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Known as Ligue 1 since 2002, the French professional football championship, created in 1932, is celebrating its 75th edition this year, with Saint-Etienne remaining the most titled club to date with 10 trophies.

From the outset, it seems to be a given that the race for the succession of the 2012 champion, Montpellier, which starts on Friday 10 August 2012, will be won by Paris Saint-Germain, who should be in a class of their own this season.

Lyon and Marseille, who have fallen victim to financial problems, have not really been able to reinforce their troops, while Lille have lost their star, Eden Hazard, who left for Chelsea, and Montpellier their and the league’s top striker of last season, Olivier Giroud, who was transferred to Arsenal.

Standings

Standings			Matches			Goals
Pos	Team	MP	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Pts
1	Paris-SG	37	24	8	5	66	22	80
2	Marseille	37	21	7	9	42	36	70
3	Lyon	37	18	10	9	59	38	64
4	Saint-Etienne	37	16	14	7	59	31	62
5	Lille	37	16	13	8	58	39	61
6	Nice	37	17	10	10	55	46	61
7	Lorient	37	14	11	12	56	55	53
8	Bordeaux	37	12	16	9	38	33	52
9	Montpellier	37	15	7	15	52	48	52
10	Toulouse	37	12	12	13	47	47	48
11	Rennes	37	13	7	17	48	57	46
12	Bastia	37	13	7	17	50	66	46
13	Valenciennes	37	11	12	14	46	50	45
14	Reims	37	10	12	15	33	42	42
15	AC Ajaccio	37	9	15	13	39	49	42
16	Evian TG	37	10	10	17	45	51	40
17	Sochaux	37	10	10	17	41	57	40
18	Troyes	37	8	13	16	42	59	37
19	Nancy	37	8	11	18	36	57	35
20	Brest	37	8	5	24	31	60	29
LEGEND  POS: Position  PTS: Points  MP: Matches Played  GF: Goals For  GA: Goals Against