2007–08 Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Season 2007–08
Champions Lyon
(7th title)
Relegated Lens
Strasbourg
Metz
Champions League Lyon (Group stage)
Bordeaux (Group stage)
Marseille (Third qualifying round)
UEFA Cup Nancy (First round)
Saint-Étienne (First round)
PSG (First round; via Coupe de la Ligue)
Intertoto Cup Rennes (Third round)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 868 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Karim Benzema (20)

The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title .

The locations of the 20 teams participating in Ligue 1 season 2007–08

Lens, Strasbourg and Metz were relegated to Ligue 2. The three relegated teams will be replaced by the three promoted teams from Ligue 2. Le Havre were promoted as Ligue 2 champions along with Nantes who finished in second place and third placed Grenoble.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 24 7 7 74 37+37 79 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
2 Bordeaux 38 22 9 7 65 38+27 75
3 Marseille 38 17 11 10 58 45+13 62 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
4 Nancy 38 15 15 8 44 30+14 60 2008–09 UEFA CupFirst round
5 Saint-Étienne 38 16 10 12 47 34+13 58
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 47 44+3 58 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
7 Lille 38 13 18 7 45 32+13 57
8 Nice 38 13 16 9 35 30+5 55
9 Le Mans 38 14 11 13 46 493 53
10 Lorient 38 12 16 10 32 353 52
11 Caen 38 13 12 13 48 535 51
12 Monaco 38 13 8 17 40 488 47
13 Valenciennes 38 12 9 17 42 40+2 45
14 Sochaux 38 10 14 14 34 439 44
15 Auxerre 38 12 8 18 33 5219 44
16 Paris Saint-Germain 38 10 13 15 37 458 43 2008–09 UEFA CupFirst round 1
17 Toulouse 38 9 15 14 36 426 42
18 Lens (R) 38 9 13 16 43 529 40 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Strasbourg (R) 38 9 8 21 34 5521 35
20 Metz (R) 38 5 9 24 28 6436 024*

Updated to games played on 10 May 2008.
Source: French Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Metz have been deducted one point by the Discipline Commission and been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as a result of the racist insults inflicted by one of their fans on the Valenciennes player Abdeslam Ouaddou. However, the decision of the point deduction was taken on 27 March 2008.
1 Via Coupe de la Ligue 2007-2008
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Ligue 1 2007–08 Winners
Lyon
7th Title

Results

Home ╲ Away AUX BOR CAEMFCRCLLILLOROLOMMETASMNALNICPSGRENSTESOCRCSTFCVAL
Auxerre 02 10 30 00 01 53 12 20 00 10 00 20 01 02 13 01 11 10 20
Bordeaux 41 21 12 10 00 22 13 22 30 21 21 00 30 30 10 20 30 43 21
Caen 00 50 32 14 10 00 10 12 12 41 00 10 30 22 13 22 20 21 10
Le Mans 30 12 11 32 11 00 10 00 10 10 21 20 02 11 32 02 01 11 20
Lens 20 22 11 13 12 11 30 33 11 00 10 00 00 12 32 32 22 11 00
Lille 02 11 50 31 21 00 012 11 11 01 21 11 00 31 30 11 03 32 30
Lorient 11 10 00 00 10 11 21 12 20 21 00 00 10 01 11 21 10 10 13
Lyon 20 42 22 32 30 11 20 12 20 31 10 00 42 11 10 41 50 32 20
Marseille 21 12 61 10 10 13 00 31 31 20 22 02 21 00 20 01 43 12 31
Metz 01 01 21 43 12 12 12 15 12 14 00 12 00 11 01 12 12 02 21
Monaco 30 06 00 31 20 00 10 03 23 20 13 11 12 12 11 10 30 02 00
Nancy 41 10 10 11 21 20 20 11 11 21 20 21 10 23 20 11 30 10 00
Nice 12 11 31 00 10 00 12 00 02 31 02 10 21 11 30 00 10 11 10
Paris Saint-Germain 31 02 01 00 30 11 13 23 11 30 11 00 23 13 11 00 10 12 11
Rennes 12 02 12 30 31 22 20 02 31 20 01 02 11 20 10 02 30 21 10
Saint-Étienne 00 00 30 41 20 00 10 11 10 20 40 40 00 01 20 10 20 00 31
Sochaux 11 01 11 13 02 11 11 12 21 00 03 11 10 12 00 11 00 01 10
Strasbourg 30 11 14 01 21 01 00 12 00 23 02 01 01 12 30 30 02 20 00
Toulouse 20 01 11 11 11 10 00 10 00 00 00 11 11 11 00 02 12 13 21
Valenciennes 30 31 30 12 12 00 30 12 21 00 10 11 02 00 30 20 31 20 31

Updated to games played on 17 May.
Source: Ligue 1
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

2Match was played at the Stade de France

Stats

Top goalscorers

Karim Benzema wins the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.

