Ligue 1 2017–18 | ||
Season information | ||
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Dates | 4 August 2017 – 19 May 2018 | |
Winners | Paris Saint-Germain (7th title) | |
Relegated | Troyes Metz | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Monaco Lyon | |
Europa League | Marseille Rennes Bordeaux | |
Season statistics | ||
Top goalscorer | Edinson Cavani (28 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Paris Saint-Germain 8–0 Dijon (17 January 2018) | |
Biggest away win | Troyes 0–5 Lyon (22 October 2017) Angers 0–5 Paris Saint-Germain (4 November 2017) Saint-Étienne 0–5 Lyon (5 November 2017) Nice 0–5 Lyon (26 November 2017) Metz 0–5 Lyon (8 April 2018) | |
Highest scoring | Marseille 6–3 Metz (2 February 2018) | |
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The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was the 80th season since its establishment. The season started on 4 August 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Monaco were the defending champions.
On 15 April, Paris Saint-Germain won their seventh Ligue 1 title with five games to spare after a 7–1 win over Monaco.
Teams[]
Twenty teams competed in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2: Strasbourg (Ligue 2 champions), Amiens (Ligue 2 runner-up) and Troyes (winner of the relegation play-off against Lorient), replacing the three relegated teams from the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season: Bastia (finished 20th), Nancy (finished 19th) and Lorient (lost the relegation play-off against Troyes).
Stadia and locations[]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Amiens | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 |
Angers | Angers | Stade Raymond Kopa | 17,835 |
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Matmut Atlantique | 42,115 |
Stade Malherbe de Caen | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 20,453 |
Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 18,376 |
Guingamp | Guingamp | Stade du Roudourou | 18,378 |
Lille | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,157 |
Lyon | Décines-Charpieu | Groupama Stadium | 59,186 |
Marseille | Marseille | Orange Vélodrome | 67,394 |
Metz | Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 25,636 |
Monaco | ![]() |
Stade Louis II | 18,523 |
Montpellier | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,939 |
Nantes | Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 37,473 |
Nice | Nice | Allianz Riviera | 35,624 |
Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Parc des Princes | 48,583 |
Rennes | Rennes | Roazhon Park | 29,778 |
Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 41,965 |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 |
Toulouse | Toulouse | Stadium Municipal | 33,150 |
Troyes | Troyes | Stade de l'Aube | 20,420 |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Amiens | ![]() |
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Adidas | Intersport |
Angers | ![]() |
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Kappa | Scania (H), Bodet (A) |
Bordeaux | ![]() |
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Puma | Groupe Sweetcom (H), Bistro Régent (A) |
Caen | ![]() |
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Umbro | Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3) |
Dijon | ![]() |
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Lotto | DVF, Doras, IPS |
Guingamp | ![]() |
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Patrick | Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A) |
Lille | ![]() |
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New Balance | Partouche |
Lyon | ![]() |
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Adidas | Hyundai, Veolia (European) |
Marseille | ![]() |
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Adidas | Orange |
Metz | ![]() |
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Nike | Moselle |
Monaco | ![]() |
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Nike | Fedcom |
Montpellier | ![]() |
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Nike | Sud de France |
Nantes | ![]() |
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Umbro | Synergie |
Nice | ![]() |
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Macron | Mutuelles du Soleil, 7天酒店 (European) |
Paris Saint-Germain | ![]() |
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Nike | Emirates |
Rennes | ![]() |
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Puma | Samsic |
Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
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Le Coq Sportif | EoviMcd Mutuelle |
Strasbourg | ![]() |
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Hummel | ÉS Énergies |
Toulouse | ![]() |
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Joma | Triangle Interim |
Troyes | ![]() |
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Kappa | Babeau Seguin |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 May 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
15 June 2017 |
Lille | ![]() |
End of interim | 20 May 2017 | ![]() |
30 June 2017 | |
Montpellier | ![]() |
End of contract | 20 May 2017 | ![]() |
23 May 2017 | |
Nantes | ![]() |
Resigned to join Porto | 6 June 2017 | ![]() |
13 June 2017 | |
Metz | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 October 2017 | 20th | ![]() |
29 October 2017 |
Rennes | ![]() |
8 November 2017 | 10th | ![]() |
8 November 2017 | |
Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 November 2017 | 6th | ![]() |
15 November 2017 |
Lille | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 December 2017 | 18th | ![]() |
29 December 2017 |
Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
20 December 2017 | 16th | ![]() |
20 December 2017 | |
Bordeaux | ![]() |
18 January 2018 | 13th | ![]() |
20 January 2018 | |
Toulouse | ![]() |
22 January 2018 | 19th | ![]() |
22 January 2018 |
League table[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 108 | 29 | +79 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Monaco | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 80 | |
3 | Lyon | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 78 | |
4 | Marseille | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 77 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
5 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 58 | |
6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 55 | |
8 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
9 | Nantes | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 52 | |
10 | Montpellier | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 51 | |
11 | Dijon | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 48 | |
12 | Guingamp | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 47 | |
13 | Amiens | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 45 | |
14 | Angers | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 41 | |
15 | Strasbourg | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 38 | |
16 | Caen | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 38 | |
17 | Lille | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 38 | |
18 | Toulouse (O) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 37 | Qualification to the Relegation play-offs |
19 | Troyes (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
20 | Metz (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Relegation play-offs[]
The 2017–18 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Toulouse and the winner of the semifinal of the Ligue 2 play-off, Ajaccio, on a two-legged confrontation.
The first match, which was supposed to be held in Ajaccio, took place behind closed doors in Montpellier.
23 May 2018 20:45 CEST |
Ajaccio | 0–3 | Toulouse | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
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Report | Gradel ![]() Jullien ![]() Sanogo ![]() |
27 May 2018 21:00 CEST |
Toulouse | 1–0 | Ajaccio | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Attendance: 16,519 Referee: Benoît Bastien |
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Durmaz ![]() |
Report |
Toulouse won 4–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
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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Monaco | Dijon | 4–1 (A) | 13 August 2017 |
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Lyon | Troyes | 5–0 (A) | 22 October 2017 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | Dijon | 8–0 (H) | 17 January 2018 |
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Marseille | Metz | 6–3 (H) | 2 February 2018 |
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Nice | Guingamp | 5–2 (A) | 11 March 2018 |
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Saint-Étienne | Lille | 5–0 (H) | 19 May 2018 |
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Lyon | Nice | 3–2 (H) | 19 May 2018 |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets[]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
Montpellier | 14 |
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Lyon | ||
4 | ![]() |
Toulouse | 12 |
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Saint-Étienne | ||
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Nantes | ||
7 | ![]() |
Amiens | 11 |
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Guingamp | ||
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Marseille | ||
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Caen |
External links[]
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UEFA competitions |
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International competitions |
2018 FIFA World Cup (UEFA qualification) · 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |