2016–17 Ligue 1

The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season is the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions.The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016.^[3] The season began on 12 August 2016 and is scheduled to end on 20 May 2017.

Teams

There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Stadia and locations

Angers

Bastia

Bordeaux

Caen

Dijon

Guingamp

Lille

Lorient

Lyon

Marseille

Metz

Monaco

Montpellier

Nancy

Nantes

Nice

PSG

Rennes

St-Étienne

Toulouse

Location of teams in 2016–17 Ligue 1

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager1	Captain1	Kit Manufacturer[4]1	Main Sponsor[5]1
Angers	Moulin, StéphaneStéphane Moulin	N'Doye, CheikhCheikh N'Doye	Kappa	Scania (H), Bodet (A)
Bastia	Ciccolini, FrançoisFrançois Ciccolini	Cahuzac, YannickYannick Cahuzac	Kappa	Oscaro
Bordeaux	Gourvennec, JocelynJocelyn Gourvennec	Plašil, JaroslavJaroslav Plašil	Puma	Kia
Caen	Garande, PatricePatrice Garande	Féret, JulienJulien Féret	Umbro	Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
Dijon	Dall'Oglio, OlivierOlivier Dall'Oglio	Varrault, CédricCédric Varrault	Lotto	DVF, Doras, IPS
Guingamp	Antoine Kombouaré	Briand, JimmyJimmy Briand	Patrick	Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)
Lille	Antonetti, FrédéricFrédéric Antonetti	Mavuba, RioRio Mavuba	New Balance	Partouche
Lorient	Bernard Casoni	Benjamin Lecomte	Adidas	B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h
Lyon	Bruno Génésio	Gonalons, MaximeMaxime Gonalons	Adidas	Hyundai, Veolia (European)
Marseille	García, RudiRudi García	Bafétimbi Gomis	Adidas	Intersport (H & A), Mutuelles du Soleil (3)
Metz	Hinschberger, PhilippePhilippe Hinschberger	Lejeune, KevinKevin Lejeune	Nike	Moselle
Monaco	Jardim, LeonardoLeonardo Jardim	Falcao, RadamelRadamel Falcao	Nike	Fedcom
Montpellier	Frédéric Hantz	Hilton, VitorinoVitorino Hilton	Nike	Sud de France
Nancy	Correa, PabloPablo Correa	Lenglet, ClémentClément Lenglet	Nike	Sopalin
Nantes	René Girard	Rémy Riou	Umbro	Synergie
Nice	Favre, LucienLucien Favre	Dante	Macron	Mutuelles du Soleil
Paris Saint-Germain	Emery, UnaiUnai Emery	Silva, ThiagoThiago Silva	Nike	Emirates
Rennes	Gourcuff, ChristianChristian Gourcuff	Pedro Mendes	Puma	Samsic
Saint-Étienne	Galtier, ChristopheChristophe Galtier	Perrin, LoïcLoïc Perrin	Le Coq Sportif	EoviMcd Mutuelle
Toulouse	Dupraz, PascalPascal Dupraz	Martin Braithwaite	Joma	Triangle Interim

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Nantes	name !Michel Der Zakarian	End of contract	17 May 2016[6]	Pre-season	René Girard	17 May 2016[7]
Rennes	name !Rolland Courbis		17 May 2016		Christian Gourcuff	17 May 2016[8]
Nice	name !Claude Puel	Mutual consent	24 May 2016[9]		Lucien Favre	24 May 2016[10]
Guingamp	name !Jocelyn Gourvennec	Signed by Bordeaux	27 May 2016[11]		Antoine Kombouaré	30 May 2016[12]
Bordeaux	name !Ulrich Ramé	End of contract	27 May 2016		Jocelyn Gourvennec	27 May 2016[13]
Paris Saint-Germain	name !Laurent Blanc	Resigned	27 June 2016[14]		Unai Emery	28 June 2016[15]
Olympique Marseille	name !Franck Passi	End of interim	20 October 2016[16]	12th	Rudi García	20 October 2016[17]
Lorient	Ripoll, SylvainSylvain Ripoll	Resigned	23 October 2016	20th	Casoni, BernardBernard Casoni	8 November 2016
Lille	Antonetti, FrédéricFrédéric Antonetti	Resigned	22 November 2016	19th	Patrick Collot (caretaker)	22 November 2016[18]
Nantes	René Girard	Resigned	1 December 2016	19th

