1985–86 French Division 1

The 1985-86 Division 1 season was the 48th since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain became champions for the first time in their history with 56 points. During this season the "Boulogne Boys" and "Gavroche" emerged. They were groups of supporters located in the Kop of Boulogne a stand in the Parc des Princes. On 26 July 1985, Paris Saint-Germain took the top spot in the league for the first time in their history after defeating Toulouse 3-1. On 20 September, Les Parisiens recovered from a 2-0 score and claimed a 2-3 victory over Lens. A victory that proved the strength of the current championship leader. On 29 November, Paris recorded a goalless draw against Girondins de Bordeaux, setting a new record of 22 matches without defeat along the way (previously held by Saint-Étienne in the 1957-58 season). The capital club would eventually lose against Lille in the 20th matchday after recording a run of 27 matches without a single defeat. On 11 April 1986, Oumar Sène gave PSG the victory over AS Monaco in stoppage time. Thanks to the victory, the club captained by Luis Fernández was virtually champion of France, with four points ahead of the second and with a better goal difference. The club would become the first club from Paris to win the league since 1936. On 18 April, PSG lost 3-1 against Metz with a surprising ending that saw Paris goalkeeper Joël Bats abandon the pitch injured, leaving his place to Luis Fernández. On 25 April, Paris SG claimed their first league title after easily defeating Bastia 3-1 at the Parc des Princes. After the match, fireworks blazed in the sky celebrating the first championship of the club. On 28 April, the Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, received the champion of France at the Paris City Hall.[1]

Division 1
Season1985–86
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
(1st title)
RelegatedNancy
Strasbourg
Bastia
European CupParis Saint-Germain
Cup Winners' CupBordeaux
UEFA CupNantes
Toulouse
Lens
Matches played380
Goals scored931 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerJules Bocandé (23)

Promotion and relegation edit

Teams promoted from 1984–85 Division 2

Teams relegated to 1985–86 Division 2

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Paris Saint-Germain (C)38231056633+3356Qualification to European Cup first round
2Nantes38201355327+2653Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3Bordeaux38181375546+949Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4Toulouse38187135944+1543Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5Lens381513105143+843
6Metz381512115334+1942
7Auxerre38169134539+641
8Nice381411133944−539
9Monaco38919104942+737
10Lille381310154049−936
11Laval381113143947−835
12Marseille381112154339+434
13Rennes381210163641−534
14Brest38138175363−1034
15Sochaux381112154757−1034
16Toulon38915144346−333
17Le Havre381111164953−433
18Nancy (O)38137184551−633Qualification to relegation play-offs
19Strasbourg (R)381011173654−1831Relegation to French Division 2
20Bastia (R)38510233079−4920
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 2 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bordeaux qualified for 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1985–86 Coupe de France.

Results edit

Home \ AwayAUXBASBORBRSLAVLHARCLLILOMMETASMNALFCNNICPSGRENSOCRCSSCTTFC
Auxerre2–02–21–22–03–00–02–02–02–11–03–00–01–20–11–03–22–00–02–1
Bastia0–00–23–20–02–10–12–00–30–00–02–22–30–12–40–20–02–02–10–2
Bordeaux0–02–24–02–15–32–11–12–13–15–11–02–11–00–03–21–11–02–11–1
Brest1–37–00–12–11–12–01–12–11–12–10–21–31–11–12–13–12–12–12–2
Laval0–01–00–00–02–22–12–21–01–10–02–00–02–12–21–03–14–12–03–2
Le Havre3–35–20–12–01–13–00–01–00–01–12–00–11–21–21–01–04–14–31–0
Lens2–16–01–01–03–14–11–42–10–01–11–00–02–02–30–03–10–01–12–0
Lille0–12–21–03–11–30–01–00–01–02–23–10–01–02–02–02–12–01–02–0
Marseille2–10–04–03–04–01–13–31–00–02–22–31–02–10–01–21–20–12–31–1
Metz2–03–02–33–12–13–02–34–03–03–23–10–03–03–14–12–00–00–21–1
Monaco1–02–19–03–11–12–21–23–20–00–01–11–10–11–11–01–02–00–23–0
Nancy1–04–11–12–01–03–02–13–00–20–21–11–33–01–00–03–01–15–30–1
Nantes2–12–00–03–11–02–14–05–10–21–01–12–01–12–01–03–22–01–11–0
Nice1–11–01–12–20–00–31–10–01–02–01–03–10–00–02–12–05–12–13–1
Paris SG4–03–11–02–05–11–02–23–02–02–11–02–02–13–21–04–11–11–03–0
Rennes4–13–10–00–41–02–12–02–01–20–00–11–00–02–02–30–01–11–02–1
Sochaux2–02–02–14–21–01–11–33–11–11–21–11–11–12–01–10–03–11–04–1
Strasbourg1–36–13–20–12–12–10–02–10–00–01–11–01–22–01–01–13–01–10–3
Toulon0–11–11–12–33–01–00–01–10–02–11–11–00–04–01–11–12–21–01–1
Toulouse2–03–11–22–02–01–01–11–01–02–02–14–14–20–01–34–13–03–04–0
Source: Footballdatabase.eu
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nancy3–2Mulhouse3–00–2

Top goalscorers edit

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Jules BocandéMetz23
2 Dominique RocheteauParis Saint-Germain19
Víctor RamosToulon
4 Vahid HalilhodžićNantes18
5 Abdelkrim Merry KrimauLe Havre17
6 Uwe ReindersBordeaux15
7 Gérard BuscherBrest14
Chérif OudjaniLaval
Pascal MariniBrest
10 Bernard GenghiniMonaco13
Bernard BureauLille

References edit

  1. ^ "Saison 1985/86". PSG70. Retrieved 28 March 2010.