2006–07 Ligue 1 Explained

Competition:Ligue 1
Season:2006–07
Dates:4 August 2006 – 26 May 2007
Winners:Lyon (6th Title)
Relegated:Troyes
Sedan
Nantes
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Lyon
Marseille
Toulouse
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rennes
Bordeaux
Sochaux
League Topscorer:Pauleta
(15 goals)
Matches:380
Total Goals:855
Prevseason:2005–06
Nextseason:2007–08

The 2006–07 Ligue 1 season was the 69th since its establishment, and started in August 2006 and ended in May 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won their sixth consecutive title.

Teams

Lyon were the reigning champions of France for the sixth time running. Following a defeat for their nearest challengers, Lyon won the league with six games to play, on 21 April, becoming the first team in the so-called "Big Five" European leagues to win six consecutive championships.

League table

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 PauletaParis Saint-Germain15
2 Steve SavidanValenciennes13
3 Ismaël BangouraLe Mans12
Mamadou NiangMarseille
GrafiteLe Mans
6 John UtakaRennes11
Aruna DindaneLens
FredLyon
Seydou KeitaLens
Frédéric PiquionneMonaco
Johan ElmanderToulouse

Player of the Month

MonthPlayer
August Steve Savidan (Valenciennes)
September Jérémie Janot (Saint-Étienne)
October Juninho (Lyon)
November Florent Malouda (Lyon)
December Frédéric Piquionne (Saint-Étienne)
January Bafétimbi Gomis (Saint-Étienne)
February Johan Elmander (Toulouse)
March Samir Nasri (Marseille)
April Péguy Luyindula (Paris Saint-Germain)

All-League first team

Richert (Sochaux)
Sagna (Auxerre) – Cris (Lyon) – Hilton (Lens) – Abidal (Lyon)
Se.Keita (Lens) – Nasri (Marseille) – F.Malouda (Lyon)
A.Keita (Lille) – Elmander (Toulouse) – Savidan (Valenciennes)

Award of the Year

Player of the Year : Florent Malouda (Lyon)

Goalkeeper of the Year : Teddy Richert (Sochaux)

Youth of the Year: Samir Nasri (Marseille)

Manager of the year : Gérard Houllier (Lyon)

Goal of the Year : Ilan (Saint-Étienne) for his goal against PSG

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.deux-zero.com/ligue-1/buteurs-epreuve/edition/2006-2007 Ligue 1 - Saison 2006-2007 - Classement des buteurs