2007–08 Ligue 1
Season | 2007–08 |
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Dates | 4 August 2007 – 17 May 2008 |
Champions | Lyon (7th title) |
Relegated | Lens Strasbourg Metz |
Champions League | Lyon Bordeaux Marseille |
UEFA Cup | Nancy Saint-Étienne Paris Saint-Germain |
Intertoto Cup | Rennes |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 868 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Karim Benzema (20 goals) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season was the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title.
Participating teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]Lens, Strasbourg and Metz were relegated to Ligue 2. The three relegated teams will be replaced by the three promoted teams from Ligue 2. Le Havre were promoted as Ligue 2 champions along with Nantes, who finished in second place, and third-placed Grenoble.
Stadia
[edit]Managers
[edit]Club | Head coach |
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Auxerre | ![]() |
Bordeaux | ![]() |
Caen | ![]() |
Le Mans | ![]() |
Lens | ![]() ![]() |
Lille OSC | ![]() |
Lorient | ![]() |
Lyon | ![]() |
Marseille | ![]() ![]() |
Metz | ![]() ![]() |
Monaco | ![]() |
Nancy | ![]() |
Nice | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | ![]() |
Rennes | ![]() ![]() |
Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
Sochaux | ![]() ![]() |
Strasbourg | ![]() |
Toulouse | ![]() |
Valenciennes | ![]() |
Kits
[edit]Team | Kit maker | Shirt sponsor | Notes |
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Auxerre | Airness | Prest-Oil | |
Bordeaux | Puma | Kia, Pichet and Cdiscount | |
Caen | Nike | GDE Recyclage and Campagne de France | |
Le Mans | Kappa | Loué and Le Gaulois | |
Lens | Nike | Atac and Invicta | |
Lille | Airness | Groupe Partouche | |
Lorient | Erreà | Biscuits La trinitaine | |
Lyon | Umbro | Ticket Restaurant and Novotel | |
Marseille | Adidas | Neuf, Groupama and Quick | |
Metz | Kappa | Nàsuba-express | |
Monaco | Puma | Fedcom | |
Nancy | Baliston | Odalys-Vacances, Geodis-Calberson, Regina-delipapier and Triangle-Interim | |
Nice | Lotto | CitySport, Takara and Pizzorno | |
Paris Saint-Germain | Nike | Emirates Airline | |
Rennes | Puma | Samsic and Blot immobilier | |
Saint-Étienne | Adidas | Konica Minolta | |
Sochaux | Lotto | Mobil 1 | |
Strasbourg | Hummel | France Pare-Brise, Es -Électricité Strasbourg and Groupama | |
Toulouse | Lotto | Idec Groupe, Newrest and Iss-world | |
Valenciennes | Diadora | Toyota and Sita-Suez |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Bordeaux | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 75 | |
3 | Marseille | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 58 | |
6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 58 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
7 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 57 | |
8 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 55 | |
9 | Le Mans | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 53 | |
10 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 52 | |
11 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 51 | |
12 | Monaco | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 | |
13 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | |
14 | Sochaux | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 44 | |
15 | Auxerre | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 44 | |
16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 42 | |
18 | Lens (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
19 | Strasbourg (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 35 | |
20 | Metz[b] (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Paris Saint-Germain was qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Coupe de la Ligue.
- ^ Metz have been deducted one point by the Discipline Commission and been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as a result of the racist insults inflicted by one of their fans on the Valenciennes player Abdeslam Ouaddou. However, the decision of the point deduction was taken on 27 March 2008.
Results
[edit]Stats
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Karim Benzema wins the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.
Last updated 17 May 2008
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Lyon | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Marseille | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Saint-Étienne | 16 |
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Marseille | ||
5 | ![]() |
Bordeaux | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
Nice | 14 |
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Lorient | ||
8 | ![]() |
Valenciennes | 13 |
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Le Mans | ||
10 | ![]() |
Rennes | 12 |
Attacking Play table
[edit]Ligue 1 has introduced an Attacking Play Table since the start of the 2006–07 Ligue 1 season to encourage more goal-scoring in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), with the help of the former France national team manager Michel Hidalgo, introduced the idea to reward those teams who score the most goals. Independent from the official league table, points are awarded as follows:
Outcome | Point(s) |
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Loss | 0 |
Draw | 1 |
Victory by one goal | 2 |
Victory by multiple goals | 3 |
The sum of 20 million Euros, taken from the LFP's new commercial ventures in 2006/2007 will be dedicated to this initiative. €16.7 million will go to Ligue 1. Prize money is distributed to the teams at the end of the season depending on where they finish in the table.
Last updated 17 May 2008
Pos | Club | Pld | W | W1 | W2 | D | L | GD | Pts |
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1 | Lyon | 38 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | +37 | 70 |
2 | Bordeaux | 38 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | +27 | 63 |
3 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | +13 | 54 |
4 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | +14 | 53 |
5 | Marseille | 38 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | +13 | 52 |
6 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | +3 | 52 |
7 | Lille | 38 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | +13 | 50 |
8 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 9 | +5 | 46 |
9 | Le Mans | 38 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 44 |
10 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | +2 | 43 |
11 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 43 |
12 | Monaco | 38 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 43 |
13 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 10 | -3 | 42 |
14 | Auxerre | 38 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 38 |
15 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 37 |
16 | Sochaux | 38 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -9 | 37 |
17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -6 | 36 |
18 | Lens | 38 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 35 |
19 | Strasbourg | 38 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 32 |
20 | Metz | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | -36 | 19 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; W1 = Wins by one goal; W2 = Wins by more than one goal; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Player of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Club |
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August | ![]() |
Bordeaux |
September | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain |
October | ![]() |
Rennes |
November | ![]() |
Nancy |
December | ![]() |
Marseille |
January | ![]() |
Lyon |
February | ![]() |
Marseille |
March | ![]() |
Lyon |
April | ![]() |
Lyon |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Year
[edit]The nominees for Ligue 1 Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
Player | Nationality | Club |
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Karim Benzema | ![]() |
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Mamadou Niang | ![]() |
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Jérémy Toulalan | ![]() |
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Wendel | ![]() |
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Young Player of the Year
[edit]The nominees for the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
Player | Nationality | Club |
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Yohan Cabaye | ![]() |
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Hatem Ben Arfa | ![]() |
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Miralem Pjanić | ![]() |
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Team of the Year
[edit]Coach: Laurent Blanc – Bordeaux
References
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ Ligue 1 - Saison 2007-2008 - Classement des buteurs deux-zero.com
External links
[edit]- LFP Official site (in English)
- France 2007/08 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation