2009–10 Ligue 1

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Ligue 1
Season2009–10
Dates8 August 2009 – 15 May 2010
ChampionsMarseille
9th Ligue 1 title
10th French title
RelegatedLe Mans
Boulogne
Grenoble
Champions LeagueMarseille
Lyon
Auxerre
Europa LeagueLille
Paris Saint-Germain
Montpellier
Matches played380
Goals scored916 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerMamadou Niang
(18 goals)
Biggest home winLorient 5–0 Boulogne (7 November 2009)
Grenoble 5–0 Auxerre (6 February 2010)
Biggest away winGrenoble 0–4 Rennes (19 September 2009)
Monaco 0–4 Lille (13 December 2009)
Nancy 0–4 Lille (23 December 2009)
Sochaux 0–4 Lyon (21 February 2010)
Highest scoringLyon 5–5 Marseille (8 November 2009)
Longest winning run7 games
Auxerre
(26 September – 21 November)
Lille
(28 November – 16 January)
Marseille
(21 March – 25 April)
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Marseille
(7 February – 5 May)
Longest losing run11 games
Grenoble
(8 August – 31 October)
Highest attendance55,920 [1]
Marseille 0–0 Bordeaux
(30 August 2009)
Average attendance20,089 [1]

The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010.[2][3] There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2008–09 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for this season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[4][5] In addition, German sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[6]

The season began on 8 August 2009 under a new format with 16 clubs beginning play simultaneously followed by 4 clubs competing the following day. Under the new format, the showcase match of the opening week will contest the winners of the league the previous season and the winners of the second division the previous season. In the match this year, defending champions Bordeaux defeating second division champions Lens 4–1 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.

On 5 May 2010, Marseille defeated Rennes 3–1 to claim their 9th Ligue 1 title and their first since the 1991–92 season.[7][8] Because of their Coupe de la Ligue title, Marseille claimed the league and league cup double. It is the second straight season a club has won the league and league cup double with Bordeaux achieving it last season.

Teams[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Ligue 2

Teams relegated to 2009–10 Ligue 2

Stadia and locations[edit]

Club Location Venue Capacity Avg. attendance
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 11,306
Bordeaux Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,327 29,197
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade de la Libération 15,004 11,945
Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,000 14,130
Le Mans Le Mans Stade Léon-Bollée 17,500 9,014
Lens Lens Stade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 33,963
Lille Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium Lille Métropole 21,803 14,543
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 16,669 11,291
Lyon Lyon Stade Gerland 41,044 35,261
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome 60,031 48,941
Monaco Fontvieille Stade Louis II 18,500 8,191
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 17,407
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 16,294
Nice Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 8,567
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 33,022
Rennes Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 22,876
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 35,616 25,876
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,025 12,628
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,672 19,472
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16,547 12,123

Last updated: 7 April 2010.
Source: AFFLUENCES Par Club

Managers[edit]

Club Chairman Current Manager Appointed
Auxerre France Alain Dujon France Jean Fernandez 2006–
Bordeaux France Jean-Louis Triaud France Laurent Blanc 2007–
Boulogne France Jacques Wattez France Laurent Guyot 2009–
Grenoble Japan Kazutoshi Watanabe Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević 2007–
Le Mans France Henri Legarda France Arnaud Cormier 2009–
Lens France Gervais Martel France Jean-Guy Wallemme 2008–
Lille OSC France Michel Seydoux France Rudi Garcia 2008–
Lorient France Loïc Fery France Christian Gourcuff 2003–
Lyon France Jean-Michel Aulas France Claude Puel 2008–
Marseille France Jean-Claude Dassier France Didier Deschamps 2009–
Monaco France Etienne Franzi France Guy Lacombe 2009–
Montpellier France Louis Nicollin France René Girard 2009–
Nancy France Jacques Rousselot Uruguay Pablo Correa 2002–
Nice France Maurice Cohen France Eric Roy 2010–
Paris Saint-Germain France Sébastien Bazin France Antoine Kombouaré 2009–
Rennes France Frédéric de Saint-Sernin France Frédéric Antonetti 2009–
Saint-Étienne France Bernard Caiazzo France Alain Perrin 2008–
Sochaux France Jean-Claude Plessis France Francis Gillot 2008–
Toulouse France Olivier Sadran France Alain Casanova 2007–
Valenciennes France Francis Decourrière France Philippe Montanier 2009–

