2004–05 Ligue 1
The 2004–05 season of Ligue 1 was a very close-run battle. Separating fourth placed Rennes, who enter the UEFA Cup and 18th placed Caen, who get relegated to Ligue 2, were just 13 points. Lyon were long time leaders and had won the league back in April 2005. On the last day, 4 teams could have got the 4th place guaranteeing a place in the UEFA Cup and any 2 from 6 teams could have been relegated before the final games.
Participating teams
- Ajaccio
- Auxerre
- Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Caen
- Istres
- Lens
- Lille
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Metz
- Monaco
- Nantes
- Nice
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Rennes
- Saint-Étienne
- Sochaux
- Strasbourg
- Toulouse
League table
Attendances
Source:| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
| 1 | Olympique de Marseille | 52,996 | 2.3% | 57,041 |
| 2 | Olympique lyonnais | 37,509 | 4.2% | 40,352 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 35,401 | -8.8% | 43,904 |
| 4 | RC Lens | 34,964 | 0.4% | 40,281 |
| 5 | FC Nantes | 30,738 | -0.2% | 37,022 |
| 6 | AS Saint-Étienne | 29,875 | 36.1% | 35,070 |
| 7 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 23,474 | -0.6% | 32,712 |
| 8 | Toulouse FC | 23,323 | 16.2% | 35,767 |
| 9 | Stade rennais | 23,267 | 34.6% | 29,164 |
| 10 | SM Caen | 19,806 | 56.8% | 20,972 |
| 11 | FC Metz | 18,205 | 1.1% | 25,908 |
| 12 | RC Strasbourg | 17,441 | 5.3% | 26,631 |
| 13 | FC Sochaux | 15,686 | -4.9% | 19,931 |
| 14 | LOSC | 13,333 | -11.7% | 16,891 |
| 15 | AS Monaco | 11,775 | 13.3% | 17,512 |
| 16 | OGC Nice | 11,521 | -3.5% | 15,755 |
| 17 | AJ auxerroise | 11,373 | -11.9% | 21,227 |
| 18 | FC Istres | 6,937 | 230.0% | 13,614 |
| 19 | SC Bastia | 5,213 | -13.1% | 8,598 |
| 20 | AC Ajaccio | 3,047 | -13.3% | 4,707 |