Saturday, May 10, 2008

Lyon Ligue 1 Dominance

Lyon has won the last six Ligue 1 titles in France and they are closing in on number 7 this season with a 2 point lead over Bordeaux with 2 games to play. This list shows the top two finishers in Ligue 1 over the past six seasons along with the top goal scorer for Lyon.



07/08 - 2 games left to play
73 - Lyon
71 - Bordeaux
19 - Karim Benzema

06/07
81 - Lyon
64 - Marseille
11 - Fred

05/06
84 - Lyon
69 - Bordeaux
14 - Fred

04/05
79 - Lyon
67 - Lille
13 - Juninho

03/04
79 - Lyon
76 - PSG
16 - Peguy Luyindula

02/03
68 - Lyon
67 - Monaco
13 - Juninho

01/02
66 - Lyon
64 - Lens
14 - Sonny Anderson

Lyon may have dominated the league in France in recent times but this has not always been the case. They sit tenth in the all-time results.

Here are the top 10 all-time French clubs:
  1. Sochaux
  2. Marseille
  3. Metz
  4. Strasbourg
  5. Bordeaux
  6. St. Etienne
  7. Lens
  8. Monaco
  9. Rennes
  10. Lyon


Lyon's biggest ever win was against Marseille in 1997, with an 8-0 home win.

Even with all of Lyon's recent league success, they have not won the league cup in France since 2000/01, the year before their amazing run began.

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