Season | 1995–96 |
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Champions | Auxerre (1st title) |
Relegated | Gueugnon Saint-Étienne Martigues |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 867 (2.28 per match) |
Best Player | Zinedine Zidane |
Top goalscorer | Sonny Anderson (21) |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
The 1995–96 Division 1 season was the 58th since its establishment. Auxerre won their first league title in history with 72 points.
Participating teams
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Auxerre (C) | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 68 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
3 | Monaco | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 68 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Metz | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 65 | |
5 | Lens | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 63 | |
6 | Montpellier | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 60 | |
7 | Nantes | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
8 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 54 | |
9 | Strasbourg | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 54 | |
10 | Guingamp | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 53 | |
11 | Lyon | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 48 | |
12 | Nice | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 45 | |
13 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 45 | |
14 | Cannes | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 44 | |
15 | Bastia | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 | |
16 | Bordeaux | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
17 | Lille | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 39 | |
18 | Gueugnon (R) | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 38 | Relegated to French Division 2 |
19 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 34 | |
20 | Martigues (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 34 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1996/1997
- SM Caen : champion of Ligue 2
- Olympique Marseille : runners-up
- AS Nancy : 3rd place
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Monaco | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Bastia | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Lyon | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 15 |
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Nantes | ||
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Rennes | ||
7 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 13 |
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Auxerre | ||
10 | ![]() |
Nice | 12 |
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Cannes | ||
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Auxerre |