2015–16 in French football

The following article is a summary of the 2015–16 football season in France, which was the 82nd season of competitive football in the country and ran from July 2015 to June 2016.

Football in France
Season2015–16
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Nancy
Championnat NationalStrasbourg
Coupe de FranceParis Saint-Germain
Coupe de la LigueParis Saint-Germain
Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

League table

Ligue 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 30 6 2 102 19 +83 96 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Lyon 38 19 8 11 67 43 +24 65
3 Monaco 38 17 14 7 57 50 +7 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 38 18 9 11 58 41 +17 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lille 38 15 15 8 39 27 +12 60 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Saint-Étienne 38 17 7 14 42 37 +5 58
7 Caen 38 16 6 16 39 52 −13 54
8 Rennes 38 13 13 12 52 54 −2 52
9 Angers 38 13 11 14 40 38 +2 50
10 Bastia 38 14 8 16 36 42 −6 50
11 Bordeaux 38 12 14 12 50 57 −7 50
12 Montpellier 38 14 7 17 49 47 +2 49
13 Marseille 38 10 18 10 48 42 +6 48
14 Nantes 38 12 12 14 33 44 −11 48
15 Lorient 38 11 13 14 47 58 −11 46
16 Guingamp 38 11 11 16 47 56 −9 44
17 Toulouse 38 9 13 16 45 55 −10 40
18 Reims (R) 38 10 9 19 44 57 −13 39 Relegation to Ligue 2[lower-alpha 2]
19 Gazélec Ajaccio (R) 38 8 13 17 37 58 −21 37
20 Troyes (R) 38 3 9 26 28 83 −55 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fairplay ranking.[3]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coupe de France and the 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.
  2. Starting this season, Ligue 1 decided to reduce the number of relegation spots from three to two.[1] However, the decision was appealed and overturned so three teams were relegated.[2]

Ligue 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Nancy (C, P) 38 21 11 6 60 32 +28 74 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Dijon (P) 38 20 10 8 62 36 +26 70
3 Metz (P) 38 19 8 11 54 39 +15 65
4 Le Havre 38 19 8 11 52 37 +15 65
5 Red Star 38 18 10 10 43 38 +5 64
6 Lens 38 15 13 10 39 35 +4 58
7 Clermont Foot 38 16 10 12 56 53 +3 58
8 Auxerre 38 15 10 13 47 46 +1 55
9 Tours 38 11 14 13 36 41 −5 47
10 Brest 38 12 11 15 34 41 −7 47
11 Bourg-en-Bresse 38 13 8 17 47 59 −12 47
12 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 39 43 −4 44
13 Laval 38 9 17 12 35 42 −7 44
14 Nîmes[lower-alpha 1] 38 13 12 13 50 52 −2 43
15 Sochaux 38 9 15 14 34 36 −2 42
16 Niort 38 8 18 12 38 45 −7 42
17 Ajaccio 38 9 15 14 34 42 −8 42
18 Evian[lower-alpha 2] (R) 38 9 12 17 41 41 0 39 Demotion to Division d'Honneur Régionale
19 Créteil (R) 38 8 10 20 42 66 −24 34 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Paris FC (R) 38 4 18 16 32 51 −19 30
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) fair play points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Nîmes was docked 8 points for match fixing in the 2013–14 season.[4]
  2. Evian was demoted due to financial difficulties.[5]

