French season 2011-12

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French season 2011-12

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The Ligue 1 will start on August 6 and will end on May 20.

The "Trophée des Champions" (Super Cup) between Lille (title holder) and Marseille (2nd of last season as Lille made the double in 2011) will take place tonight in Tanger (Morocco).

Here is the location of the 20 clubs involved in the 2011-12 season (Ligue 1)

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Just to remember that Evian, Ajaccio and Dijon are the three promoted teams at the expense of Monaco, Lens and Arles-Avignon who have been relegated to L2.

Note that there were 4 different champions in the last 4 seasons (Lyon in 2008, Bordeaux in 2009, Marseille in 2010 and Lille in 2011).

Other facts:
- Saint-Etienne is the most titled club with 10 titles (last one in 1981)
- Sochaux is the club which spent the most time in Ligue 1 (63 seasons)
- Paris SG is the oldest club in the Ligue 1 (37 seasons in a row)
- greatest total of points in a season (3 pts-20 clubs): Lyon 2006 with 84 pts
- biggest gap between the champion and the runner-up : Lyon 2007 with 17 pts
- greatest total of points in a season for a relegated team: Monaco 2011 with 44 pts
- unbeaten: Nantes 1995 - 32 games in a row
- wins: Bordeaux 2009/10 - 14 wins in a row
- number of goals in one season (20 clubs): RC Paris 1960 - 118 goals
- best defence in one season (20 clubs): Marseille 1992 - 21 goals
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@ Lyonnais:

Keep up the good work :!: :D
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Hey, Lyonnais, got words for us about the Supercup final? My curiosity is piqued--three goals at 90' or so; two of them for Marseille, and a final score of 4-5, Marseille beating Lille, sounds like a heck of a show. :)
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... and it was just 1-0 for Lille at HT! Then 2-0 until the 70th min. After that, all hell broke loose. It got 3-3 by the 87th min, then a red card for Lille and in injury time another goal for the champions plus 2 penalties for OM!!

WOW! :shock:
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yes, that was a good game.

Sure this was entertaining with 4 goals scored between the 87' and the 94' (among them a questionable penalty for Marseille at 4-4), but not only.

I saw 2 teams willing to score goals, and we are not used in France to seeding offensive-minded teams :wink: And at last, but the not the least, I saw 2 teams able to develop some good football and create some good chances.

So I guess that both managers can be rather satisfied of the performance of their teams.
Deschamps will certainly underline that they won't be able to score every time 5 goals to win a game and that they must be much more focused in defense but he certainly appreciated the team spirit of his team able to come-back from 1-3 to 5-4 in the dying minute. Amalfitano missed his game but susbsitute Jordan Ayew (the young brother of André) was again convincing and should be close to the regular starters this season.
Same for Rudi Garcia. As he mentioned in the post-game interviews, Lille made some mistakes and can only blame themselves to have allowed Marseille to come back but they made a good game generally speaking, have not lost their flair and attacking skills and this first official game is interesting for them too.

MARSEILLE - LILLE 5-4
A. Ayew 71' pen. 90' pen. 90+5' Morel 85' Rémy 87'; Balmont 9' Hazard 57' Sow 72' Basa 90+2'
Chedjou (Lille) sent off 89'

MARSEILLE: Mandanda - Fanni, Diawara, Mbia, Morel - Lucho, Diarra, Cheyrou (Kaboré) - Amalfitano (J. Ayew) , Rémy, A. Ayew
coach: D. Deschamps

LILLE: Landreau - Debuchy, Basa, Chedjou, Béria - Balmont, Mavuba, Pedretti - Payet (Rodelin), Sow, Hazard (Gueye)
coach: R. Garcia

Grand Stade, Tanger, Morocco
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I don't think anyone remembers me :lol:. Hi by the way i haven't posted here in other a Year i have had family problems and never had time to post i have read this thread though in my absences it is good that we (Caen) stayed up last season as i plan to post more often this year about our Relegation battle :roll: :evil: :lol:.

I think top 5 will Finish

Lyon
Marseille
PSG
Lille
Montpellier.

It is strange looking at Lyonnais map and not seeing Monaco.
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Lyonnais wrote:yes, that was a good game.

Sure this was entertaining with 4 goals scored between the 87' and the 94' (among them a questionable penalty for Marseille at 4-4), but not only.

