| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2014 – 23 May 2015 |
| Champions | Paris Saint-Germain 5th Ligue 1 title 5thFrench title |
| Relegated | Lens Metz Evian |
| Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Lyon Monaco |
| Europa League | Marseille Saint-Étienne Bordeaux |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 947 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alexandre Lacazette (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Paris Saint-Germain 6–0Guingamp (8 May 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Reims 0–5Marseille (23 September 2014) Guingamp 2–7Nice (26 October 2014) Toulouse 1–6Marseille (6 March 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Guingamp 2–7Nice (26 October 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 9 games[1] Paris St Germain |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games[1] Paris Saint-Germain |
| Longest winless run | 12 games[1] Metz |
| Longest losing run | 4 games[1] Evian Guingamp Lorient Marseille |
| Highest attendance | 70,785 Lens 1–3Paris Saint-Germain (17 October 2014)[2] |
| Lowest attendance | 5,488 Monaco 1–1Reims (31 October 2014)[3] |
| Average attendance | 22,362[2] |
2015–16 → | |
The2014–15 Ligue 1 season was the 77th season since its establishment.Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title.
There were 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams fromLigue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated fromLigue 1 following the2013–14 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by theDNCG before becoming eligible to participate.
Metz was the first team to win promotion fromLigue 2 after a 3–0 victory againstAuxerre at theStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, ending a six-year span in the lower divisions.[4]Lens returned to the top level after a 2–0 victory againstCA Bastia on 16 May 2014 and finished a three-year span in 2nd level. Finally,Caen returned for the first time in two years following a 2–2 draw withDijon on 16 May 2014.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | Resigned | 17 May 2014 | Pre-season | 21 May 2014 | ||
| Bastia | End of contract | 17 May 2014 | 24 May 2014[8] | |||
| Bordeaux | End of contract | 17 May 2014 | 23 May 2014[9] | |||
| Lorient | End of contract | 17 May 2014 | 25 May 2014[10] | |||
| Monaco | End of contract | 17 May 2014 | 6 June 2014[11] | |||
| Lyon | End of contract | 21 May 2014 | 23 May 2014[12] | |||
| Reims | Signed byOlympique Lyonnais | 23 May 2014 | 13 June 2014 | |||
| Bastia | Sacked | 3 November 2014[13] | 19th | 27 November 2014[14] | ||
| Toulouse | Sacked | 16 March 2015 | 18th | 16 March 2015[15] | ||
| Reims | Sacked | 8 April 2015 | 16th | 8 April 2015[16] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain(C) | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 83 | 36 | +47 | 83 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Lyon | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 75 | |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Marseille | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 69 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage |
| 5 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 69 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 63 | |
| 7 | Montpellier | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 56 | |
| 8 | Lille | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 50 | |
| 10 | Guingamp | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 49 | |
| 11 | Nice | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 48 | |
| 12 | Bastia | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 47 | |
| 13 | Caen | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 46 | |
| 14 | Nantes | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 45 | |
| 15 | Reims | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 44 | |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 43 | |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 42 | |
| 18 | Evian(R) | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 37 | Relegation toLigue 2 |
| 19 | Metz(R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 30 | |
| 20 | Lens[b](D, R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BOR | CAE | EVI | GUI | RCL | LIL | LOR | OL | OM | MET | ASM | MHS | NAN | NIC | PSG | REI | REN | STE | TFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastia | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bordeaux | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Caen | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Evian | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Guingamp | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–7 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Lens | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Lille | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lorient | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Lyon | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Marseille | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Metz | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Monaco | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Montpellier | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Nantes | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Nice | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Paris SG | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | |
| Reims | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Rennes | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Toulouse | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Top goalscorers[edit] | Hat-tricks[edit]Main article:List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
5Player scored five goals |
| Award[18] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Lyon | |
| Young Player of the Season | Lyon | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Marseille | |
| Goal of the Season | Bastia | |
| Manager of the Season | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Team of the Year[19] | ||||
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