2011–12 Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Season	2011–12
Champions	Montpellier (1st title)
Relegated	Caen Dijon Auxerre
Champions League	Montpellier Paris Saint-Germain Lille
Europa League	Lyon Bordeaux Marseille
Matches played	380
Goals scored	956 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Olivier Giroud Nenê (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux (22 April 2012)[1]
Biggest away win	Dijon 1–5 Rennes (7 August 2011)[2] Sochaux 2–6 Rennes (21 September 2011)[2]
Highest scoring	Lille 4–5 Bordeaux (12 February 2012)[3]
Longest winning run	6 games[4] Paris Saint-Germain (21 September – 29 October) Bordeaux (21 April - 20 May)
Longest unbeaten run	17 games[4] Lille (20 August – 21 December)
Longest winless run	13 games[4] Sochaux (20 November – 3 March) Marseille (5 February - 27 April)
Longest losing run	5 games[4] Marseille (26 February – 17 March) Dijon (7 April - 3 May)
Highest attendance	46,252 – Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille (8 April 2012)[4]
Lowest attendance	5,125 – Ajaccio 2–2 Caen (10 September 2011)[4]
Average attendance	18,554[5]
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Ligue 1 season was the 74th since its establishment.^[6] Lille were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June.^[7][8] The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 20 May 2012.^[9] The winter break was in effect from 22 December 2011 to 14 January 2012.^[10]

On 20 May 2012, the final day of the league season, Montpellier clinched its first-ever league title after defeating Auxerre 2–1 at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps.^[11] Montpellier is the fifth different club to win Ligue 1 since the 2006–07 season and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. Paris Saint-Germain and Lille were the country's other Champions League participants, while Lyon, Bordeaux, and Marseille represented France in the UEFA Europa League. Lyon did not participate in UEFA's top football club competition for the first time in 12 years.

Auxerre, Dijon, and Caen were relegated to Ligue 2.^[12] Auxerre will be returning to the second division after 32 consecutive years playing in Ligue 1.^[13] Prior to the 2011–12 season, the club had never suffered relegation from the country's top division. Dijon will be returning to the second division after only one season in Ligue 1, while Caen will fall to the second tier after two years in the first division.

Teams

There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2010–11 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.^[14]

Arles-Avignon was the first club to suffer relegation from the first division to Ligue 2. The club's impending drop occurred on 17 April 2011 following the team's 2–0 defeat to AS Monaco. The negative result made it mathematically impossible for Arles to seize the 17th position in the table, which would have allowed the club to remain in Ligue 1. Arles-Avignon made its return to Ligue 2 after only a year's spell in the top division of French football.^[15] On 15 May, Lens were relegated from the first division to Ligue 2 after its 1–1 draw with Monaco. Lens returned to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2008–09 season when the club finished as champions of the league.^[16] On the final day of the Ligue 1 season, Monaco suffered relegation to the second division after losing 2–0 to Lyon. The club's appearance in Ligue 2 was its first since 1976.^[17]

Evian became the first club from Ligue 2 to achieve promotion to Ligue 1 after its 2–1 victory over Reims on 20 May 2011.^[18] Evian made its debut in the first division and, similar to Arles-Avignon the previous season, the club's ascension to the first division is notable due in part to the fact that it has achieved successive promotions in four straight seasons. On the final day of the Ligue 2 season, both Dijon and Ajaccio earned berths in the first division after posting positive results in their respective matches.^[19] Dijon was promoted despite losing on the match day and, similar to Évian, made its debut in the top division of French football. Ajaccio returned to Ligue 1 after five seasons in the second division.

