2019–20 Ligue 1
The 2019–20 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 82nd season since its establishment. The season began on 9 August 2019 and ended abruptly on 28 April 2020.[4]
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 9 August 2019 – 8 March 2020 |
Champions | Paris Saint-Germain 9th Ligue 1 title 9th French title |
Relegated | Amiens Toulouse |
Champions League | Paris Saint-Germain Marseille Rennes |
Europa League | Lille Nice Reims |
Matches played | 279 |
Goals scored | 704 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Wissam Ben Yedder Kylian Mbappé (18 goals each)[1] |
Biggest home win | Lyon 6–0 Angers (16 August 2019) Bordeaux 6–0 Nîmes (3 December 2019) |
Biggest away win | Amiens 0–4 Strasbourg (23 November 2019) Nîmes 0–4 Lyon (6 December 2019) Saint-Étienne 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain (15 December 2019) |
Highest scoring | Amiens 4–4 Paris Saint-Germain (15 February 2020) |
Longest winning run | Marseille Paris Saint-Germain (6 matches)[2] |
Longest unbeaten run | Paris Saint-Germain (15 matches)[2] |
Longest winless run | Toulouse (18 matches)[2] |
Longest losing run | Toulouse (11 matches)[2] |
Highest attendance | 65,421[2] Marseille 2–1 Lyon (10 November 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 3,585[2] Monaco 1–0 Angers (4 February 2020) |
Total attendance | 6,244,914[3] |
Average attendance | 22,463[3] |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
On 13 March 2020, the LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely following the outbreak of COVID-19 in France.[5] On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September.[6] On 30 April 2020, Paris Saint-Germain were awarded the championship following the cancellation of the 2019–20 season.[7][8] PSG topped the standings by 12 points with a game in hand at the time the league was halted. Marseille and Rennes were awarded the other two UEFA Champions League spots based on their rankings at the league's suspension. On 9 June 2020, France's highest administrative court ruled that relegation for Amiens and Toulouse was suspended for this season.[9] This was overruled on 23 June and subsequently Amiens and Toulouse were relegated to the 2020–21 Ligue 2.[10]
Teams
Changes
FC Metz and Stade Brestois 29 were promoted from the 2018–19 Ligue 2, replacing the two relegated teams from the 2018–19 Ligue 1, Stade Malherbe Caen and En Avant de Guingamp.
Stadium and locations
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2018–19 season |
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Amiens | Amiens | Stade de la Licorne | 12,097 | 15th |
Angers | Angers | Stade Raymond Kopa | 18,752 | 13th |
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Matmut Atlantique | 42,115 | 14th |
Brest | Brest | Stade Francis-Le Blé | 15,931 | Ligue 2, 2nd |
Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard | 15,995 | 18th |
Lille | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,186 | 2nd |
Lyon | Lyon | Groupama Stadium | 59,186 | 3rd |
Marseille | Marseille | Orange Vélodrome | 67,394 | 5th |
Metz | Metz | Stade Saint-Symphorien | 25,636 | Ligue 2, 1st |
Monaco | ![]() |
Stade Louis II | 18,523 | 17th |
Montpellier | Montpellier | Stade de la Mosson | 32,900 | 6th |
Nantes | Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 35,322 | 12th |
Nice | Nice | Allianz Riviera | 35,624 | 7th |
Nîmes | Nîmes | Stade des Costières | 18,482 | 9th |
PSG | Paris | Parc des Princes | 48,583 | 1st |
Reims | Reims | Stade Auguste Delaune | 21,684 | 8th |
Rennes | Rennes | Roazhon Park | 29,778 | 10th |
Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 41,965 | 4th |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | 29,230 | 11th |
Toulouse | Toulouse | Stadium Municipal | 33,150 | 16th |
Number of teams by regions
Teams | Region or country | Team(s) |
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3 | ![]() | Metz, Reims, and Strasbourg |
![]() | Montpellier, Nîmes, and Toulouse | |
2 | ![]() | Lyon and Saint-Étienne |
![]() | Brest and Rennes | |
![]() | Amiens and Lille | |
![]() | Angers and Nantes | |
![]() | Marseille and Nice | |
1 | ![]() | Dijon |
![]() | Monaco | |
![]() | Paris Saint-Germain | |
![]() | Bordeaux |
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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Brest | ![]() |
End of contract | 17 May 2019[11] | Pre-season | ![]() |
26 May 2019[12] |
Metz | ![]() |
Resigned due to personal reasons | 18 May 2019[13] | ![]() |
18 May 2019[13] | |
Lyon | ![]() |
End of contract | 25 May 2019 | ![]() |
25 May 2019[14] | |
Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
25 May 2019 | ![]() |
25 May 2019[15] | ||
Marseille | ![]() |
Resigned | 25 May 2019[16] | ![]() |
28 May 2019[17] | |
Amiens | ![]() |
Signed by Lorient | 29 May 2019[18] | ![]() |
19 June 2019[19] | |
Dijon | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 June 2019[20] | ![]() |
20 June 2019[21] | |
Nantes | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 2 August 2019[22] | ![]() |
8 August 2019[23] | |
Saint-Étienne | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 October 2019 | 19th | ![]() |
4 October 2019[24] |
Lyon | ![]() |
7 October 2019[25] | 14th | ![]() |
14 October 2019[26] | |
Toulouse | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 10 October 2019[27] | 18th | ![]() |
