The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010. There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2008–09 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for this season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.The DNGC is responsible for overseeing the legal and financial accounts of professional and amateur football clubs in France. If clubs operating in the football leagues of France did not meet the DNGC's expectations, they could face sanctions, such as relegation. In addition, German sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.
The season began on 8 August 2009 under a new format with 16 clubs beginning play simultaneously followed by 4 clubs competing the following day. Under the new format, the showcase match of the opening week will contest the winners of the league the previous season and the winners of the second division the previous season. In the match this year, defending champions Bordeaux defeating second division champions Lens 4–1 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
On 5 May 2010, Marseille defeated Rennes 3–1 to claim their 9th Ligue 1 title and their first since the 1991–92 season. Because of their Coupe de la Ligue title, Marseille claimed the league and league cup double. It is the second straight season a club has won the league and league cup double with Bordeaux achieving it last season.
Teams
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2008–09 Ligue 2 Champions: Lens Runners-up: Montpellier 3rd Place: Boulogne
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Ligue 2 18th Place: Caen 19th Place: Nantes 20th Place: Le Havre
Stadia and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity Avg. attendance Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 11,306 Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,327 29,197 Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade de la Libération 15,004 11,945 Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,000 14,130 Le Mans Stade Léon-Bollée 17,500 9,014 Lens Stade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 33,963 Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium Lille Métropole 21,803 14,543 Lorient Stade du Moustoir 16,669 11,291 Lyon Stade Gerland 41,044 35,261 Marseille Stade Vélodrome 60,031 48,941 Fontvieille Stade Louis II 18,500 8,191 Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 17,407 Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 16,294 Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 8,567 Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 33,022 Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 22,876 Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 35,616 25,876 Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,025 12,628 Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,672 19,472 Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16,547 12,123
Personnel & sponsorships TeamChairmanManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsAuxerre AirnessAlain Afflelou/Senoble, Invicta GroupBesson ChaussuresConseil général de l'YonneBesson ChaussuresBordeaux PumaKiaCdiscountPichet ImmobilierCdiscountBoulogne UhlsportRabot Dutilleul/SEDEA Electronique/Dia 7, Geodis Calberson, LD Lines Maillot pour la vie/SEDEA Electronique/KasperskyNord-Pas-de-CalaisCouverture Etancheite Moderne du NordGrenoble NikeFlash Kado (H)/TchaTche.com (A), ISSNoneNoneSamseLe Mans KappaFermiers de Loué (H)/Le Gaulois(A), Tendances Eco, NTNGroupamaSystème UNTNLens ReebokInvicta Group, Allianz, OptexNoneNord-Pas-de-CalaisMcCain FoodsLille Rudi GarciaCanterbury of New ZealandPartouchePartoucheNord-Pas-de-CalaisNoneLorient DuarigLa Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient Agglomération, B&B HotelsEco BreizhCasino CafétériaArmor-LuxLyon UmbroPlayStation/Betclic (only in UEFA matches), Apicil, MDA ElectroménagerMDA ElectroménagerNoneOLweb.frMarseille AdidasDirect ÉnergieIntersportTouaxGroupamaMonaco PumaFedcom, HSBC, Fight Aids MonacoHSBCHSBCPeace and SportMontpellier NikeGroupe Nicollin, La Région Languedoc-Roussillon, Dyneff Montpellier AgglomérationRenault Trucks Grand LyonNoneNancy BalistonOdalys Vacances, Geodis Calberson, ClairefontaineUEFA Euro 2016 bidNoneNoneNice LottoNasuba Express, Takara Multimédia, Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurPizzorno EnvironnementOGC Nice TVMétropole Nice Côte d'AzurPSG NikeFly EmiratesPSG TV/Restaurants du CœurPoweoElior GroupRennes PumaSamsic, rennes.frBlot ImmobilierAssociation ELABreizh ColaSaint-Étienne AdidasFruité Entreprises, Invicta Group, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-AlpesFunaiSaint-Étienne MétropoleTeisseireSochaux LottoPeugeot, Franche-Comté, Mobil 1Pays de Montbéliard AgglomérationNoneNoneToulouse AirnessGroupe IDEC, JD PromotionNewrestNoneNoneValenciennes NikeToyota (H)/SITA (A)SITA (H)/Toyota (A)Nord-Pas-de-CalaisNone
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner ofdepartureDate ofvacancyPositionin tableIncoming head coachDate ofappointmentPositionin tableMarseille Eric GeretsResigned12 May 2009Off-season Didier Deschamps1 July 2009Off-seasonParis Saint-Germain Paul Le GuenContract Expiration30 June 2009 Antoine Kombouaré1 July 2009Nice Frédéric AntonettiContract Expiration30 June 2009 Didier Ollé-Nicolle1 July 2009 Monaco Ricardo GomesContract Expiration30 June 2009 Guy Lacombe1 July 2009Valenciennes Antoine KombouaréSigned by Paris Saint-Germain30 June 2009 Philippe Montanier1 July 2009Rennes Guy LacombeSigned by Monaco30 June 2009 Frédéric Antonetti1 July 2009Le Mans Arnaud CormierMutual consent30 June 2009 Paulo Duarte1 July 2009Boulogne Philippe MontanierSigned by Valenciennes30 June 2009 Laurent Guyot1 July 2009Montpellier Rolland CourbisMutual consent30 June 2009 René Girard1 July 2009Le Mans Paulo DuarteSacked10 December 200919th Arnaud Cormier10 December 200919thSaint-Étienne Alain PerrinSacked15 December 200918th Christophe Galtier15 December 200918thNice Didier Ollé-NicolleSacked9 March 201017th Eric Roy9 March 201017th
Transfers
League table
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers Mamadou Niang won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Mamadou Niang Marseille 18 2 Kevin Gameiro Lorient 17 3 Mevlüt Erdinç Paris Saint-Germain 15 Lisandro López Lyon 5 Nenê Monaco 14 Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre Loïc Rémy Nice 8 Asamoah Gyan Rennes 13 Pierre-Alain Frau Lille Gervinho Lille Yohan Cabaye Lille Last updated: 21 May 2010 Source: Règlement du classement des buteurs
Awards
Monthly awards
UNFP Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubAugust Lisandro López LyonSeptember Hugo Lloris LyonOctober Ireneusz Jeleń AuxerreNovember Fabrice Abriel MarseilleDecember Jérémie Janot Saint-ÉtienneJanuary Karim Aït-Fana MontpellierFebruary Hatem Ben Arfa MarseilleMarch Eden Hazard LilleApril Lucho González Marseille
Annual awards The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Manager of the Year and Goal of the Year in Ligue 1. The winner was determine at the annual UNFP Awards, which was held on 9 May. The winners are displayed in bold.
