1997–98 French Division 1
Season | 1997–98 |
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Dates | 2 August 1997 – 9 May 1998 |
Champions | Lens(1st title) |
Relegated | Guingamp Châteauroux Cannes |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 722 (2.36 per match) |
Best Player | Marco Simone |
Top goalscorer | Stéphane Guivarc'h (21 goals) |
Average attendance | 16,555 |
The1997–98 Division 1was the 60th season ofDivision 1,the top French professional league forassociation footballclubs, since its establishment in 1932. The season began on 2 August 1997, and concluded on 9 May 1998.
This season saw a change in the league format, with the number of teams reduced to 18 from 20, shortening the season from 38 to 34 rounds. As a result, four clubs which had been relegated at the end of the previous season were replaced by only two,ChâteaurouxandToulouse,who entered as winners and runners up of the1996–97 French Division 2.Defending champions of the1996–97 seasonwereMonaco.
Lenswon the championship for the first time in their 92-year history, becoming the 26th club to becomeFrench football champions.Lens won their league title with 68 points, edging out second-placedMetzon goal difference, for whom this was their best result in history.
Teams
[edit]Stadia and personnel
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lens(C) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 68 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
2 | Metz | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 68 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
3 | Monaco | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 59 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
4 | Marseille | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 57 | |
5 | Bordeaux | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 56 | |
6 | Lyon | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 53 | |
7 | Auxerre | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 51 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 50 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
9 | Bastia | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 50 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
10 | Le Havre | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 44 | |
11 | Nantes | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 41 | |
12 | Montpellier | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 41 | |
13 | Strasbourg | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 37 | |
14 | Rennes | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 36 | |
15 | Toulouse | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 36 | |
16 | Guingamp(R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 35 | Relegation toFrench Division 2 |
17 | Châteauroux(R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 31 | |
18 | Cannes(R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated
Notes:
- ^Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the1997–98 Coupe de Franceand1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue.
Promoted fromLigue 2,who will play inDivision 1 season 1998/1999
- AS Nancy:champion ofLigue 2
- FC Lorient:runners-up
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard:third place
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stéphane Guivarc'h | Auxerre | 21 |
2 | David Trezeguet | Monaco | 18 |
3 | Victor Ikpeba | Monaco | 16 |
4 | Anto Drobnjak | Lens | 14 |
Lilian Laslandes | Bordeaux | ||
6 | Bruno Rodriguez | Metz | 13 |
Marco Simone | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
8 | Jocelyn Gourvennec | Nantes | 12 |
9 | Laurent Blanc | Marseille | 11 |
Robert Pires | Metz | ||
Stéphane Ziani | Lens |