The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the penultimate weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[1] 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 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. [edit] Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from Ligue 2 Teams relegated to Ligue 2 [edit] League table Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of Coupe de France 2008–09.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Minnie Campeón [edit] Results | Home \ Away1 | AUX | BOR | CAE | GRE | HAV | MUC | LIL | LOR | OL | OM | ASM | NAL | NAN | NIC | PSG | REN | STE | SOC | TFC | VAL | | Auxerre | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | Bordeaux | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | Caen | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | Grenoble | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | Le Havre | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | Le Mans | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | Lille | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 2–02 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | Lorient | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | Lyon | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | Marseille | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | Monaco | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | Nancy | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | Nantes | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | Nice | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | Rennes | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | | Sochaux | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | Toulouse | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | Valenciennes | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | Source: Ligue 1
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was played at Stade de France.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Season statistics [edit] Top goalscorers Source: Ligue 1 (French) André-Pierre Gignac won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur. [edit] Top assistants Source: Ligue 1 Michel Bastos won the Trophée du Meilleur Passeur. [edit] Awards [edit] Monthly awards [edit] UNFP Player of the Month [edit] Annual awards Here are shown the nominees for Ligue 1 annual awards.[11] The winners, displayed in bold, were determined at the annual UNFP Awards on 24 May 2009.[12] [edit] Player of the Year [edit] Young Player of the Year [edit] Keeper of the Year [edit] Manager of the Year [edit] Team of the Year 
Ligue 1 Team of the Year | [edit] Managers [edit] Stadia and locations Location of teams in Ligue 1 2008–09 | Team | Stadium | Capacity | | Marseille | Stade Vélodrome | 60,031 | | PSG | Parc des Princes | 48,712 | | Lyon | Stade de Gerland | 43,051 | | Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | 38,285 | | Toulouse | Stadium Municipal | 35,672 | | Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | 35,616 | | Bordeaux | Stade Chaban-Delmas | 34,327 | | Rennes | Stade de la Route de Lorient | 31,127 | | Auxerre | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps | 24,493 | | Lille | Stadium Lille-Metropole | 21,803 | | Caen | Stade Michel d'Ornano | 21,500 | | Nancy | Stade Marcel Picot | 20,087 | | Sochaux | Stade Auguste Bonal | 20,025 | | Grenoble | Stade des Alpes | 20,000 | | Monaco | Stade Louis II | 18,500 | | Le Mans | Stade Léon-Bollée | 17,500 | | Nice | Stade du Ray | 17,415 | | Lorient | Stade du Moustoir | 16,669 | | Valenciennes | Stade Nungesser | 16,547 | | Le Havre | Stade Jules Deschaseaux | 16,454 | | Team | Kit maker | Main Sponsor | Notes | | Auxerre | Airness | Prest Oil | No changes were reported. | | Bordeaux | Puma | Kia | The Puma/Kia provider/sponsor partnership remained. Updated home, away, and new alternate kit were used as an away kit for Champions League matches. Home kit was updated with its traditional dark blue colour. The away shirt was white. The alternate Champions League kit was striped black and pink combining the design of logos of the home shirt with the v-design of the away shirt. The v-design remained prominent on all kits.[13][14] | | Caen | Nike | GDE Recyclage | GDE Recyclage remained on as primary sponsor and new sponsor Campagne de France came on as secondary sponsor. New home kit, away kit, and alternate kit. Their home shirt was blue and red with a classic blue collar. Their away shirt was light-blue and the third shirt was primarily yellow with black sleeves.[15] | | Grenoble | Nike | Index | New home and away kits. Their home shirt was blue and white striped with new Index sponsor, with blue shorts. Black away shirt with silver style badge and sponsors, with black shorts. Alternative kit was an orange shirt with white shorts.[16] | | Le Havre | Airness | TBA | New kit provider Airness came on. New home kit consisting of sky blue/marine blue two-stripe lining.[17] New away kit consisted of a fluorescent shirt with black shorts and black socks. | | Le Mans | Kappa | Le Gaulois | No changes were reported. | | Lille | Canterbury of New Zealand | Groupe Partouche | No changes were reported. | | Lorient | Erreà | Biscuits La trinitaine | Both the home and away kits were updated. The away kit was the same design, it was white with a black diagonal stripe from the left shoulder to the right hip. There was a small orange stripe just below with the legendary La trinitaine Biscuits sponsorship on the front.[18] | | Lyon | Umbro | Novotel | New home, away, and Champions League kit was presented on 30 June. New home kit was original white with the red and blue vertical strip, along with single blue stripes along the shoulders. New away kit was all blue with single black stripes along the shoulders and the new Champions League away kit was electric yellow with the red and blue vertical stripe, along with single red and blue stripes on the shoulders.[19][20] | | Marseille | adidas | Neuf | Neuf stayed as sponsors and new sponsor Direct Energie came on. New home, away, and alternate kit. New home kit featured new sponsor Direct Energie and also featured the city of Marseille's coat of arms.[21] New sky blue and black away kit had a trendy design with a cut and polo style collar deriving from a printed jacquard.[22] | | Monaco | Puma | Fedcom | Updated home kit and a brand new away kit. New away kit was all sky blue.[23] | | Nancy | Baliston | Odalys Vacances | No changes were reported. | | Nantes | Kappa | Profil+ | New sponsor Profil+ and new kit provider Kappa came on. Synergy stayed as sponsors. New home shirt had Nantes' traditional colours of yellow, with a green collar and green piping around the bottom of the shirt and the ends of the sleeves. New away kit bore resemblance to Werder Bremen's alternate kit of the previous year.[24] | | Nice | Lotto | Takara | New primary sponsor Takara came on. Secondary sponsors included on kits as well. Updated home kit with thinner black stripes with black shorts and black socks. New away kit with white shirt, white shorts, and white socks. The shirt was white with a red and black stripe going across the chest.[25] | | PSG | Nike | Emirates | Emirates stayed as sponsors. Updated home kit. New away kit, which was bronze, and a new European kit, which was all gray. The red stripe on both the away kit and the European kit was horizontal instead of its usual vertical placement.[26][27] | | Rennes | Puma | Samsic | New away kit. Along with a black collar, the white away shirt had black lining on the sides going all the way up to the underarms.[28] | | Saint-Étienne | adidas | Konica Minolta | New home and away kit. Home kit was green with white shorts and green socks with lime entrenched in the shirt. Away shirt was black with lime scaling the top starting from the left shoulder all the way to the right arm. The shorts were lime and the socks were black.[29] | | Sochaux | Lotto | Mobil 1 | New home kit, which retained the traditional colours of Sochaux, but for the first time had a vertical stripe on it.[30] New away kit was sky blue with a yellow collar.[31] | | Toulouse | Airness | IDEC | Toulouse left Lotto for Airness after 8 years with the Italian brand. New home, away, and alternate kit. New home kit had a purple shirt with white stripes, white shorts, and purple socks. Away kit was all black with pink linings on the shirt. Alternate kit was all white with purple linings on the shirt.[32] | | Valenciennes | Diadora | Toyota | Toyota stayed as sponsors and new sponsor SITA came on. Brand new red home kit, new white away kit, and new blue alternate kit. Valenciennes revived their scapular tradition. This was the first time they have worn the scapular since the final of the French Cup in 1951.[33] | [edit] See also [edit] References [edit] External links | | | | | | | 2008–09 in European Football (UEFA) | | | Domestic leagues | | | | Domestic cups | | | | League Cups | | | | UEFA competitions | | | |
