The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016. The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.
On 17 May 2017, Monaco secured the title after 37 matches, their first since the 1999–2000 season, the first under the Ligue 1 name and their eighth French title in total.
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 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Venue CapacityAngersStade Raymond Kopa 17,835BastiaStade Armand Cesari 16,480BordeauxMatmut Atlantique 42,115CaenStade Michel d'Ornano 20,453DijonStade Gaston Gérard 16,098GuingampStade du Roudourou 18,126Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186LorientStade du Moustoir 18,890Décines-CharpieuParc OL 59,186MarseilleStade Vélodrome 67,381MetzStade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 MonacoStade Louis II 18,500 MontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,939TomblaineStade Marcel Picot 20,087NantesStade de la Beaujoire 38,285NiceAllianz Riviera 35,624ParisParc des Princes 48,712RennesRoazhon Park 29,376Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard 42,000ToulouseStadium Municipal 35,470
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsSocks sponsors Angers Kappa Scania (H)/Bodet (A)/Rénoval vérandas (in league cup matches), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, AngersLa BoucherieAlgimoussSystème UNone Bastia Rui Almeida Kappa Oscaro, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Corsica Ferries, Vito Corse, Athys LtdPagoQwant, Haute-CorseChe Rebel Spirit Energy Drink, No PublikNone Bordeaux Puma Mon Cartable Connecté/Hôpital des Enfants du CHU de Bordeaux/Groupe Sweetcom (H)/MonAlbumPhoto.fr (A)/PSI (in league cup matches), Sports WeatherMonAlbumPhoto.fr (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A)Heart ProtektWinamax, Pitaya ThaiNone Caen Umbro Maisons France Confort (H)/ Campagne de France (A & 3), Künkel, Petit ForestierGroupe IDECAlticapNoneNone Dijon Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)/Suez (A), Incendie Protection Sécurité, DVFDORAS (H)/Transalp Renouvellement (A)Leader Interim, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'PouceEngie, DalkiaCaisse d'Épargne Guingamp Antoine Kombouaré Patrick Servagroupe (H)/Aroma Celte (A), Société ADS, Breizh ColaRapidoprêtNoneBRIEUC biscuiterie, caramelerie, confiturerieNone Lille Franck Passi (caretaker) New Balance PartoucheVacansoleilBoulangerNo PublikNone Lorient Bernard Casoni Benjamin Lecomte Adidas B&B Hotels (H)/Jean Floc'h (A), Jean Floc'h (H)/B&B Hotels (A), Breizh ColaSalaün HolidaysRia Money TransferVirage ConseilNone Lyon Bruno Génésio Adidas Hyundai/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA ElectroménagerALILA PromoteurCegid/24Option.comIntermarchéNone Marseille Bafétimbi Gomis Adidas Intersport (H & A)/Mutuelles du Soleil (3)BoulangerMutuelles du SoleilWinamaxNone Metz Nike Tchad: Oasis du Sahel/Force Glass/Groupe Rega, Moselle, Théobald Automobiles, Inter-Conseil IntérimTchad: Oasis du Sahel/Force GlassBigbenE.Leclerc MoselleNone Monaco Nike FedcomNoneTriangle IntérimOrezzaNone Montpellier Nike Sud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du SoleilSOS MalusFAUN-EnvironnementSystème U, O'Tacos, MyproteinNone Nancy Nike Groupe Sweetcom, Groupe dlsi, Lorraine Repro (H)/MDA Electroménager (A)Casino JOAWati BCaisse d'ÉpargneNone Nantes Rémy Riou Umbro Synergie, Manitou, ProginovAnvoliaFlaminoWinamax, etixxNone Nice Dante Macron Mutuelles du Soleil, Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurPizzorno EnvironnementAirton FranceWinamaxNone Paris Saint-Germain Nike Fly EmiratesOoredooQNBNoneNone Rennes Pedro Mendes Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Armor-Lux, Association ELABlot Immobilierrennes.frBretagne StructuresNone Saint-Étienne Le Coq Sportif EoviMcd Mutuelle, LoireBewellConnectMARKALDesjoyaux PiscinesNone Toulouse Martin Braithwaite Joma Triangle Intérim, Natur House, LP PromotionNewrestPrévoir AssurancesSo ToulouseNone
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Nantes End of contract 17 May 2016 Pre-season René Girard 17 May 2016 Rennes 17 May 2016 Christian Gourcuff 17 May 2016 Nice Mutual consent 24 May 2016 Lucien Favre 24 May 2016 Guingamp Signed by Bordeaux 27 May 2016 Antoine Kombouaré 30 May 2016 Bordeaux End of contract 27 May 2016 Jocelyn Gourvennec 27 May 2016 Paris Saint-Germain Resigned 27 June 2016 Unai Emery 28 June 2016 Marseille End of interim 20 October 2016 12th Rudi Garcia 20 October 2016 Lorient Resigned 23 October 2016 20th 8 November 2016 Lille 22 November 2016 19th Patrick Collot (caretaker) 22 November 2016 Nantes René Girard 1 December 2016 19th Sérgio Conceição 8 December 2016 Montpellier Frédéric Hantz Sacked 30 January 2017 15th Jean-Louis Gasset 30 January 2017 Lille Patrick Collot End of interim 14 February 2017 17th Franck Passi (caretaker) 14 February 2017 Bastia François Ciccolini Sacked 27 February 2017 19th Rui Almeida 27 February 2017
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The 2016–17 season saw the return of relegation play-offs between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team, Lorient, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Troyes, on a two-legged confrontation.
Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to 2017–18 Ligue 2.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain352 Alexandre LacazetteLyon283 Radamel FalcaoMonaco214 Bafétimbi GomisMarseille205 Mario BalotelliNice15 Kylian MbappéMonaco Ivan SantiniCaen Florian ThauvinMarseille9 Nicolas de PrévilleLille14 Steve MouniéMontpellier
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate Alexandre LacazetteLyon Nancy 3–0 (A) Mevlüt ErdinçMetz Nantes 3–0 (A) Edinson Cavani4Paris Saint-Germain Caen 6–0 (A) Casimir NingaMontpellier Dijon 3–3 (A) Alassane PléaNice Metz 4–2 (A) Radamel FalcaoMonaco Bordeaux 4–0 (A) Ola ToivonenToulouse Lorient 3–2 (H) Bafétimbi GomisMarseille Montpellier 5–1 (H) Kylian MbappéMonaco Metz 5–0 (H) Florian ThauvinMarseille Caen 5–1 (A) Nicolas de PrévilleLille Nantes 3–0 (H) Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Yohann PeléMarseille182 Danijel SubašićMonaco173 Kevin TrappParis Saint-Germain154 Benoît CostilRennes12 Anthony LopesLyon6 Yoan CardinaleNice11 Stéphane RuffierSaint-Étienne8 Alban LafontToulouse109 Cédric CarrassoBordeaux9 Thomas DidillonMetz Awards
Award Winner Club Player of the Season Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain Young Player of the Season Kylian Mbappé Monaco Goalkeeper of the Season Danijel Subašić Monaco Goal of the Season Memphis Depay Lyon Manager of the Season Leonardo Jardim Monaco Team of the Year Goalkeeper Danijel Subašić (Monaco) Defenders Djibril Sidibé (Monaco) Kamil Glik (Monaco) Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) Benjamin Mendy (Monaco) Midfielders Jean Michaël Seri (Nice) Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) Bernardo Silva (Monaco) Forwards Kylian Mbappé (Monaco) Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)
Attendances These are the average attendances of the teams.
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