The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016.[4] The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

Ligue 1
Season2016–17
Dates12 August 2016 – 20 May 2017
ChampionsMonaco
8th Ligue 1 title
8th French title
RelegatedLorient
Nancy
Bastia
Champions LeagueMonaco
Paris Saint-Germain
Nice
Europa LeagueLyon
Marseille
Bordeaux
Matches played380
Goals scored991 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerEdinson Cavani
(35 goals)[1]
Biggest home winMonaco 6–0 Nancy
(5 November 2016)
Biggest away winMetz 0–7 Monaco
(7 October 2016)
Highest scoringMonaco 6–2 Montpellier
(21 October 2016)
Longest winning run12 matches
Monaco[2]
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Monaco[2]
Longest winless run13 matches
Bastia[2]
Longest losing run5 matches
Angers
Lorient
Montpellier[2]
Highest attendance65,252
Marseille 1–5 Paris Saint-Germain[3]
(26 February 2017)
Lowest attendance4,319
Monaco 2–1 Caen[3]
(21 December 2016)
Total attendance7,806,638[3]
Average attendance21,099[3]

On 17 May 2017, Monaco secured the title after 37 matches, their first since the 1999–2000 season, the first under the Ligue 1 name and their eighth French title in total.[5][6]

Teams

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There were 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Venue Capacity
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 17,835
Bastia Bastia Stade Armand Cesari 16,480
Bordeaux Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 42,115
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 20,453
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 16,098
Guingamp Guingamp Stade du Roudourou 18,126
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890
Lyon Décines-Charpieu Parc OL 59,186
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome 67,381
Metz Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636
Monaco   Monaco Stade Louis II 18,500
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,939
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 38,285
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,376
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 42,000
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,470







Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsors Socks sponsors
Angers   Stéphane Moulin   Cheikh N'Doye Kappa Scania (H)/Bodet (A)/Rénoval vérandas (in league cup matches), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Angers La Boucherie Algimouss Système U None
Bastia   Rui Almeida   Yannick Cahuzac Kappa Oscaro, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Corsica Ferries, Vito Corse, Athys Ltd Pago Qwant, Haute-Corse Che Rebel Spirit Energy Drink, No Publik None
Bordeaux   Jocelyn Gourvennec   Jaroslav Plašil Puma Mon Cartable Connecté/Hôpital des Enfants du CHU de Bordeaux/Groupe Sweetcom (H)/MonAlbumPhoto.fr (A)/PSI (in league cup matches), Sports Weather MonAlbumPhoto.fr (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A) Heart Protekt Winamax, Pitaya Thai None
Caen   Patrice Garande   Julien Féret Umbro Maisons France Confort (H)/ Campagne de France (A & 3), Künkel, Petit Forestier Groupe IDEC Alticap None None
Dijon   Olivier Dall'Oglio   Cédric Varrault Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)/Suez (A), Incendie Protection Sécurité, DVF DORAS (H)/Transalp Renouvellement (A) Leader Interim, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'Pouce Engie, Dalkia Caisse d'Épargne
Guingamp   Antoine Kombouaré   Jimmy Briand Patrick Servagroupe (H)/Aroma Celte (A), Société ADS, Breizh Cola Rapidoprêt None BRIEUC biscuiterie, caramelerie, confiturerie None
Lille   Franck Passi (caretaker)   Rio Mavuba New Balance Partouche Vacansoleil Boulanger No Publik None
Lorient   Bernard Casoni   Benjamin Lecomte Adidas B&B Hotels (H)/Jean Floc'h (A), Jean Floc'h (H)/B&B Hotels (A), Breizh Cola Salaün Holidays Ria Money Transfer Virage Conseil None
Lyon   Bruno Génésio   Maxime Gonalons Adidas Hyundai/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA Electroménager ALILA Promoteur Cegid/24Option.com Intermarché None
Marseille   Rudi Garcia   Bafétimbi Gomis Adidas Intersport (H & A)/Mutuelles du Soleil (3) Boulanger Mutuelles du Soleil Winamax None
Metz   Philippe Hinschberger   Kévin Lejeune Nike Tchad: Oasis du Sahel/Force Glass/Groupe Rega, Moselle, Théobald Automobiles, Inter-Conseil Intérim Tchad: Oasis du Sahel/Force Glass Bigben E.Leclerc Moselle None
Monaco   Leonardo Jardim   Radamel Falcao Nike Fedcom None Triangle Intérim Orezza None
Montpellier   Jean-Louis Gasset   Vitorino Hilton Nike Sud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du Soleil SOS Malus FAUN-Environnement Système U, O'Tacos, Myprotein None
Nancy   Pablo Correa   Youssouf Hadji Nike Groupe Sweetcom, Groupe dlsi, Lorraine Repro (H)/MDA Electroménager (A) Casino JOA Wati B Caisse d'Épargne None
Nantes   Sérgio Conceição   Rémy Riou Umbro Synergie, Manitou, Proginov Anvolia Flamino Winamax, etixx None
Nice   Lucien Favre   Dante Macron Mutuelles du Soleil, Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur Pizzorno Environnement Airton France Winamax None
Paris Saint-Germain   Unai Emery   Thiago Silva Nike Fly Emirates Ooredoo QNB None None
Rennes   Christian Gourcuff   Pedro Mendes Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Armor-Lux, Association ELA Blot Immobilier rennes.fr Bretagne Structures None
Saint-Étienne   Christophe Galtier   Loïc Perrin Le Coq Sportif EoviMcd Mutuelle, Loire BewellConnect MARKAL Desjoyaux Piscines None
Toulouse   Pascal Dupraz   Martin Braithwaite Joma Triangle Intérim, Natur House, LP Promotion Newrest Prévoir Assurances So Toulouse None

