| Season | 2018–19 | 
|---|---|
| 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 →  | |
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.
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
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeve) | Shorts sponsors | Socks sponsors | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens |  Christophe Pélissier |  Thomas Monconduit |  Puma | Intersport, CG2I, Teddy Smith | IGOL Lubrifiants | None | Winamax | None | 
| Angers |  Stéphane Moulin |  Ismaël Traoré |  Kappa | Scania (H)/Le Gaulois (A), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Angers | SOS Malus | None | Système U | None | 
| Bordeaux |  Paulo Sousa |  Benoît Costil |  Puma | Groupe Sweetcom (H)/Bistro Régent (A)/Winamax (T), Intersport | Bistro Régent (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A & T) | Wiśniowski | Winamax | None | 
| Caen |  Fabien Mercadal |  Prince Oniangué |  Umbro | Isigny Sainte-Mère (H)/Intersport (A & 3), Biostime (H), Künkel, Thalazur | Maisons Caen Construction (H)/Biostime (A) | Alticap | McDonald's, Teddy Smith | None | 
| Dijon | .svg.png.webp) Antoine Kombouaré |  Júlio Tavares |  Lotto | Groupe Roger Martin (H)/Suez (A & T), DVF Group, Dijon (H)/Groupe Roger Martin (A) | DORAS | Leader Interim, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'Pouce | Société de Travaux du Centre Est, Dalkia | Caisse d'Épargne | 
| Guingamp |  Jocelyn Gourvennec |  Christophe Kerbrat | .svg.png.webp) Patrick | Servagroupe, Armor-Lux, Breizh Cola | Rapidoprêt | Union d'Experts | Cre'actuel | None | 
| Lille |  Christophe Galtier |  Adama Soumaoro |  New Balance | Comarch, DMAX Lille | Flunch | Boulanger | Winamax | None | 
| Lyon |  Bruno Génésio |  Nabil Fekir |  Adidas | Hyundai/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA Electroménager (H)/Pulsat (A) | Groupe ALILA | Adéquat Intérim | None | None | 
| Marseille |  Rudi Garcia |  Dimitri Payet |  Puma | Orange | Boulanger | None | None | None | 
| Monaco |  Leonardo Jardim |  Radamel Falcao |  Nike | Fedcom | None | Triangle Intérim | Orezza | None | 
| Montpellier |  Michel Der Zakarian |  Vitorino Hilton |  Nike | Mutuelles du Soleil, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Groupama | Sud de France | NG Promotion | Système U, Groupe Ilios | None | 
| Nantes |  Vahid Halilhodžić |  Valentin Rongier |  New Balance | Synergie, Manitou, Proginov | France Confort Habitat | LNA Santé | Maisons Pierre, Flamino | None | 
| Nice |  Patrick Vieira |  Dante Bonfim |  Macron | Fonds de Dotation OGC Nice, Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | Mutuelles du Soleil | Services Pro Express | Winamax | None | 
| Nîmes |  Bernard Blaquart |  Féthi Harek |  Puma | Hectare Amenageur Lotisseur, Nîmes | Nîmes Métropole | La Région Occitanie | RMC Sport | None | 
| Paris Saint-Germain |  Thomas Tuchel |  Thiago Silva |  Nike/Air Jordan (in UEFA matches) | Fly Emirates | Ooredoo | QNB | None | None | 
| Reims |  David Guion |  Marvin Martin |  Hungaria Sport | Système U Reims Village, Transports Caillot | Euro Deal Agence d'emploi, AMP Groupe (H) | Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3) | Crédit Agricole Nord-Est | None | 
| Rennes |  Julien Stephan |  Benjamin André |  Puma | Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA | Blot Immobilier | rennes.fr | Convivio | None | 
| Saint-Étienne |  Jean-Louis Gasset |  Loïc Perrin |  Le Coq Sportif | AÉSIO, Loire | Groupe Sweetcom | MARKAL | Desjoyaux Piscines | None | 
| Strasbourg |  Thierry Laurey |  Stefan Mitrović |  Adidas | ÉS Énergies (H)/CroisiEurope (A)/Hager (in cup matches), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A) | CroisiEurope (H)/ÉS Énergies (A) | Würth | Severin France, Eurométropole de Strasbourg | None | 
| Toulouse |  Alain Casanova |  Max-Alain Gradel |  Joma | Triangle Intérim, LP Promotion | Newrest | Prévoir Assurances | Mairie de Toulouse, Conseil départemental de la Haute-Garonne | None | 
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain |  Unai Emery | End of contract | 19 May 2018[4] | Pre-season |  Thomas Tuchel | 1 June 2018[5] | 
| Nantes |  Claudio Ranieri | Mutual consent | 19 May 2018[6] |  Miguel Cardoso | 13 June 2018 | |
| Nice | .svg.png.webp) Lucien Favre | 19 May 2018[7] |  Patrick Vieira | 11 June 2018[8] | ||
| Caen |  Patrice Garande | End of contract | 19 May 2018[9] |  Fabien Mercadal | 8 June 2018[10] | |
| Toulouse |  Mickaël Debève | Signed by Lens as assistant | 14 June 2018[11] |  Alain Casanova | 22 June 2018[12] | |
| Bordeaux |  Gustavo Poyet | Sacked | 17 August 2018 | 19th |  Ricardo Gomes | 5 September 2018 | 
| Nantes |  Miguel Cardoso | 1 October 2018 | 19th |  Vahid Halilhodžić | 1 October 2018 | |
