1995–96 French Division 1 Explained

Competition:Division 1
Dates:18 July 1995 – 18 May 1996
Season:1995–96
Winners:Auxerre (1st title)
Relegated:Gueugnon
Saint-Étienne
Martigues
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Best Player:Zinedine Zidane
League Topscorer:Sonny Anderson (21)
Matches:380
Total Goals:867
Prevseason:1994–95
Nextseason:1996–97

The 1995–96 Division 1 season was the 58th since its establishment. Auxerre won their first league title in history with 72 points.

Participating teams

League table

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1996/1997

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Sonny AndersonMonaco21
2 Anto DrobnjakBastia20
3 Florian MauriceLyon18
4 Julio César Dely ValdesParis Saint-Germain15
Japhet N'DoramNantes
Sylvain WiltordRennes
7 RaíParis Saint-Germain14
8 Youri DjorkaeffParis Saint-Germain13
Corentin MartinsAuxerre
10 James Debbah12
Christophe HorlavilleCannes
Lilian LaslandesAuxerre

External links

Notes and References

  1. Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1995-96 from L'Equipe (Archived from the original on 2011-8-25)