Kits[edit]

Team Kit maker Main Sponsor Notes
Auxerre Airness Nasùba Express No changes have yet been reported.
Bordeaux Puma Kia New home, away, and Champions League shirt. Bordeaux's home shirt will remain traditional blue and will retain the v-design, which will be white and emblazoned along top half of the chest and shoulders. Away shirt will be white and will be an updated version of last year's away shirt. Champions League kit is all red with white vertical stripes that began near the chest area, so the shirt can retain its v-design.
Boulogne Uhlsport Boostyle No changes have yet been reported.
Grenoble Nike, Inc. Flash Kado No changes have yet been reported.
Le Mans Kappa LOUÉ(home), Le Gaulois(away) No changes have yet been reported.
Lens Reebok Invicta Lens leaves Nike for Reebok. New home and away kit. Home kit goes away from the original polka dot design and reverts to an all red shirt with Lens' secondary color yellow emblazoned around the shoulders, waists, and arms. Away shirt is all sky blue and is based on the home shirt with black replacing the yellow emblazonment.
Lille Canterbury of New Zealand Groupe Partouche New home kit. Home shirt is all red with horizontal, darker red, thin stripe details. The shirt will have three white ovals on each side as a Canterbury design.
Lorient Duarig La trinitaine New home, away, third, and fourth kits. Shirts will revert from last year's left to right sash. Home kit is prominently orange with a black and white design running along the shoulders. Away kit it is all white with the black and white design again running along the shoulders. The third shirt is black with the design running along the shoulders being orange and white. Fourth kit is brown at the top of the shirt, but slowly converts to a sky blue style color. The sky blue begins along the shoulders and run all the way down the shirt.[9]
Lyon Umbro Bet Clic Accor ends its partnership with Lyon. New sponsor Bet Clic comes on, effective January 2010, however Lyon have decided to contest this ruling in order for them to display their sponsor for the first part of the season, as well. New home, away, and Champions League kits. The home shirt has a white base color, with the horizontal red and blue stripe in the middle, reverting from the club's red and blue vertical stripe that has been used in previous years. The logo of Umbro appears on the top-right of the shirt in blue.[10] The away shirt features a black and red design. The top part of the shirt is black and it fades horizontally in the middle into red. The shirt has a partly red collar, and also has red details on the black sleeves.[11] The European kit is midnight blue with a horizontal red and blue locating in the middle of the shirt.[12]
Marseille adidas Direct Energie
Bet Clic (only European kit)
New home and away kit. Home kit to have a more original design being white with sky blue vertical pinstripes, as well as a sky blue collar. Home shirt to also debut club's new crest. Away kit to include shades of light blue and dark blue reflecting the colors of both the club and the city. Both shirts to include the updated logo of sponsor Direct Energie.[13]
Monaco Puma Fedcom Updated home kit. Brand new away kit and alternate kit. Away kit to be red with red shorts and socks. Alternate kit is all white with white shorts and socks.
Montpellier Nike Groupe Nicollin No changes have yet been reported.
Nancy Baliston Odalys Vacances Updated home kit. Brand new away kit. Away kit from last year becomes third kit. Other than a few minor alterations, home kit remains the same. New away kit is all red and based on home kit.[14]
Nice Lotto Takara No changes have yet been reported.
PSG Nike Emirates New home and away kit. Home kit to be all navy blue with red vertical stripes and a red collar. Away kit to be all white with red shorts.[15]
Rennes Puma Samsic Brand new alternate away kit, which was unveiled on final day of 2008–09 season. Shirt is all black with red collar and black shorts, which will be complemented with black socks.[16]
Sochaux Lotto Mobil 1 New home kit and away kit. Home kit will be all yellow with thin black vertical stripes. Away kit will be white with a black and yellow vertical stripe running down the middle of the shirt.
Saint-Étienne adidas Fruité Updated home kit and brand new away kit. Third kit will be carried over from last season. Home kit was green with white shorts and green socks. Away shirt is white with a lime green sash going from left to right along the shirt, akin to Argentine club River Plate.
Toulouse Airness IDEC Updated home kit and brand away kit. Away kit is predominantly gray with purple stripes engraved along the shoulders and sides of the shirt.
Valenciennes Nike Toyota (home), SITASuez (away) No changes have yet been reported.

