1999–2000 French Division 1 Explained

Competition:	Division 1
Dates:	30 July 1999 – 13 May 2000
Season:	1999–2000
Winners:	Monaco (7th title)
Relegated:	Nancy Le Havre Montpellier
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup2:	UEFA Cup
Continentalcup3:	Intertoto Cup
Best Player:	Marcelo Gallardo
League Topscorer:	Sonny Anderson (23 goals)
Matches:	306
Total Goals:	787
Prevseason:	1998–99
Nextseason:	2000–01

The 1999–2000 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 62nd since its establishment. AS Monaco won the French Association Football League with 65 points.

Participating teams

• Auxerre
• Bastia
• Bordeaux
• Le Havre
• RC Lens
• Olympique Lyonnais
• Olympique de Marseille
• FC Metz
• AS Monaco
• Montpellier HSC
• AS Nancy
• FC Nantes Atlantique
• Paris Saint-Germain FC
• Stade Rennais FC
• AS Saint-Étienne
• Sedan
• RC Strasbourg
• Troyes AC

League table

Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in 2000–01 French Division 1

• Lille OSC: champion of Ligue 2
• EA Guingamp: runners-up
• Toulouse FC: third place

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[1]
1	Sonny Anderson	Lyon	23
2	David Trezeguet	Monaco	22
3	Marco Simone	Monaco	21
4	Christian Corrêa Dionisio	Paris Saint-Germain	16
	Shabani Nonda	Rennes
6	Tony Cascarino	Nancy	15
	Alex	Saint-Étienne
8	Stéphane Guivarc'h	Auxerre	14
	Lilian Laslandes	Bordeaux
10	Sylvain Wiltord	Bordeaux	13
	Antoine Sibierski	Nantes

Player of the year

The trophy was awarded by the National Union of Professional Footballers to:

• Marcelo Gallardo, AS Monaco

External links

• France 1999/2000 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Notes and References

1. https://www.deux-zero.com/ligue-1/buteurs-epreuve/edition/1999-2000 Division 1 - Saison 1999-2000 - Classement des buteurs