The 2004–05 season of Ligue 1 was a very close-run battle. Separating fourth placed Rennes, who enter the UEFA Cup and 18th placed Caen, who get relegated to Ligue 2, were just 13 points. Lyon were long time leaders and had won the league back in April 2005. On the last day, 4 teams could have got the 4th place guaranteeing a place in the UEFA Cup and any 2 from 6 teams could have been relegated before the final games.
Season | 2004–05 |
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Dates | 6 August 2004 – 28 May 2005 |
Champions | Lyon (4th Title) |
Relegated | Caen Bastia Istres |
Champions League | Lyon Lille Monaco |
UEFA Cup | Rennes Auxerre Strasbourg |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 826 (2.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alexander Frei (20 goals) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
Participating teams
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Lille | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 67 | |
3 | Monaco | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Rennes | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Marseille | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
6 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 53 | |
7 | Lens | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 52 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
8 | Auxerre | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 51 | |
10 | Sochaux | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 50 | |
11 | Strasbourg | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[b] |
12 | Nice | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 46 | |
13 | Toulouse | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 46 | |
14 | Ajaccio | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 45 | |
15 | Bordeaux | 38 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44 | |
16 | Metz | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 44 | |
17 | Nantes | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 43 | |
18 | Caen (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 42 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
19 | Bastia (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 41 | |
20 | Istres (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 32 |
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Auxerre was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de France.
- ^ Strasbourg was qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2004–05 Coupe de la Ligue.
Results
editTop goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Frei | Rennes | 20 |
2 | Mickaël Pagis | Strasbourg | 15 |
3 | Pauleta | Paris Saint-Germain | 14 |
4 | Pascal Feindouno | Saint-Étienne | 13 |
Ilan | Sochaux | ||
Juninho Pernambucano | Lyon | ||
Sébastien Mazure | Caen | ||
Matt Moussilou | Lille | ||
9 | Mamadou Niang | Strasbourg | 12 |
John Utaka | Lens |
Player of the month
editMonth | Player |
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August | Franck Ribéry (FC Metz) |
September | Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille) |
October | Michael Essien (Olympique Lyonnais) |
November | Camel Meriem (AS Monaco) |
January | Peguy Luyindula (Olympique de Marseille) |
February | Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais) |
March | Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais) |
April | Matt Moussilou (Lille OSC) |
May | Mamadou Niang (RC Strasbourg) |
References
edit- ^ Ligue 1 - Saison 2004-2005 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com
- ^ "UNFP – Archives". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
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