2018–19 Ligue 1
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 10 August 2018 – 24 May 2019 |
Champions | Paris Saint-Germain 8th Ligue 1 title 8th French title |
Relegated | Caen Guingamp |
Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Lille Lyon |
Europa League | Saint-Étienne Rennes Strasbourg |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 972 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kylian Mbappé (33 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Paris Saint-Germain 9–0 Guingamp (19 January 2019) |
Biggest away win | Caen 0–5 Saint-Étienne (16 March 2019) |
Highest scoring | Paris Saint-Germain 9–0 Guingamp (19 January 2019) |
Longest winning run | 14 matches Paris Saint-Germain |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Paris Saint-Germain |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Monaco |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Guingamp |
Highest attendance | 64,696[2] Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain (28 October 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 5,502[2] Monaco 0–1 Angers (25 September 2018) |
Total attendance | 8,676,490[2] |
Average attendance | 22,833[2] |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season since its establishment. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 24 May 2019. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions.
On 21 April, Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive Ligue 1 title and eighth title overall following Lille's 0–0 draw against Toulouse.[3]
Teams[]
Twenty teams competed in the league, with two promoted teams from Ligue 2, Reims and Nîmes, replacing the two relegated teams from the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Troyes and Metz.
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2017–18 season |
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Amiens | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | 13th |
Angers | Angers | Stade Raymond Kopa | 17,835 | 14th |
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Matmut Atlantique | 42,115 | 6th |
Caen | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 20,453 | 16th |
Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 18,376 | 11th |
Guingamp | Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,378 | 12th |
Lille | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,157 | 17th |
Lyon | Décines-Charpieu | Groupama Stadium | 59,186 | 3rd |
Marseille | Marseille | Orange Vélodrome | 67,394 | 4th |
Monaco | Monaco | Stade Louis II | 18,523 | 2nd |
Montpellier | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,939 | 10th |
Nantes | Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 37,473 | 9th |
Nice | Nice | Allianz Riviera | 35,624 | 8th |
Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | Ligue 2, 2nd |
Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Parc des Princes | 48,583 | 1st |
Reims | Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 | Ligue 2, 1st |
Rennes | Rennes | Roazhon Park | 29,778 | 5th |
Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 41,965 | 7th |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 | 15th |
Toulouse | Toulouse | Stadium Municipal | 33,150 | 18th |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Amiens | Christophe Pélissier | Thomas Monconduit | Puma | Intersport |
Angers | Stéphane Moulin | Ismaël Traoré | Kappa | Scania (H), Bodet (A) |
Bordeaux | Paulo Sousa | Benoît Costil | Puma | Groupe Sweetcom (H), Bistro Régent (A), Winamax (3) |
Caen | Fabien Mercadal | Prince Oniangué | Umbro | Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3) |
Dijon | Antoine Kombouaré | Júlio Tavares | Lotto | Roger Martin (H), Suez (A & 3) |
Guingamp | Jocelyn Gourvennec | Christophe Kerbrat | Patrick | Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A) |
Lille | Christophe Galtier | Adama Soumaoro | New Balance | Vero Moda |
Lyon | Bruno Génésio | Nabil Fekir | Adidas | Hyundai, Veolia (European) |
Marseille | Rudi Garcia | Dimitri Payet | Puma | Orange |
Monaco | Leonardo Jardim | Radamel Falcao | Nike | Fedcom |
Montpellier | Michel Der Zakarian | Vitorino Hilton | Nike | Sud de France |
Nantes | Vahid Halilhodžić | Valentin Rongier | New Balance | Synergie |
Nice | Patrick Vieira | Dante Bonfim | Macron | Mutuelles du Soleil |
Nîmes | Bernard Blaquart | Féthi Harek | Puma | Hectare |
Paris Saint-Germain | Thomas Tuchel | Thiago Silva | Nike (Domestic), Air Jordan (European) | Fly Emirates, QNB (sleeve) |
Reims | David Guion | Marvin Martin | Hungaria Sport | Emporio Armani |
Rennes | Julien Stephan | Benjamin André | Puma | Samsic |
Saint-Étienne | Jean-Louis Gasset | Loïc Perrin | Le Coq Sportif | Aesio |
Strasbourg | Thierry Laurey | Stefan Mitrović | Adidas | ÉS Énergies (H), Croisi Europe (A) |
Toulouse | Alain Casanova | Max-Alain Gradel | Joma | Triangle Interim |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Paris Saint-Germain | Unai Emery | End of contract | 19 May 2018[4] | Pre-season | Thomas Tuchel | 1 June 2018[5] |
Nantes | Claudio Ranieri | Mutual consent | 19 May 2018[6] | Miguel Cardoso | 13 June 2018 | |
Nice | Lucien Favre | 19 May 2018[7] | Patrick Vieira | 11 June 2018[8] | ||
Caen | Patrice Garande | End of contract | 19 May 2018[9] | Fabien Mercadal | 8 June 2018[10] | |
Toulouse | Mickaël Debève | Signed by Lens as assistant | 14 June 2018[11] | Alain Casanova | 22 June 2018[12] | |
Bordeaux | Gustavo Poyet | Sacked | 17 August 2018 | 19th | Ricardo Gomes | 5 September 2018 |
Nantes | Miguel Cardoso | 1 October 2018 | 19th | Vahid Halilhodžić | 1 October 2018 | |
Monaco | Leonardo Jardim | 11 October 2018 | 18th | Thierry Henry | 13 October 2018[13] | |
Guingamp | Antoine Kombouaré | 6 November 2018[14] | 20th | Jocelyn Gourvennec | 8 November 2018[15] | |
Rennes | Sabri Lamouchi | 3 December 2018[16] | 14th | Julien Stephan | 3 December 2018[17] | |
Dijon | Olivier Dall'Oglio | 31 December 2018[18] | 18th | Antoine Kombouaré | 10 January 2019[19] | |
Monaco | Thierry Henry | 24 January 2019 | 19th | Leonardo Jardim | 25 January 2019[20] | |
Bordeaux | Ricardo Gomes | 26 February 2019[21] | 13th | Paulo Sousa | 8 March 2019[22] |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 105 | 35 | +70 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Lille | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 75 | |
