AS Monaco turned in a superb performance to clinch the 2016-17 Ligue 1 Conforama title, have a great season ahead of them as they attempt to clinch the Conforama Ligue 1 title. At the same time, the Principality's players began a record run.
The 2016-17 Ligue 1 Conforama season was a perfect one for AS Monaco. After starting their campaign with a 2-2 draw at home to EA Guingamp and a 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Louis II, the Monegasques were on course for a French league title, a first in 17 years for the principality club.
Invincible
On 25 February 2017, at the Stade de Roudourou against Guingamp, ASM won thanks to goals from Glik and Fabinho (1-2). This success marked the start of a series of 16 Ligue 1 Conforama wins, 12 of which were in the 2016-17 season. Monaco went on to clinch the eighth title in the club's history in May 2017 and would go unbeaten until 27 August.
After kicking off the following season with four more wins, Monaco fell in the Côte d'Azur derby against OGC Nice (4-0). Jardim's men thus saw their 16-game winning streak come to an end, with 45 goals scored and only nine conceded during the period.
In terms of win streaks, the Girondins de Bordeaux recorded the second-best performance with 14 straight wins in their title-winning 2008-09 season with Laurent Blanc on the bench. Almost ten years later, Unai Emery's PSG emulated Bordeaux with 14 consecutive wins in their perfect start to the 2016-17 season.
Consecutive victory records for Ligue 1 Conforama clubs:
1. AS Monaco: 16 matches from 25/02/2017 to 27/08/2017
2. Girondins de Bordeaux: 14 matches from 14/03/2009 to 23/08/2009
3. Paris Saint-Germain: 14 matches from 12/08/2018 to 24/11/2018
4. LOSC: 11 matches from 17/04/1949 to 25/09/1949
5. Reims Stadium: Ten matches from 02/01/1949 to 14/04/1949
6. AS Saint-Etienne: Ten matches from 08/03/1970 to 10/06/1970
7. FC Nantes: Nine matches from 18/04/1980 to 29/07/1980
8. Olympique Lyonnais: Nine matches from 20/08/2006 to 29/10/2006
9. Olympique de Marseille: Eight matches from 08/01/1937 to 18/04/1937, from 24/09/1998 to 14/11/1998 and from 23/08/2014 to 19/10/2014.
10. Stade Rennais FC: Eight matches from 18/02/2006 to 09/04/2006
11. RC Strasbourg Alsace: Seven matches from 25/12/1935 to 22/03/1936
12. Angers SCO: Seven matches from 22/12/1957 to 16/02/1958
13. Nîmes Olympique: Seven matches from 06/09/1959 to 04/10/1959
14. FC Metz: Six matches from 24/05/1997 to 29/08/1997
15. OGC Nice: Six matches from 21/08/1955 to 18/09/1955, from 14/12/1958 to 25/01/1959, from 29/03/1959 to 10/05/1959, from 29/09/1972 to 28/10/1972 and from 21/09/2016 to 30/10/2016
16. Toulouse FC: Six matches from 22/11/1959 to 03/01/1960 and from 22/10/1983 to 26/11/1983
17. Montpellier Hérault SC: Five matches from 16/01/2010 to 13/02/2010
18. Stade Brestois 29: Four matches from 23/04/1982 to 10/08/1982 and from 01/02/1986 to 11/03/1986
19. Dijon FCO: Four matches from 19/05/2018 to 25/08/2018
20. Amiens SC: Three matches from 20/11/2017 to 28/11/2017
