2009–10 Ligue 1

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5] 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.^[6]

Ligue 1

Season	2009–10
Dates	8 August 2009 – 15 May 2010
Champions	Marseille 9th Ligue 1 title 10th French title
Relegated	Le Mans Boulogne Grenoble
Champions League	Marseille Lyon Auxerre
Europa League	Lille Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier
Matches played	380
Goals scored	916 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mamadou Niang (18 goals)
Biggest home win	Lorient 5–0 Boulogne (7 November 2009) Grenoble 5–0 Auxerre (6 February 2010)
Biggest away win	Grenoble 0–4 Rennes (19 September 2009) Monaco 0–4 Lille (13 December 2009) Nancy 0–4 Lille (23 December 2009) Sochaux 0–4 Lyon (21 February 2010)
Highest scoring	Lyon 5–5 Marseille (8 November 2009)
Longest winning run	7 games Auxerre (26 September – 21 November) Lille (28 November – 16 January) Marseille (21 March – 25 April)
Longest unbeaten run	15 games Marseille (7 February – 5 May)
Longest losing run	11 games Grenoble (8 August – 31 October)
Highest attendance	55,920 [1] Marseille 0–0 Bordeaux (30 August 2009)
Average attendance	20,089 [1]
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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.^[7][8] 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

Auxerre

Bordeaux

Boulogne

Grenoble

Le Mans

Lens      

Lille

Lorient

Lyon

Marseille

Monaco

Montpellier

Nancy

Nice

PSG

Sochaux

Rennes

St. Étienne

Toulouse

Valenciennes

Location of teams in 2009–10 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	Avg. attendance
Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps	24,493	11,306
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Stade Chaban-Delmas	34,327	29,197
Boulogne	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Stade de la Libération	15,004	11,945
Grenoble	Grenoble	Stade des Alpes	20,000	14,130
Le Mans	Le Mans	Stade Léon-Bollée	17,500	9,014
Lens	Lens	Stade Félix-Bollaert	41,233	33,963
Lille	Villeneuve d'Ascq	Stadium Lille Métropole	21,803	14,543
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	16,669	11,291
Lyon	Lyon	Stade Gerland	41,044	35,261
Marseille	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	60,031	48,941
Monaco	Fontvieille	Stade Louis II	18,500	8,191
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,900	17,407
Nancy	Tomblaine	Stade Marcel Picot	20,087	16,294
Nice	Nice	Stade du Ray	17,415	8,567
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,712	33,022
Rennes	Rennes	Stade de la Route de Lorient	31,127	22,876
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	35,616	25,876
Sochaux	Montbéliard	Stade Auguste Bonal	20,025	12,628
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	35,672	19,472
Valenciennes	Valenciennes	Stade Nungesser	16,547	12,123

