2017–18 Ligue 1

	Leader
	2018–19 UEFA Champions League Group stage
	2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
	2018–19 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
	Qualification to relegation play-offs
	Relegation to Ligue 2

Ligue 1
Season	2017–18
Dates	4 August 2017 – 20 May 2018
Matches played	12
Goals scored	35 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mariano (3 goals)
Biggest home win	Lyon 4–0 Strasbourg; (5 August 2017)
Biggest away win	Metz 1–3 Guingamp; (5 August 2017)
Highest scoring	Monaco 3–2 Toulouse; (4 August 2017)
Longest winning run	2 matches; Lyon
Longest unbeaten run	2 matches; Lyon; Troyes
Longest winless run	2 matches; Nice; Rennes
Longest losing run	2 matches; Nice
Highest attendance	48,922; Marseille 3–0 Dijon
Lowest attendance	9,968; Troyes 1–1 Rennes
Total attendance	282,519
Average attendance	25,683
	← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 11 August 2017.

The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season is the 80th season since its establishment. The season started on 4 August 2017 and is scheduled to end on 20 May 2018.^[7] Monaco are the defending champions.

Teams

Twenty teams will compete in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2: Strasbourg (Ligue 2 champions), Amiens (Ligue 2 runner-up) and Troyes (winner of the relegation play-off against Lorient), replacing the three relegated teams from the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season: Bastia (finished 20th), Nancy (finished 19th) and Lorient (lost the relegation play-off against Troyes).

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Amiens	Amiens	Stade de la Licorne	12,097
Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa	17,835
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Matmut Atlantique	42,115
Caen	Caen	Stade Michel d'Ornano	20,453
Dijon	Dijon	Stade Gaston Gérard	16,098
Guingamp	Guingamp	Stade du Roudourou	18,126
Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186
Lyon	Décines-Charpieu	Parc OL	59,186
Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome	67,381
Metz	Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	25,636
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,500
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,939
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	38,285
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624
PSG	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,712
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park	29,376
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	42,000
Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau	29,230
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	35,470
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l'Aube	21,684

Location of teams in 2017–18 Ligue 1

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Main Sponsor
Amiens	Christophe Pélissier	Thomas Monconduit	Adidas	Intersport
Angers	Stéphane Moulin	Ismaël Traoré	Kappa	Scania (H), Bodet (A)
Bordeaux	Jocelyn Gourvennec	Jaroslav Plašil	Puma	Groupe Sweetcom
Caen	Patrice Garande	Julien Féret	Umbro	Maisons France Confort (H), Campagne de France (A & 3)
Dijon	Olivier Dall'Oglio	Cédric Varrault	Lotto	DVF, Doras, IPS
Guingamp	Antoine Kombouaré	Jimmy Briand	Patrick	Servagroupe (H), Aroma Celte (A)
Lille	Marcelo Bielsa	Ibrahim Amadou	New Balance	Partouche
Lyon	Bruno Génésio	Nabil Fekir	Adidas	Hyundai, Veolia (European)
Marseille	Rudi García	Dimitri Payet	Adidas
Metz	Philippe Hinschberger	Kévin Lejeune	Nike	Moselle
Monaco	Leonardo Jardim	Radamel Falcao	Nike	Fedcom
Montpellier	Michel Der Zakarian	Vitorino Hilton	Nike	Sud de France
Nantes	Claudio Ranieri	Léo Dubois	Umbro	Synergie
Nice	Lucien Favre	Dante	Macron	Mutuelles du Soleil
Paris Saint-Germain	Unai Emery	Thiago Silva	Nike	Emirates
Rennes	Christian Gourcuff	Benjamin André	Puma	Samsic
Saint-Étienne	Óscar García	Loïc Perrin	Le Coq Sportif	EoviMcd Mutuelle
Strasbourg	Thierry Laurey	Ernest Seka	Hummel	ÉS Énergies
Toulouse	Pascal Dupraz	Christopher Jullien	Joma	Triangle Interim
Troyes	Jean-Louis Garcia	Benjamin Nivet	Kappa	Babeau Seguin

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Saint-Étienne	Christophe Galtier	Resigned	20 May 2017^[8]	Pre-season	Óscar García	15 June 2017^[9]
Lille	Franck Passi	End of interim	20 May 2017^[10]		Marcelo Bielsa	30 June 2017^[10]
Montpellier	Jean-Louis Gasset	End of contract	20 May 2017^[11]		Michel Der Zakarian	23 May 2017^[12]
Nantes	Sérgio Conceição	Resigned to join Porto	6 June 2017^[13]		Claudio Ranieri	13 June 2017^[14]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain (C)	38	29	6	3	108	29	+79	93	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Monaco	38	24	8	6	85	45	+40	80
3	Lyon	38	23	9	6	87	43	+44	78
4	Marseille	38	22	11	5	80	47	+33	77	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	Rennes	38	16	10	12	50	44	+6	58	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Bordeaux	38	16	7	15	53	48	+5	55	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
7	Saint-Étienne	38	15	10	13	47	50	−3	55
8	Nice	38	15	9	14	53	52	+1	54
9	Nantes	38	14	10	14	36	41	−5	52
10	Montpellier	38	11	18	9	36	33	+3	51
11	Dijon	38	13	9	16	55	73	−18	48
12	Guingamp	38	12	11	15	48	59	−11	47
13	Amiens	38	12	9	17	37	42	−5	45
14	Angers	38	9	14	15	42	52	−10	41
15	Strasbourg	38	9	11	18	44	67	−23	38
16	Caen	38	10	8	20	27	52	−25	38
17	Lille	38	10	8	20	41	67	−26	38
18	Toulouse (O)	38	9	10	19	38	54	−16	37	Qualification for the relegation play-off final
19	Troyes (R)	38	9	6	23	32	59	−27	33	Relegation to Ligue 2
20	Metz (R)	38	6	8	24	34	76	−42	26	Relegation to Ligue 2

