text: SOCCER - FRENCH LEAGUE STANDINGS. PARIS 1996-12-06 
   Standings in the French first 
   division after Friday's matches (tabulate under played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): 
   Paris Saint-Germain 21 12 6 3 34 15 42 
   Monaco 20 12 5 3 36 16 41 
   Bordeaux 20 9 7 4 29 21 34 
   Strasbourg 20 11 1 8 27 27 34 
   Bastia 20 9 6 5 27 22 33 
   Auxerre 20 8 8 4 26 12 32 
   Metz 20 8 7 5 21 16 31 
   Nantes 21 7 9 5 41 25 30 
   Guingamp 20 7 7 6 18 18 28 
   Lille 20 7 7 6 22 28 28 
   Marseille 20 6 8 6 18 17 26 
   Lyon 20 6 8 6 24 31 26 
   Rennes 20 7 4 9 23 28 25 
   Lens 21 7 4 10 25 34 25 
   Le Havre 20 5 7 8 20 21 22 
   Cannes 20 5 7 8 13 22 22 
   Montpellier 20 3 9 8 17 24 18 
   Caen 20 3 7 10 12 23 16 
   Nancy 21 3 7 11 14 26 16 
   Nice 20 3 4 13 17 38 13
competitors: FRENCH PARIS French Paris Saint-Germain Monaco Bordeaux Strasbourg Bastia Auxerre Metz Nantes Guingamp Lille Marseille Lyon Rennes Lens Le Havre Cannes Montpellier Caen Nancy Nice