League table

Results

Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel (French)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel

Relegation play-offs

The 2016–17 season will see the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team and the 3rd placed team in the Ligue 2 on a two-legged confrontation. The Ligue 2 team will host the first game.^[20]

Number of teams by regions

Teams	Region or country	Team(s)
3	Brittany	Guingamp, Lorient and Rennes
2	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Lyon and Saint-Étienne
	Grand Est	Metz and Nancy
	Occitanie	Montpellier and Toulouse
	Pays de la Loire	Angers and Nantes
	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Marseille and Nice
1	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Dijon
	Corsica	Bastia
	Hauts-de-France	Lille
	Île-de-France	Paris Saint-Germain
	Monaco	Monaco
	Normandy	Caen
	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bordeaux

Season statistics

Top goalscorers As of matches played on 4 December 2016.[1] Rank Player Club Goals 1 Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain 14 2 Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 11 3 Alassane Pléa Nice 8 4 Ryad Boudebouz Montpellier 7 Martin Braithwaite Toulouse Guido Carrillo Monaco Falcao García Monaco Ivan Santini Caen 9 Mario Balotelli Nice 6 Famara Diedhiou Angers Mevlüt Erdinç Metz Bafétimbi Gomis Marseille Thomas Lemar Monaco Benjamin Moukandjo Lorient Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Nancy 3–0 000000002016-08-14-000014 August 2016 Mevlüt Erdinç Metz Nantes 3–0 000000002016-09-11-000011 September 2016 Edinson Cavani4 Paris Saint Germain Caen 6–0 000000002016-09-16-000016 September 2016 Casimir Ninga Montpellier Dijon 3–3 000000002016-10-01-00001 October 2016 Alassane Pléa Nice Metz 4–2 000000002016-10-24-000024 October 2016 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals References 1 2 "French Ligue 1 Statistics - LFP". lfp.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.  ↑ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee ↑ "The LFP has ratified the Ligue 1 calendar for season 2016-17 - check out the key dates!". www.ligue1.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.  ↑ http://www.footyheadlines.com/2015/08/2015-16-ligue-1-kits-overview-all-15-16-ligue-1-shirts.html ↑ http://www.footyheadlines.com/2015/08/2015-16-ligue-1-kits-overview-all-15-16-ligue-1-shirts.html ↑ "Nantes : Michel Der Zakarian a annoncé son départ en fin de saison". lequipe.fr. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.  ↑ "René Girard, entraîneur du FC Nantes". fcnantes.com (in French). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.  ↑ "Christian Gourcuff, nouvel entraîneur du Stade Rennais F.C. !". staderennais.com (in French). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.  ↑ "Communiqué du club et de Claude Puel". ogcnice.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.  ↑ "Favre nouvel entraîneur de l'OGC Nice". ogcnice.com (in French). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.  ↑ "Accord trouvé entre Guingamp et Bordeaux pour la mutation de Jocelyn Gourvennec". L'Equipe.fr. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.  ↑ "Antoine Kombouaré, nouvel entraîneur d'En Avant de Guingamp". eaguingamp.com. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.  ↑ "Accord trouvé entre Guingamp et Bordeaux pour la mutation de Jocelyn Gourvennec". L'Equipe.fr. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.  ↑ Paris St-Germain: Laurent Blanc leaves position as manager ↑ Paris St-Germain: Former Sevilla boss Unai Emery appointed on two-year deal ↑ Marseille: Rudi Garcia named new coach of Ligue 1 club ↑ Marseille: Rudi Garcia named new coach of Ligue 1 club ↑ "Manager departs Ligue 1 strugglers Lille". Pulse Nigeria. 23 November 2016.  ↑ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.  ↑ "Les décisions du 14 avril 2016" (in French). lfp.fr. 14 April 2016. 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