Ligue 1 season 2004/2005
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The 2004/2005 season of Ligue 1 was a very close-run battle. Separating fourth placed Rennes, who enter the UEFA Cup and 18th placed Caen, who get relegated to Ligue 2, were 13 mere points. Lyon were long time leaders and had won the league back in April 2005. On the last day, 4 teams could've got the 4th place guaranteeing a place in the UEFA Cup and any 2 from 6 teams could've been relegated before the final games.
[edit] Final standings
| Position | Club | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 79 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | ----- |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 67 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | ----- |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 63 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | ----- |
| 4 | Stade Rennais FC | 55 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 42 | +7 | ----- |
| 5 | Olympique de Marseille | 55 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | ----- |
| 6 | AS Saint-Étienne | 53 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | ----- |
| 7 | RC Lens | 52 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | ----- |
| 8 | AJ Auxerre | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | ----- |
| 9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 51 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 41 | -1 | ----- |
| 10 | FC Sochaux | 50 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | ----- |
| 11 | RC Strasbourg | 48 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | ----- |
| 12 | OGC Nice | 46 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 45 | -7 | ----- |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 46 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 43 | -7 | ----- |
| 14 | AC Ajaccio | 45 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 40 | -4 | ----- |
| 15 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 44 | 38 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 37 | 41 | -4 | ----- |
| 16 | FC Metz | 44 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 45 | -12 | ----- |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 43 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 38 | -5 | ----- |
| 18 | SM Caen | 42 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 60 | -24 | ----- |
| 19 | SC Bastia | 41 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 48 | -16 | ----- |
| 20 | FC Istres | 32 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 51 | -26 | ----- |
This means that for the 2005/2006 season:
- Lyon and Lille enter the group phase of the Champions League.
- Monaco plays in the Third Qualifying Round of the Champions League. They must survive a two-legged elimination tie to advance to the group phase; if they lose, they go to the UEFA Cup.
- Monaco lost this tie to Real Betis of Spain.
- Rennes join French Cup winners Auxerre and League Cup winners Strasbourg in the UEFA Cup.
- Marseille, Saint-Etienne and Lens qualify for the Intertoto Cup.
- As two of the three winners of the 2005 Intertoto Cup, Marseille and Lens both qualified for the UEFA Cup.
- Caen, Bastia and Istres are relegated to Ligue 2.
[edit] Top goalscorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals | Right foot | Left foot | Penalties | Headers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Frei | Rennes | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Mickaël Pagis | Strasbourg | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Pedro Pauleta | PSG | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Pascal Feindouno | Saint-Etienne | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| - | Araujo Dall'Igna Ilan | Sochaux | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| - | Pernambucano Juninho | Lyon | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| - | Sébastien Mazure | Caen | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Matt Moussilou | Lille | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mamadou Niang | Strasbourg | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | John Utaka | Lens | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Waldir Pereira Filho Lucas | Ajaccio | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| - | Daniel Moreira | Toulouse | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| - | Benjani Mwaruwari | Auxerre | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | Frédéric Piquionne | Saint-Etienne | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Marouane Chamakh | Bordeaux | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| - | Javier Chevantón | Monaco | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Mohamed Kallon | Monaco | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| - | Péguy Luyindula | Marseille | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Marama Vahirua | Nice | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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