2018–19_Ligue_1
2018–19 Ligue 1
81st season of top-tier French football
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.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| 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 → | |
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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]
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
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Personnel and kits
More information Team, Manager ...
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeve) | Shorts sponsors | Socks sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens |  Christophe Pélissier |
Thomas Monconduit |
 Puma |
Intersport, CG2I, Teddy Smith | IGOL Lubrifiants | None | Winamax | None |
| Angers | Stéphane Moulin |
 Ismaël Traoré |
 Kappa |
Scania (H)/Le Gaulois (A), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Angers | SOS Malus | None | Système U | None |
| Bordeaux |  Paulo Sousa |
Benoît Costil |
Puma |
Groupe Sweetcom (H)/Bistro Régent (A)/Winamax (T), Intersport | Bistro Régent (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A & T) | Wiśniowski | Winamax | None |
| Caen | Fabien Mercadal |
 Prince Oniangué |
 Umbro |
Isigny Sainte-Mère (H)/Intersport (A & 3), Biostime (H), Künkel, Thalazur | Maisons Caen Construction (H)/Biostime (A) | Alticap | McDonald's, Teddy Smith | None |
| Dijon |  Antoine Kombouaré |
 Júlio Tavares |
Lotto |
Groupe Roger Martin (H)/Suez (A & T), DVF Group, Dijon (H)/Groupe Roger Martin (A) | DORAS | Leader Interim, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'Pouce | Société de Travaux du Centre Est, Dalkia | Caisse d'Épargne |
| Guingamp | Jocelyn Gourvennec |
Christophe Kerbrat |
 Patrick |
Servagroupe, Armor-Lux, Breizh Cola | Rapidoprêt | Union d'Experts | Cre'actuel | None |
| Lille | Christophe Galtier |
Adama Soumaoro |
 New Balance |
Comarch, DMAX Lille | Flunch | Boulanger | Winamax | None |
| Lyon | Bruno Génésio |
Nabil Fekir |
Adidas |
Hyundai/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA Electroménager (H)/Pulsat (A) | Groupe ALILA | Adéquat Intérim | None | None |
| Marseille | Rudi Garcia |
Dimitri Payet |
Puma |
Orange | Boulanger | None | None | None |
| Monaco | Leonardo Jardim |
 Radamel Falcao |
Nike |
Fedcom | None | Triangle Intérim | Orezza | None |
| Montpellier |  Michel Der Zakarian |
 Vitorino Hilton |
Nike |
Mutuelles du Soleil, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Groupama | Sud de France | NG Promotion | Système U, Groupe Ilios | None |
| Nantes |  Vahid Halilhodžić |
Valentin Rongier |
New Balance |
Synergie, Manitou, Proginov | France Confort Habitat | LNA Santé | Maisons Pierre, Flamino | None |
| Nice | Patrick Vieira |
Dante Bonfim |
Macron |
Fonds de Dotation OGC Nice, Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | Mutuelles du Soleil | Services Pro Express | Winamax | None |
| Nîmes | Bernard Blaquart |
 Féthi Harek |
Puma |
Hectare Amenageur Lotisseur, Nîmes | Nîmes Métropole | La Région Occitanie | RMC Sport | None |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Thomas Tuchel |
Thiago Silva |
Nike/Air Jordan (in UEFA matches) |
Fly Emirates | Ooredoo | QNB | None | None |
| Reims | David Guion |
Marvin Martin |
Hungaria Sport |
Système U Reims Village, Transports Caillot | Euro Deal Agence d'emploi, AMP Groupe (H) | Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3) | Crédit Agricole Nord-Est | None |
| Rennes | Julien Stephan |
Benjamin André |
Puma |
Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA | Blot Immobilier | rennes.fr | Convivio | None |
| Saint-Étienne | Jean-Louis Gasset |
Loïc Perrin |
Le Coq Sportif |
AÉSIO, Loire | Groupe Sweetcom | MARKAL | Desjoyaux Piscines | None |
| Strasbourg | Thierry Laurey |
 Stefan Mitrović |
Adidas |
ÉS Énergies (H)/CroisiEurope (A)/Hager (in cup matches), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A) | CroisiEurope (H)/ÉS Énergies (A) | Würth | Severin France, Eurométropole de Strasbourg | None |
| Toulouse | Alain Casanova |
Max-Alain Gradel |
 Joma |
Triangle Intérim, LP Promotion | Newrest | Prévoir Assurances | Mairie de Toulouse, Conseil départemental de la Haute-Garonne | None |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 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 |
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Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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.
More information Home \ Away, AMI ...
| Home \ Away | AMI | ANG | BOR | CAE | DIJ | GUI | LIL | OL | OM | ASM | MON | FCN | NIC | NMS | PSG | REI | REN | STE | STR | TFC |
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| Amiens | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Angers | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Bordeaux | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Caen | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Dijon | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Guingamp | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Lille | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lyon | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Marseille | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Monaco | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 |
| Montpellier | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Nantes | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Nice | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Nîmes | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Paris SG | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 9–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Reims | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Rennes | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Strasbourg | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Toulouse | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
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.
Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
More information Rank, Player ...
Top goalscorers
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Hat-tricksMain article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals
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See also: Trophées UNFP du football
More information Award, Winner ...
| Award[24] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Kylian Mbappé |
Paris Saint-Germain |
| Young Player of the Season | Kylian Mbappé |
Paris Saint-Germain |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Mike Maignan |
Lille |
| Goal of the Season | Loïc Rémy |
Lille |
| Manager of the Season | Christophe Galtier |
Lille |
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More information Team of the Year ...
| Team of the Year[25] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Mike Maignan (Lille) | ||||||||||
| Defenders | Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) |
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Ferland Mendy (Lyon) | |||||||
| Midfielders | Nicolas Pépé (Lille) |
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) |
 Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain) |
Tanguy Ndombele (Lille) |
Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||
| Forwards | Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||||||
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