2015–16 Ligue 1

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Troyes
Longest losing run6 matches
Reims
Highest attendance63,235
Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain[1]
(8 February 2016)
Lowest attendance3,465
Gazélec Ajaccio 2–2 Toulouse[2]
(3 October 2015)
Total attendance7,920,621[2]
Average attendance20,560
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The 2015–16 Ligue 1 season was the 78th season of the Ligue de Football Professionnel first division since its establishment. It started on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 14 May 2016.

Troyes on 13 March.[3] It was their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title.[4]

Teams

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 2014–15 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate. Originally, only two teams were planned to be relegated at the end of the season.[5] However, this proposal was appealed and eventually overturned, so as in past seasons, three teams are to be relegated.[6] Evian, Metz and Lens were relegated to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. Troyes, Gazelec Ajaccio and Angers were promoted to the top level. Troyes returned after being relegated in 2012–13 season. Gazelec Ajaccio secured their second consecutive promotion and joined Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history. Angers returned to the top level after 21 years.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2015–16 Ligue 1
Club Location Venue Capacity
Angers Angers
Stade Jean Bouin
 17,835
Bastia Bastia
Stade Armand Cesari
 16,480
Bordeaux Bordeaux
Matmut Atlantique
 42,115
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,215
Gazélec Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade Ange Casanova 6,000
Guingamp
 		Guingamp
Stade du Roudourou
 18,126
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890
Lyon Lyon Stade de Gerland (fall 2015)
Parc Olympique Lyonnais (spring 2016) 		41,842
59,186
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome (revamped for Euro 2016) 67,000
Monaco Monaco Stade Louis II 18,500
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,939
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 38,285
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712
Reims Reims
Stade Auguste Delaune
 21,684
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,376
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 42,000
Toulouse Toulouse
Stadium Municipal
 35,470
Troyes
 		Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,684

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer[7] Shirt sponsors (front)[7] Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsors
Angers France Stéphane Moulin France Olivier Auriac
Kappa
 Scania (H)/Bodet (A), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Angers La Boucherie Algimouss Système U, babygro
Bastia France François Ciccolini France Yannick Cahuzac Kappa Oscaro, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Corsica Ferries, AM Environnement, Ford Pago Certifoot.com, Haute-Corse Orezza, Kontakt
Bordeaux France Ulrich Ramé
Ludovic Sané
Puma
Kia
 Yezz Groupe Pichet Winamax
Caen
 France Patrice Garande France Julien Féret Nike Campagne de France (H)/Maisons France Confort (A & 3), Groupe IDEC, Künkel, Petit Forestier Wati B Guy Dauphin Environnement Wati B
Gazélec Ajaccio France Thierry Laurey France Louis Poggi Macron Carrefour, Casino d'Ajaccio, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Foxy Auto, NetBet Département Corse-du-Sud Corsea Promotion Banette Boulanger, Air Corsica
Guingamp
 France Jocelyn Gourvennec France Lionel Mathis
Patrick
 Celtigel, Société ADS, Breizh Cola Mère Lalie Celtarmor BRIEUC biscuiterie, caramelerie, confiturerie
Lille France Frédéric Antonetti France Rio Mavuba Nike
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 Vacansoleil Godin No Publik
Lorient France Sylvain Ripoll France Yann Jouffre Adidas B&B Hotels (H)/Jean Floc'h (A), Jean Floc'h (H)/B&B Hotels (A), Breizh Cola Salaün Holidays Virage Conseil Lorient Agglomération
Lyon France Bruno Génésio France Maxime Gonalons Adidas Hyundai/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Cegid, MDA Electroménager Intermarché 24Option.com Oknoplast
Marseille France Franck Passi France Steve Mandanda Adidas Intersport Turkish Airlines Mutuelles du Soleil Winamax
Monaco Portugal Leonardo Jardim France Jérémy Toulalan Nike Fedcom, Alain Afflelou Alain Afflelou Triangle Intérim Orezza
Montpellier France Frédéric Hantz Brazil Vitorino Hilton Nike
Sud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole
, Mutuelles du Soleil 		La Région Languedoc-Roussillon FAUN-Environnement Système U, Wati B
Nantes Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Venezuela Oswaldo Vizcarrondo Umbro Synergie, Système U, Proginov Anvolia None
etixx
Nice France Claude Puel France Nampalys Mendy Burrda Mutuelles du Soleil, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, Ville de Nice Pizzorno Environnement Nice Start(s) Up (H)/interactive-option.com (T) Winamax
Paris Saint-Germain France Laurent Blanc Brazil Thiago Silva Nike Fly Emirates Ooredoo QNB None
Reims France David Guion Algeria Aïssa Mandi Hummel Sanei Ascenseurs, Geodis, Transports Caillot SOS Malus Certifoot.com, Reims Métropole (H)/Reims (A) None
Rennes France Rolland Courbis France Romain Danzé Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Armor-Lux, Association ELA Blot Immobilier rennes.fr Bretagne Structures
Saint-Étienne France Christophe Galtier France Loïc Perrin Le Coq Sportif EoviMcd Mutuelle, Loire BewellConnect MARKAL Desjoyaux Piscines
Toulouse France Pascal Dupraz Ivory Coast Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Joma Triangle Intérim, Natur House, LP Promotion Newrest Prévoir Assurances So Toulouse
Troyes
 Algeria Mohamed Bradja France Benjamin Nivet Kappa Babeau Seguin, First Securite Events, Intermarché, Festilight Premium Automobiles None Troyes

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lille France René Girard Mutual consent 24 May 2015[8] Pre-season France Hervé Renard 25 May 2015[9]
Marseille Argentina Marcelo Bielsa Resigned 8 August 2015[10] 19th Spain Míchel 19 August 2015[11]
Lille France Hervé Renard Mutual consent 11 November 2015 [12] 16th France Frédéric Antonetti 22 November 2015 [13]
Troyes
 France Jean-Marc Furlan 3 December 2015 [14] 20th France Claude Robin 8 December 2015 [15]
Montpellier France Rolland Courbis Resigned 23 December 2015 [16] 15th France Frédéric Hantz 27 December 2015 [17]
Lyon France Hubert Fournier Sacked 24 December 2015 [18] 9th France Bruno Génésio 24 December 2015
Rennes France Philippe Montanier 20 January 2016 [19] 6th France Rolland Courbis 21 January 2016
Bastia France Ghislain Printant 28 January 2016 [20] 15th France François Ciccolini 29 January 2016
Troyes
 France Claude Robin 4 February 2016 [21] 20th Algeria Mohamed Bradja 5 February 2016
Toulouse France Dominique Arribagé Resigned 27 February 2016 [22] 19th France Pascal Dupraz 2 March 2016 [23]
Bordeaux France Willy Sagnol Sacked 14 March 2016 [24] 14th France Ulrich Ramé 14 March 2016 [24]
Marseille Spain Míchel 19 April 2016[25] 15th France Franck Passi (caretaker) 19 April 2016
Reims France Olivier Guégan 23 April 2016[26] 17th France David Guion (caretaker) 23 April 2016

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 30 6 2 102 19 +83 96 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Lyon 38 19 8 11 67 43 +24 65
3 Monaco 38 17 14 7 57 50 +7 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 38 18 9 11 58 41 +17 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Lille 38 15 15 8 39 27 +12 60 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6 Saint-Étienne 38 17 7 14 42 37 +5 58
7 Caen 38 16 6 16 39 52 −13 54
8 Rennes 38 13 13 12 52 54 −2 52
9 Angers 38 13 11 14 40 38 +2 50
10 Bastia 38 14 8 16 36 42 −6 50
11 Bordeaux 38 12 14 12 50 57 −7 50
12 Montpellier 38 14 7 17 49 47 +2 49
13 Marseille 38 10 18 10 48 42 +6 48
14 Nantes 38 12 12 14 33 44 −11 48
15 Lorient 38 11 13 14 47 58 −11 46
16
Guingamp
 38 11 11 16 47 56 −9 44
17 Toulouse 38 9 13 16 45 55 −10 40
18 Reims (R) 38 10 9 19 44 57 −13 39 Relegation to Ligue 2[b]
19 Gazélec Ajaccio (R) 38 8 13 17 37 58 −21 37
20
Troyes
(R) 		38 3 9 26 28 83 −55 18
Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[29]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their 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. ^ Starting this season, Ligue 1 decided to reduce the number of relegation spots from three to two.[27] However, the decision was appealed and overturned so three teams were relegated.[28]

Results

Home \ Away ANG BAS BOR CAE GAZ
GUI
 LIL LOR OL OM ASM MHS NAN NIC PSG REI REN STE TFC
TRO
Angers 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 5–1 0–3 0–1 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–0
Bastia 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0
Bordeaux 1–3 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–4 1–1 1–0
Caen 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1
Gazélec Ajaccio 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3
Guingamp
 2–2 1–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
Lille 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3
Lorient 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 4–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–1
Lyon 0–2 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 6–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 4–1
Marseille 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–5 1–1 1–1 6–0
Monaco 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1
Montpellier 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–1
Nantes 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–0
Nice 2–1 0–2 6–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Paris SG 5–1 2–0 2–2 6–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 5–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 4–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 4–1 5–0 4–1
Reims 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1
Rennes 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–4 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1
Saint-Étienne 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–4 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Toulouse 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0
Troyes
 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 0–9 2–1 2–4 0–1 0–3
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[30]
1 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain 38
2 France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 21
3 Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain 19
4 Belgium Michy Batshuayi Marseille 17
France Hatem Ben Arfa Nice
France Wissam Ben Yedder Toulouse
7 France Valère Germain Nice 14
8 Cameroon Benjamin Moukandjo
Lorient
 13
9 France Andy Delort Caen 12
France Ousmane Dembélé
Rennes

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
France Nabil Fekir Lyon Caen 4–0 (H) 29 August 2015
France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Saint-Étienne 3–0 (H) 8 November 2015
France Wissam Ben Yedder Toulouse Reims 3–1 (H) 9 January 2016
France Ousmane Dembélé Rennes Nantes 4–1 (H) 6 March 2016
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović4 Paris Saint-Germain
Troyes
 9–0 (H) 13 March 2016
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain Nice 4–1 (H) 2 April 2016
France Hatem Ben Arfa Nice Rennes 3–0 (H) 10 April 2016
Morocco Sofiane Boufal Lille Gazélec Ajaccio 4–2 (H) 16 April 2016
Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain Gazélec Ajaccio 4–0 (A) 7 May 2016
France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Monaco 6–1 (H) 7 May 2016
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

See also: Trophées UNFP du football
Award[31] Winner Club
Player of the Season Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain
Young Player of the Season France Ousmane Dembélé Rennes
Goalkeeper of the Season France Steve Mandanda Marseille
Goal of the Season France Pierrick Capelle Angers
Manager of the Season France Laurent Blanc Paris Saint-Germain
Team of the Year[32]
Goalkeeper France Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
Defenders Ivory Coast Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain) Brazil David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) Brazil Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) Brazil Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain)
Midfielders Italy Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) France Lassana Diarra (Marseille) France Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards Argentina Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain) Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain) France Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes)

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