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
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; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points^[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away	AMI	ANG	BOR	CAE	DIJ	GUI	LIL	OL	OM	MET	ASM	MHS	FCN	NIC	PSG	REN	STE	STR	TFC	TRO
Amiens	—
Angers		—	2–2
Bordeaux			—																a
Caen				—
Dijon					—
Guingamp						—										a
Lille							—						3–0
Lyon								—	a								a	4–0
Marseille					3–0			a	—						a
Metz						1–3				—
Monaco											—			a					3–2
Montpellier				1–0								—
Nantes													—			a
Nice											a			—						1–2
Paris Saint-Germain	2–0								a						—
Rennes						a		1–2					a			—
Saint-Étienne								a						1–0			—
Strasbourg																		—
Toulouse			a																—
Troyes																1–1				—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2017. Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Relegation play-offs

The 2017–18 season will end with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team and the winner of the match 2 of the Ligue 2 play-off on a two-legged confrontation.

Number of teams by regions

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Team \ Round

Teams	Region or country	Team(s)
3	Grand Est	Metz, Strasbourg and Troyes
2	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Lyon and Saint-Étienne
	Brittany	Guingamp and Rennes
	Hauts-de-France	Amiens and Lille
	Occitanie	Montpellier and Toulouse
	Pays de la Loire	Angers and Nantes
	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Marseille and Nice
1	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Dijon
	Île-de-France	Paris Saint-Germain
	Monaco	Monaco
	Normandy	Caen
	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bordeaux

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 11 August 2017^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mariano	Lyon	3
2	Nabil Fekir	Lyon	2
2	Clinton N'Jie	Marseille	2

Clean sheets

As of 11 August 2017^[16]

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Anthony Lopes	Lyon	2
2	Alphonse Areola	Paris Saint-Germain	1
	Benjamin Lecomte	Montpellier
	Mike Maignan	Lille
	Steve Mandanda	Marseille
	Stéphane Ruffier	Saint-Étienne

References

^ ^a ^b "French Ligue 1 Statistics – LFP". lfp.fr. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "French Ligue 1 Statistics – ESPN FC". espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee#
^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee#
^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee
^ http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee
^ "Calendrier/Résultats". lfp.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "Christophe Galtier va quitter Saint-Etienne à la fin de la saison". lequipe.fr. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
^ "[OFFICIEL] Oscar Garcia nouvel entraîneur". 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Marcelo Bielsa to manage Lille in 2017-18 season". bbc.co.uk. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
^ "Jean-Louis Gasset confirme son départ de Montpellier". lequipe.fr. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "Montpellier : Michel Der Zakarian a signé comme prévu". lequipe.fr. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "Nantes coach Sérgio Conceição leaves the Ligue 1 soccer club after reaching agreement with Porto". eurosport.co.uk. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ "Feu vert pour Claudio Ranieri, nouvel entraîneur du FC Nantes". lequipe.fr. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Statistical Leaders – 2017–18". FOX Sports. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.010973975998803-15] Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

[goalscorers-1] "French Ligue 1 Statistics – LFP". lfp.fr. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[espnfc-2] "French Ligue 1 Statistics – ESPN FC". espnfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[3] ttp://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee#

[4] ttp://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee#

[5] ttp://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee

[6] ttp://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee

[7] "Calendrier/Résultats". lfp.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[8] "Christophe Galtier va quitter Saint-Etienne à la fin de la saison". lequipe.fr. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[9] "[OFFICIEL] Oscar Garcia nouvel entraîneur". 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[Bielsa_Lille-10] "Marcelo Bielsa to manage Lille in 2017-18 season". bbc.co.uk. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[11] "Jean-Louis Gasset confirme son départ de Montpellier". lequipe.fr. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[12] "Montpellier : Michel Der Zakarian a signé comme prévu". lequipe.fr. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[13] "Nantes coach Sérgio Conceição leaves the Ligue 1 soccer club after reaching agreement with Porto". eurosport.co.uk. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

[14] "Feu vert pour Claudio Ranieri, nouvel entraîneur du FC Nantes". lequipe.fr. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[16] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[cleansheets-17] "Statistical Leaders – 2017–18". FOX Sports. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

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