I saw 2 teams willing to score goals, and we are not used in France to seeding offensive-minded teams :wink: And at last, but the not the least, I saw 2 teams able to develop some good football and create some good chances.

So I guess that both managers can be rather satisfied of the performance of their teams.
Deschamps will certainly underline that they won't be able to score every time 5 goals to win a game and that they must be much more focused in defense but he certainly appreciated the team spirit of his team able to come-back from 1-3 to 5-4 in the dying minute. Amalfitano missed his game but susbsitute Jordan Ayew (the young brother of André) was again convincing and should be close to the regular starters this season.
Same for Rudi Garcia. As he mentioned in the post-game interviews, Lille made some mistakes and can only blame themselves to have allowed Marseille to come back but they made a good game generally speaking, have not lost their flair and attacking skills and this first official game is interesting for them too.

MARSEILLE - LILLE 5-4
A. Ayew 71' pen. 90' pen. 90+5' Morel 85' Rémy 87'; Balmont 9' Hazard 57' Sow 72' Basa 90+2'
Chedjou (Lille) sent off 89'

MARSEILLE: Mandanda - Fanni, Diawara, Mbia, Morel - Lucho, Diarra, Cheyrou (Kaboré) - Amalfitano (J. Ayew) , Rémy, A. Ayew
coach: D. Deschamps

LILLE: Landreau - Debuchy, Basa, Chedjou, Béria - Balmont, Mavuba, Pedretti - Payet (Rodelin), Sow, Hazard (Gueye)
coach: R. Garcia

Grand Stade, Tanger, Morocco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KJs0Pqyc60
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Odds for the title :

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Lyon           	   3.25
Marseille      	   3.25
PSG            	   4.00
Lille          	   5.00
Bordeaux       	  20.00
Rennes         	  25.00
Saint-Etienne  	  80.00
Auxerre        	 100.00
Lorient        	 100.00
Montpellier    	 100.00
Sochaux        	 100.00
Toulouse       	 100.00
Evian          	 250.00
Nice           	 250.00
Caen           	 500.00
Nancy          	 500.00
Valenciennes   	 500.00
Ajaccio        	1000.00
Brest          	1000.00
Dijon          	1000.00
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I am happy at half time. lets hope i will be after 37.5 games :lol:.

500.00 :shock: yes it is worth 1 Euro :lol:.
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Ligue 2

Week 1

Amiens 1 - 1 ESTAC

1-0 Touzghar 14'
1-1 Dos Santos
Saifi 90'

Fans: 8'436

Angers 1 - 2 Havre

0-1 Bonnet 16'
0-2 Rivire 42'
1-2 Couturier 79'

Fans: 5'302

Bastia 2 - 1 Istres

1-0 Khazri
2-0 Suarez
Flegau 82'
2-1 Yahia Chrif 86'
Palmeri 88'

Fans: 7'975

Guingamp 1 - 1 Châteauroux

0-1 Dupuis
1-1 Diallo

Fans: 7'920

Laval 1 - 2 Clermont

0-1 Pallois (OG) 33'
1-1 Riviere 67'
Esor 87'
1-1 Pallois 85'

Fans: 5'100

Sedan 2 - 0 Nantes

1-0 Fauvergue
2-0 Lautoa

Fans: 8'348

Tours 1 - 0 Metz

Rigonato 48'

Fans: 5'410

Arles 1 - 0 Le Mans

Rocchi 66'

Fans: 2'109

Lens 0 - 2 Reims

0-1 Tainmont 24;
0-2 Farue 35'

Fans: 23'495

Monaco 0 - 0 Boulogne

Fans: 5'133

Total Goals Week 1: 20
Total Fans Week 1: 79'228 (Helped by Lens being at Home)
Average Fans Week 1: 7'923
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Ligue 2

Week 2

Boulogne 3 - 3 Angers

1-0 Allart 10'
1-1 Couturier 36'
1-2 Henin 41'
1-3 Keseru 69'
2-3 Salibur 74'
3-3 Karuru 88'

Fans: 8'015

Clermont 0 - 1 Guingamp

0-1 Kone 50'

Fans: 4'118

Istres 2 - 1 Lens

1-0 Fettouhi 49'
2-0 Coulibaly 81'
2-1 Pollet 84'
De Preville 90'

Fans: 2'810

Havre 1 - 1 Laval

1-0 Le Marchand 26'
1-1 Viale 49'

