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2015–16 Ligue 1

The 2015–16 Ligue 1 season was the 78th season of the Ligue de Football Professionnel first division since its establishment. It started on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 14 May 2016. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and retained the title with a 9–0 win at Troyes on 13 March.[3] It was their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title.[4]

Teams

There were 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2014–15 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate. Originally, only two teams were planned to be relegated at the end of the season.[5] However, this proposal was appealed and eventually overturned, so as in past seasons, three teams are to be relegated.[6] Evian, Metz and Lens were relegated to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. Troyes, Gazelec Ajaccio and Angers were promoted to the top level. Troyes returned after being relegated in 2012–13 season. Gazelec Ajaccio secured their second consecutive promotion and joined Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history. Angers returned to the top level after 21 years.

Stadia and locations

2015–16 Ligue 1 is located in France
Angers
Bastia
Bordeaux
Caen
Caen
Gazélec
Guingamp
Lille
Lorient
Lyon
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
Nice
PSG
PSG
Reims
Rennes
St-Étienne
Toulouse
Troyes
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Location of teams in 2015–16 Ligue 1

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Source: Ligue 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[29]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ Starting this season, Ligue 1 decided to reduce the number of relegation spots from three to two.[27] However, the decision was appealed and overturned so three teams were relegated.[28]

Results

Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 - Attendances". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "French Ligue 1 Statistics - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com.
  3. ^ "PSG beat Troyes 9-0 to clinch Ligue 1 title in record time". Guardian. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Troyes 0-9 PSG". BBC Sport. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1 reduces relegation spots from three to two from next season".
  6. ^ "Ligue 1/Ligue 2 : il y aura bien trois rélégations/promotions". 20 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b "2015-16 Ligue 1 Kits Overview – All 15-16 Ligue 1 Shirts".
  8. ^ "Girard to leave Lille". ligue1.com. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Former Ivory Coast boss Herve Renard joins Lille as coach". BBC Sport. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Marcelo Bielsa resigns as Marseille manager after season-opening loss". espnfc.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Michel Appointed Marseille Coach, Ending Zinedine Zidane Rumours". blacherreport.com. 19 Aug 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Herve Renard sacked by Lille after 13 matches with club 16th in Ligue 1". espnfc.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  13. ^ Former Ivory Coast coach and double African Nations Cup champion Renard left by mutual consent on Nov. 11 after the northern club got off to a mediocre start to the season.
  14. ^ "Jean Marc Furlan leaves bottom club Troyes". skysports.com. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Robin handed Troyes survival task". goal.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Rolland Courbis resigns as Montpellier manager". espnfc.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Montpellier hire Frederic Hantz as new coach - 'I'm realising childhood dream'". espnfc.com. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Bruno Genesio replaces Hubert Fournier as Lyon coach". skysports.com. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Rennes sack Phillippe Montanier, Bring in Rolland Courbis". espnfc.com. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Francois Ciccolini succeeds Ghislain Printant as Bastia manager". espnfc.com. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  21. ^ "Claude Robin sacked by Ligue 1 strugglers Troyes". espnfc.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Ligue 1 : l'entraîneur de Toulouse, Dominique Arribagé, démissionne". 27 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Ligue 1 : Pascal Dupraz nommé entraîneur de Toulouse". 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Ligue 1 : Willy Sagnol n'est plus l'entraîneur de Bordeaux". 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  25. ^ "Marseille sack Míchel on eve of Coupe de France semi-final with Sochaux". theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  26. ^ "Reims : Olivier Guégan officiellement limogé". L'Équipe.fr. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  27. ^ "Ligue 1 reduces relegation spots from three to two from next season". espnfc.us. ESPN FC. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  28. ^ "Ligue 1/Ligue 2 : Il y aura bien trois rélégations/Promotions". 3 February 2016.
  29. ^ "Ligue 1 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  30. ^ "French Ligue 1 Statistics". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Palmarès". unfp (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  32. ^ "Palmarès". unfp (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-19.

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