| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 2010 – 29 May 2011 |
| Champions | Lille 3rd Ligue 1 title 5thFrench title |
| Relegated | Monaco Lens Arles-Avignon |
| Champions League | Lille Marseille Lyon |
| Europa League | Paris Saint-Germain Sochaux Rennes |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 888 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Moussa Sow (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lyon 5–0Arles-Avignon (6 March 2011)[1] Lille 5–0Arles-Avignon (30 April 2011)[2] |
| Biggest away win | Arles-Avignon 0–4Auxerre (2 October 2010)[3] Nancy 0–4AS Monaco (7 November 2010)[4] Nice 0–4Caen (1 May 2011)[5] Bordeaux 0–4Sochaux (7 May 2011)[6] |
| Highest scoring | Lille 6–3Lorient (5 December 2010)[7] |
| Longest winning run | 5 games[8] Rennes (5 February - 5 March) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games[8] Lyon (2 October - 15 January) Lille (31 October - 13 February) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games[8] Arles-Avignon (7 August - 2 October) |
| Highest attendance | 55,790[9] Marseille 1–2Caen |
| Lowest attendance | 4,921[citation needed] AS Monaco 3–1Lorient |
| Average attendance | 19,650[9] |
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The2010–11 Ligue 1 season was the 73rd since its establishment. Entering the season,Marseille were thedefending champions.[10] The fixtures were announced on 21 May 2010 and the season began on 7 August and ended on 29 May 2011.[11][12] The winter break was in effect between 23 December and 15 January 2011.[13] There were three promoted teams fromLigue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the2009–10 season. A total of 20 teams currently competes in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division,Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by theDNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[14][15] In addition, Germansportswear companyPuma, whom theLigue de Football Professionnel share a partnership with, provided a brand new match ball for the new season.[16][17]
Lille clinched the league title on 21 May 2011 with one match to spare after drawing 2–2 withParis Saint-Germain away at theParc des Princes.[18][19][20]The title was the club's third overall and its first inover 57 years.[21] As a result of Lille also winning theCoupe de Franceduring the season, the club became the third different club in three consecutive seasons to win some form ofthe double in France. In2009,Bordeaux captured the league and league cup double and,in the following season,Marseille did the same.
On 19 April,Caen drew 0–0 withNîmes. The draw assured Caen a return to Ligue 1 after falling down to Ligue 2the previous season.[22] On 30 April,Brest secured promotion to Ligue 1, for the first time since being administratively relegated in1991, following stalemates in matches involvingMetz andClermont.[23] Brest capped the promotion by defeatingTours 2–0 on the same day. On 14 May, on the final day of the Ligue 2 season,Arles-Avignon became the last Ligue 2 club to achieve promotion to the first division. The club defeated fourth-place club Clermont 1–0 at home to earn promotion. The club had achieved promotion to Ligue 2 from the third-tierChampionnat National the previous season meaning the club has jumped two divisions in just two seasons.
Grenoble was the first club to suffer relegation toLigue 2. The club's impending drop occurred on 10 April 2010 following the team's 4–0 defeat toToulouse. On 3 May 2010, bothBoulogne andLe Mans were relegated to Ligue 2 following defeats. Le Mans relegation was confirmed following their 3–2 loss away toNancy, while Boulogne suffered relegation after losing 1–0 toSaint-Étienne, who both Boulogne and Le Mans were trailing.[24] Having earned promotion to Ligue 1 the previous season, Boulogne's return to Ligue 2 meant a short-lived stay in the highest division.
