2004–05 Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Season 2004–05
Champions Lyon
Relegated Caen
Bastia
Istres
Champions League Lyon
Lille
Monaco
UEFA Cup Rennes
Auxerre
Strasbourg
Matches played 380
Goals scored 826 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorer Alexander Frei
(20 goals)

The 2004–05 season of Ligue 1 was a very close-run battle. Separating fourth placed Rennes, who enter the UEFA Cup and 18th placed Caen, who get relegated to Ligue 2, were 13 mere points. Lyon were long time leaders and had won the league back in April 2005. On the last day, 4 teams could've got the 4th place guaranteeing a place in the UEFA Cup and any 2 from 6 teams could've been relegated before the final games.

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 22 13 3 56 22 +34 79 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Lille 38 18 13 7 52 29 +23 67
3 Monaco 38 15 18 5 52 35 +17 63 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 15 10 13 49 42 +7 55 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round
5 Marseille 38 15 10 13 47 42 +5 55 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
6 Saint-Étienne 38 12 17 9 47 34 +13 53
7 Lens 38 13 13 12 45 39 +6 52 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
8 Auxerre 38 14 10 14 48 47 +1 52 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Paris Saint-Germain 38 12 15 11 40 41 −1 51
10 Sochaux 38 13 11 14 42 41 +1 50
11 Strasbourg 38 12 12 14 42 43 −1 48 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 2]
12 Nice 38 10 16 12 38 45 −7 46
13 Toulouse 38 12 10 16 36 43 −7 46
14 Ajaccio 38 10 15 13 36 40 −4 45
15 Bordeaux 38 8 20 10 37 41 −4 44
16 Metz 38 10 14 14 33 45 −12 44
17 Nantes 38 10 13 15 33 38 −5 43
18 Caen (R) 38 10 12 16 36 60 −24 42 Relegation to 2005–06 Ligue 2
19 Bastia (R) 38 11 8 19 32 48 −16 41
20 Istres (R) 38 6 14 18 25 51 −26 32
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.
  2. ↑ Strasbourg was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue.

Top goalscorers

Position Player Club Goals Right foot Left foot Penalties Headers
1 Switzerland Alexander Frei Rennes 209407
2 France Mickaël Pagis Strasbourg 158241
3 Portugal Pauleta PSG 144253
4 Guinea Pascal Feindouno Saint-Étienne 136331
– Brazil Ilan Sochaux 139112
– Brazil Juninho Pernambucano Lyon 1310120
– France Sébastien Mazure Caen 1310200
– France Matt Moussilou Lille 138401
9 Senegal Mamadou Niang Strasbourg 1210101
– Nigeria John Utaka Lens 125412

Player of the month

MonthPlayer
AugustFrance Franck Ribéry (FC Metz)
SeptemberFrance Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille)
OctoberGhana Michael Essien (Olympique Lyonnais)
NovemberFrance Camel Meriem (AS Monaco)
JanuaryFrance Peguy Luyindula (Olympique de Marseille)
FebruaryBrazil Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais)
MarchBrazil Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais)
AprilFrance Matt Moussilou (Lille OSC)
MaySenegal Mamadou Niang (RC Strasbourg)

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References

  1. ↑ "UNFP – Archives". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
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