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Position
in table
Incoming head coach Date of
appointment
Position
in table
Marseille Belgium Eric Gerets Resigned 12 May 2009[17] Off-season France Didier Deschamps 1 July 2009[18] Off-season
Paris Saint-Germain France Paul Le Guen Contract Expiration 30 June 2009[19] France Antoine Kombouaré 1 July 2009[20]
Nice France Frédéric Antonetti Contract Expiration 30 June 2009[21] France Didier Ollé-Nicolle 1 July 2009[22]
Monaco Brazil Ricardo Gomes Contract Expiration 30 June 2009[23] France Guy Lacombe 1 July 2009[24]
Valenciennes France Antoine Kombouaré Signed by Paris Saint-Germain 30 June 2009[20] France Philippe Montanier 1 July 2009[25]
Rennes France Guy Lacombe Signed by Monaco 30 June 2009[24] France Frédéric Antonetti 1 July 2009[26]
Le Mans France Arnaud Cormier Mutual consent 30 June 2009[27] Portugal Paulo Duarte 1 July 2009[28]
Boulogne France Philippe Montanier Signed by Valenciennes 30 June 2009[25] France Laurent Guyot 1 July 2009[29]
Montpellier France Rolland Courbis Mutual consent 30 June 2009[30] France René Girard 1 July 2009[31]
Le Mans Portugal Paulo Duarte Sacked 10 December 2009[32] 19th France Arnaud Cormier 10 December 2009 19th
Saint-Étienne France Alain Perrin Sacked 15 December 2009[33] 18th France Christophe Galtier 15 December 2009 18th
Nice France Didier Ollé-Nicolle Sacked 9 March 2010[34] 17th France Eric Roy 9 March 2010 17th

Transfers[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marseille (C) 38 23 9 6 69 36 +33 78 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lyon 38 20 12 6 64 38 +26 72
3 Auxerre 38 20 11 7 42 29 +13 71 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Lille 38 21 7 10 72 40 +32 70 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
5 Montpellier 38 20 9 9 50 40 +10 69 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[b]
6 Bordeaux 38 19 7 12 58 40 +18 64
7 Lorient 38 16 10 12 54 42 +12 58
8 Monaco 38 15 10 13 39 45 −6 55
9 Rennes 38 14 11 13 52 41 +11 53
10 Valenciennes 38 14 10 14 50 50 0 52
11 Lens 38 12 12 14 40 44 −4 48
12 Nancy 38 13 9 16 46 53 −7 48
13 Paris Saint-Germain 38 12 11 15 50 46 +4 47 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
14 Toulouse 38 12 11 15 36 36 0 47
15 Nice 38 11 11 16 41 57 −16 44
16 Sochaux 38 11 8 19 28 52 −24 41
17 Saint-Étienne 38 10 10 18 27 45 −18 40
18 Le Mans (R) 38 8 8 22 36 59 −23 32 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Boulogne (R) 38 7 10 21 31 62 −31 31
20 Grenoble (R) 38 5 8 25 31 61 −30 23
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round of 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
  2. ^ Coupe de la Ligue winners Marseille finished as champions, fulfilling a finish of at least 4th place, thus their Europa League Third qualifying round berth will go to the 5th placed team in the league.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AUX BOR BOU GRE MFC RCL LIL LOR OL OM ASM MHS NAL NIC PSG REN STE SOC TFC VAL
Auxerre 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 4–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Bordeaux 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1
Boulogne 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–3 2–5 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2
Grenoble 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–1
Le Mans 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–1
Lens 2–0 4–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1
Lille 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 4–3 3–2 4–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–0
Lorient 0–0 1–0 5–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–2
Lyon 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–5 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0
Marseille 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 5–1
Monaco 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1
Montpellier 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Nancy 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 3–2 5–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–3 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Nice 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–3 1–3 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2
Paris SG 1–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–2
Rennes 0–1 4–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–3
Saint-Étienne 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2
Sochaux 1–2 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–5
Toulouse 0–3 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–1
Valenciennes 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–3
Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Mamadou Niang won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille 18
2 France Kevin Gameiro Lorient 17
3 Turkey Mevlüt Erdinç Paris Saint-Germain 15
Argentina Lisandro López Lyon
5 Brazil Nenê Monaco 14
Poland Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre
France Loïc Rémy Nice
8 Ghana Asamoah Gyan Rennes 13
France Pierre-Alain Frau Lille
Ivory Coast Gervinho Lille
France Yohan Cabaye Lille