Stadia and locations

Ajaccio

Auxerre

Brest

Caen

Dijon

Evian

Bordeaux

Lille

Lorient

Montpellier

Nancy

Nice

Lyon

Marseille

PSG

Rennes

St. Étienne

Sochaux

Toulouse

Valenciennes

Location of teams in 2011–12 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	Average Attendance[5]
Ajaccio	Ajaccio	Stade François Coty	10,660	6,338
Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps	24,493	11,879
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Stade Chaban-Delmas	34,462	20,712
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	16,000	13,542
Caen	Caen	Stade Michel d'Ornano	21,500	15,280
Dijon	Dijon	Stade Gaston Gérard	15,998	13,597
Evian	Annecy	Parc des Sports	15,600	11,855
Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Stadium Nord Lille Métropole	18,185	16,969
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890	15,594
Lyon	Lyon	Stade de Gerland	41,842	33,108
Marseille	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome^1	42,000	40,455
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,900	17,492
Nancy	Tomblaine	Stade Marcel Picot	20,085	15,328
Nice	Nice	Stade du Ray	17,415	9,133
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,712	42,892
Rennes	Rennes	Stade de la Route de Lorient	31,127	20,725
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard^2	26,747	21,409
Sochaux	Montbéliard	Stade Auguste Bonal	20,005	13,826
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	35,470	22,033
Valenciennes	Valenciennes	Stade du Hainaut	25,000	15,226

• ¹The Stade Vélodrome is currently undergoing renovations in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The current capacity is 42,000, a decrease from the original capacity of 60,031.^[20]
• ²The Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is currently undergoing renovations in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The current capacity is 26,747, a decrease from the original capacity of 35,616.^[21]

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager^1	Captain^1	Kit Manufacturer^1	Main Sponsor^1
Ajaccio	Pantaloni, OlivierOlivier Pantaloni	Pierazzi, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste Pierazzi	Duarig	Restaurant Du Cœur
Auxerre	Wallemme, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Wallemme	Sorin, OlivierOlivier Sorin	Airness|	Maisons Pierre|
Bordeaux	Gillot, FrancisFrancis Gillot	Plašil, JaroslavJaroslav Plašil	Puma	Kia
Brest	Martins, CorentinCorentin Martins (interim)	Ewolo, OscarOscar Ewolo	Nike	Quéguiner
Caen	Dumas, FranckFranck Dumas	Seube, NicolasNicolas Seube	Nike	GDE Recyclage
Dijon	Carteron, PatricePatrice Carteron	Abdoulaye Méïté	Nike	Doras,INEO
Evian	Correa, PabloPablo Correa	Barbosa, CédricCédric Barbosa	Kappa	Danette
Lille	Garcia, RudiRudi Garcia	Mavuba, RioRio Mavuba	Umbro	Groupe Partouche
Lorient	Gourcuff, ChristianChristian Gourcuff	Audard, FabienFabien Audard	Macron	La trinitaine
Lyon	Garde, RémiRémi Garde	, CrisCris	adidas	Everest Poker
Marseille	Deschamps, DidierDidier Deschamps	Mandanda, SteveSteve Mandanda	adidas	BetClic
Montpellier	Girard, RenéRené Girard	Yanga-Mbiwa, MapouMapou Yanga-Mbiwa	Nike	Sud de France la Région.fr
Nancy	Fernandez, JeanJean Fernandez	, André LuizAndré Luiz	Umbro	Triangle Interim|
Nice	Marsiglia, RenéRené Marsiglia	Digard, DidierDidier Digard	BURRDA	Mutuelles du Soleil|
Paris Saint-Germain	Carlo Ancelotti	Sakho, MamadouMamadou Sakho	Nike	Emirates
Rennes	Antonetti, FrédéricFrédéric Antonetti	Mangane, KaderKader Mangane	Puma	Samsic
Saint-Étienne	Galtier, ChristopheChristophe Galtier	Perrin, LoïcLoïc Perrin	adidas	Winamax
Sochaux	Eric Hely	Richert, TeddyTeddy Richert	Lotto	Mobil 1
Toulouse	Casanova, AlainAlain Casanova	Congré, DanielDaniel Congré	Kappa	IDEC
Valenciennes	Sanchez, DanielDaniel Sanchez	Mater, RudyRudy Mater	Uhlsport	Toyota

