Division 1 1968/69
| Division 1 1968/69 | |
| master | AS Saint-Etienne |
| European Cup of National Champions |
AS Saint-Etienne |
| Trade fair trophy |
Girondins Bordeaux FC Metz FC Rouen |
| Cup winners | Olympique Marseille |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Olympique Marseille |
| Relegation ↓ | AS Monaco |
| Relegated |
OGC Nice AS Monaco |
| Teams | 18th |
| Games | 306 + 3 relegation games |
| Gates | 816 (ø 2.67 per game) |
| Top scorer | André Guy , ( Olympique Lyon ) |
| ← Division 1 1967/68 | |
The Division 1 1968/69 was the 31st staging of the professional French football league. Champion was again defending champion AS Saint-Étienne , who managed this for the fifth time since 1957 .
The first game day was September 1, 1968, the last game day was June 14, 1969. There was a three-week “winter break” between December 16 and January 4.
societies
Eligible were the clubs that had finished the previous season no worse than 15th, plus a direct climber from the second division and the two winners of the relegation round between 16th and 17th of the first or second and third placed in the second division . Thus, the following teams played for the championship title this season:
- a club from the far north ( US Valenciennes-Anzin ),
- two from Paris and the Ardennes ( Red Star FC , Racing Paris-Sedan ),
- three from the northwest ( FC Rouen , Stade Rennes UC , FC Nantes ),
- three from the northeast ( FC Metz , FC Sochaux , relegation winner Racing Strasbourg ),
- one from the southwest ( Girondins Bordeaux ),
- six from the south-east (defending champions AS Saint-Étienne , Olympique Lyon , relegation winner Olympique Nîmes , Olympique Marseille , OGC Nice , AS Monaco ),
- two from Corsica ( AC Ajaccio , promoted SEC Bastia ).
Season course
Defending champion Saint-Étienne had lost his long-time playmaker Mekhloufi , but other trump cards stood out on the offensive ( Revelli , Keïta ), and the defense of the "Greens" was almost invincible: in the entire first half of the season they only conceded nine goals and the eleven only suffered one defeat (in the neighborhood derby against Lyon, even in front of their own audience). Nevertheless, Bordeaux kept pace until mid-December, and only his 3-2 defeat in Saint-Étienne gave the ASSE two points ahead and then the autumn championship. By mid-April, the Greens expanded their lead to up to seven points, which had contributed to the fact that Bordeaux had prevailed in the Cup round of 16 against the ASSE, but also “had to continue to dance at two weddings, while Saint-Étienne had to Mastery could concentrate ”. Nevertheless, Bordeaux - the team with the most dangerous attack - came back in recent weeks, but never closer than two points.
The only team that could keep up with these two dominant opponents for a long time was Rouen, which remained unbeaten from October through January, but then ran out of breath. At the end of the table there were finally two neighboring teams, Monaco and Nice, who both had to go into the second division - Rethacker describes this as "size and decline on the Côte d'Azur " - because the Monegasque in the barrages against the second of the Division 2 ( AS Angoulême ) lost after three games. In addition to Angoulême, second division champions SCO Angers rose to the following season .
The season was also characterized by ongoing disputes between the football association and the players' union , with the latter prevailing on the question that professional contracts will only last for four years (contrat à temps) and no longer quasi "for life" - that is, until the 35th birthday - could be completed. In addition, the player's jerseys were allowed to contain advertising imprints for the first time in the 1968/69 season.