14 October 2019[28] |
Monaco | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 December 2019 | 7th | ![]() |
28 December 2019[29] |
Toulouse | ![]() |
5 January 2020[30] | 20th | ![]() |
6 January 2020[31] |
League table
The final standings were based on an average of points earned per matches played. In case of a tied average, head-to-head results were used to rank them if both matches between them were played.[32]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain (C) | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 68 | 2.52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Marseille | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 56 | 2.00 | |
3 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 50 | 1.79 | |
4 | Lille | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 49 | 1.75 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Nice | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | 1.46[lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | Reims | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | 1.46[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Lyon | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 40 | 1.43 | |
8 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 40 | 1.43 | |
9 | Monaco | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 1.43 | |
10 | Strasbourg | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 38 | 1.41 | |
11 | Angers | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 39 | 1.39 | |
12 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 37[lower-alpha 3] | 1.32[lower-alpha 3] | |
13 | Nantes | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37[lower-alpha 3] | 1.32[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Brest | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 34 | 1.21 | |
15 | Metz | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 34 | 1.21 | |
16 | Dijon | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 30 | 1.07 | |
17 | Saint-Étienne | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 30 | 1.07 | |
18 | Nîmes[lower-alpha 4] | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 27 | 0.96 | |
19 | Amiens (R) | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 23 | 0.82 | Relegation to the Ligue 2 |
20 | Toulouse (R) | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 13 | 0.46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[33]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Since the winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot given to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
- Nice finished ahead of Reims on head-to-head points: Nice 2–0 Reims, Reims 1–1 Nice.
- Bordeaux finished ahead of Nantes on head-to-head points: Bordeaux 2–0 Nantes, Nantes 0–1 Bordeaux.
- Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from Ligue 2 to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 1 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th-placed team remained in Ligue 1.
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[34] |
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1 | ![]() |
Monaco | 18 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
3 | ![]() |
Lyon | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 13 |
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Lille | ||
6 | ![]() |
Metz | 12 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
8 | ![]() |
Marseille | 11 |
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Nice | ||
10 | ![]() |
Saint-Étienne | 10 |
![]() |
Rennes | ||
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[35] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain | 14 |
2 | ![]() |
Monaco | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
Brest | 7 |
4 | ![]() |
Lille | 6 |
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Nice | ||
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
7 | ![]() |
Monaco | 5 |
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Rennes | ||
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Amiens | ||
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Montpellier | ||
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
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Nantes | ||
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Paris Saint-Germain |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Lille | 12 |
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Marseille | ||
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Reims | ||
4 | ![]() |
Angers | 11 |
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
6 | ![]() |
Nantes | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Rennes | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
Lyon | 8 |
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Metz | ||
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Montpellier | ||
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Strasbourg |
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Angers | Saint-Étienne | 4–1 (H) | 22 September 2019 |
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Brest | Strasbourg | 5–0 (H) | 3 December 2019 |
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Bordeaux | Nîmes | 6–0 (H) | 3 December 2019 |
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Marseille | Nîmes | 3–2 (A) | 28 February 2020 |
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