¹ Subject to change during the season.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment	Position in table
Auxerre	Jean Fernandez	End of contract	2 June 2011[22]	Off-season	Laurent Fournier	8 June 2011[23]	Off-season
Valenciennes	Philippe Montanier	Joined Real Sociedad	4 June 2011[24]		Daniel Sanchez	8 June 2011[25]
Nancy	Pablo Correa	Resigned	5 June 2011		Jean Fernandez	5 June 2011[26]
Sochaux	Francis Gillot		5 June 2011		Mehmed Baždarević	10 June 2011[27]
Bordeaux	Eric Bédouet	Mutual consent	6 June 2011		Francis Gillot	6 June 2011[28]
Lyon	Claude Puel	Sacked	20 June 2011[29]		Rémi Garde	21 June 2011[30]
Nice	Éric Roy	Sacked	15 November 2011	17th	René Marsiglia	15 November 2011[31]	17th
Paris Saint-Germain	Antoine Kombouaré	Mutual consent[32][33][34]	30 December 2011	1st	Carlo Ancelotti	30 December 2011[35]	1st
Evian	Bernard Casoni	Sacked[36]	1 January 2012	11th	Pablo Correa	2 January 2012	11th
Sochaux	Mehmed Baždarević	Sacked[37]	6 March 2012	20th	Eric Hély	6 March 2012[37]	20th
Auxerre	Laurent Fournier	Sacked[38]	18 March 2012	20th	Jean-Guy Wallemme	18 March 2012[38]	20th
Brest	Alex Dupont	Sacked[39]	26 April 2012	18th	Corentin Martins	26 April 2012	18th

Ownership changes

Club	New owner	Previous owner	Date
Paris Saint-Germain	Qatar Investment Authority	Colony Capital and Butler Capital Partners[40]	1 July 2011[41]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Montpellier (C)	38	25	7	6	68	34	+34	82	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Paris Saint-Germain	38	23	10	5	75	41	+34	79
3	Lille	38	21	11	6	72	39	+33	74	2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round
4	Lyon	38	19	7	12	64	51	+13	64	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage ^1
5	Bordeaux	38	16	13	9	53	41	+12	61	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round ^1
6	Rennes	38	17	9	12	53	44	+9	60
7	Saint-Étienne	38	16	9	13	49	45	+4	57
8	Toulouse	38	15	11	12	37	34	+3	56
9	Evian	38	13	11	14	54	55	−1	50
10	Marseille	38	12	12	14	45	41	+4	48	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round ^2
11	Nancy	38	11	12	15	38	48	−10	45
12	Valenciennes	38	12	7	19	40	50	−10	43
13	Nice	38	10	12	16	39	46	−7	42
14	Sochaux	38	11	9	18	40	60	−20	42
15	Brest	38	8	17	13	31	38	−7	41
16	Ajaccio	38	9	14	15	40	61	−21	41
17	Lorient	38	9	12	17	35	49	−14	39
18	Caen (R)	38	9	11	18	39	59	−20	38	Relegation to 2012–13 Ligue 2
19	Dijon (R)	38	9	9	20	38	63	−25	36
20	Auxerre (R)	38	7	13	18	46	57	−11	34

Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Lyon have won the 2011–12 Coupe de France and thus qualify for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Since they finished 4th, the spot for the Europa League play-off round goes to the fifth-placed team.
²Marseille, as winner of the 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, qualifies for the third qualifying round of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away

