# 2006–07 Ligue 1

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.
* Auxerre
* Bordeaux
* Le Mans
* Lens
* Lille
* Lorient
* Lyon
* Marseille
* Monaco
* Nancy
* Nantes
* Nice
* Paris Saint-Germain
* Rennes
* Saint-Étienne
* Sedan
* Sochaux
* Toulouse
* Troyes
* Valenciennes

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeve) | Shorts sponsors |
| Auxerre | Jean Fernandez | Uhlsport | PlayStation | None | None | None |
| Bordeaux | Ricardo Gomes | Puma | Kia | Cdiscount | EUROP-LOT | Cdiscount |
| Le Mans | Frédéric Hantz | Kappa | Le Gaulois (H)/Fermiers de Loué (A), Groupama, NTN | NTN | Système U | Passenaud Recyclage |
| Lens | Francis Gillot | Nike | LG Mobile, Orange | Onzéo | None | CAFPI |
| Lille | Claude Puel | Airness | Partouche Casino | Partouche Casino | None | None |
| Lorient | Christian Gourcuff | Erreà | La Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient Agglomération | Modicom | DCNS | Bret's Chips |
| Lyon | Gérard Houllier | Umbro | Novotel (H)/Ticket Restaurant (A), Apicil | Ticket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A) | Renault Trucks | Renault Trucks |
| Marseille | Albert Emon | Adidas | Neuf (H & A)/Internity (T) | Groupama | Internity | Quick |
| Monaco | Laurent Banide | Puma | Bwin.com/Fight Aids Monaco/Fedcom, HSBC | HSBC | HSBC | NGS Technology |
| Nancy | Pablo Correa | Baliston | Odalys Vacances/Vittel (in UEFA matches), Geodis Calberson, Vittel, Grand Nancy | Clairefontaine | Regina | TUI |
| Nantes | Michel Der Zakarian | Airness | Synergie Interim | Synergie Interim | Dirickx | None |
| Nice | Frédéric Antonetti | Puma | Rica Lewis (H)/Gorenje (A), Takara Multimédia | Gorenje (H)/Rica Lewis (A) | Pizzorno Environnement | Pizzorno Environnement |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paul Le Guen | Nike | Fly Emirates | Alain Afflelou | PSG TV | None |
| Rennes | Pierre Dréossi | Airness | Samsic Propreté, TAT Express, rennes.fr | Fiat Utilitaires | Association ELA | Groupe ROSE |
| Saint-Étienne | Ivan Hašek | Adidas | Konica Minolta, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes | Onzéo/Groupama | Bwin.com | Fruité Entreprises |
| Sedan | José Pasqualetti | Hummel | Invicta Group, Caisse d'Épargne | Triangle Interim | None | Cora |
| Sochaux | Alain Perrin | Lotto | Esso Ultron, Franche-Comté | Loxam | Fidest France | None |
| Toulouse | Elie Baup | Lotto | 888.com/Groupe IDEC, Monné-Decroix, ISS | 888.com/Newrest | Creditec | Eaux d'Alet |
| Troyes | Jean-Marc Furlan | Baliston | Baguépi (H)/Groupe Nasuba (A), Samro | Groupe Nasuba (H)/Baguépi (A) | None | LCR |
| Valenciennes | Antoine Kombouaré | Airness | Toyota (H)/SITA (A) | SITA (H)/Toyota (A) | None | None |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 81 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Toulouse | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Lens | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Sochaux | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Auxerre | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 54 | |
| 9 | Monaco | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 10 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 50 | |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Le Mans | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 49 | |
| 13 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 49 | |
| 14 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 49 | |
| 15 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 48 | |
| 16 | Nice | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 43 | |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 43 | |
| 18 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 39 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 19 | Sedan (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 35 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | Nantes (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 34 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* ↑ Bordeaux, the winner of the Coupe de la Ligue, is awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The winners of the Coupe de France, Sochaux also have been awarded entry to the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AUX | BOR | MFC | RCL | LIL | LOR | OL | OM | ASM | NAL | NAN | NIC | PSG | REN | STE | SED | SOC | TFC | TRO | VAL |
| Auxerre | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bordeaux | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Le Mans | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Lens | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Lille | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Lorient | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Lyon | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Marseille | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Monaco | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Nancy | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Nantes | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Nice | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Paris SG | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Rennes | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Sedan | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Sochaux | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Toulouse | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Troyes | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–3 |
| Valenciennes | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
* ↑ French League proclaimed Toulouse to be winners of the match after invasion of the playground by supporters of Nantes

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Pauleta | Paris Saint-Germain | 15 |
| 2 | Steve Savidan | Valenciennes | 13 |
| 3 | Ismaël Bangoura | Le Mans | 12 |
| 3 | Mamadou Niang | Marseille | 12 |
| 3 | Grafite | Le Mans | 12 |
| 6 | John Utaka | Rennes | 11 |
| 6 | Aruna Dindane | Lens | 11 |
| 6 | Fred | Lyon | 11 |
| 6 | Seydou Keita | Lens | 11 |
| 6 | Frédéric Piquionne | Monaco | 11 |
| 6 | Johan Elmander | Toulouse | 11 |

## Player of the Month

| Month | Player |
| 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