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 TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsAuxerre UhlsportPlayStationNoneNoneNoneBordeaux Ricardo GomesPumaKiaCdiscountEUROP-LOTCdiscountLe Mans Frédéric HantzKappaLe Gaulois (H)/Fermiers de Loué (A), Groupama, NTNNTNSystème UPassenaud RecyclageLens Francis GillotNikeLG Mobile, OrangeOnzéoNoneCAFPILille AirnessPartouche CasinoPartouche CasinoNoneNoneLorient ErreàLa Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient AgglomérationModicomDCNSBret's ChipsLyon Gérard HoullierUmbroNovotel (H)/Ticket Restaurant (A), ApicilTicket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A)Renault TrucksRenault TrucksMarseille Albert EmonAdidasNeuf (H & A)/Internity (T)GroupamaInternityQuickMonaco Laurent BanidePumaBwin.com/Fight Aids Monaco/Fedcom, HSBCHSBCHSBCNGS TechnologyNancy BalistonOdalys Vacances/Vittel (in UEFA matches), Geodis Calberson, Vittel, Grand NancyClairefontaineReginaTUINantes Michel Der ZakarianAirnessSynergie InterimSynergie InterimDirickxNoneNice PumaRica Lewis (H)/Gorenje (A), Takara MultimédiaGorenje (H)/Rica Lewis (A)Pizzorno EnvironnementPizzorno EnvironnementParis Saint-Germain NikeFly EmiratesAlain AfflelouPSG TVNoneRennes Pierre DréossiAirnessSamsic Propreté, TAT Express, rennes.frFiat Utilitaires Association ELAGroupe ROSESaint-Étienne Ivan HašekAdidasKonica Minolta, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-AlpesOnzéo/GroupamaBwin.comFruité EntreprisesSedan José PasqualettiHummelInvicta Group, Caisse d'ÉpargneTriangle InterimNoneCoraSochaux Alain PerrinLottoEsso Ultron, Franche-ComtéLoxamFidest FranceNoneToulouse Lotto888.com/Groupe IDEC, Monné-Decroix, ISS888.com/NewrestCreditecEaux d'AletTroyes Jean-Marc FurlanBalistonBaguépi (H)/Groupe Nasuba (A), SamroGroupe Nasuba (H)/Baguépi (A)NoneLCRValenciennes AirnessToyota (H)/SITA (A)SITA (H)/Toyota (A)NoneNone
League table
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club GoalsLigue 1 - Saison 2006-2007 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com 1 Pauleta Paris Saint-Germain 15 2 Steve Savidan Valenciennes 13 3 Ismaël Bangoura Le Mans 12 Mamadou Niang Marseille Grafite Le Mans 6 John Utaka Rennes 11 Aruna Dindane Lens Fred Lyon Seydou Keita Lens Frédéric Piquionne Monaco Johan Elmander Toulouse Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerAugust 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) Annual
AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the Season Florent MaloudaOlympique LyonnaisYoung Player of the Season Samir NasriOlympique de MarseilleGoalkeeper of the Season Teddy RichertFC Sochaux-MontbéliardGoal of the Season IlanAS Saint-ÉtienneManager of the Season Gérard HoullierOlympique Lyonnais
Team of the YearGoalkeeper Teddy Richert (Sochaux)Defenders Bacary Sagna (Auxerre) Cris (Lyon) Vitorino Hilton (Lens) Éric Abidal (Lyon)Midfielders Kader Keïta (Lille) Samir Nasri (Marseille) Seydou Keita (Lens) Florent Malouda (Lyon)Forwards Steve Savidan (Valenciennes) Johan Elmander (Toulouse)
Attendances Source:
No. Club Average attendance Change Highest 1 Olympique de Marseille 51,604 4.0% 57,376 2 Olympique lyonnais 38,546 0.2% 40,363 3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 36,361 -10.2% 44,431 4 RC Lens 34,362 0.5% 40,567 5 FC Nantes 30,159 2.4% 35,828 6 AS Saint-Étienne 29,391 -0.8% 35,201 7 Stade rennais 25,135 0.5% 29,425 8 Girondins de Bordeaux 24,901 2.7% 32,253 9 Toulouse FC 21,572 14.2% 35,164 10 AS Nancy 18,334 6.8% 20,077 11 Valenciennes FC 14,814 70.9% 16,513 12 FC Sochaux 14,676 2.9% 19,990 13 LOSC 14,561 10.1% 17,355 14 CS Sedan 14,130 23.2% 22,779 15 FC Lorient 13,587 57.0% 15,752 16 ESTAC 12,702 -8.0% 18,579 17 OGC Nice 11,336 4.0% 15,030 18 Le Mans FC 11,333 -0.9% 15,976 19 AS Monaco 11,048 -1.2% 17,324 20 AJ auxerroise 10,246 -4.0% 19,415
References
External links France 2006/07 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation