2007–08 Ligue 1
| Season | 2007–08 |
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| 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) |
| Top goalscorer |  Karim Benzema (20) |
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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.
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League table
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GF |
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| 1 | Lyon (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 79 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group 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 League Third qualifying round |
| 4 | Nancy | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 60 | 2008–09 UEFA Cup First 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 | 49 | −3 | 53 | |
| 10 | Lorient | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 52 | |
| 11 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 51 | |
| 12 | Monaco | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 47 | |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | |
| 14 | Sochaux | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 44 | |
| 15 | Auxerre | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 44 | |
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 43 | 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round 1 |
| 17 | Toulouse | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 42 | |
| 18 | Lens (R) | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to the Ligue 2 |
| 19 | Strasbourg (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 35 | |
| 20 | Metz (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 24* |
Updated to games played on 10 May 2008
Source: French Football League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd 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 March 27, 2008.
1 Via Coupe de la Ligue 2007-2008
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Ligue 1 2007-08 Winners |
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| Lyon 7th Title |
Results
| Home \ Away1 | AUX | BOR | CAE | MFC | RCL | LIL | LOR | OL | OM | MET | ASM | NAL | NIC | PSG | REN | STE | SOC | RCS | TFC | VAL |
| Auxerre | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bordeaux | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
| Caen | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Le Mans | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lens | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lille | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–12 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Lorient | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Lyon | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Marseille | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Metz | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Monaco | 3–0 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Nancy | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Nice | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Rennes | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Saint-Étienne | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sochaux | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Strasbourg | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Toulouse | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Valenciennes | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Updated to games played on 17 May
Source: Ligue 1
1The 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 May 17, 2008
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 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 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
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 May 17, 2008
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Assists |
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| 1 | Jérôme Leroy | France |
Rennes | 10 |
| - | Samir Nasri | France |
Marseille | 10 |
| 3 | Nenê | Brazil |
Monaco | 9 |
| 4 | Jérôme Rothen | France |
Paris Saint-Germain | 8 |
| - | Olivier Monterrubio | France |
Lens | 8 |
| - | Benoît Cheyrou | France |
Marseille | 8 |
| 7 | Marouane Chamakh |  Morocco |
Bordeaux | 7 |
| - | Juninho | Brazil |
Lyon | 7 |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | France |
Lyon | 6 |
| - | Eric Mouloungui |  Gabon |
Strasbourg | 6 |
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:
| Outcome | Point(s) |
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| Loss | 0 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Victory by one goal | 2 |
| 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 May 17, 2008
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Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club |
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| August | David Bellion |
Bordeaux |
| September | Karim Benzema |
Lyon |
| October | Vincent Planté |
SM Caen |
| November | Mamadou Niang |
Marseille |
| December | Juninho |
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| January | Djibril Cissé |
Marseille |
| February | Fernando Cavenaghi |
Bordeaux |
| March | Wendel |
Bordeaux |
| April | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.
| Player | Nationality | Club |
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| Karim Benzema | France |
Lyon |
| Mamadou Niang | Senegal |
Marseille |
| Jérémy Toulalan | France |
Lyon |
| Wendel | Brazil |
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Young Player of the Year
The nominees for the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
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| Yohan Cabaye | France |
Lille OSC |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | France |
Lyon |
| Miralem Pjanić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
FC Metz |
| Mevlüt Erdinç |  Turkey |
FC Sochaux |
Team of the Year
| GK | Steve Mandanda |
Olympique Marseille |
| RB | Laurent Bonnart |
Olympique Marseille |
| CB | Sébastien Puygrenier |
AS Nancy |
| CB | Hilton |
RC Lens |
| LB |  Taye Taiwo |
Olympique Marseille |
| RM | Mathieu Valbuena |
Olympique Marseille |
| CM | Jérémy Toulalan |
Olympique Lyonnais |
| CM | Benoît Cheyrou |
Olympique Marseille |
| LM | Wendel |
FC Girondins de Bordeaux |
| ST | Mamadou Niang |
Olympique Marseille |
| ST | Karim Benzema |
Olympique Lyonnais |
Coach: Laurent Blanc – FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Managers
| Club | Head coach |
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| Auxerre | Jean Fernandez |
| Bordeaux | Laurent Blanc |
| Caen | Franck Dumas |
| Le Mans | Rudi Garcia |
| Lens | Guy Roux, then replaced in August by Jean-Pierre Papin |
| Lille OSC | Claude Puel |
| Lorient | Christian Gourcuff |
| Lyon | Alain Perrin |
| Marseille | Albert Emon, then replaced in September by Eric Gerets |
| Metz | Francis De Taddeo, then replaced in December by Yvon Pouliquen |
| Monaco | Ricardo Gomes |
| Nancy |  Pablo Correa |
| Nice | Frédéric Antonetti |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paul Le Guen |
| Rennes | Pierre Dréossi, then replaced in December by Guy Lacombe |
| Saint-Étienne | Laurent Roussey |
| Sochaux | Frédéric Hantz, then replaced in January by Francis Gillot |
| Strasbourg | Jean-Marc Furlan |
| Toulouse | Elie Baup |
| Valenciennes | Antoine Kombouaré |
Stadia
Last updated April 6, 2008
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Avg. Attendance |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
External links
- LFP Official site (English)
- Coupe de la Ligue 2007-2008
- Coupe de France 2007-2008
- Ligue 2 2007-2008
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