2015–16 Ligue 1

	Leader
	2016–17 UEFA Champions League Group stage
	2016–17 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
	2016–17 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
	Relegation to Ligue 2

Ligue 1
Season	2015–16
Champions	Paris Saint-Germain (6th title)
Relegated	Troyes; Gazélec Ajaccio; Reims
Champions League	Paris Saint-Germain; Lyon; Monaco
Europa League	Nice; Lille; Saint-Étienne
Matches played	380
Goals scored	960 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Zlatan Ibrahimović; (38 goals)
Biggest home win	Marseille 6–0 Troyes; (23 August 2015)
Biggest away win	Troyes 0–9 PSG; (13 March 2016)
Highest scoring	Troyes 0–9 PSG; (13 March 2016)
Longest winning run	Paris Saint-Germain; (9 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Paris Saint-Germain; (27 games)
Longest winless run	Troyes; (21 games)
Longest losing run	Reims; (6 games)
Highest attendance	63,235 - Marseille vs Paris Saint-Germain ; (08 February 2016)
Lowest attendance	3,465 - Gazélec vs Toulouse ; (03 October 2015)
Average attendance	20,560
	← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 15 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Ligue 1 season was the 78th season of the Ligue de Football Professionnel first division since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and retained the title with a 9–0 win at Troyes on 13 March.^[3] It was their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title.^[4]^[5]

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 2014–15 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate. Originally, only two teams were planned to be relegated at the end of the season.^[6] However, this proposal was appealed and eventually overturned, so as in past seasons, three teams are to be relegated.^[7] Evian, Metz and Lens were relegated to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. Troyes, Gazelec Ajaccio and Angers were promoted to the top level. Troyes returned after being relegated in 2013–14 season. Gazelec Ajaccio secured their second consecutive promotion and joined Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history. Angers returned to the top level after 21 years.

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2015–16 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Angers	Angers	Stade Jean Bouin	17,835
Bastia	Bastia	Stade Armand Cesari	16,480
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Matmut Atlantique	42,115
Caen	Caen	Stade Michel d'Ornano	21,215
Gazélec Ajaccio	Ajaccio	Stade Ange Casanova	6,000
Guingamp	Guingamp	Stade du Roudourou	18,126
Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890
Lyon	Lyon	Stade de Gerland (fall 2015) Parc Olympique Lyonnais (spring 2016)	41,842 59,186
Marseille	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome (revamped for Euro 2016)	67,000
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,500
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,939
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	38,285
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,712
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune	21,684
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park	29,376
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	42,000
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	35,470
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l'Aube	21,684

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager¹	Captain¹	Kit Manufacturer^[8]¹	Main Sponsor^[9]¹
Angers	Stéphane Moulin	Olivier Auriac	Kappa	Scania (H), Bodet (A)
Bastia	François Ciccolini	Yannick Cahuzac	Kappa	Oscaro
Bordeaux	Ulrich Ramé	Ludovic Sané	Puma	Kia
Caen	Patrice Garande	Julien Féret	Nike	Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
Gazélec Ajaccio	Thierry Laurey	Louis Poggi	Macron	Carrefour, Casino D'Ajaccio
Guingamp	Jocelyn Gourvennec	Lionel Mathis	Patrick	Celtigel
Lille	Frédéric Antonetti	Rio Mavuba	Nike	Partouche
Lorient	Sylvain Ripoll	Yann Jouffre	Adidas	B&B Hotels, Jean Floc'h
Lyon	Bruno Génésio	Maxime Gonalons	Adidas	Hyundai, Veolia (European)
Marseille	Franck Passi	Steve Mandanda	Adidas	Intersport
Monaco	Leonardo Jardim	Jérémy Toulalan	Nike	Fedcom
Montpellier	Frederic Hantz	Vitorino Hilton	Nike	Sud de France
Nantes	Michel Der Zakarian	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo	Umbro	Synergie
Nice	Claude Puel	Nampalys Mendy	BURRDA	Mutuelles du Soleil
Paris Saint-Germain	Laurent Blanc	Thiago Silva	Nike	Emirates
Reims	David Guion	Aïssa Mandi	Hummel	Sanei Ascenseurs
Rennes	Rolland Courbis	Romain Danzé	Puma	Samsic
Saint-Étienne	Christophe Galtier	Loïc Perrin	Le Coq Sportif	EoviMcd Mutuelle
Toulouse	Pascal Dupraz	Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro	Joma	Triangle Interim
Troyes	Mohamed Bradja	Benjamin Nivet	Kappa	Babeau Seguin