Fans: 6'786

Le Mans 0 - 1 Tours

0-1 Gamiette 59'
Adenon 44'

Fans: 8'772

Nantes 0 - 2 Bastia

0-1 Khazri 61'
0-2 Suarez 65'

Fans: 13'492

Reims 1 - 0 Amiens

1-0 Weber 72'
Lybohy 14'

Fans: 9'537

Châteauroux 0 - 1 Sedan

0-1 Fauvergue 12'

Fans: Not Classified

ESTAC 1 - 1 Monaco

0-1 Nimani 18'
1-1 Bettiol 69'

Fans: 8'520

Metz 0 - 0 Arles

Fans: 9'030

Week 2 Total Goals: 19
Week 2 Attdance: 62'050 (out of 9)
Week 2 Average Attadance: 6'894 (out of 9)

6 - Bastia (+4), Sedan (+3), Reims (+3), Tours (+2)
5 -
4 - Havre (+1), Guingamp (+1), Arles (+1)
3 - Clermont (0), Istres (-1)
2 - Boulogne (0), ESTAC (0), Monaco (0)
1 - Angers (-1), Laval (-1), Châteauroux (-1), Amiens (-1), Metz (-1)
0 - Le Mans (-2), Lens (-3), Nantes (-4)

Week 3

Friday 20:00

Amiens - Havre
Angers - Istres
Arles - Nantes
Bastia - Le Mans
Laval - Boulogone
Sedan - Clermont
Tours - Châteauroux

20:20

Guingamp - Metz - CFoot main match

Saturday 14:30

Lens - ESTAC - shown CFoot

Monday 20:30

Monaco - Reims - Eurosport

Ligue 2 Official Video website http://www.dailymotion.com/ligue2#videoId=xke5ol
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Lets end the season now. Rennes are top of the league!
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No cause Rennes don't even deserve to be top of the League. Dijon were unlucky not to be up at least 1-0 if not 2-0 before Rennes even came into the game.

If a game never reflected the score Dijon 1 - 5 Rennes would be it.
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Coupe de la Ligue

Round 2

Nantes 1 - 0 Châteauroux

1-0 Vivian 119'

Fans: 6'945

Boulogne 1 - 2 Sedan

0-1 Le Bihan
0-2 Diallo
1-2 Allart

Fans: 4'411

Amiens 2 - 1 Havre

0-1 Francois 65'
1-1 Zobiri 90'
1-2 Gavanon 90'

Fans: 2'863

Guingamp 2 - 0 Vannes

1-0 Knockaert 20'
2-0 Knockaert 70'

Fans: 6'982

Istres 0 - 2 Le Mans

0-1 Tamla 62'
0-2 Lamah 63'

Fans: 1'474

Lens 1 - 0 Tours

1-0 Pollet (Pén) 57'

I thought Tours were very unlucky not to take this match to Extra Time three times they hit the bar twice in the last ten minutes. it was a very clear penalty for Lens.

Tours from this showing should do well in Ligue 2. Lens defence still looks weak and will need work to win back promotion to Ligue 1.

Fans: 10'766



Round 2 Total Goals: 12
Round 2 Attadance: 30'578
Round 2 Average Attadance: 5'096

The draw for the 1/16 Finals will be made on Thursday in Paris.

20 teams will be in the Draw with the Top 6 from Last Season Ligue 1 receiving a bye to 1/8 Finals.

1.Bordeaux
2.Toulouse
3.Auxerre
4.Saint-Étienne
5.Lorient
6.Valenciennes
7.Nancy
8.Montpellier
9.Caen
10.Brest
11.Nice
12.Évian
13.Ajaccio
14.Dijon
15.Sedan
16.Guingamp
17.Le Mans
18.Amiens
19.Nantes
20.Lens
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Coupe de la Ligue

Round 1/16 Finals

1.Lens - Evian
2.Toulouse - Nice
3.Guingamp - Lorient
4.Le Mans - Ajaccio
5.Montpellier - Amiens
6.Caen - Brest
7.Nancy - Auxerre
8.Saint-Étienne - Bordeuax
9.Dijon - Valenciennes
10.Sedan - Nantes

Games will be Played 30th and 31st August.

A good draw for us with the game at Stade Michel-d'Ornano i expect to make the 1/8 Finals.
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