1995–96 French Division 1

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

Division 1
Season1995–96
Dates18 July 1995 – 18 May 1996
ChampionsAuxerre (1st title)
RelegatedGueugnon
Saint-Étienne
Martigues
Matches played380
Goals scored867 (2.28 per match)
Best PlayerZinedine Zidane
Top goalscorerSonny Anderson (21)

Participating teams

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Auxerre (C)38226106630+3672Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Paris Saint-Germain38191186536+2968Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3Monaco38191186439+2568Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4Metz38181194230+1265
5Lens38161574531+1463
6Montpellier38179125140+1160
7Nantes381413114442+255Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage
8Rennes381315104441+354
9Strasbourg381412124644+254
10Guingamp381314113433+153
11Lyon381018104141048
12Nice38129173744−745
13Le Havre381112153345−1245
14Cannes38128184551−644
15Bastia38128184555−1044
16Bordeaux38119184452−842
17Lille38912172750−2339
18Gueugnon (R)38814162746−1938Relegation to French Division 2
19Saint-Étienne (R)38616163659−2334
20Martigues (R)3897223158−2734
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.

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

Results

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Auxerre3–02–05–14–01–21–00–11–22–04–00–01–21–02–12–13–02–12–01–0
Bastia1–12–02–11–20–11–03–24–00–02–01–02–11–04–11–22–20–00–01–1
Bordeaux0–11–32–13–12–03–10–01–01–11–14–02–43–03–04–12–20–02–01–1
Cannes0–11–01–12–03–00–05–22–13–02–11–21–12–10–21–30–23–02–00–3
Gueugnon0–01–02–21–12–20–10–13–10–00–00–02–20–20–11–01–31–01–00–1
Guingamp1–11–01–02–00–02–21–00–11–02–00–00–00–03–10–00–00–03–03–0
Le Havre0–41–01–00–00–21–01–14–12–11–00–02–12–20–10–01–10–02–22–0
Lens0–03–10–01–12–00–12–01–12–21–02–02–12–12–10–03–11–03–00–0
Lille0–40–20–20–22–00–32–01–32–10–00–00–01–10–01–00–00–01–12–0
Lyon0–11–11–01–00–01–13–20–01–15–11–13–33–21–11–00–02–22–11–1
Martigues1–23–13–12–13–02–10–10–11–01–20–10–40–10–40–02–41–21–12–0
Metz3–12–02–00–01–23–02–12–02–00–12–00–31–00–04–00–30–01–23–2
Monaco2–20–02–01–00–01–02–11–12–10–20–10–13–14–11–01–03–12–05–1
Montpellier3–14–33–03–12–22–12–00–00–02–12–01–20–01–00–11–03–11–02–2
Nantes1–03–12–02–01–00–01–11–11–20–03–01–02–21–01–01–22–22–22–0
Nice1–33–11–01–23–12–11–21–12–11–01–00–11–21–21–01–20–02–02–2
Paris SG3–15–13–02–11–11–12–01–00–12–00–02–32–12–35–03–21–14–02–0
Rennes2–12–04–33–22–13–01–02–13–11–01–30–02–31–12–21–00–13–00–0
Saint-Étienne0–53–02–02–22–04–01–11–11–11–12–21–12–40–20–01–11–10–02–0
Strasbourg1–04–33–01–00–00–03–01–22–02–22–01–22–01–01–11–11–03–13–1
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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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 DebbahNice12
Christophe HorlavilleCannes
Lilian LaslandesAuxerre

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