| Monaco |  Leonardo Jardim | 11 October 2018 | 18th |  Thierry Henry | 13 October 2018[13] | |
| Guingamp | .svg.png.webp) Antoine Kombouaré | 6 November 2018[14] | 20th |  Jocelyn Gourvennec | 8 November 2018[15] | |
| Rennes |  Sabri Lamouchi | 3 December 2018[16] | 14th |  Julien Stephan | 3 December 2018[17] | |
| Dijon |  Olivier Dall'Oglio | 31 December 2018[18] | 18th | .svg.png.webp) Antoine Kombouaré | 10 January 2019[19] | |
| Monaco |  Thierry Henry | 24 January 2019 | 19th |  Leonardo Jardim | 25 January 2019[20] | |
| Bordeaux |  Ricardo Gomes | 26 February 2019[21] | 13th |  Paulo Sousa | 8 March 2019[22] | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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
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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
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Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Season statistics
| Top goalscorers
 | Hat-tricks
 
 4 Player scored 4 goals 
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Awards
| Award[24] | Winner | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season |  Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 
| Young Player of the Season |  Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 
| Goalkeeper of the Season |  Mike Maignan | Lille | 
| Goal of the Season |  Loïc Rémy | Lille | 
| Manager of the Season |  Christophe Galtier | Lille | 
| Team of the Year[25] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Mike Maignan (Lille) | ||||||||||
| Defenders |  Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) |  Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) |  Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) |  Ferland Mendy (Lyon) | |||||||
| Midfielders |  Nicolas Pépé (Lille) |  Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) |  Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain) |  Tanguy Ndombele (Lille) |  Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||
| Forwards |  Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "French Ligue 1 Statistics". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Attendances". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ↑ "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Unai Emery to leave Paris Saint-Germain at end of season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "Thomas Tuchel devient le nouvel entraîneur du Paris Saint-Germain". PSG (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "FC Nantes : Waldemar Kita confirme le départ de Claudio Ranieri en fin de saison". L'Équipe (in French). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Favre Leaves Nice As Borussia Dortmund Post Awaits". Goal. 19 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ "Patrick Vieira, nouvel entraîneur de Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Patrice Garande ne sera plus l'entraîneur de Caen la saison prochaine". L'Équipe (in French). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ "Fabien Mercadal nouvel entraîneur de Caen (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 June 2018.
- ↑ "Lens : Debève adjoint de Montanier". L'Équipe (in French). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Transferts : Casanova à Toulouse, c'est signé". L'Équipe (in French). 22 June 2018.
- ↑ "Monaco : Thierry Henry nommé officiellement entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 13 October 2018.
- ↑ "Guingamp se sépare d'Antoine Kombouaré". L'Équipe (in French). 6 November 2018.
- ↑ "Guingamp : Jocelyn Gourvennec de retour comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 8 November 2018.
- ↑ "Sabri Lamouchi mis à pied par Rennes". L'Équipe (in French). 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "Stade Rennais : Julien Stéphan confirmé comme entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 12 December 2018.
- ↑ "Dijon : Olivier Dall'Oglio démis de ses fonctions d'entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Dijon : Antoine Kombouaré succède à Olivier Dall'Oglio au poste d'entraîneur". L'Équipe (in French). 10 January 2019.
- ↑ "Leonardo Jardim, le retour". LFP (in French). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Bordeaux licencie officiellement Ricardo". football.fr (in French). 26 February 2019.
- ↑ "Paulo Sousa nouvel entraîneur de Bordeaux (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 March 2019.
- ↑ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "Le palmarès 2019 des Trophées UNFP". LEFIGARO (in French). 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ↑ "Le palmarès 2019 des Trophées UNFP". LEFIGARO (in French). 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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