Last updated 17 May 2008

Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Karim Benzema  France Lyon 20
2 Mamadou Niang  Senegal Marseille 18
3 Bafétimbi Gomis  France Saint-Étienne 16
Djibril Cissé  France Marseille 16
5 Fernando Cavenaghi  Argentina Bordeaux 15
6 Bakari Koné  Ivory Coast Nice 14
Rafik Saïfi  Algeria Lorient 14
8 Steve Savidan  France Valenciennes 13
Tulio de Melo  Brazil Le Mans 13
10 Mickaël Pagis  France Rennes 12

Assists table

Jérôme Leroy wins the Trophée du Meilleur Passeur.

Last updated 17 May 2008

Position Player's name Nationality Club Assists
1 Jérôme Leroy  France Rennes 10
Samir Nasri  France Marseille 10
3 Nenê  Brazil AS Monaco 10
4 Jérôme Rothen  France Paris Saint-Germain 8
Olivier Monterrubio  France Lens 9
Benoît Cheyrou  France Marseille 8
7 Marouane Chamakh  Morocco Bordeaux 7
Juninho  Brazil Lyon 9
9 Karim Benzema  France Lyon 7
Eric Mouloungui  Gabon Strasbourg 7

Attacking Play table

Ligue 1 has introduced an Attacking Play Table since the start of the 2006/2007 Ligue 1 season to encourage the scoring of more goals in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. The LFP, with the help of the former France manager Michel Hidalgo introduced the idea to reward those teams who score the most goals. Independent from the official league table, points are awarded as follows:

OutcomePoint(s)
Loss 0
Draw 1
Victory by one goal2
Victory by multiple goals 3

The sum of 20 million Euros, taken from the LFP's new commercial ventures in 2006/2007 will be dedicated to this initiative. €16.7 million will go to Ligue 1. Prize money is distributed to the teams at the end of the season depending on where they finish in the table.

Last updated 17 May 2008

Pos
Club
Pld
W
W1
W2
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Lyon
38
24
9
15
7
7
+37
70
2
Bordeaux
38
22
12
10
9
7
+27
63
3
Saint-Étienne
38
16
4
12
10
12
+13
54
4
Nancy
38
15
7
8
15
8
+14
53
5
Marseille
38
17
10
8
10
10
+13
52
6
Rennes
38
16
7
9
10
12
+3
52
7
Lille
38
13
7
6
18
7
+13
50
8
Nice
38
13
9
4
16
9
+5
46
9
Le Mans
38
14
9
5
11
13
-3
44
10
Valenciennes
38
12
2
10
9
17
+2
43
11
Caen
38
13
8
5
12
13
-1
43
12
AS Monaco
38
13
4
9
8
17
-8
43
13
Lorient
38
12
10
2
16
10
-3
42
14
Auxerre
38
12
6
6
8
18
-19
38
15
Paris Saint-Germain
38
10
6
4
13
15
-8
37
16
Sochaux
38
10
7
3
14
14
-9
37
17
Toulouse
38
9
5
4
15
14
-6
36
18
Lens
38
9
5
4
13
16
-9
35
19
Strasbourg
38
9
3
6
8
21
-21
32
20
Metz
38
5
5
0
9
24
-36
19

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; W1 = Wins by one goal; W2 = Wins by more than one goal; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
August France David Bellion Bordeaux
September France Karim Benzema Lyon
OctoberFrance Vincent Planté SM Caen
NovemberSenegal Mamadou Niang Marseille
DecemberBrazil JuninhoLyon
JanuaryFrance Djibril Cissé Marseille
FebruaryArgentina Fernando CavenaghiBordeaux
MarchBrazil WendelBordeaux
AprilBelgium Kevin Mirallas Lille OSC

Awards

Player of the Year

The nominees for Ligue 1 Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

PlayerNationalityClub
Karim Benzema  France France Lyon
Mamadou Niang  Senegal France Marseille
Jérémy Toulalan  France France Lyon
Wendel  Brazil France Bordeaux

Young Player of the Year

The nominees for the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.