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Lille	René Girard	Mutual consent	24 May 2015^[10]	Pre-season	Hervé Renard	25 May 2015^[11]
Marseille	Marcelo Bielsa	Resigned	8 August 2015^[12]	19th	Míchel	19 August 2015^[13]
Lille	Hervé Renard	Mutual consent	11 November 2015 ^[14]	16th	Frédéric Antonetti	22 November 2015 ^[15]
Troyes	Jean-Marc Furlan	Mutual consent	3 December 2015 ^[16]	20th	Claude Robin	8 December 2015 ^[17]
Montpellier	Rolland Courbis	Resigned	23 December 2015 ^[18]	15th	Frederic Hantz	27 December 2015 ^[19]
Lyon	Hubert Fournier	Sacked	24 December 2015 ^[20]	9th	Bruno Génésio	24 December 2015
Rennes	Philippe Montanier		20 January 2016 ^[21]	6th	Rolland Courbis	21 January 2016
Bastia	Ghislain Printant		28 January 2016 ^[22]	15th	François Ciccolini	29 January 2016
Troyes	Claude Robin		4 February 2016 ^[23]	20th	Mohamed Bradja	5 February 2016
Toulouse	Dominique Arribagé	Resigned	27 February 2016 ^[24]	19th	Pascal Dupraz	2 March 2016 ^[25]
Bordeaux	Willy Sagnol	Sacked	14 March 2016 ^[26]	14th	Ulrich Ramé	14 March 2016 ^[27]
Marseille	Míchel		19 April 2016^[28]	15th	Franck Passi (caretaker)	19 April 2016
Reims	Olivier Guégan		23 April 2016^[29]	17th	David Guion (caretaker)	23 April 2016

League table

Template:2015–16 Ligue 1 table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Team \ Round

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Marseille	487,718	60,458	22,596	44,338	−16.2%^†
2	PSG	444,147	47,381	27,385	44,414	−2.9%^†
3	Lille	333,753	39,601	26,431	30,341	−17.0%^†
4	Lyon	397,118	56,506	25,658	36,101	+3.3%^†
5	Saint-Étienne	324,666	36,503	24,556	29,515	−8.5%^†
6	Nantes	274,695	31,410	18,851	24,972	−3.9%^†
7	Bordeaux	273,501	39,672	18,830	24,863	+6.0%^†
8	Rennes	250,590	28,844	18,022	22,780	+13.2%^†
9	Nice	195,265	31,008	13,600	17,751	−8.1%^†
10	Caen	196,252	20,679	15,069	17,841	+5.0%^†
11	Reims	159,502	20,950	9,289	13,291	−10.8%^†
12	Guingamp	161,202	18,022	12,737	14,654	−1.3%^†
13	Toulouse	150,123	30,178	8,883	15,012	−3.4%^†
14	Montpellier	147,144	27,163	9,076	12,262	−4.5%^†
15	Bastia	129,304	14,702	10,135	11,754	−8.2%^†
16	Angers	146,140	16,381	10,166	13,285	+54.1%^†
17	Monaco	86,192	16,124	5,388	7,835	+0.3%^†
18	Troyes	142,672	16,266	10,117	11,889	+23.1%^†
19	Lorient	128,500	15,340	9,067	11,681	−14.4%^†
20	Gazélec Ajaccio	37,029	4,125	3,465	3,702	+60.4%^†
	League total	4,332,173	60,458	3,465	21,662	n/a^†

Teams

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Number of teams by regions

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Attendances

References