1992–93 French Division 1
The 1992–93 Division 1 season was the 55th since its establishment.
Affaire VA-OM
The European Cup was renamed the Champions League in
A corruption scandal involving a league match against Valenciennes emerged a few days before the Champions League final.[2] It was alleged that club president Bernard Tapie had bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Olympique de Marseille would win the French League earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League final.[3] Valenciennes players Christophe Robert, Jorge Burruchaga and Jacques Glassmann claimed that Marseille midfielder Jean-Jacques Eydelie offered them ₣250,000 to "take the foot off of the gas" in the May 20 match.[4] Marseille were later stripped of their league title and relegated to Division 2 by the French Football Federation, while Tapie was forced to step down as the club's president. Marseille were not stripped of the Champions League, as the match in question was not in the competition, but were excluded from the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League,[5] as well as regular reigning European champions match in 1993 Intercontinental Cup and 1993 European Super Cup.
No winner was declared for the
Participating teams
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marseille (D) | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 53[a] | Disqualified from the Champions League[b] |
2 | Paris Saint-Germain (N)
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38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 51 | Qualification to the Cup Winners' Cup first round[c] |
3 | Monaco | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 51 | Qualification to the Champions League first round[d] |
4 | Bordeaux | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 48 | Qualification to the UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Nantes | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 45 | |
6 | Auxerre | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 43 | |
7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 43 | |
8 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 40 | |
9 | Lens | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 40 | |
10 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 36 | |
11 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 35 | |
12 | Metz | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 35 | |
13 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 34 | |
14 | Lyon | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 33 | |
15 | Le Havre | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
16 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 32 | |
17 | Lille | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 30 | |
18 | Valenciennes (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 29[a] | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
19 | Toulon (D, R)
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38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 25 | Administratively relegated to Championnat National[e] |
20 | Nîmes (R) | 38 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 22 | Relegation to French Division 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(D) Disqualified; (N) Refused title and entry to the UCL; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Marseille and Valenciennes were deducted one point for their involvement in the French football bribery scandal.
- ^ Marseille were stripped of the title and barred from 1993–94 UEFA Champions League due to their involvement in the bribery scandal. Retained league status.
- ^ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1992–93 Coupe de France.
- ^ Monaco qualified for the Champions League as league champions Marseille were disqualified and runners-up Paris Saint-Germain declined to participate.
- ^ Toulon was administratively relegated to Championnat National due to financial difficulties.
Promoted from 1992–93 French Division 2, who will play in 1993–94 French Division 1
- FC Martigues: Champions of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group A
- Angers SCO: Runners-up, winners of Division 2 group B
- AS Cannes: Winners of playoffs against Valenciennes
Results
Relegation play-offs
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Valenciennes | 1–3 | Cannes | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
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1 | ![]() |
Marseille | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Caen | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Monaco | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
Marseille | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Le Havre | 14 |
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Paris Saint-Germain
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7 | ![]() |
Nantes | 13 |
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Toulouse | ||
9 | ![]() |
Marseille | 12 |
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Monaco | ||
Franck Leboeuf
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Strasbourg |
References
- ^ "1992/93: French first for Marseille". UEFA. 26 May 1993. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". International Herald Tribune. 14 March 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Scandal leaves a stain on the white shirt of Marseille". The Independent. 13 July 1993. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "From Glory to Disgrace: Soccer Saga Grips Marseille". The New York Times. 12 July 1993. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Marseille: the French exception". FIFA. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Le PSG est vice-champion d'un championnat sans champion suite au déclassement de l'Olympique de Marseille (Affaire VA-OM). Canal+ a refusé le titre de champion pour le PSG car la chaîne cryptée ne voulait pas se fâcher avec ses abonnés de province. On lira sur cette affaire, Jean-François Pérès et Daniel Riolo, OM-PSG, PSG-OM. Les meilleurs ennemis, enquête sur une rivalité, Paris, Mango Sport, 2003, p. 131–133: "Dans cette affaire, le PSG va plutôt choisir l'« intérêt supérieur de Canal+ » et s'obstiner dans son refus."
- ^ Division 1 - Saison 1992-1993 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com