PlayerNationalityClub
Yohan Cabaye  France France Lille OSC
Hatem Ben Arfa  France France Lyon
Miralem Pjanić  Bosnia and Herzegovina France FC Metz
Mevlüt Erdinç  Turkey France FC Sochaux

Team of the Year

GK France Steve Mandanda Olympique Marseille
RBFrance Laurent Bonnart Olympique Marseille
CBFrance Sébastien Puygrenier AS Nancy
CBBrazil Hilton RC Lens
LBNigeria Taye Taiwo Olympique Marseille
RMFrance Mathieu Valbuena Olympique Marseille
CMFrance Jérémy Toulalan Olympique Lyonnais
CMFrance Benoît Cheyrou Olympique Marseille
LMBrazil Wendel FC Girondins de Bordeaux
STSenegal Mamadou Niang Olympique Marseille
STFrance Karim Benzema Olympique Lyonnais

Coach: France Laurent BlancFC Girondins de Bordeaux

Managers

ClubHead coach
Auxerre France Fernandez, JeanJean Fernandez
Bordeaux France Blanc, LaurentLaurent Blanc
Caen France Dumas, FranckFranck Dumas
Le Mans France Garcia, RudiRudi Garcia
Lens France Roux, GuyGuy Roux, then replaced in August by France Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Papin
Lille OSC France Puel, ClaudeClaude Puel
Lorient France Gourcuff, ChristianChristian Gourcuff
Lyon France Perrin, AlainAlain Perrin
Marseille France Emon, AlbertAlbert Emon, then replaced in September by Belgium Gerets, EricEric Gerets
Metz France De Taddeo, FrancisFrancis De Taddeo, then replaced in December by France Pouliquen, YvonYvon Pouliquen
AS Monaco Brazil Gomes, RicardoRicardo Gomes
Nancy Uruguay Correa, PabloPablo Correa
Nice France Antonetti, FrédéricFrédéric Antonetti
Paris Saint-Germain France Le Guen, PaulPaul Le Guen
Rennes France Dréossi, PierrePierre Dréossi, then replaced in December by France Lacombe, GuyGuy Lacombe
Saint-Étienne France Roussey, LaurentLaurent Roussey
Sochaux France Hantz, FrédéricFrédéric Hantz, then replaced in January by France Gillot, FrancisFrancis Gillot
Strasbourg France Furlan, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Furlan
Toulouse France Baup, ElieElie Baup
Valenciennes France Kombouaré, AntoineAntoine Kombouaré

Stadia

Last updated 6 April 2008

Team Stadium Capacity Avg. Attendance
Marseille Stade Vélodrome 60,031 52,009
Paris Saint-Germain Parc des Princes 46,480 36,440
Lyon Stade Gerland 43,051 36,968
Lens Stade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 33,717
Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 35,616 28,016
Toulouse Stade de Toulouse 35,472 18,634
Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,327 24,689
Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 25,515
Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 19,135
Metz Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien 26,671 13,401
Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 9,613
Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 19,526
Nancy Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 18,591
Sochaux Stade Auguste Bonal 20,025 15,189
AS Monaco Stade Louis II 18,500 10,570
Lille Stade Lille-Metropole 21,803 17,553
Lorient Stade du Moustoir 16,669 12,101
Le Mans Stade Léon-Bollée 17,500 10,589
Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16,547 13,712
Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 10,947

Kits 2007–2008

Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
Auxerre Airness Prest-Oil
Bordeaux Puma Kia, Pichet and Cdiscount
Caen Nike GDE Recyclage and Campagne de France
Le Mans Kappa Loué and Le Gaulois
Lens Nike Atac and Invicta
Lille Airness Groupe Partouche
Lorient Errea Biscuits La trinitaine
Lyon Umbro Ticket Restaurant and Novotel
Marseille Adidas Neuf, Groupama and Quick
Metz Kappa Nàsuba-express
AS Monaco Puma Fedcom
Nancy Baliston Odalys-Vacances, Geodis-Calberson, Regina-delipapier and Triangle-Interim
Nice Lotto CitySport, Takara and Pizzorno
Paris SG Nike Emirates Airline
Rennes Puma Samsic and Blot immobilier
Saint-Étienne Adidas Konica Minolta
Sochaux Lotto Mobil 1
Strasbourg Hummel France Pare-Brise, Es -Électricité Strasbourg and Groupama
Toulouse Lotto Idec Groupe, Newrest and Iss-world
Valenciennes Diadora Toyota and Sita-Suez

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