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1996–97 French Division 1
59th season of French Division 1
59th season of French Division 1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Division 1 |
| dates | 9 August 1996 – 24 May 1997 |
| season | 1996–97 |
| winners | Monaco (6th title) |
| relegated | Caen |
| Nancy | |
| Lille | |
| Nice | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup3 | Intertoto Cup |
| best player | Sonny Anderson |
| league topscorer | Stéphane Guivarc'h (22) |
| matches | 380 |
| total goals | 884 |
| prevseason | 1995–96 |
| nextseason | 1997–98 |
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The 1996–97 Division 1 season was the 59th since its establishment. AS Monaco won the French Association Football League with 79 points. Four teams were relegated to Second division and only two were promoted because in 1997–1998, only 18 would participate the championship.
Participating teams
- Auxerre
- Bastia
- Bordeaux
- SM Caen
- AS Cannes
- EA Guingamp
- Le Havre AC
- RC Lens
- Lille OSC
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille
- FC Metz
- AS Monaco
- Montpellier HSC
- AS Nancy
- FC Nantes Atlantique
- OGC Nice
- Paris Saint-Germain FC
- Stade Rennais FC
- RC Strasbourg
League table
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1997/1998
- LB Châteauroux : champion of Ligue 2
- Toulouse FC : runners-up
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Stéphane Guivarc'h | Rennes | 22 |
| 2 | Chad Japhet N'Doram | Nantes | 21 |
| 3 | BRA Sonny Anderson | Monaco | 19 |
| FRA Alain Caveglia | Lyon | ||
| FRA David Zitelli | Strasbourg | ||
| 6 | FRY Anto Drobnjak | Bastia | 18 |
| 7 | FRA Jean-Pierre Papin | Bordeaux | 16 |
| FRA Ludovic Giuly | Lyon | ||
| 9 | FRA Xavier Gravelaine | Marseille | 15 |
| FRA Patrice Loko | Paris Saint-Germain |
Attendances
Source:
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 35,582 | -4.7% |
| 2 | RC Lens | 22,977 | -9.9% |
| 3 | FC Nantes | 22,372 | -8.6% |
| 4 | Olympique lyonnais | 21,624 | -2.8% |
| 5 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 20,249 | 37.2% |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 17,862 | -0.5% |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 17,341 | 13.1% |
| 8 | SM Caen | 15,893 | 24.7% |
| 9 | FC Metz | 14,701 | -8.1% |
| 10 | Stade rennais | 13,177 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Le Havre AC | 10,586 | 10.4% |
| 12 | AJ auxerroise | 10,503 | -4.6% |
| 13 | LOSC | 10,347 | 19.3% |
| 14 | MHSC | 10,125 | 2.0% |
| 15 | AS Nancy | 9,239 | 29.7% |
| 16 | EA Guingamp | 8,434 | -26.6% |
| 17 | AS Saint-Étienne | 8,061 | -41.4% |
| 18 | AS Monaco | 7,103 | 12.6% |
| 19 | SC Bastia | 5,415 | 12.4% |
| 20 | OGC Nice | 5,024 | -7.5% |
References
References
- {{in lang. fr [https://web.archive.org/web/20110820015815/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballClassementChampionnat91_BUT_1.html Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1996-97] from [[L'Equipe]] (Archived from [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballClassementChampionnat91_BUT_1.html the original] on 2011-8-20)
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra1997.htm
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