ACA

AUX

BOR

BRS

CAE

DIJ

EVI

LIL

LOR

OL

OM

MHS

NAL

NIC

PSG

REN

STE

SOC

TFC

VAL

Ajaccio

2–1

0–2

0–0

2–2

2–1

1–1

2–3

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–3

0–0

1–1

1–3

1–0

1–1

2–1

0–2

3–1

Auxerre

4–1

2–4

4–0

1–1

2–2

0–2

1–3

1–1

0–3

2–2

1–2

1–3

2–1

1–1

0–1

0–0

4–1

2–0

2–0

Bordeaux

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

0–0

1–1

1–0

1–0

2–1

2–2

2–0

1–2

1–1

2–0

1–2

1–0

2–0

2–1

Brest

1–1

1–0

0–2

1–1

1–1

2–2

3–1

3–1

1–1

1–0

2–2

0–1

1–0

0–1

0–1

2–2

2–0

0–0

1–0

Caen

0–0

2–1

1–0

0–0

3–0

2–2

1–2

1–0

1–0

1–2

1–3

1–2

1–1

2–2

0–2

1–4

1–3

0–1

1–0

Dijon

1–1

0–2

2–0

1–0

2–0

3–1

0–2

2–0

1–2

2–3

1–1

0–2

3–0

1–2

1–5

1–2

0–0

1–1

1–2

Evian

2–1

3–1

0–0

0–1

2–4

0–1

0–3

2–1

1–3

2–0

4–2

2–0

1–0

2–2

1–3

1–2

2–3

2–1

2–1

Lille

4–1

2–2

4–5

2–0

3–0

2–0

1–1

1–1

3–1

3–2

0–1

4–1

4–4

2–1

2–0

3–0

2–2

2–1

4–0

Lorient

2–0

1–1

1–1

2–1

0–0

0–0

0–1

0–1

0–1

2–1

2–1

2–1

1–0

1–2

0–2

3–0

1–1

0–0

2–0

Lyon

1–1

2–1

3–1

1–1

1–2

3–1

2–1

2–1

3–2

2–0

2–1

3–1

3–4

4–4

1–2

2–0

2–1

3–2

4–1

Marseille

2–0

3–0

0–0

1–1

1–1

1–2

2–0

2–0

2–1

2–2

1–3

1–0

2–0

3–0

0–1

0–0

2–2

0–1

1–1

Montpellier

3–0

3–1

1–0

1–0

3–0

5–3

2–2

1–0

4–0

1–0

1–0

2–0

1–0

0–3

4–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

1–0

Nancy

2–2

0–0

2–2

2–1

1–1

1–2

1–1

1–1

2–2

2–0

1–3

1–0

1–0

2–1

0–0

3–2

1–2

0–3

1–1

Nice

3–0

1–0

3–0

0–0

1–0

1–1

1–1

0–1

2–0

1–3

1–1

0–1

1–1

0–0

2–0

0–2

1–1

1–1

2–0

Paris Saint-Germain

4–1

3–2

1–1

1–0

4–2

2–0

3–1

0–0

0–1

2–0

2–1

2–2

0–1

2–1

3–0

2–0

6–1

3–1

2–1

Rennes

3–1

1–1

1–0

1–1

3–2

5–0

3–2

1–1

2–0

1–1

1–2

0–2

1–1

3–1

1–1

1–1

1–0

0–1

1–1

Saint-Étienne

3–1

1–1

2–3

2–1

2–0

1–0

0–2

1–3

4–2

0–1

0–0

1–1

1–0

2–3

0–1

4–0

1–0

1–1

1–0

Sochaux

0–2

0–0

0–3

2–1

1–2

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–1

2–1

1–0

1–3

1–0

2–0

0–1

2–6

2–1

3–0

1–1

Toulouse

0–2

1–0

3–2

0–0

1–0

2–0

2–1

0–0

1–1

3–0

0–0

0–1

1–0

0–0

1–3

1–0

0–1

2–0

2–0

Valenciennes

1–2

2–1

1–2

0–0

3–1

4–0

0–3

0–0

2–0

1–0

1–1

1–0

1–0

2–0

3–4

1–0

1–2

3–0

2–0

Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Olivier Giroud Montpellier 21 Nenê Paris Saint-Germain 21 3 Eden Hazard Lille 20 4 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne 16 Lisandro López Lyon 16 6 Bafétimbi Gomis Lyon 14 Yoan Gouffran Bordeaux 14 8 Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain 13 9 Loïc Rémy Marseille 12 Younès Belhanda Montpellier 12 Last updated: 20 May 2012 Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings

Assists table Rank Player Club Assists 1 Eden Hazard Lille 15 2 Mathieu Valbuena Marseille 13 3 Jérémy Menez Paris Saint-Germain 12 4 Nenê Paris Saint-Germain 11 5 Julien Féret Rennes 10 6 Olivier Giroud Montpellier 9 7 Michel Bastos Lyon 8 Cédric Barbosa Evian 8 Marvin Martin Sochaux 8 10 Frédéric Bulot Caen 7 Last updated: 20 May 2012 Source: Official Assists' Table