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Nantes   Michel Der Zakarian End of contract 17 May 2016[7] Pre-season   René Girard 17 May 2016[8]
Rennes   Rolland Courbis 17 May 2016   Christian Gourcuff 17 May 2016[9]
Nice   Claude Puel Mutual consent 24 May 2016[10]   Lucien Favre 24 May 2016[11]
Guingamp   Jocelyn Gourvennec Signed by Bordeaux 27 May 2016[12]   Antoine Kombouaré 30 May 2016[13]
Bordeaux   Ulrich Ramé End of contract 27 May 2016   Jocelyn Gourvennec 27 May 2016[12]
Paris Saint-Germain   Laurent Blanc Resigned 27 June 2016[14]   Unai Emery 28 June 2016[15]
Marseille   Franck Passi End of interim 20 October 2016[16] 12th   Rudi Garcia 20 October 2016[16]
Lorient   Sylvain Ripoll Resigned 23 October 2016 20th   Bernard Casoni 8 November 2016[17]
Lille   Frédéric Antonetti 22 November 2016 19th   Patrick Collot (caretaker) 22 November 2016[18]
Nantes   René Girard 1 December 2016 19th   Sérgio Conceição 8 December 2016[19]
Montpellier   Frédéric Hantz Sacked 30 January 2017 15th   Jean-Louis Gasset 30 January 2017[20]
Lille   Patrick Collot End of interim 14 February 2017 17th   Franck Passi (caretaker) 14 February 2017[21]
Bastia   François Ciccolini Sacked 27 February 2017 19th   Rui Almeida 27 February 2017[22]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Monaco (C) 38 30 5 3 107 31 +76 95 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 27 6 5 83 27 +56 87
3 Nice 38 22 12 4 63 36 +27 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Lyon 38 21 4 13 77 48 +29 67 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Marseille 38 17 11 10 57 41 +16 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6 Bordeaux 38 15 14 9 53 43 +10 59
7 Nantes 38 14 9 15 40 54 −14 51
8 Saint-Étienne 38 12 14 12 41 42 −1 50
9 Rennes 38 12 14 12 36 42 −6 50
10 Guingamp 38 14 8 16 46 53 −7 50
11 Lille 38 13 7 18 40 47 −7 46
12 Angers 38 13 7 18 40 49 −9 46
13 Toulouse 38 10 14 14 37 41 −4 44
14 Metz 38 11 10 17 39 72 −33 43
15 Montpellier 38 10 9 19 48 66 −18 39
16 Dijon 38 8 13 17 46 58 −12 37
17 Caen 38 10 7 21 36 65 −29 37
18 Lorient (R) 38 10 6 22 44 70 −26 36 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Nancy (R) 38 9 8 21 29 52 −23 35 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Bastia (D, R) 38 8 10 20 29 54 −25 34 Relegation to National 3[b]
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[25]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2016–17 Coupe de France and the 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ After being relegated to Ligue 2, Bastia was initially further relegated to National due to financial difficulties.[23] On 10 August 2017, the FFF announced that Bastia was denied entry to National. The club therefore took the place of its reserve team in Championnat National 3.[24]

