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2016–17 Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Season 2016–17
Dates 12 August 2016 – 20 May 2017
Matches played 248
Goals scored 636 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Edinson Cavani
(25 goals)
Biggest home win Monaco 6–0 Nancy
(5 November 2016)
Biggest away win Metz 0–7 Monaco
(7 October 2016)
Highest scoring Monaco 6–2 Montpellier
(21 October 2016)
Longest winning run 6 matches
Nice
Longest unbeaten run 11 matches
Nice
Longest winless run 9 matches
Bastia
Longest losing run 4 matches
Lille
Lorient
Metz
Highest attendance 57,091
Marseille 0–0 Bordeaux
(30 October 2016)
Lowest attendance 4,319
Monaco 2–1 Caen
(21 December 2016)
Total attendance 5,030,121
Average attendance 20,447
All statistics correct as of 12 February 2017.
Leader
2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2017–18 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Relegation to Ligue 2

The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season is the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016. The season began on 12 August 2016 and is scheduled to end on 20 May 2017.

There are 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.

Updated to games played on 21 February 2017.
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel (French)
^ 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.

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.

Last updated: 17 February 2017
Source: Ligue de Football Professionnel

The 2016–17 season will see the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team and the 3rd placed team in the Ligue 2 on a two-legged confrontation. The Ligue 2 team will host the first game.

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