| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 2008 – 30 May 2009 |
| Champions | Bordeaux 6th Ligue 1 title 6thFrench title |
| Relegated | Caen Nantes Le Havre |
| Champions League | Bordeaux Marseille Lyon |
| Europa League | Toulouse Lille |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 858 (2.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | André-Pierre Gignac (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Marseille 4–0Auxerre (17 August 2008) Bordeaux 4–0Le Havre (28 October 2008) Bordeaux 4–0Paris Saint-Germain (11 January 2009) Marseille 4–0Rennes (30 May 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Nantes 1–4Le Mans (30 August 2008) Saint-Étienne 1–4Lorient (29 October 2008) Nantes 1–4Paris Saint-Germain (7 February 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Rennes 4–4Marseille (9 August 2008) (8 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 78,056,Lille 2–0Lyon (7 March 2009) |
| Lowest attendance | 6,294,AS Monaco 3–0Le Mans (23 November 2008) |
| Average attendance | 20,913 |
2009–10 → | |
The2008–09Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment.Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[1] The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, consisting of 17 who competedthe previous season and three that were promoted from France's second divisionLigue 2.
Bordeaux consecutively won their last 11 league games of the season and clinched the title on 30 May 2009 after the 1–0 victory againstCaen. This was Bordeaux's sixth title and their first since the1998–99 season. Bordeaux's title victory ended a historic run forLyon, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the2001–02 season.Le Havre,Nantes and Caen were relegated to Ligue 2. Both Le Havre and Nantes were promoted from Ligue 2 last season.Marseille, Lyon,Toulouse andLille all securedEuropean football for the 2009–10 season through their league position.
RC Lens,RC Strasbourg andFC Metz were relegated to the2008–09 Ligue 2 after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the2007–08 season. Lens were relegated to the Ligue 2 after 17 seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of France, while Strasbourg and Metz made their immediate return to the second level.
The three relegated teams were replaced by three2007–08 Ligue 2 sides. ChampionsLe Havre, who terminated their second-level status after five years, runners-upFC Nantes, who returned to the top flight after one season in second level andGrenoble Foot 38 returned to highest French league for first time after 35 years.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeve) | Shorts sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | Airness | Nasuba Express, Invicta Group | Creditec | Conseil général de l'Yonne | None | |
| Bordeaux | Puma | Kia | Cdiscount | Pichet Immobilier | Cdiscount | |
| Caen | Nike | GDE Recyclage (H)/Campagne de France (A), Celeos Groupe/Groupe CTI | Campagne de France (H)/GDE Recyclage (A) | Groupe Samro | Groupe Samro | |
| Grenoble | Nike | Index, Gaz Électricité de Grenoble (H),ISS | None | None | Samse | |
| Le Havre | Airness | Système U | Region Haute Normandie | Poweo | None | |
| Le Mans | Kappa | Fermiers de Loué (H)/Le Gaulois(A),NTN | Groupama | Système U | NTN | |
| Lille | Canterbury of New Zealand | Partouche | Partouche | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | None | |
| Lorient | Erreà | La Trinitaine,Cap l'Orient Agglomération, B&B Hotels | Thermoseme | None | None | |
| Lyon | Umbro | Novotel (H)/Ticket Restaurant (A), Apicil | Ticket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A) | Ticket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A) | Renault Trucks | |
| Marseille | Adidas | Direct Énergie (H)/Neuf (A & in UEFA matches) | Groupama | Nasuba Express | Groupama | |
| AS Monaco | Puma | Fedcom,HSBC, Fight Aids Monaco | HSBC | HSBC | None | |
| Nancy | Baliston | Odalys Vacances,Geodis Calberson,Clairefontaine,Grand Nancy | Triangle Interim | Regina | Chaussea | |
| Nantes | Kappa | Synergie Interim (H)/Profil Plus (A),Paprec Recyclage | Profil Plus (H)/Synergie Interim (A) | None | Complémentaire Retraite Mutualiste COREM | |
| Nice | Lotto | Nasuba Express (H)/Ubaldi (A), Takara Multimédia,Communauté Nice Côte d'Azur | Ubaldi (H)/Nasuba Express (A) | Pizzorno Environnement | Minea Électroménager | |
| PSG | Nike | Fly Emirates | Alain Afflelou | Poweo | Groupe Sendin | |
| Rennes | Puma | Samsic Propreté,rennes.fr | Blot Immobilier | Association ELA | Groupe ROSE | |
| Saint-Étienne | Adidas | Konica Minolta,Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes | Groupama | None | Fruité Entreprises | |
| Sochaux | Lotto | Mobil 1,Franche-Comté | Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération | CanéO | Meri/Creditec | |
| Toulouse | Airness | Groupe IDEC, Monné-Decroix,ISS | Newrest | None | Loft Groupe | |
| Valenciennes | Diadora | Toyota (H)/SITA (A) | SITA (H)/Toyota (A) | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Partouche |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux(C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 80 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 77 | |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 71 | Qualification toChampions League play-off round |
| 4 | Toulouse | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 64 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 5 | Lille | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 64 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 64 | |
| 7 | Rennes | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 61 | |
| 8 | Auxerre | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 55 | |
| 9 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 50 | |
| 10 | Lorient | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 45 | |
| 11 | Monaco | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 45 | |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 44 | |
| 13 | Grenoble | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 44 | |
| 14 | Sochaux | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 15 | Nancy | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 42 | |
| 16 | Le Mans | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 40 | |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |
| 18 | Caen(R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 37 | Relegation toLigue 2 |
| 19 | Nantes(R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 37 | |
| 20 | Le Havre(R) | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | AUX | BOR | CAE | GRE | LHA | MFC | LIL | LOR | OL | OM | ASM | NAL | NAN | NIC | PSG | REN | STE | SOC | TFC | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bordeaux | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Caen | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Grenoble | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Le Havre | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Le Mans | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Lille | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0[a] | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lorient | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lyon | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Marseille | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Monaco | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Nancy | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nantes | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nice | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Paris SG | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Rennes | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Sochaux | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Toulouse | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Valenciennes | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Source:Ligue 1(in French)
André-Pierre Gignac won theTrophée du Meilleur Buteur.
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| August[2] | Marseille | |
| September[3] | Toulouse | |
| October[4] | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| November[5] | Nice | |
| December[6] | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| January[7] | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| February[8] | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| March[9] | Toulouse | |
| April[10] | Bordeaux |
Here are shown the nominees for Ligue 1 annual awards.[11] The winners, displayed inbold, were determined at the annualUNFP Awards on 24 May 2009.[12]
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Bastos | Lille | |
| André-Pierre Gignac | Toulouse | |
| Yoann Gourcuff | Bordeaux | |
| Stéphane Sessègnon | PSG |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Étienne Capoue | Toulouse | |
| Eden Hazard | Lille | |
| Loïc Rémy | Nice | |
| Moussa Sissoko | Toulouse |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Cédric Carrasso | Toulouse | |
| Hugo Lloris | Lyon | |
| Nicolas Douchez | Rennes | |
| Steve Mandanda | Marseille |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Frédéric Antonetti | Nice | |
| Laurent Blanc | Bordeaux | |
| Eric Gerets | Marseille | |
| Paul Le Guen | PSG |