2004–05 Ligue 1

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.

Location of teams in 2004–05 Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Season2004–05
ChampionsLyon
RelegatedCaen
Bastia
Istres
Champions LeagueLyon
Lille
Monaco
UEFA CupRennes
Auxerre
Strasbourg
Matches played380
Goals scored826 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexander Frei
(20 goals)

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 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lille 38 18 13 7 52 29 +23 67
3 Monaco 38 15 18 5 52 35 +17 63 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 15 10 13 49 42 +7 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Marseille 38 15 10 13 47 42 +5 55 Qualification to 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 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Auxerre 38 14 10 14 48 47 +1 52 Qualification to 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 Qualification to 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 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
Rank Player Club Goals Right foot Left foot Penalties Headers
1 Alexander Frei Rennes 20 9 4 0 7
2 Mickaël Pagis Strasbourg 15 8 2 4 1
3 Pauleta PSG 14 4 2 5 3
4 Pascal Feindouno Saint-Étienne 13 6 3 3 1
Ilan Sochaux 9 1 1 2
Juninho Pernambucano Lyon 10 1 2 0
Sébastien Mazure Caen 10 2 0 0
Matt Moussilou Lille 8 4 0 1
9 Mamadou Niang Strasbourg 12 10 1 0 1
John Utaka Lens 5 4 1 2

Player of the month
MonthPlayer
August Franck Ribéry (FC Metz)
September Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille)
October Michael Essien (Olympique Lyonnais)
November Camel Meriem (AS Monaco)
January Peguy Luyindula (Olympique de Marseille)
February Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais)
March Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais)
April Matt Moussilou (Lille OSC)
May 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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