Ligue 1 2011/12

Montpellier HSC won the 2011/12 Ligue 1 with 82 points, 3 points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain. Stade Malherbe Caen, Dijon FCO and AJ Auxerre were not in the Ligue 1 the next season. 2.52 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 47% and 28% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Montpellier HSC · Champions	38	25	7	6	68	34	+34	82	Champions
2	Paris Saint-Germain	38	23	10	5	75	41	+34	79
3	Lille	38	21	11	6	72	39	+33	74
4	Lyon	38	19	7	12	64	51	+13	64
5	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	38	16	13	9	53	41	+12	61
6	Rennes	38	17	9	12	53	44	+9	60
7	AS Saint-Etienne	38	16	9	13	49	45	+4	57
8	Toulouse FC	38	15	11	12	37	34	+3	56
9	Évian Thonon Gaillard	38	13	11	14	54	55	-1	50
10	Marseille	38	12	12	14	45	41	+4	48
11	AS Nancy-Lorraine	38	11	12	15	38	48	-10	45
12	Valenciennes FC	38	12	7	19	40	50	-10	43
13	OGC Nice	38	10	12	16	39	46	-7	42
14	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	38	11	9	18	40	60	-20	42
15	Stade Brestois 29	38	8	17	13	31	38	-7	41
16	AC Ajaccio	38	9	14	15	40	61	-21	41
17	FC Lorient	38	9	12	17	35	49	-14	39
18	Stade Malherbe Caen · Out next season	38	9	11	18	39	59	-20	38	Out next season
19	Dijon FCO · Out next season	38	9	9	20	38	63	-25	36	Out next season
20	AJ Auxerre · Out next season	38	7	13	18	46	57	-11	34	Out next season

Watch the season unfold

Where this season ranks

2.52 goals per game: 3rd lowest of 14 complete Ligue 1 seasons on file.
Champions’ 82 points: the lowest of 11 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2011/12	League average
Goals per game	2.52	2.68
Home wins	47%	44%
Draws	28%	26%
Away wins	24%	30%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.68 pts/game	0.41 pts/game
Champions’ points	82	88
Most points relegated	38	36
Fewest points safe	39	38

League average: every complete Ligue 1 season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.