Last updated: 7 April 2010.
Source: AFFLUENCES Par Club

Personnel & sponsorships

Team	Chairman	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsors (front)	Shirt sponsors (back)	Shirt sponsors (sleeve)	Shorts sponsors
Auxerre	Alain Dujon	Jean Fernandez	Airness	Alain Afflelou/Senoble, Invicta Group	Besson Chaussures	Conseil général de l'Yonne	Besson Chaussures
Bordeaux	Jean-Louis Triaud	Laurent Blanc	Puma	Kia	Cdiscount	Pichet Immobilier	Cdiscount
Boulogne	Jacques Wattez	Laurent Guyot	Uhlsport	Rabot Dutilleul/SEDEA Electronique/Dia 7, Geodis Calberson, LD Lines	Maillot pour la vie/SEDEA Electronique/Kaspersky	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Couverture Etancheite Moderne du Nord
Grenoble	Kazutoshi Watanabe	Mehmed Baždarević	Nike	Flash Kado (H)/TchaTche.com (A), ISS	None	None	Samse
Le Mans	Henri Legarda	Arnaud Cormier	Kappa	Fermiers de Loué (H)/Le Gaulois(A), Tendances Eco, NTN	Groupama	Système U	NTN
Lens	Gervais Martel	Jean-Guy Wallemme	Reebok	Invicta Group, Allianz, Optex	None	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	McCain Foods
Lille	Michel Seydoux	Rudi Garcia	Canterbury of New Zealand	Partouche	Partouche	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	None
Lorient	Loïc Fery	Christian Gourcuff	Duarig	La Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient Agglomération, B&B Hotels	Eco Breizh	Casino Cafétéria	Armor-Lux
Lyon	Jean-Michel Aulas	Claude Puel	Umbro	PlayStation/Betclic (only in UEFA matches), Apicil, MDA Electroménager	MDA Electroménager	None	OLweb.fr
Marseille	Jean-Claude Dassier	Didier Deschamps	Adidas	Direct Énergie	Intersport	Touax	Groupama
Monaco	Etienne Franzi	Guy Lacombe	Puma	Fedcom, HSBC, Fight Aids Monaco	HSBC	HSBC	Peace and Sport
Montpellier	Louis Nicollin	René Girard	Nike	Groupe Nicollin, La Région Languedoc-Roussillon, Dyneff	Montpellier Agglomération	Renault Trucks Grand Lyon	None
Nancy	Jacques Rousselot	Pablo Correa	Baliston	Odalys Vacances, Geodis Calberson, Clairefontaine	UEFA Euro 2016 bid	None	None
Nice	Maurice Cohen	Eric Roy	Lotto	Nasuba Express, Takara Multimédia, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	Pizzorno Environnement	OGC Nice TV	Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
PSG	Sébastien Bazin	Antoine Kombouaré	Nike	Fly Emirates	PSG TV/Restaurants du Cœur	Poweo	Elior Group
Rennes	Frédéric de Saint-Sernin	Frédéric Antonetti	Puma	Samsic, rennes.fr	Blot Immobilier	Association ELA	Breizh Cola
Saint-Étienne	Bernard Caiazzo	Alain Perrin	Adidas	Fruité Entreprises, Invicta Group, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes	Funai	Saint-Étienne Métropole	Teisseire
Sochaux	Jean-Claude Plessis	Francis Gillot	Lotto	Peugeot, Franche-Comté, Mobil 1	Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération	None	None
Toulouse	Olivier Sadran	Alain Casanova	Airness	Groupe IDEC, JD Promotion	Newrest	None	None
Valenciennes	Francis Decourrière	Philippe Montanier	Nike	Toyota (H)/SITA (A)	SITA (H)/Toyota (A)	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	None

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment	Position in table
Marseille	Eric Gerets	Resigned	12 May 2009[9]	Off-season	Didier Deschamps	1 July 2009[10]	Off-season
Paris Saint-Germain	Paul Le Guen	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[11]		Antoine Kombouaré	1 July 2009[12]
Nice	Frédéric Antonetti	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[13]		Didier Ollé-Nicolle	1 July 2009[14]
Monaco	Ricardo Gomes	Contract Expiration	30 June 2009[15]		Guy Lacombe	1 July 2009[16]
Valenciennes	Antoine Kombouaré	Signed by Paris Saint-Germain	30 June 2009[12]		Philippe Montanier	1 July 2009[17]
Rennes	Guy Lacombe	Signed by Monaco	30 June 2009[16]		Frédéric Antonetti	1 July 2009[18]
Le Mans	Arnaud Cormier	Mutual consent	30 June 2009[19]		Paulo Duarte	1 July 2009[20]
Boulogne	Philippe Montanier	Signed by Valenciennes	30 June 2009[17]		Laurent Guyot	1 July 2009[21]
Montpellier	Rolland Courbis	Mutual consent	30 June 2009[22]		René Girard	1 July 2009[23]
Le Mans	Paulo Duarte	Sacked	10 December 2009[24]	19th	Arnaud Cormier	10 December 2009	19th
Saint-Étienne	Alain Perrin	Sacked	15 December 2009[25]	18th	Christophe Galtier	15 December 2009	18th
Nice	Didier Ollé-Nicolle	Sacked	9 March 2010[26]	17th	Eric Roy	9 March 2010	17th

Transfers

Main articles: List of French football transfers summer 2009 and List of French football transfers winter 2010

