2005–06 Ligue 1

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)

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

Participating teams

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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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 2006–07 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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Paris Saint-Germain was qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2005–06 Coupe de France.
  2. ↑ Nancy was qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2005–06 Coupe de la Ligue.

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

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

MonthPlayer
AugustFrance Jérôme Leroy (Lens)
SeptemberFrance Grégory Coupet (Lyon)
OctoberFrance Franck Ribéry (Marseille)
NovemberFrance Franck Ribéry (Marseille)
DecemberSenegal Mamadou Niang (Marseille)
JanuaryJapan Daisuke Matsui (Le Mans)
FebruaryNigeria John Utaka (Rennes)
MarchFrance Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes)
AprilFrance Franck Ribéry (Marseille)

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References

  1. ↑ "UNFP – Archives". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
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