Ligue 1 2015/16
| Ligue 1 2015/16 | |
| 
 | 
|
| master | Paris Saint-Germain | 
| Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain  Olympique Lyon  | 
| Champions League  qualification  | 
AS Monaco | 
| Europe League | OGC Nice | 
| Europa League  qualification  | 
Lille OSC  Saint-Etienne  | 
| Cup winners | Paris Saint-Germain | 
| Relegated | 
Stade Reims  Gazélec FC Ajaccio ES Troyes AC  | 
| Teams | 20th | 
| Games | 380 | 
| Gates | 953 (ø 2.51 per game) | 
| spectator | 7,970,815 (ø 20,976 per game) | 
| Top scorer | 
 ( Paris Saint-Germain )  | 
| ← Ligue 1 2014/15 | |
The Ligue 1 2015/16 was the 78th season in the highest French football league of gentlemen.
Paris Saint-Germain started the season as defending champion , the reigning cup winners were also the Parisians. The SCO Angers , Gazélec FC Ajaccio and ES Troyes AC secured promotion to the top division and replaced the three relegated FC Évian Thonon Gaillard , FC Metz and RC Lens .
The championship started on August 7, 2015 and ended on May 14, 2016. After just 30 of 38 match days, Paris Saint-Germain was the champions.
A total of 20 teams took part in the championship, 17 of which played in Ligue 1 last season.
Teams
Venues of the French Ligue 1 2015/16  | 
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paris Saint-Germain (M, P, L) | 38 | 30th | 6th | 2 | 102: 19 | +83 | 96 | 
| 2. | Olympique Lyon | 38 | 19th | 8th | 11 | 67:43 | +24 | 65 | 
| 3. | AS Monaco | 38 | 17th | 14th | 7th | 57:50 | +7 | 65 | 
| 4th | OGC Nice | 38 | 18th | 9 | 11 | 58:41 | +17 | 63 | 
| 5. | Lille OSC | 38 | 15th | 15th | 8th | 39:27 | +12 | 60 | 
| 6th | AS Saint-Etienne | 38 | 17th | 7th | 14th | 42:37 | +5 | 58 | 
| 7th | SM Caen | 38 | 16 | 6th | 16 | 39:52 | −13 | 54 | 
| 8th. | Rennes stadium | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 52:54 | −2 | 52 | 
| 9. | SCO Angers (N) | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14th | 40:38 | +2 | 50 | 
| 10. | SC Bastia | 38 | 14th | 8th | 16 | 36:42 | −6 | 50 | 
| 11. | Girondins Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 14th | 12 | 50:57 | −7 | 50 | 
| 12. | HSC Montpellier | 38 | 14th | 7th | 17th | 49:47 | +2 | 49 | 
| 13. | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 10 | 18th | 10 | 48:42 | +6 | 48 | 
| 14th | FC Nantes | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14th | 33:44 | −11 | 48 | 
| 15th | FC Lorient | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14th | 47:58 | −11 | 46 | 
| 16. | EA Guingamp | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47:56 | −9 | 44 | 
| 17th | Toulouse FC | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 45:55 | −10 | 40 | 
| 18th | Stade Reims | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19th | 44:57 | −13 | 39 | 
| 19th | Gazélec FC Ajaccio (N) | 38 | 8th | 13 | 17th | 37:58 | −21 | 37 | 
| 20th | ES Troyes AC (N) | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26th | 28:83 | −55 | 18th | 
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning French champion | 
| (P) | reigning French cup winner | 
| (L) | reigning league cup winner | 
| (N) | Newcomers from Ligue 2 2014/15 | 
Crosstab
The cross table shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the left column and the visiting team in the top row.
| 2015/16 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Olympique Lyon | 2: 1 | 6: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| AS Monaco | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Olympique Marseille | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 5 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 6-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | |
| HSC Montpellier | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | |
| Lille OSC | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| Rennes stadium | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| EA Guingamp | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 4 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| OGC Nice | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | |
| SC Bastia | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | |
| SM Caen | 0: 3 | 0: 4 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | |
| FC Nantes | 1: 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Stade Reims | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| FC Lorient | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Toulouse FC | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| ES Troyes AC | 0: 9 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | |
| SCO Angers | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| Gazélec FC Ajaccio | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 4 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 
Champions team
| Paris St. Germain | |
  | 
|
* Ezequiel Lavezzi (16/2) left the club during the season.
Season statistics
List of goalscorers
| Pl. | player | team | Gates | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 
 | 
Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 
| 2. | 
 | 
Olympique Lyon | 21st | 
| 3. | 
 | 
Paris Saint-Germain | 19th | 
| 4th | 
 | 
OGC Nice | 17th | 
| 
 | 
Olympique Marseille | ||
| 
 | 
Toulouse FC | 
Goal assists list
If the number of assists is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically by surname or artist name.
| Pl. | Surname | team | templates | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 
 | 
Paris Saint-Germain | 18th | 
| 2. | 
 | 
Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | 
| 3. | 
 | 
HSC Montpellier | 12 | 
| 4th | Nicolas de Préville | Stade Reims | 9 | 
| 5. | 
 | 
AS Monaco | 8th | 
| Billy Ketkeophomphone | SCO Angers | ||
| 7th | Jimmy Briand | EA Guingamp | 7th | 
| 
 | 
Olympique Lyon | ||
| 
 | 
Girondins de Bordeaux | 
See also
Web links
- weltfussball.de: Games and table
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ de.uefa.com: will.i.am is heating up: Stade de Lyon opens article from January 10, 2016
 - ↑ http://www.weltfussball.de/team_einsaetze/paris-saint-germain/fra-ligue-1-2015-2016/
 - ↑ List of goalscorers soccerway.com
 - ↑ List of assistants from ligue1.com , accessed on May 15, 2016