Closing table
Division 1 venues in 1968/69 |
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AS Saint-Étienne (M, P) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 70:26 | +44 | 53:15 |
| 2. | Girondins Bordeaux | 34 | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 77:34 | +43 | 51:17 |
| 3. | FC Metz | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8th | 41:27 | +14 | 42:26 |
| 4th | FC Rouen | 34 | 16 | 8th | 10 | 44:43 | +1 | 40:28 |
| 5. | Racing Paris Sedan | 34 | 15th | 9 | 10 | 49:35 | +14 | 39:29 |
| 6th | SEC Bastia (N) | 34 | 13 | 8th | 13 | 50:66 | −16 | 34:34 |
| 7th | Olympique Marseille | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 51:48 | +3 | 33:35 |
| 8th. | US Valenciennes-Anzin | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 38:37 | +1 | 33:35 |
| 9. | Olympique Lyon | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 53:51 | +2 | 32:36 |
| 10. | FC Nantes | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 44:45 | −1 | 32:36 |
| 11. | Stade Rennes UC | 34 | 12 | 7th | 15th | 50:57 | −7 | 31:37 |
| 12. | FC Sochaux | 34 | 11 | 7th | 16 | 49:55 | −6 | 29:39 |
| 13. | Racing Strasbourg (R) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15th | 34:41 | −7 | 29:39 |
| 14th | Olympique Nîmes (N, R) | 34 | 8th | 13 | 13 | 32:39 | −7 | 29:39 |
| 15th | Red Star FC | 34 | 8th | 13 | 13 | 35:48 | −13 | 29:39 |
| 16. | AC Ajaccio | 34 | 10 | 8th | 16 | 36:53 | −17 | 28:40 |
| 17th | AS Monaco | 34 | 7th | 13 | 14th | 33:50 | −17 | 27:41 |
| 18th | OGC Nice | 34 | 6th | 9 | 19th | 30:61 | −31 | 21:47 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning French champion |
| (P) | reigning French cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers from Division 2 1967/68 |
| (R) | Relegation winner |
Crosstab
| AC Yes |
SEC Bas |
Gi. boron |
Ol. Lyo |
Ol. Mar |
FC Met |
AS Mon |
FC Nan |
OGC Niz |
Ol. Nîm |
RSt FC |
SUC Ren |
FC Rou |
AS StÉ |
RC P-S |
FC Soc |
RC Str |
US Val |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Ajaccio | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| SEC Bastia | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 5-0 | 8: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 6: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| Olympique Lyon | 3: 2 | 8: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 6: 3 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | |
| Olympique Marseille | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| FC Metz | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 7: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| AS Monaco | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 4 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | |
| FC Nantes | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | |
| OGC Nice | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Olympique Nîmes | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Red Star FC | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Stade Rennes UC | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | |
| FC Rouen | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 5 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 2-0 | 7: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | |
| Racing Paris Sedan | 4-0 | 5: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| FC Sochaux | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| Racing Strasbourg | 3-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | |
| US Valenciennes-Anzin | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 |
Relegation
| Result | First leg | Return leg | Playoff | ||
| AS Monaco | 2: 4 | AS Angoulême | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 |
The AS Saint-Étienne championship team
| 1. | AS Saint-Etienne |
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Most successful goal scorers
| Pl. | player | society | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Guy | Olympique Lyon | 25th |
| 2 | Hervé Revelli | AS Saint-Etienne | 22nd |
| 3 |
 Salif Keita
|
AS Saint-Etienne | 21st |
.svg){kind=small} Joseph Yegba Maya
|
Olympique Marseille | 21st | |
| 5 | Philippe Levavasseur | Racing Paris Sedan | 18th |
| 6th | Guy Lassalette | FC Sochaux | 15th |
| 7th | Jean-Pierre Serra | SEC Bastia | 14th |
| Jacques Simon | Girondins Bordeaux | 14th | |
| 9 | Bernard Blanchet | FC Nantes | 13 |
| Didier Couécou | Girondins Bordeaux | 13 | |
 Johnny Léonard
|
FC Metz | 13 | |
 Rachid Mekhloufi
|
SEC Bastia | 13 | |
.svg){kind=small} Carlos Ruiter
|
Girondins Bordeaux | 13 | |
| Dominique Rustichelli | FC Rouen | 13 | |
| Étienne Sansonetti | AC Ajaccio | 13 | |
.svg){kind=small} New Year's Takač
|
Stade Rennes UC | 13 | |
| 17th |
Mohamed Lekkak
|
Olympique Lyon | 12 |
See also
literature
- Hubert Beaudet: Le Championnat et ses champions. 70 ans de Football en France. Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 2002, ISBN 2-84253-762-9
- Sophie Guillet / François Laforge: Le guide français et international du football éd. 2009. Vecchi, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-7328-9295-5
- Jean-Philippe Rethacker: La grande histoire des clubs de foot champions de France. Sélection du Reader's Digest, Paris / Bruxelles / Montréal / Zurich 2001, ISBN 2-7098-1238-X
Web links
- Statistics on lfp.fr
Notes and evidence
- ^ Pierre Minier: 1943-2003 - Football Club de Nantes, le doyen de l'élite. Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2003, ISBN 2-911698-23-1 , pp. 280–282
- ↑ a b Beaudet, p. 98
- ↑ Rethacker, p. 116; Quote from Beaudet, p. 99
- ↑ a b Rethacker, p. 117
- ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 168; Beaudet, p. 97
- ↑ Guillet / Laforge, p. 168, supplemented from Stéphane Boisson / Raoul Vian: Il était une fois le Championnat de France de Football. Tous les joueurs de la première division de 1948/49 à 2003/04. Neofoot, Saint-Thibault o. J.
- ^ Frédéric Parmentier: AS Saint-Étienne, histoire d'une légende. Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2004, ISBN 2-911698-31-2 , p. 292
- ↑ Appearances Ligue 1 1968/69. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .