2016–17 Ligue 1

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The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016.[4] The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

Ligue 1
Season2016–17
Dates12 August 2016 – 20 May 2017
ChampionsMonaco
8th Ligue 1 title
RelegatedLorient
Nancy
Bastia
Champions LeagueMonaco
Paris Saint-Germain
Nice
Europa LeagueLyon
Marseille
Bordeaux
Matches played380
Goals scored991 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerEdinson Cavani
(35 goals)[1]
Biggest home winMonaco 6–0 Nancy
(5 November 2016)
Biggest away winMetz 0–7 Monaco
(7 October 2016)
Highest scoringMonaco 6–2 Montpellier
(21 October 2016)
Longest winning run12 matches
Monaco[2]
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Monaco[2]
Longest winless run13 matches
Bastia[2]
Longest losing run5 matches
Angers
Lorient
Montpellier[2]
Highest attendance65,252
Marseille 1–5 Paris Saint-Germain[3]
(26 February 2017)
Lowest attendance4,319
Monaco 2–1 Caen[3]
(21 December 2016)
Total attendance7,806,638[3]
Average attendance21,099[3]

On 17 May 2017, Monaco secured the title after 37 matches, their first since the 1999–2000 season, the first under the Ligue 1 name and their eighth French title in total.[5][6]

Teams

There were 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AngersAngersStade Raymond Kopa17,835
BastiaBastiaStade Armand Cesari16,480
BordeauxBordeauxMatmut Atlantique42,115
CaenCaenStade Michel d'Ornano20,453
DijonDijonStade Gaston Gérard16,098
GuingampGuingampStade du Roudourou18,126
LilleVilleneuve-d'AscqStade Pierre-Mauroy50,186
LorientLorientStade du Moustoir18,890
LyonDécines-CharpieuParc OL59,186
MarseilleMarseilleStade Vélodrome67,381
MetzMetzStade Saint-Symphorien25,636
Monaco MonacoStade Louis II18,500
MontpellierMontpellierStade de la Mosson32,939
NancyTomblaineStade Marcel Picot20,087
NantesNantesStade de la Beaujoire38,285
NiceNiceAllianz Riviera35,624
Paris Saint-GermainParisParc des Princes48,712
RennesRennesRoazhon Park29,376
Saint-ÉtienneSaint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard42,000
ToulouseToulouseStadium Municipal35,470







Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsSocks sponsors
Angers Stéphane Moulin Cheikh N'DoyeKappaScania (H)/Bodet (A)/Rénoval vérandas (in league cup matches), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, AngersLa BoucherieAlgimoussSystème UNone
Bastia Rui Almeida Yannick CahuzacKappaOscaro, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Corsica Ferries, Vito Corse, Athys LtdPagoQwant, Haute-CorseChe Rebel Spirit Energy Drink, No PublikNone
Bordeaux Jocelyn Gourvennec Jaroslav PlašilPumaMon Cartable Connecté/Hôpital des Enfants du CHU de Bordeaux/Groupe Sweetcom (H)/MonAlbumPhoto.fr (A)/PSI (in league cup matches), Sports WeatherMonAlbumPhoto.fr (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A)Heart ProtektWinamax, Pitaya ThaiNone
Caen Patrice Garande Julien FéretUmbroMaisons France Confort (H)/ Campagne de France (A & 3), Künkel, Petit ForestierGroupe IDECAlticapNoneNone
Dijon Olivier Dall'Oglio Cédric VarraultLottoGroupe Roger Martin (H)/Suez (A), Incendie Protection Sécurité, DVFDORAS (H)/Transalp Renouvellement (A)Leader Interim, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'PouceEngie, DalkiaCaisse d'Épargne
Guingamp Antoine Kombouaré Jimmy BriandPatrickServagroupe (H)/Aroma Celte (A), Société ADS, Breizh ColaRapidoprêtNoneBRIEUC biscuiterie, caramelerie, confiturerieNone
Lille Franck Passi (caretaker) Rio MavubaNew BalancePartoucheVacansoleilBoulangerNo PublikNone
Lorient Bernard Casoni Benjamin LecomteAdidasB&B Hotels (H)/Jean Floc'h (A), Jean Floc'h (H)/B&B Hotels (A), Breizh ColaSalaün HolidaysRia Money TransferVirage ConseilNone
Lyon Bruno Génésio Maxime GonalonsAdidasHyundai/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA ElectroménagerALILA PromoteurCegid/24Option.comIntermarchéNone
Marseille Rudi Garcia Bafétimbi GomisAdidasIntersport (H & A)/Mutuelles du Soleil (3)BoulangerMutuelles du SoleilWinamaxNone
Metz Philippe Hinschberger Kévin LejeuneNikeTchad: Oasis du Sahel/Force Glass/Groupe Rega, Moselle, Théobald Automobiles, Inter-Conseil IntérimTchad: Oasis du Sahel/Force GlassBigbenE.Leclerc MoselleNone
Monaco Leonardo Jardim Radamel FalcaoNikeFedcomNoneTriangle IntérimOrezzaNone
Montpellier Jean-Louis Gasset Vitorino HiltonNikeSud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du SoleilSOS MalusFAUN-EnvironnementSystème U, O'Tacos, MyproteinNone
Nancy Pablo Correa Youssouf HadjiNikeGroupe Sweetcom, Groupe dlsi, Lorraine Repro (H)/MDA Electroménager (A)Casino JOAWati BCaisse d'ÉpargneNone
Nantes Sérgio Conceição Rémy RiouUmbroSynergie, Manitou, ProginovAnvoliaFlaminoWinamax, etixxNone
Nice Lucien Favre DanteMacronMutuelles du Soleil, Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurPizzorno EnvironnementAirton FranceWinamaxNone
Paris Saint-Germain Unai Emery Thiago SilvaNikeFly EmiratesOoredooQNBNoneNone
Rennes Christian Gourcuff Pedro MendesPumaSamsic, Del Arte, Armor-Lux, Association ELABlot Immobilierrennes.frBretagne StructuresNone
Saint-Étienne Christophe Galtier Loïc PerrinLe Coq SportifEoviMcd Mutuelle, LoireBewellConnectMARKALDesjoyaux PiscinesNone
Toulouse Pascal Dupraz Martin BraithwaiteJomaTriangle Intérim, Natur House, LP PromotionNewrestPrévoir AssurancesSo ToulouseNone

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Nantes Michel Der ZakarianEnd of contract17 May 2016[7]Pre-season René Girard17 May 2016[8]
Rennes Rolland Courbis17 May 2016 Christian Gourcuff17 May 2016[9]
Nice Claude PuelMutual consent24 May 2016[10] Lucien Favre24 May 2016[11]
Guingamp Jocelyn GourvennecSigned by Bordeaux27 May 2016[12] Antoine Kombouaré30 May 2016[13]
Bordeaux Ulrich RaméEnd of contract27 May 2016 Jocelyn Gourvennec27 May 2016[12]
Paris Saint-Germain Laurent BlancResigned27 June 2016[14] Unai Emery28 June 2016[15]
Marseille Franck PassiEnd of interim20 October 2016[16]12th Rudi Garcia20 October 2016[16]
Lorient Sylvain RipollResigned23 October 201620th Bernard Casoni8 November 2016[17]
Lille Frédéric Antonetti22 November 201619th Patrick Collot (caretaker)22 November 2016[18]
Nantes René Girard1 December 201619th Sérgio Conceição8 December 2016[19]
Montpellier Frédéric HantzSacked30 January 201715th Jean-Louis Gasset30 January 2017[20]
Lille Patrick CollotEnd of interim14 February 201717th Franck Passi (caretaker)14 February 2017[21]
Bastia François CiccoliniSacked27 February 201719th Rui Almeida27 February 2017[22]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Monaco (C)38305310731+7695Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Paris Saint-Germain3827658327+5687
3Nice38221246336+2778Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Lyon38214137748+2967Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5Marseille381711105741+1662Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6Bordeaux38151495343+1059
7Nantes38149154054−1451
8Saint-Étienne381214124142−150
9Rennes381214123642−650
10Guingamp38148164653−750
11Lille38137184047−746
12Angers38137184049−946
13Toulouse381014143741−444
14Metz381110173972−3343
15Montpellier38109194866−1839
16Dijon38813174658−1237
17Caen38107213665−2937
18Lorient (R)38106224470−2636Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19Nancy (R)3898212952−2335Relegation to Ligue 2
20Bastia (D, R)38810202954−2534Relegation to National 3[b]
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[25]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayANGBASBORCAEDIJGUILILLOROLOMMETASMMHSNALFCNNICPSGRENSTETFC
Angers3–01–12–13–13–01–02–21–21–12–10–12–01–00–20–10–20–01–30–0
Bastia1–21–11–10–01–00–12–00–3[a]1–22–01–11–10–02–21–10–11–00–02–1
Bordeaux0–12–00–03–23–00–12–11–11–13–00–45–11–11–00–00–31–13–21–0
Caen2–32–00–43–31–10–13–23–21–53–00–30–21–00–21–00–60–10–21–0
Dijon3–21–20–02–03–30–01–04–21–20–01–13–32–00–10–11–33–00–12–0
Guingamp1–05–01–10–14–01–01–02–12–11–01–21–11–02–00–12–11–10–22–1
Lille1–22–12–34–21–03–00–10–10–00–21–42–11–03–01–20–11–11–11–2
Lorient1–10–31–11–02–33–11–01–01–45–10–32–20–21–20–11–22–12–11–1
Lyon2–02–11–32–04–21–31–21–43–15–01–25–14–03–23–31–21–02–04–0
Marseille3–01–00–01–01–12–02–02–00–01–01–45–13–02–12–11–52–04–00–0
Metz2–01–00–32–22–12–23–23–30–31–00–72–02–11–12–42–31–10–01–1
Monaco2–15–02–12–12–12–24–04–01–34–05–06–26–04–03–03–13–02–03–1
Montpellier1–02–14–03–21–11–10–32–01–33–10–11–20–02–31–13–01–12–10–1
Nancy2–01–00–22–01–00–21–22–30–30–04–00–30–31–10–11–23–03–10–0
Nantes2–11–00–11–03–14–10–01–00–63–20–30–11–00–21–10–21–20–01–1
Nice0–21–12–12–22–13–11–12–12–03–20–04–02–13–14–13–11–01–03–0
Paris SG2–05–02–01–13–04–02–15–02–10–03–01–12–01–02–02–24–01–10–0
Rennes1–11–21–12–01–11–02–01–01–13–21–02–31–02–01–12–20–12–01–0
Saint-Étienne2–11–02–20–11–11–03–14–02–00–02–21–13–10–01–10–10–51–10–0
Toulouse4–04–14–10–10–02–11–13–21–20–01–23–11–01–10–11–12–00–00–3
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