3 | Lyon | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 72 | |
4 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
5 | Marseille | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 61 | |
6 | Montpellier | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 59 | |
7 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 56 | |
8 | Reims | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 55 | |
9 | Nîmes | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 53 | |
10 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
11 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
12 | Nantes | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Angers | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46 | |
14 | Bordeaux | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 41 | |
15 | Amiens | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 38 | |
16 | Toulouse | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 38 | |
17 | Monaco | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 36 | |
18 | Dijon (O) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
19 | Caen (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
20 | Guingamp (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[23]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.
- ^ Strasbourg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.
Results[]
Positions by round[]
Leader and 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage | |
2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage | |
2019–20 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round | |
2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage | |
Qualification to relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to Ligue 2 |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Relegation play-offs[]
The 2018–19 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Dijon, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Lens, on a two-legged confrontation.
Lens | 1–1 | Dijon |
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Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Number of teams by regions[]
Teams | Region or country | Team(s) |
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3 | Occitanie | Montpellier, Nîmes and Toulouse |
2 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Lyon and Saint-Étienne |
Brittany | Guingamp and Rennes | |
Grand Est | Reims and Strasbourg | |
Hauts-de-France | Amiens and Lille | |
Pays de la Loire | Angers and Nantes | |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille and Nice | |
1 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Dijon |
Île-de-France | Paris Saint-Germain | |
Monaco | Monaco | |
Normandy | Caen | |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux |
Season statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
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Top assists[]
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Hat-tricks[]
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Nicolas Pépé | Lille | Amiens | 3–2 (A) | 15 September 2018 |
Kylian Mbappé4 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lyon | 5–0 (H) | 7 October 2018 |
Emiliano Sala | Nantes | Toulouse | 4–0 (H) | 20 October 2018 |
Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco | 4–0 (A) | 11 November 2018 |
Florian Thauvin | Marseille | Amiens | 3–1 (A) | 25 November 2018 |
Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain | Guingamp | 9–0 (H) | 19 January 2019 |
Kylian Mbappé | ||||
Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco | 3–1 (H) | 21 April 2019 |
Youcef Atal | Nice | Guingamp | 3–0 (H) | 28 April 2019 |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "French Ligue 1 Statistics – LFP". lfp.fr. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Attendances". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Unai Emery to leave Paris Saint-Germain at end of season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Tuchel devient le nouvel entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG (in French).
- ^ "FC Nantes : Waldemar Kita confirme le départ de Claudio Ranieri en fin de saison". L'Équipe (in French). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Favre Leaves Nice As Borussia Dortmund Post Awaits". Goal. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Patrick Vieira, nouvel entraîneur de Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Patrice Garande ne sera plus l'entraîneur de Caen la saison prochaine". L'Équipe (in French). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Fabien Mercadal nouvel entraîneur de Caen (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Lens : Debève adjoint de Montanier". L'Équipe (in French). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Transferts : Casanova à Toulouse, c'est signé". L'Équipe (in French). 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Monaco : Thierry Henry nommé officiellement entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Guingamp se sépare d'Antoine Kombouaré". L'Équipe (in French). 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Guingamp : Jocelyn Gourvennec de retour comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Sabri Lamouchi mis à pied par Rennes". L'Équipe (in French). 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Stade Rennais : Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Dijon : Olivier Dall'Oglio démis de ses fonctions d'entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Dijon : Antoine Kombouaré succède à Olivier Dall'Oglio au poste d'entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Leonardo Jardim, le retour". LFP (in French). 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Bordeaux licencie officiellement Ricardo". football.fr (in French). 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Paulo Sousa nouvel entraîneur de Bordeaux (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 March 2019.
- ^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "French Ligue 1 Statistics – LFP". lfp.fr. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
External links[]
- Ligue 1 seasons
- 2018–19 in French football
- 2018–19 in European association football leagues