The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 80th season since its establishment. The season started on 4 August 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Monaco were the defending champions.
On 15 April, Paris Saint-Germain won their seventh Ligue 1 title with five games to spare following a 7–1 victory over Monaco.
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2: Strasbourg (Ligue 2 champions, after a nine-year absence), Amiens (Ligue 2 runner-up, their first ever Ligue 1) and Troyes (winner of the relegation play-off against Lorient, with immediate return), replacing the three relegated teams from the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season: Bastia (finished 20th, after five years), Nancy (finished 19th, with immediate return) and Lorient (lost the relegation play-off against Troyes, after 11 years). This season was also the first since the 2010-11 season to not feature a team from the island of Corsica.
Stadia and locations
Club Location Venue CapacityAmiensStade de la Licorne 12,097AngersStade Raymond Kopa 17,835BordeauxMatmut Atlantique 42,115CaenStade Michel d'Ornano 20,453DijonStade Gaston Gérard 18,376GuingampStade du Roudourou 18,378Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,157Décines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium 59,186MarseilleOrange Vélodrome 67,394MetzStade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 MonacoStade Louis II 18,523 MontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,939NantesStade de la Beaujoire 37,473NiceAllianz Riviera 35,624ParisParc des Princes 48,583RennesRoazhon Park 29,778Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965StrasbourgStade de la Meinau 29,230ToulouseStadium Municipal 33,150TroyesStade de l'Aube 20,420
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsSocks sponsorsAmiens Christophe Pélissier AdidasIntersport, No Publik, CG2IIGOL LubrifiantsTeddy SmithAmiens MétropoleNone Angers Kappa Scania (H)/Le Gaulois (A), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Système U, AngersLa BoucherieAlgimoussWinamaxNone Bordeaux Puma Groupe Sweetcom (H)/Bistro Régent (A)/Winamax (3), Avenue de la Glisse/IntersportBistro Régent (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A)WiśniowskiWinamax, Pitaya ThaiNone Caen Umbro Campagne de France (H)/Maisons France Confort (A & 3), Künkel, Groupe IDEC SOS MalusAlticapPetit ForestierNone Dijon Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)/Suez (A & 3), Incendie Protection Sécurité, DVF Group, Dijon Métropole (H)/Groupe Roger Martin (A) DORASLeader Interim, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'PouceEngie, DalkiaCaisse d'Épargne Guingamp Antoine Kombouaré Patrick Servagroupe, Société ADS, Breizh ColaRapidoprêtUnion d'ExpertsCre'actuelNone Lille New Balance PartoucheNoneBoulangerNo PublikNone Lyon Adidas Hyundai/Hyundai Kona/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA ElectroménagerALILA PromoteurALILA Promoteur/Sport dans la VilleIntermarchéNone Marseille Adidas OrangeBoulangerMutuelles du SoleilWinamaxNone Metz Nike Car Avenue, Moselle, Société Parisienne pour l'Industrie Électrique, Inter-Conseil IntérimBigben InteractiveNoneE.Leclerc MoselleNone Monaco Nike FedcomNoneTriangle IntérimOrezzaNone Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Nike Sud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du SoleilIDEC SportFAUN-EnvironnementSystème U, Groupe IliosNone Nantes Léo Dubois Umbro Synergie, Manitou, ProginovAnvoliaLNA SantéWinamax, FlaminoNone Nice Dante Macron Mutuelles du Soleil/7天酒店 (in UEFA matches), Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurUbaldi.com7天酒店WinamaxNone Paris Saint-Germain Nike Fly EmiratesOoredooQNBNoneNone Rennes Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Armor-Lux, Association ELABlot Immobilierrennes.frConvivioNone Saint-Étienne Le Coq Sportif EoviMcd Mutuelle, Loire, NetBetGroupe SweetcomMARKALDesjoyaux PiscinesNone Strasbourg Hummel ÉS Énergies (H)/CroisiEurope (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A) CroisiEurope (H)/ÉS Énergies (A)WürthSeverin France, Eurométropole de StrasbourgNone Toulouse Joma Triangle Intérim, LP PromotionNewrestPrévoir AssurancesMairie de Toulouse, Conseil départemental de la Haute-GaronneNone Troyes Kappa Babeau Seguin, norelem, Les Mousquetaires, FestilightPremium Automobiles TroyesNoneTroyes, Piscines DugainPiLeJe
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Saint-Étienne Resigned 20 May 2017 Pre-season 15 June 2017 Lille End of interim 20 May 2017 30 June 2017 Montpellier End of contract 20 May 2017 23 May 2017 Nantes Resigned to join Porto 6 June 2017 13 June 2017 Metz Sacked 22 October 2017 20th 29 October 2017 Rennes 8 November 2017 10th 8 November 2017 Saint-Étienne Resigned 15 November 2017 6th 15 November 2017 Lille Sacked 15 December 2017 18th 29 December 2017 Saint-Étienne 20 December 2017 16th 20 December 2017 Bordeaux 18 January 2018 13th 20 January 2018 Toulouse 22 January 2018 19th 22 January 2018
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The 2017–18 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Toulouse, and the winner of the semifinal of the Ligue 2 play-off, Ajaccio, on a two-legged confrontation.
The first match, which was supposed to be held in Ajaccio, took place behind closed doors in Montpellier.
Toulouse won 4–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain282 Florian ThauvinMarseille223 Memphis DepayLyon19 NeymarParis Saint-Germain5 Mario BalotelliNice18 Radamel FalcaoMonaco Nabil FekirLyon Mariano DíazLyon9 Karl Toko EkambiAngers1710 Alassane PléaNice16
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate Radamel FalcaoMonaco Dijon 4–1 (A) Memphis DepayLyon Troyes 5–0 (A) Neymar4Paris Saint-Germain Dijon 8–0 (H) Florian ThauvinMarseille Metz 6–3 (H) Alassane Pléa4NiceGuingamp 5–2 (A) Romain HamoumaSaint-Étienne Lille 5–0 (H) Memphis DepayLyon Nice 3–2 (H) Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Alphonse AreolaParis Saint-Germain172 Benjamin LecomteMontpellier14 Anthony LopesLyon4 Alban LafontToulouse12 Stéphane RuffierSaint-Étienne Ciprian TătărușanuNantes7 Régis GurtnerAmiens11 Karl-Johan JohnssonGuingamp Steve MandandaMarseille Rémy VercoutreCaen
Awards
Award Winner Club Player of the Season Neymar Paris Saint-Germain Young Player of the Season Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Goalkeeper of the Season Steve Mandanda Marseille Goal of the Season Malcom Bordeaux Manager of the Season Unai Emery Paris Saint-Germain Team of the Year Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Defenders Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain) Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) Ferland Mendy (Lyon) Midfielders Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) Nabil Fekir (Lyon) Forwards Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
Attendances
References
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