2016–17 Ligue 1


The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016. The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.
On 17 May 2017, Monaco secured the title after 37 matches, their first since the 1999–2000 season, the first under the Ligue 1 name and their eight French title in total.

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

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AngersStade Raymond Kopa17,835
BastiaStade Armand Cesari16,480
BordeauxMatmut Atlantique42,115
CaenStade Michel d'Ornano20,453
DijonStade Gaston Gérard16,098
GuingampStade du Roudourou18,126
Villeneuve-d'AscqStade Pierre-Mauroy50,186
LorientStade du Moustoir18,890
Décines-CharpieuParc OL59,186
MarseilleStade Vélodrome67,381
MetzStade Saint-Symphorien25,636
MonacoStade Louis II18,500
MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,939
TomblaineStade Marcel Picot20,087
NantesStade de la Beaujoire38,285
NiceAllianz Riviera35,624
ParisParc des Princes48,712
RennesRoazhon Park29,376
Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard42,000
ToulouseStadium Municipal35,470

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Positions by round

Relegation play-offs

The 2016–17 season saw the return of relegation play-offs between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team, Lorient, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Troyes, on a two-legged confrontation.
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Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to 2017–18 Ligue 2.

Number of teams by regions

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain35
2 Alexandre LacazetteLyon28
3 Radamel FalcaoMonaco21
4 Bafétimbi GomisMarseille20
5 Mario BalotelliNice15
5 Kylian MbappéMonaco15
5 Ivan SantiniCaen15
5 Florian ThauvinMarseille15
9 Nicolas de PrévilleLille14
9 Steve MouniéMontpellier14

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Morgan SansonMontpellier/Marseille12
2 Jean SeriNice10
3 Ryad BoudebouzMontpellier9
3 Thomas LemarMonaco9
3 Bernardo SilvaMonaco9
3 Florian ThauvinMarseille9
7 Kylian MbappéMonaco8

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Alexandre LacazetteLyonNancy14 8 2016
Mevlüt ErdinçMetzNantes11 9 2016
Edinson Cavani4Paris Saint-GermainCaen16 9 2016
Casimir NingaMontpellierDijon1 10 2016
Alassane PléaNiceMetz24 10 2016
Radamel FalcaoMonacoBordeaux10 12 2016
Ola ToivonenToulouseLorient10 12 2016
Bafétimbi GomisMarseilleMontpellier27 01 2017
Kylian MbappéMonacoMetz11 02 2017
Florian ThauvinMarseilleCaen30 04 2017
Nicolas de PrévilleLilleNantes20 05 2017

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4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Yohann PeléMarseille18
2 Danijel SubašićMonaco17
3 Kevin TrappParis Saint-Germain15
4 Benoît CostilRennes12
4 Anthony LopesLyon12
6 Yoan CardinaleNice11
6 Stéphane RuffierSaint-Étienne11
8 Alban LafontToulouse10
9 Cédric CarrassoBordeaux9
9 Thomas DidillonMetz9

Attendances

These are the average attendances of the teams.