2008–09 Ligue 1


The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, consisting of 17 who competed the previous season and three that were promoted from France's second division Ligue 2.
Bordeaux consecutively won their last 11 league games of the season and clinched the title on 30 May 2009 after the 1–0 victory against Caen. This was Bordeaux's sixth title and their first since the 1998–99 season. Bordeaux's title victory ended a historic run for Lyon, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the 2001–02 season. Le Havre, Nantes and Caen were relegated to Ligue 2. Both Le Havre and Nantes were promoted from Ligue 2 last season. Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Lille all secured European football for the 2009–10 season through their league position.

Promotion and relegation

, RC Strasbourg and FC Metz were relegated to the 2008–09 Ligue 2 after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the 2007–08 season. Lens were relegated to the Ligue 2 after 17 seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of France, while Strasbourg and Metz made their immediate return to the second level.
The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2007–08 Ligue 2 sides. Champions Le Havre, who terminated their second-level status after five years, runners-up FC Nantes, who returned to the top flight after one season in second level and Grenoble Foot 38 returned to highest French league for first time after 35 years.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source:
André-Pierre Gignac won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.

Assist leaders

Source:
Michel Bastos won the Trophée du Meilleur Passeur.

Awards

Monthly awards

UNFP Player of the Month

Annual awards

Here are shown the nominees for Ligue 1 annual awards. The winners, displayed in bold, were determined at the annual UNFP Awards on 24 May 2009.

Player of the Year

Young Player of the Year

Keeper of the Year

Manager of the Year

Team of the Year

GK Hugo LlorisLyon
RB Rod FanniRennes
CB HiltonMarseille
CB Souleymane DiawaraBordeaux
LB Taye TaiwoMarseille
RM Benoît CheyrouMarseille
CM Yoann GourcuffBordeaux
CM Stéphane SessègnonParis Saint-Germain
LM Michel BastosLille
ST Guillaume HoarauParis Saint-Germain
ST André-Pierre GignacToulouse

Managers

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
MarseilleStade Vélodrome60,031
PSGParc des Princes48,712
LyonStade de Gerland43,051
NantesStade de la Beaujoire38,285
ToulouseStadium Municipal35,672
Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard35,616
BordeauxStade Chaban-Delmas34,327
RennesStade de la Route de Lorient31,127
AuxerreStade de l'Abbé-Deschamps24,493
LilleStadium Lille-Metropole21,803
CaenStade Michel d'Ornano21,500
NancyStade Marcel Picot20,087
SochauxStade Auguste Bonal20,025
GrenobleStade des Alpes20,000
AS MonacoStade Louis II18,500
Le MansStade Léon-Bollée17,500
NiceStade du Ray17,415
LorientStade du Moustoir16,669
ValenciennesStade Nungesser16,547
Le HavreStade Jules Deschaseaux16,454

Kits