Championnat National
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Strasbourg (C, P) 34 15 13 6 35 19 +16 58 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Orléans (P) 34 14 14 6 50 37 +13 56
3 Amiens (P) 34 14 13 7 44 35 +9 55
4 Marseille Consolat 34 15 9 10 50 43 +7 54
5 Châteauroux 34 14 10 10 52 45 +7 52
6 Dunkerque 34 12 11 11 42 42 0 47
7 Avranches 34 10 16 8 44 36 +8 46
8 Boulogne 34 12 10 12 50 45 +5 46
9 Chambly 34 11 11 12 46 40 +6 44
10 Béziers 34 11 11 12 35 38 −3 44
11 Luçon[lower-alpha 1] 34 11 11 12 45 50 −5 44 Demotion to Division d'Honneur
12 Sedan 34 10 13 11 31 34 −3 43
13 CA Bastia 34 10 13 11 29 33 −4 43
14 Belfort 34 9 14 11 26 32 −6 41
15 Les Herbiers 34 8 15 11 44 51 −7 39
16 Colmar[lower-alpha 2] 34 10 9 15 39 46 −7 37 Demotion to Division d'Honneur
17 Épinal 34 6 12 16 39 53 −14 30
18 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël (R) 34 4 15 15 22 44 −22 27 Relegation to 2016–17 CFA
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2016. Source: foot-national.com[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Luçon resigned due to financial difficulties.[6] Les Herbiers was reprieved from relegation.
  2. Colmar was assigned to Division d'Honneur (6th tier) after filing for insolvency.[7] Épinal was reprieved from relegation.

Championnat de France Amateur
Group A
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Quevilly-Rouen (C) 30 92
2 IC Croix 30 85
3 Poissy 30 82
4 L'Entente SSG 30 76
5 Arras FA 30 71
6 Amiens AC 30 70
7 Paris Saint-Germain (res) 30 70
8 Mantes 30 69
9 Calais RUFC 30 68
10 Boulogne-Billancourt 30 68
11 Dieppe 30 67
12 Wasquehal 30 66
13 Lens (res) 30 66
14 Troyes (res) (R) 30 65
15 Aubervilliers (R) 30 54
16 Roye Noyon (R) 30 51
Source: FFF.fr
(C) Champion;
(R) Relegated.
Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Lyon-Duchère (C) 30 92
2 Grenoble 30 89
3 Auxerre (res) 30 79
4 Lyon (res) 30 77
5 Villefranche 30 73
6 Jura Sud 30 73
7 Drancy 30 71
8 St-Louis Neuweg 30 70
9 Monts d'Or 30 68
10 Mulhouse 30 67
11 Yzeure 30 66
12 Le Puy Foot 30 62
13 Montceau 30 62
14 Sarre-Union (R) 30 58
15 Sochaux (res) (R) 30 54
16 Moulins (X) 30 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2016.
Source: FFF.fr
(C) Champion;
(R) Relegated;
(X) Relegated and points expunged.
Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Pau (C) 28 86
2 Colomiers 28 76
3 Monaco (res) 28 74
4 Nice (res) 28 73
5 Stade Montois 28 71
6 Marignane 28 65
7 Martigues 28 65
8 Hyères 28 64
9 Marseille (res) 28 62
10 Tarbes 28 62
11 Toulon-Le Las 28 62
12 Le Pontet 28 62
13 Sète 28 60
14 Rodez 28 59
15 Bayonne (R) 28 48
16 Arles (D) 0 0
Source: FFF.fr
(C) Champion;
(D) Record expunged due to dissolution.;
(R) Relegated.
Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Concarneau (C) 30 86
2 Saint-Malo 30 85
3 Romorantin 30 84
4 Bergerac 30 82
5 Cholet 30 74
6 Lorient (res) 30 74
7 Châteaubriant 30 73
8 Fleury-Mérogis 30 71
9 Trélissac 30 69
10 Vendée Fontenay 30 65
11 Nantes (res) 30 65
12 Stade Plabennécois 30 64
13 Viry 30 61
14 Vitré 30 60
15 Stade Bordelais (R) 30 55
16 Bordeaux (res) (R) 30 52
Source: FFF.fr
(C) Champion;
(R) Relegated.
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References
  1. "Ligue 1 reduces relegation spots from three to two from next season". espnfc.us. ESPN FC. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1-ligue-2-il-y-aura-bien-trois-relegations-promotions-03-02-2016-5511303.php
  3. "Ligue 1 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. "Nîmes Olympique - Décision de la commission supérieure d'appel de la FFF" (in French). fff.fr. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. "Evian-Thonon confirmé administrativement en CFA". l'equipe.fr (in French). 13 July 2016.
  6. "Luçon se saborde" (in French). lequipe.fr. 5 June 2016.
  7. "SR Colmar : la SAS dépose le bilan". L'Alsace.fr (in French). 21 June 2016.
  8. foot-national.com
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