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Oliech, DennisDennis Oliech	Auxerre	Sochaux	4–1	25 September 2011
Giroud, OlivierOlivier Giroud	Montpellier	Dijon	5–3	15 October 2011
Gameiro, KévinKévin Gameiro	Paris Saint-Germain	Ajaccio	1–3	16 October 2011
Giroud, OlivierOlivier Giroud	Montpellier	Sochaux	1–3	26 November 2011
, Pierre-Emerick AubameyangPierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Saint-Étienne	Lorient	4–2	22 February 2012
, NenêNenê	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes	3–0	13 May 2012
Hazard, EdenEden Hazard	Lille	Nancy	4–1	20 May 2012

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Anthony Mounier for Nice against Lyon (6 August 2011)^[42]
• Fastest goal of the season: 18 seconds – Jaroslav Plašil for Bordeaux against Nancy (4 December 2011)^[43][44]
• Latest goal of the season: 90+4 minutes – François Clerc for Nice against Lille (21 December 2011)
• First own goal of the season: Abdoulaye Bamba (Dijon) for Lyon (10 September 2011)^[45]
• Widest winning margin: 5 goals^[4]
  • Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux (22 April 2012)
• Highest scoring game: 9 goals^[4]
  • Lille 4–5 Bordeaux
• Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals^[4]
  • Sochaux 2–6 Rennes (21 September 2011)
  • Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux (22 April 2012)

Discipline

• Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card): 119 points^[46]
  • Ajaccio (92 yellow & 9 red cards)
• Best overall disciplinary record: 66 points^[46]
  • Sochaux (60 yellow & 2 red cards)
• Most yellow cards (club): 92^[46]
  • Ajaccio
• Most yellow cards (player): 13^[47]
  • Mehdi Mostefa (Ajaccio)
• Most red cards (club): 9^[46]
  • Ajaccio
• Most red cards (player): 3^[4]
  • Jean-Pascal Mignot (Saint-Étienne)

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month
	Player	Club
September[48]	Javier Pastore	Paris Saint-Germain
October[49]	Nenê	Paris Saint-Germain
November[50]	Younès Belhanda	Montpellier
December[51]	Salvatore Sirigu	Paris Saint-Germain
January[52]	Milan Biševac	Paris Saint-Germain
February[53]	P.E. Aubameyang	Saint-Étienne
March[54]	Eden Hazard	Lille

Annual awards

UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year

The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year was awarded to Eden Hazard. The midfielder is the second player in the awards' history after Pauleta to win the award in back-to-back seasons.^[55]

UNFP Young Player of the Year

The UNFP Young Player of the Year was awarded to Younès Belhanda.^[55]

UNFP Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year

UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year[55] Lloris Debuchy Hilton N'Koulou Bedimo Mavuba Capoue Belhanda Hazard Giroud Nenê

The UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year was awarded to Hugo Lloris.^[55]

UNFP Team of the Year

Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
Defence: Mathieu Debuchy (Lille), Vitorino Hilton (Montpellier), Henri Bedimo (Montpellier), Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille)
Midfield: Rio Mavuba (Lille), Étienne Capoue (Toulouse), Younès Belhanda (Montpellier), Eden Hazard (Lille)
Attack: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Nenê (Paris Saint-Germain)

UNFP Ligue 1 Manager of the Year

The UNFP Manager of the Year was awarded to René Girard of Montpellier.^[55]

Number of teams by region

	Region	Number of teams	Teams
1	Brittany	3	Brest, Lorient and Rennes
2	Rhône-Alpes	3	Evian, Lyon and St. Étienne
3	Burgundy	2	Auxerre and Dijon
4	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	2	Lille and Valenciennes
5	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	2	Marseille and Nice
6	Aquitaine	1	Bordeaux
7	Corsica	1	Ajaccio
8	Franche-Comté	1	Sochaux
9	Île-de-France	1	Paris Saint-Germain
10	Languedoc-Roussillon	1	Montpellier
11	Lorraine	1	Nancy
12	Lower Normandy	1	Caen
13	Midi-Pyrénées	1	Toulouse

List of 2011–12 transfers

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