1999–2000 French Division 1

The 1999–2000 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 62nd since its establishment. AS Monaco won the French Association Football League with 65 points.

Division 1
Season1999–2000
Dates30 July 1999 –
13 May 2000
ChampionsMonaco (7th title)
RelegatedNancy
Le Havre
Montpellier
Matches played306
Goals scored787 (2.57 per match)
Best PlayerMarcelo Gallardo
Top goalscorerSonny Anderson (23 goals)

Participating teams
Location of teams in 1999–2000 Ligue 1

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco (C) 34 20 5 9 69 38 +31 65 Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 34 16 10 8 54 40 +14 58
3 Lyon 34 16 8 10 45 42 +3 56 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Bordeaux 34 15 9 10 52 40 +12 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Lens 34 14 7 13 42 41 +1 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
6 Saint-Étienne 34 13 9 12 46 47 −1 48
7 Sedan 34 13 9 12 43 44 −1 48 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Auxerre 34 13 8 13 37 39 −2 47
9 Strasbourg 34 13 7 14 42 52 −10 46
10 Bastia 34 11 12 11 43 39 +4 45
11 Metz 34 9 17 8 38 33 +5 44
12 Nantes 34 12 7 15 39 40 −1 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
13 Rennes 34 12 7 15 44 48 −4 43
14 Troyes 34 13 4 17 36 52 −16 43
15 Marseille 34 9 15 10 45 45 0 42
16 Nancy (R) 34 11 9 14 43 45 −2 42 Relegated to French Division 2
17 Le Havre (R) 34 9 7 18 30 52 −22 34
18 Montpellier (R) 34 7 10 17 39 50 −11 31
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Nantes was qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup as winners of the 1999–2000 Coupe de France.

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 2000/2001

Top goalscorers
Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Sonny Anderson  Brazil Lyon 23
2 David Trezeguet  France AS Monaco 22
3 Marco Simone  Italy AS Monaco 21
4 Christian Corrêa Dionisio  Brazil Paris Saint-Germain 16
4 Shabani Nonda  Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Rennes 16
6 Tony Cascarino  Ireland Nancy 15
6 Alex  Brazil Saint-Étienne 15
8 Stéphane Guivarc'h  France Auxerre 14
8 Lilian Laslandes  France Bordeaux 14
10 Sylvain Wiltord  France Bordeaux 13
10 Antoine Sibierski  France Nantes 13
12 Frédéric Née  France Bastia 11
13 Slađan Đukić  FR Yugoslavia Troyes 10
14 Steve Marlet  France Auxerre 9
14 Cyrille Pouget  France Le Havre (4)
Marseille (5)		 9
14 Laurent Robert  France Paris Saint-Germain 9
14 Olivier Echouafni  France Strasbourg 9

Player of the year

The trophy was awarded by the National Union of Professional Footballers to:

References

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