2018–19 Ligue 1
The 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season since its establishment. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 24 May 2019. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 10 August 2018 – 24 May 2019 |
Champions | Paris Saint-Germain 8th Ligue 1 title 8th French title |
Relegated | Caen Guingamp |
Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Lille Lyon |
Europa League | Saint-Étienne Rennes Strasbourg |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 972 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kylian Mbappé (33 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Paris Saint-Germain 9–0 Guingamp (19 January 2019) |
Biggest away win | Caen 0–5 Saint-Étienne (16 March 2019) |
Highest scoring | Paris Saint-Germain 9–0 Guingamp (19 January 2019) |
Longest winning run | 14 matches Paris Saint-Germain |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Paris Saint-Germain |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Monaco |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Guingamp |
Highest attendance | 64,696[2] Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain (28 October 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 5,502[2] Monaco 0–1 Angers (25 September 2018) |
Total attendance | 8,676,490[2] |
Average attendance | 22,833[2] |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
On 21 April, Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive Ligue 1 title and eighth title overall following Lille's 0–0 draw against Toulouse.[3]
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league, with two promoted teams from Ligue 2, Reims and Nîmes, replacing the two relegated teams from the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Troyes and Metz.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Paris Saint-Germain | ![]() |
End of contract | 19 May 2018[4] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2018[5] |
Nantes | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 19 May 2018[6] | ![]() |
13 June 2018 | |
Nice | ![]() |
19 May 2018[7] | ![]() |
11 June 2018[8] | ||
Caen | ![]() |
End of contract | 19 May 2018[9] | ![]() |
8 June 2018[10] | |
Toulouse | ![]() |
Signed by Lens as assistant | 14 June 2018[11] | ![]() |
22 June 2018[12] | |
Bordeaux | ![]() |
Sacked | 17 August 2018 | 19th | ![]() |
5 September 2018 |
Nantes | ![]() |
1 October 2018 | 19th | ![]() |
1 October 2018 | |
Monaco | ![]() |
11 October 2018 | 18th | ![]() |
13 October 2018[13] | |
Guingamp | ![]() |
6 November 2018[14] | 20th | ![]() |
8 November 2018[15] | |
Rennes | ![]() |
3 December 2018[16] | 14th | ![]() |
3 December 2018[17] | |
Dijon | ![]() |
31 December 2018[18] | 18th | ![]() |
10 January 2019[19] | |
Monaco | ![]() |
24 January 2019 | 19th | ![]() |
25 January 2019[20] | |
Bordeaux | ![]() |
26 February 2019[21] | 13th | ![]() |
8 March 2019[22] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 105 | 35 | +70 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Lille | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 75 | |
3 | Lyon | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 72 | |
4 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
5 | Marseille | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 61 | |
6 | Montpellier | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 59 | |
7 | Nice | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 56 | |
8 | Reims | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 55 | |
9 | Nîmes | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 53 | |
10 | Rennes | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
11 | Strasbourg | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
12 | Nantes | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Angers | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 46 | |
14 | Bordeaux | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 41 | |
15 | Amiens | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 38 | |
16 | Toulouse | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 38 | |
17 | Monaco | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 36 | |
18 | Dijon (O) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
19 | Caen (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
20 | Guingamp (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[23]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.
- Strasbourg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
Relegation play-offs
The 2018–19 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Dijon, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Lens, on a two-legged confrontation.
Lens | 1–1 | Dijon |
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Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Number of teams by regions
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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Lille | Amiens | 3–2 (A) | 15 September 2018 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | Lyon | 5–0 (H) | 7 October 2018 |
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Nantes | Toulouse | 4–0 (H) | 20 October 2018 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco | 4–0 (A) | 11 November 2018 |
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Marseille | Amiens | 3–1 (A) | 25 November 2018 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | Guingamp | 9–0 (H) | 19 January 2019 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco | 3–1 (H) | 21 April 2019 |
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Nice | Guingamp | 3–0 (H) | 28 April 2019 |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
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