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| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 1996 – 24 May 1997 |
| Champions | Monaco (6th title) |
| Relegated | Caen Nancy Lille Nice |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 884 (2.33 per match) |
| Best Player | Sonny Anderson |
| Top goalscorer | Stéphane Guivarc'h (22) |
1997–98 → | |
The1996–97 Division 1 season was the 59th since its establishment.AS Monaco won theFrench Association Football League with 79 points. Four teams were relegated toSecond division and only two were promoted because in 1997–1998, only 18 would participate the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco(C) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 79 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 67 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Nantes | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 64 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | |
| 5 | Metz | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 62 | |
| 6 | Auxerre | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 61 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 7 | Bastia | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 61 | |
| 8 | Lyon | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 60 | |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 60 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 10 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 51 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 11 | Marseille | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 46 | |
| 13 | Lens | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 45 | |
| 14 | Le Havre | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 43 | |
| 15 | Cannes | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 41 | |
| 16 | Rennes | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 40 | |
| 17 | Caen(R) | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 37 | Relegation toDivision 2 |
| 18 | Nancy(R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 37 | |
| 19 | Lille(R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 35 | |
| 20 | Nice(R) | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 23 | Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation toDivision 2[b] |
Promoted fromLigue 2, who will play inDivision 1 season 1997/1998
| Home \ Away | AUX | BAS | BOR | CAE | CAN | GUI | LHA | RCL | LIL | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | NAL | FCN | NIC | PSG | REN | RCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bastia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Bordeaux | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Caen | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Cannes | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Guingamp | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Le Havre | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lens | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Lille | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | |
| Lyon | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Marseille | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Metz | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Monaco | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Montpellier | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Nancy | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nantes | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | |
| Nice | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Paris SG | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rennes | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Strasbourg | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
Source:[2]
| 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% |