Last updated: 21 May 2010
Source: Règlement du classement des buteurs

Awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

UNFP Player of the Month[edit]

Month Player Club
August[35] Argentina Lisandro López Lyon
September[36] France Hugo Lloris Lyon
October[37] Poland Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre
November[38] France Fabrice Abriel Marseille
December[39] France Jérémie Janot Saint-Étienne
January[40] France Karim Aït-Fana Montpellier
February[41] France Hatem Ben Arfa Marseille
March[42] Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
April[43] Argentina Lucho González Marseille

Annual awards[edit]

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 in Ligue 1. The winner was determine at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 9 May.[44] The winners are displayed in bold.

Player of the Year[edit]

Player Nationality Club
Marouane Chamakh Morocco Morocco Bordeaux
Eden Hazard Belgium Belgium Lille
Lisandro López Argentina Argentina Lyon
Mamadou Niang Senegal Senegal Marseille

Young Player of the Year[edit]

Player Nationality Club
Karim Aït-Fana  France Montpellier
Eden Hazard Belgium Belgium Lille
Yann M'Vila  France Rennes
Emmanuel Rivière  France Saint-Étienne

Goalkeeper of the Year[edit]

Player Nationality Club
Cédric Carrasso  France Bordeaux
Hugo Lloris  France Lyon
Steve Mandanda  France Marseille
Stéphane Ruffier  France Monaco

Manager of the Year[edit]

Manager Nationality Club
Laurent Blanc  France Bordeaux
Didier Deschamps  France Marseille
Jean Fernandez  France Auxerre
René Girard  France Montpellier

Goal of the Year[edit]

Manager Nationality Club Match
Ismaël Bangoura Guinea Guinea Rennes 8 August 2009 v. Boulogne
Michel Bastos Brazil Brazil Lyon 29 August 2009 v. Nancy
Mamadou Niang Senegal Senegal Marseille 19 September 2009 v. Montpellier
Matt Moussilou Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Boulogne 13 March 2010 v. Nancy
Yohan Cabaye  France Lille 18 April 2010 v. Monaco

Team of the Year[edit]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper France Hugo Lloris Lyon
Defender France Rod Fanni Rennes
Defender Senegal Souleymane Diawara Marseille
Defender France Michaël Ciani Bordeaux
Defender France Benoît Trémoulinas Bordeaux
Midfielder France Benoît Cheyrou Marseille
Midfielder France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux
Midfielder Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
Forward Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille
Forward Argentina Lisandro López Lyon
Forward Morocco Marouane Chamakh Bordeaux

Season statistics[edit]

Updated 11 April 2010

Scoring[edit]

Discipline[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Longest second half injury time: 5 minutes and 56 secondsLens against Lille (20 September 2009).
  • On 9 August 2009, Bordeaux established a record for most consecutive league wins with 12 surpassing Lille who won 11 consecutive matches in 1949, winning their last four games of the 1948–49 season and their first seven in the 1949–50 season.[60] Bordeaux's streak began during the 2008–09 season on 14 March 2009 following a 2–1 victory over Nice.[61] The club broke the record on the opening match day of this season defeating Lens 4–1.[62] The record lasted for 14 matches before coming to an end on 30 August following the club's 0–0 draw with Marseille.
  • On 31 October 2009, Grenoble set a record for most consecutive losses in French football following the club's eleven straight league defeat, an 0–2 loss to Lille. The previous record of ten straight defeats, held by Sète, had been intact since 1947. The losing streak came to an end the following week, on 7 November, following the club's 0–0 draw with Monaco.[63]

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