Player of the Year PlayerNationalityClubMarouane Chamakh MoroccoBordeauxEden Hazard BelgiumLilleLisandro López ArgentinaLyonMamadou Niang SenegalMarseille
Young Player of the Year PlayerNationalityClubKarim Aït-FanaMontpellierEden Hazard BelgiumLilleYann M'VilaRennesEmmanuel RivièreSaint-Étienne
Goalkeeper of the Year PlayerNationalityClubCédric CarrassoBordeauxHugo LlorisLyonSteve MandandaMarseilleStéphane RuffierMonaco
Manager of the Year ManagerNationalityClubLaurent BlancBordeauxDidier DeschampsMarseilleJean FernandezAuxerreRené GirardMontpellier
Goal of the Year ManagerNationalityClubMatchIsmaël Bangoura GuineaRennes8 August 2009 v. BoulogneMichel Bastos BrazilLyon29 August 2009 v. NancyMamadou Niang SenegalMarseille19 September 2009 v. MontpellierMatt Moussilou Republic of the CongoBoulogne13 March 2010 v. NancyYohan CabayeLille18 April 2010 v. Monaco
Team of the Year
Team of the YearGoalkeeper Hugo Lloris (Lyon)Defenders Rod Fanni (Rennes) Souleymane Diawara (Marseille) Michaël Ciani (Bordeaux) Benoît Trémoulinas (Bordeaux)Midfielders Benoît Cheyrou (Marseille) Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) Eden Hazard (Lille)Forwards Lisandro López (Lyon) Mamadou Niang (Marseille) Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux)
Season statistics Updated 11 April 2010
Scoring First goal of the season: Mamadou Niang for Marseille against Grenoble, 1 minute and 34 seconds. (8 August 2009). Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute – Roland Lamah for Le Mans against Montpellier. (10 April 2010). Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes and 27 seconds – Sloan Privat for Sochaux against Lens (7 November 2009) First own goal of the season: Olivier Monterrubio (Lorient) for Lille, 64 minutes and 38 seconds (9 August 2009) First penalty kick of the season: 58 minutes and 44 seconds – Mathieu Coutadeur (scored) for Le Mans against Lyon (8 August 2009). First hat-trick of the season: Michel Bastos (Lyon) against Sochaux (21 February 2010). Widest winning margin: 5 goals Lorient 5–0 Boulogne (7 November 2009) Grenoble 5–0 Auxerre (6 February 2010) Most goals in one match: 10 goals – Lyon 5–5 Marseille (8 November 2009). Most goals in one half: 6 goals Lyon v Marseille (8 November 2009); 2–2 at half time, 5–5 final. Boulogne v Paris Saint-Germain (2 December 2009); 1–0 at half time, 2–5 final.
Discipline First yellow card of the season: Sidney Govou for Lyon against Le Mans, 9 minutes and 24 seconds (8 August 2009) First red card of the season: Cyril Jeunechamp for Montpellier against Paris Saint-Germain, 32 minutes and 11 seconds (8 August 2009) Card given at latest point in a game: Nicolas Penneteau (red) at 90+3 minutes and 44 seconds for Valenciennes against Nancy (8 August 2009) Most yellow cards in a single match: 9 Rennes 0–1 Auxerre – 4 for Rennes (Fabien Lemoine, Yann M'Vila, Asamoah Gyan, & Lucien Aubey) and 5 for Auxerre (Aurélien Capoue, Cédric Hengbart, Stéphane Grichting, Dennis Oliech, & Jean-Pascal Mignot) (3 October 2009) Most red cards in a single match: 3 Bordeaux 2–2 Lyon – 2 for Bordeaux (Benoît Trémoulinas and Jussiê) and 1 for Lyon (Anthony Réveillère) (17 April 2010)
Miscellaneous Longest second half injury time: 5 minutes and 56 seconds – Lens against Lille (20 September 2009). On 9 August 2009, Bordeaux established a record for most consecutive league wins with 12 surpassing Lille who won 11 consecutive matches in 1949, winning their last four games of the 1948–49 season and their first seven in the 1949–50 season. Bordeaux's streak began during the 2008–09 season on 14 March 2009 following a 2–1 victory over Nice. The club broke the record on the opening match day of this season defeating Lens 4–1. The record lasted for 14 matches before coming to an end on 30 August following the club's 0–0 draw with Marseille. On 31 October 2009, Grenoble set a record for most consecutive losses in French football following the club's eleven straight league defeat, an 0–2 loss to Lille. The previous record of ten straight defeats, held by Sète, had been intact since 1947. The losing streak came to an end the following week, on 7 November, following the club's 0–0 draw with Monaco.
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