The 2016–17 season saw the return of relegation play-offs between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team, Lorient, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Troyes, on a two-legged confrontation.

Troyes2–1Lorient
Report
Attendance: 14,081[27]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Lorient0–0Troyes
Report
Attendance: 16,000[28]

Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to 2017–18 Ligue 2.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain35
2 Alexandre LacazetteLyon28
3 Radamel FalcaoMonaco21
4 Bafétimbi GomisMarseille20
5 Mario BalotelliNice15
Kylian MbappéMonaco
Ivan SantiniCaen
Florian ThauvinMarseille
9 Nicolas de PrévilleLille14
Steve MouniéMontpellier

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Alexandre LacazetteLyonNancy3–0 (A)14 August 2016
Mevlüt ErdinçMetzNantes3–0 (A)11 September 2016
Edinson Cavani4Paris Saint-GermainCaen6–0 (A)16 September 2016
Casimir NingaMontpellierDijon3–3 (A)1 October 2016
Alassane PléaNiceMetz4–2 (A)24 October 2016
Radamel FalcaoMonacoBordeaux4–0 (A)10 December 2016
Ola ToivonenToulouseLorient3–2 (H)10 December 2016
Bafétimbi GomisMarseilleMontpellier5–1 (H)27 January 2017
Kylian MbappéMonacoMetz5–0 (H)11 February 2017
Florian ThauvinMarseilleCaen5–1 (A)30 April 2017
Nicolas de PrévilleLilleNantes3–0 (H)20 May 2017
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[29]
1 Yohann PeléMarseille18
2 Danijel SubašićMonaco17
3 Kevin TrappParis Saint-Germain15
4 Benoît CostilRennes12
Anthony LopesLyon
6 Yoan CardinaleNice11
Stéphane RuffierSaint-Étienne
8 Alban LafontToulouse10
9 Cédric CarrassoBordeaux9
Thomas DidillonMetz

Awards

Award[30]WinnerClub
Player of the Season Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain
Young Player of the Season Kylian MbappéMonaco
Goalkeeper of the Season Danijel SubašićMonaco
Goal of the Season Memphis DepayLyon
Manager of the Season Leonardo JardimMonaco
Team of the Year[30]
Goalkeeper Danijel Subašić (Monaco)
Defenders Djibril Sidibé (Monaco) Kamil Glik (Monaco) Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) Ferland Mendy (Lyon)
Midfielders Jean Michaël Seri (Nice) Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) Bernardo Silva (Monaco)
Forwards Kylian Mbappé (Monaco) Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)

Attendances

These are the average attendances of the teams.

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Paris Saint-Germain861,02045,317n/a
2Marseille758,06139,898n/a
3Lyon744,24839,171n/a
4Lille560,25729,487n/a
5Saint-Étienne490,26325,803n/a
6Bordeaux460,12724,217n/a
7Nantes439,88623,152n/a
8Nice436,03522,949n/a
9Rennes431,08222,689n/a
10Nancy332,80117,516n/a
11Toulouse324,29417,068n/a
12Caen300,11915,796n/a
13Metz291,50815,343n/a
14Guingamp281,00314,790n/a
15Montpellier234,76312,356n/a
16Angers227,12111,954n/a
17Lorient224,80211,832n/a
18Bastia178,68210,511n/a
19Dijon192,43310,128n/a
20Monaco180,4859,499n/a
League total0000n/a

References