Results

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Home \ Away ANG BAS BOR CAE DIJ GUI LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM MHS NAL FCN NIC PSG REN STE TFC
Angers 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–0
Bastia 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–3[a] 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Bordeaux 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–4 5–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 3–2 1–0
Caen 2–3 2–0 0–4 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–2 1–5 3–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–6 0–1 0–2 1–0
Dijon 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–3 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 0–1 2–0
Guingamp 1–0 5–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1
Lille 1–2 2–1 2–3 4–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2
Lorient 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–4 5–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1
Lyon 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 4–2 1–3 1–2 1–4 3–1 5–0 1–2 5–1 4–0 3–2 3–3 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–0
Marseille 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–5 2–0 4–0 0–0
Metz 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 0–3 1–0 0–7 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–1
Monaco 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 5–0 6–2 6–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1
Montpellier 1–0 2–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1
Nancy 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–3 0–0 4–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–0
Nantes 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–6 3–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1
Nice 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Paris SG 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 0–0
Rennes 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–0
Saint-Étienne 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–5 1–1 0–0
Toulouse 4–0 4–1 4–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–3
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Lyon due to the match being abandoned at half-time, with no score, when Bastia fans stormed the pitch and attacked the Lyon players.[26]

Relegation play-offs

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The 2016–17 season saw the return of relegation play-offs between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team, Lorient, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Troyes, on a two-legged confrontation.

Troyes2–1Lorient
  • Darbion   37'
  • Nivet   90+1'
Report
Attendance: 14,081[27]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Lorient0–0Troyes
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Attendance: 16,000[28]

Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to 2017–18 Ligue 2.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1   Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain 35
2   Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 28
3   Radamel Falcao Monaco 21
4   Bafétimbi Gomis Marseille 20
5   Mario Balotelli Nice 15
  Kylian Mbappé Monaco
  Ivan Santini Caen
  Florian Thauvin Marseille
9   Nicolas de Préville Lille 14
  Steve Mounié Montpellier

Hat-tricks

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Player Club Against Result Date
  Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Nancy 3–0 (A) 14 August 2016
  Mevlüt Erdinç Metz Nantes 3–0 (A) 11 September 2016
  Edinson Cavani4 Paris Saint-Germain Caen 6–0 (A) 16 September 2016
  Casimir Ninga Montpellier Dijon 3–3 (A) 1 October 2016
  Alassane Pléa Nice Metz 4–2 (A) 24 October 2016
  Radamel Falcao Monaco Bordeaux 4–0 (A) 10 December 2016
  Ola Toivonen Toulouse Lorient 3–2 (H) 10 December 2016
  Bafétimbi Gomis Marseille Montpellier 5–1 (H) 27 January 2017
  Kylian Mbappé Monaco Metz 5–0 (H) 11 February 2017
  Florian Thauvin Marseille Caen 5–1 (A) 30 April 2017
  Nicolas de Préville Lille Nantes 3–0 (H) 20 May 2017
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4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[29]
1   Yohann Pelé Marseille 18
2   Danijel Subašić Monaco 17
3   Kevin Trapp Paris Saint-Germain 15
4   Benoît Costil Rennes 12
  Anthony Lopes Lyon
6   Yoan Cardinale Nice 11
  Stéphane Ruffier Saint-Étienne
8   Alban Lafont Toulouse 10
9   Cédric Carrasso Bordeaux 9
  Thomas Didillon Metz

Awards

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Award[30] Winner Club
Player of the Season   Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain
Young Player of the Season   Kylian Mbappé Monaco
Goalkeeper of the Season   Danijel Subašić Monaco
Goal of the Season   Memphis Depay Lyon
Manager of the Season   Leonardo Jardim Monaco
Team of the Year[30]
Goalkeeper   Danijel Subašić (Monaco)
Defenders   Djibril Sidibé (Monaco)   Kamil Glik (Monaco)   Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)   Ferland Mendy (Lyon)
Midfielders   Jean Michaël Seri (Nice)   Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)   Bernardo Silva (Monaco)
Forwards   Kylian Mbappé (Monaco)   Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)   Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)

Attendances

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These are the average attendances of the teams.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Paris Saint-Germain 861,020 45,317 n/a
2 Marseille 758,061 39,898 n/a
3 Lyon 744,248 39,171 n/a
4 Lille 560,257 29,487 n/a
5 Saint-Étienne 490,263 25,803 n/a
6 Bordeaux 460,127 24,217 n/a
7 Nantes 439,886 23,152 n/a
8 Nice 436,035 22,949 n/a
9 Rennes 431,082 22,689 n/a
10 Nancy 332,801 17,516 n/a
11 Toulouse 324,294 17,068 n/a
12 Caen 300,119 15,796 n/a
13 Metz 291,508 15,343 n/a
14 Guingamp 281,003 14,790 n/a
15 Montpellier 234,763 12,356 n/a
16 Angers 227,121 11,954 n/a
17 Lorient 224,802 11,832 n/a
18 Bastia 178,682 10,511 n/a
19 Dijon 192,433 10,128 n/a
20 Monaco 180,485 9,499 n/a
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a

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