On 17 May 2010, the Ligue de Football Professionnel announced that, for the first time inFrench football history, two clubs,Lorient andNancy, would switch the surface of their football pitch from grass toartificial turf. This type of surface is common in North America and Eastern Europe, but is considered rare in Western Europe. Both clubs attributed the switch to weather and ecological problems with severecold fronts affecting theirregions every winter. The switch would, in turn, reduce energy costs and also avoid cancellations of matches due to a frozen pitch. Also, in Lorient's case, a constantproliferation ofearthworms onto their pitch over the past two seasons had led to a rapid deterioration of the ground, which has forced the club to spend as much as €2 million to replace it. Both clubs previously toured Russia,Austria, andNorway to become better acclimated with the surface.[25]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Average attendance1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arles-Avignon | Avignon | Parc des Sports | 17,518 | 9,314 |
| Auxerre | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 24,493 | 11,113 |
| Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Stade Chaban-Delmas | 34,462 | 25,221 |
| Brest | Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 16,000 | 13,379 |
| Caen | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,500 | 15,487 |
| Lens | Lens | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 41,233 | 31,820 |
| Lille | Villeneuve d'Ascq | Stadium Nord Lille Métropole | 18,185 | 16,237 |
| Lorient | Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 18,890 | 15,540 |
| Lyon | Lyon | Stade de Gerland | 41,842 | 34,914 |
| Marseille | Marseille | Stade Vélodrome | 60,013 | 51,210 |
| Monaco | Fontvieille | Stade Louis II | 18,500 | 6,517 |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 | 16,706 |
| Nancy | Tomblaine | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,085 | 16,696 |
| Nice | Nice | Stade du Ray | 17,415 | 8,428 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Parc des Princes | 48,712 | 28,736 |
| Rennes | Rennes | Stade de la Route de Lorient | 31,127 | 23,641 |
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 35,616 | 25,503 |
| Sochaux | Montbéliard | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,005 | 11,976 |
| Toulouse | Toulouse | Stadium Municipal | 35,470 | 19,961 |
| Valenciennes | Valenciennes | Stade Nungesser | 16,547 | 11,432 |
1Source: As of 26 April 2011
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | Mutual consent | 16 May 2010[26] | Off-season | 25 May 2010[27] | Off-season | ||
| Arles-Avignon | Sacked | 16 September 2010[28] | 20th | 2 October 2010[29] | 20th | ||
| Lens | Resigned | 2 January 2011 | 19th | 2 January 2011[30] | 19th | ||
| Monaco | Sacked | 10 January 2011 | 17th | 10 January 2011[31] | 17th | ||
| Bordeaux | Resigned | 7 May 2011 | 9th | 7 May 2011[32] | 9th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille(C) | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 76 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 68 | |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 64 | Qualification toChampions League play-off round |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 60 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 58 | |
| 6 | Rennes | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 56 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 51 | |
| 8 | Toulouse | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 50 | |
| 9 | Auxerre | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | |
| 10 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 49 | |
| 11 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 48 | |
| 13 | Nancy | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 48 | |
| 14 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 47 | |
| 15 | Caen | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 46 | |
| 16 | Brest | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 46 | |
| 17 | Nice | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 46 | |
| 18 | Monaco(R) | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 44 | Relegation toLigue 2 |
| 19 | Lens(R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 35 | |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon(R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | ACAA | AUX | BOR | BRS | CAE | RCL | LIL | LOR | OL | OM | ASM | MHS | NAL | NIC | PSG | REN | STE | SOC | TFC | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arles-Avignon | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Auxerre | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Bordeaux | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Brest | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Caen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Lens | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Lille | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lorient | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lyon | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Marseille | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Monaco | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Montpellier | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Nancy | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Nice | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Paris SG | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Rennes | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sochaux | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Toulouse | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Valenciennes | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Last updated: 29 May 2011
Source:Official Goalscorers' Standings
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| September[38] | Dimitri Payet | Saint-Étienne |
| October[39] | Steeve Elana | Brest |
| November[40] | Clément Chantôme | Paris Saint-Germain |
| December[41] | Nenê | Paris Saint-Germain |
| January[42] | Marvin Martin | Sochaux |
| February[43] | Mickaël Landreau | Lille |
| March[44] | Eden Hazard | Lille |
| April[45] | Mamadou Sakho | Paris Saint-Germain |
The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Goal of the Year inLigue 1. The winners were determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which were held on 22 May.[46] The winners will be displayed inbold.
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gameiro | France | Lorient |
| Eden Hazard | Belgium | Lille |
| Nenê | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Moussa Sow | Senegal | Lille |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| André Ayew | Ghana | Marseille |
| Marvin Martin | France | Sochaux |
| Yann M'Vila | France | Rennes |
| Mamadou Sakho | France | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mickaël Landreau | France | Lille |
| Hugo Lloris | France | Lyon |
| Steve Mandanda | France | Marseille |
| Stéphane Ruffier | France | AS Monaco |
| Manager | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Didier Deschamps | France | Marseille |
| Rudi Garcia | France | Lille |
| Francis Gillot | France | Sochaux |
| Christian Gourcuff | France | Lorient |
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Steve Mandanda | Marseille |
| Defender | Anthony Réveillère | Lyon |
| Defender | Adil Rami | Lille |
| Defender | Mamadou Sakho | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Defender | Taye Taiwo | Marseille |
| Midfielder | Yann M'Vila | Rennes |
| Midfielder | Gervinho | Lille |
| Midfielder | Eden Hazard | Lille |
| Midfielder | Nenê | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Forward | Kevin Gameiro | Lorient |
| Forward | Moussa Sow | Lille |