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marseille (C)	38	23	9	6	69	36	+33	78	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Lyon	38	20	12	6	64	38	+26	72
3	Auxerre	38	20	11	7	42	29	+13	71	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4	Lille	38	21	7	10	72	40	+32	70	Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
5	Montpellier	38	20	9	9	50	40	+10	69	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[b]
6	Bordeaux	38	19	7	12	58	40	+18	64
7	Lorient	38	16	10	12	54	42	+12	58
8	Monaco	38	15	10	13	39	45	−6	55
9	Rennes	38	14	11	13	52	41	+11	53
10	Valenciennes	38	14	10	14	50	50	0	52
11	Lens	38	12	12	14	40	44	−4	48
12	Nancy	38	13	9	16	46	53	−7	48
13	Paris Saint-Germain	38	12	11	15	50	46	+4	47	Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
14	Toulouse	38	12	11	15	36	36	0	47
15	Nice	38	11	11	16	41	57	−16	44
16	Sochaux	38	11	8	19	28	52	−24	41
17	Saint-Étienne	38	10	10	18	27	45	−18	40
18	Le Mans (R)	38	8	8	22	36	59	−23	32	Relegation to Ligue 2
19	Boulogne (R)	38	7	10	21	31	62	−31	31
20	Grenoble (R)	38	5	8	25	31	61	−30	23

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round of 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
2. Coupe de la Ligue winners Marseille finished as champions, fulfilling a finish of at least 4th place, thus their Europa League Third qualifying round berth will go to the 5th placed team in the league.

Results

Home \ Away	AUX	BOR	BOU	GRE	MFC	RCL	LIL	LOR	OL	OM	ASM	MHS	NAL	NIC	PSG	REN	STE	SOC	TFC	VAL
Auxerre		1–0	0–0	2–0	2–1	0–0	3–2	4–1	0–3	0–0	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0
Bordeaux	1–2		0–0	1–0	3–0	4–1	3–1	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–2	4–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	1–0	0–1
Boulogne	0–0	0–2		2–1	1–3	2–1	2–3	2–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–2	3–3	2–5	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–2
Grenoble	5–0	1–3	2–0		1–1	1–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–0	2–3	1–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–2	2–2	1–0	0–1
Le Mans	0–1	2–1	1–1	1–0		3–0	1–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–2	2–1	0–1	1–0	1–3	1–1	0–0	1–3	2–1
Lens	2–0	4–3	3–0	1–1	2–1		1–1	1–1	0–2	1–0	3–0	0–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	0–0	0–2	1–1
Lille	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–0	3–0	1–0		1–2	4–3	3–2	4–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–0	4–0	1–0	1–1	4–0
Lorient	0–0	1–0	5–0	2–2	1–0	1–0	2–1		1–3	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–0	1–1	3–2
Lyon	2–1	0–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0		5–5	3–0	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–0
Marseille	0–2	0–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–1		1–2	4–2	3–1	4–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	3–0	1–1	5–1
Monaco	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–2		4–0	2–1	3–2	2–0	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–1
Montpellier	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	0–1	2–0	0–0		0–2	1–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–1
Nancy	0–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	3–2	5–1	0–4	1–0	0–2	0–3	4–0	0–0		2–0	0–0	1–2	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–1
Nice	0–1	1–1	2–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	4–1	1–3	1–3	0–3	2–3		1–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	3–2
Paris SG	1–0	3–1	3–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–0	0–3	1–1	0–3	0–1	1–3	1–1	0–1		1–1	3–0	4–1	1–0	2–2
Rennes	0–1	4–2	3–0	4–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	2–2	1–0		1–0	1–2	4–1	0–3
Saint-Étienne	1–1	3–1	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	0–0		0–0	0–1	0–2
Sochaux	1–2	2–3	0–3	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	1–0	0–4	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–4	2–0	0–2		1–0	2–5
Toulouse	0–3	1–2	1–0	4–0	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–2	1–0	3–2	3–1	2–0		0–1
Valenciennes	0–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–1	2–3	0–2	1–0	1–1	1–3

Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Month	Player	Club
August[27]	Lisandro López	Lyon
September[28]	Hugo Lloris	Lyon
October[29]	Ireneusz Jeleń	Auxerre
November[30]	Fabrice Abriel	Marseille
December[31]	Jérémie Janot	Saint-Étienne
January[32]	Karim Aït-Fana	Montpellier
February[33]	Hatem Ben Arfa	Marseille
March[34]	Eden Hazard	Lille
April[35]	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.^[36] The winners are displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Marouane Chamakh	Morocco	Bordeaux
Eden Hazard	Belgium	Lille
Lisandro López	Argentina	Lyon
Mamadou Niang	Senegal	Marseille

Young Player of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Karim Aït-Fana	France	Montpellier
Eden Hazard	Belgium	Lille
Yann M'Vila	France	Rennes
Emmanuel Rivière	France	Saint-Étienne

Goalkeeper of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Cédric Carrasso	France	Bordeaux
Hugo Lloris	France	Lyon
Steve Mandanda	France	Marseille
Stéphane Ruffier	France	Monaco

Manager of the Year

Manager	Nationality	Club
Laurent Blanc	France	Bordeaux
Didier Deschamps	France	Marseille
Jean Fernandez	France	Auxerre
René Girard	France	Montpellier

Goal of the Year

Manager	Nationality	Club	Match
Ismaël Bangoura	Guinea	Rennes	8 August 2009 v. Boulogne
Michel Bastos	Brazil	Lyon	29 August 2009 v. Nancy
Mamadou Niang	Senegal	Marseille	19 September 2009 v. Montpellier
Matt Moussilou	Republic of the Congo	Boulogne	13 March 2010 v. Nancy
Yohan Cabaye	France	Lille	18 April 2010 v. Monaco

Team of the Year

Lloris

Ciani

Diawara

Fanni

Trémoulinas

Cheyrou

Gourcuff

Hazard

Niang

López

Chamakh

Ligue 1 Team of the Year

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Hugo Lloris	Lyon
Defender	Rod Fanni	Rennes
Defender	Souleymane Diawara	Marseille
Defender	Michaël Ciani	Bordeaux
Defender	Benoît Trémoulinas	Bordeaux
Midfielder	Benoît Cheyrou	Marseille
Midfielder	Yoann Gourcuff	Bordeaux
Midfielder	Eden Hazard	Lille
Forward	Mamadou Niang	Marseille
Forward	Lisandro López	Lyon
Forward	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).^[37]
• Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute – Roland Lamah for Le Mans against Montpellier. (10 April 2010).^[38]
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes and 27 seconds – Sloan Privat for Sochaux against Lens (7 November 2009)^[39]
• First own goal of the season: Olivier Monterrubio (Lorient) for Lille, 64 minutes and 38 seconds (9 August 2009)^[40]
• First penalty kick of the season: 58 minutes and 44 seconds – Mathieu Coutadeur (scored) for Le Mans against Lyon (8 August 2009).^[41]
• First hat-trick of the season: Michel Bastos (Lyon) against Sochaux (21 February 2010).^[42]
• Widest winning margin: 5 goals
  • Lorient 5–0 Boulogne (7 November 2009)^[43]
  • Grenoble 5–0 Auxerre (6 February 2010)^[44]
• Most goals in one match: 10 goals – Lyon 5–5 Marseille (8 November 2009).^[45]
• Most goals in one half: 6 goals
  • Lyon v Marseille (8 November 2009); 2–2 at half time, 5–5 final.^[45]
  • Boulogne v Paris Saint-Germain (2 December 2009); 1–0 at half time, 2–5 final.^[46]

Discipline

• First yellow card of the season: Sidney Govou for Lyon against Le Mans, 9 minutes and 24 seconds (8 August 2009)^[47]
• First red card of the season: Cyril Jeunechamp for Montpellier against Paris Saint-Germain, 32 minutes and 11 seconds (8 August 2009)^[48]
• 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)^[49]
• 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)^[50]
• 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)^[51]

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.^[52] Bordeaux's streak began during the 2008–09 season on 14 March 2009 following a 2–1 victory over Nice.^[53] The club broke the record on the opening match day of this season defeating Lens 4–1.^[54] 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.^[55]