Ligue 1

• Valenciennes : champion of Ligue 2
• Sedan : runners-up
• Lorient : third place

Top goalscorers

Position	Player's name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Pauleta	Portugal	Paris Saint-Germain	21
2	Fred	Brazil	Lyon	14
2	Peter Odemwingie	Nigeria	Lille	14
4	Daniel Cousin	Gabon	Lens	13
5	Luigi Pieroni	Belgium	Auxerre	12
5	Sylvain Wiltord	France	Lyon	12
7	John Utaka	Nigeria	Rennes	11
8	Péguy Luyindula	France	Auxerre	10
8	Mamadou Niang	Senegal	Marseille	10
8	Mickaël Pagis	France	Marseille (6) and Strasbourg (4)	10
8	Mamadou Diallo	Mali	Nantes	10
8	Ilan	Brazil	Sochaux	10
8	Javier Chevantón	Uruguay	Monaco	10
8	Daniel Moreira	France	Toulouse	10
15	Juninho	Brazil	Lyon	9
15	Élie Kroupi	France	Nancy	9
15	Bonaventure Kalou	Ivory Coast	Paris Saint-Germain	9
15	Amara Diané	Ivory Coast	Strasbourg	9
15	Sébastien Grax	France	Troyes	9

Player of the Month

Month	Player
August	Jérôme Leroy (Lens)
September	Grégory Coupet (Lyon)
October	Franck Ribéry (Marseille)
November	Franck Ribéry (Marseille)
December	Mamadou Niang (Marseille)
January	Daisuke Matsui (Le Mans)
February	John Utaka (Rennes)
March	Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes)
April	Franck Ribéry (Marseille)