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

2017–18 Ligue 1 is located in France
Location of teams in 2017–18 Ligue 1
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AmiensAmiensStade de la Licorne12,097
AngersAngersStade Raymond Kopa17,835
BordeauxBordeauxMatmut Atlantique42,115
CaenCaenStade Michel d'Ornano20,453
DijonDijonStade Gaston Gérard18,376
GuingampGuingampStade du Roudourou18,378
LilleVilleneuve-d'AscqStade Pierre-Mauroy50,157
LyonDécines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium59,186
MarseilleMarseilleOrange Vélodrome67,394
MetzMetzStade Saint-Symphorien25,636
MonacoMonaco MonacoStade Louis II18,523
MontpellierMontpellierStade de la Mosson32,939
NantesNantesStade de la Beaujoire37,473
NiceNiceAllianz Riviera35,624
Paris Saint-GermainParisParc des Princes48,583
RennesRennesRoazhon Park29,778
Saint-ÉtienneSaint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard41,965
StrasbourgStrasbourgStade de la Meinau29,230
ToulouseToulouseStadium Municipal33,150
TroyesTroyesStade de l'Aube20,420

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsSocks sponsors
AmiensFrance Christophe PélissierFrance Thomas MonconduitAdidasIntersport, No Publik, CG2IIGOL LubrifiantsTeddy SmithAmiens MétropoleNone
AngersFrance Stéphane MoulinIvory Coast Ismaël TraoréKappaScania (H)/Le Gaulois (A), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Système U, AngersLa BoucherieAlgimoussWinamaxNone
BordeauxUruguay Gus PoyetCzech Republic Jaroslav PlašilPumaGroupe Sweetcom (H)/Bistro Régent (A)/Winamax (3), Avenue de la Glisse/IntersportBistro Régent (H)/Groupe Sweetcom (A)WiśniowskiWinamax, Pitaya ThaiNone
CaenFrance Patrice GarandeFrance Julien FéretUmbroCampagne de France (H)/Maisons France Confort (A & 3), Künkel, Groupe IDECSOS MalusAlticapPetit ForestierNone
DijonFrance Olivier Dall'OglioFrance Cédric VarraultLottoGroupe 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
GuingampNew Caledonia Antoine KombouaréFrance Jimmy BriandPatrickServagroupe, Société ADS, Breizh ColaRapidoprêtUnion d'ExpertsCre'actuelNone
LilleFrance Christophe GaltierCameroon Ibrahim AmadouNew BalancePartoucheNoneBoulangerNo PublikNone
LyonFrance Bruno GénésioFrance Nabil FekirAdidasHyundai/Hyundai Kona/Veolia (in UEFA matches), Groupama, MDA ElectroménagerALILA PromoteurALILA Promoteur/Sport dans la VilleIntermarchéNone
MarseilleFrance Rudi GarciaFrance Dimitri PayetAdidasOrangeBoulangerMutuelles du SoleilWinamaxNone
MetzFrance Frédéric HantzSerbia Milan BiševacNikeCar Avenue, Moselle, Société Parisienne pour l'Industrie Électrique, Inter-Conseil IntérimBigben InteractiveNoneE.Leclerc MoselleNone
MonacoPortugal Leonardo JardimColombia Radamel FalcaoNikeFedcomNoneTriangle IntérimOrezzaNone
MontpellierArmenia Michel Der ZakarianBrazil Vitorino HiltonNikeSud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du SoleilIDEC SportFAUN-EnvironnementSystème U, Groupe IliosNone
NantesItaly Claudio RanieriFrance Léo DuboisUmbroSynergie, Manitou, ProginovAnvoliaLNA SantéWinamax, FlaminoNone
NiceSwitzerland Lucien FavreBrazil DanteMacronMutuelles du Soleil/7天酒店 (in UEFA matches), Ville de Nice, Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurUbaldi.com7天酒店WinamaxNone
Paris Saint-GermainSpain Unai EmeryBrazil Thiago SilvaNikeFly EmiratesOoredooQNBNoneNone
RennesFrance Sabri LamouchiFrance Romain DanzéPumaSamsic, Del Arte, Armor-Lux, Association ELABlot Immobilierrennes.frConvivioNone
Saint-ÉtienneFrance Jean-Louis GassetFrance Loïc PerrinLe Coq SportifEoviMcd Mutuelle, Loire, NetBetGroupe SweetcomMARKALDesjoyaux PiscinesNone
StrasbourgFrance Thierry LaureyFrance Ernest SekaHummelÉS Énergies (H)/CroisiEurope (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A)CroisiEurope (H)/ÉS Énergies (A)WürthSeverin France, Eurométropole de StrasbourgNone
ToulouseFrance Mickaël DebèveFrance Christopher JullienJomaTriangle Intérim, LP PromotionNewrestPrévoir AssurancesMairie de Toulouse, Conseil départemental de la Haute-GaronneNone
TroyesFrance Jean-Louis GarciaFrance Benjamin NivetKappaBabeau Seguin, norelem, Les Mousquetaires, FestilightPremium Automobiles TroyesNoneTroyes, Piscines DugainPiLeJe

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Saint-ÉtienneFrance Christophe GaltierResigned20 May 2017Pre-seasonSpain Óscar García15 June 2017
LilleFrance Franck PassiEnd of interim20 May 2017Argentina Marcelo Bielsa30 June 2017
MontpellierFrance Jean-Louis GassetEnd of contract20 May 2017Armenia Michel Der Zakarian23 May 2017
NantesPortugal Sérgio ConceiçãoResigned to join Porto6 June 2017Italy Claudio Ranieri13 June 2017
MetzFrance Philippe HinschbergerSacked22 October 201720thFrance Frédéric Hantz29 October 2017
RennesFrance Christian Gourcuff8 November 201710thFrance Sabri Lamouchi8 November 2017
Saint-ÉtienneSpain Óscar GarcíaResigned15 November 20176thFrance Julien Sablé15 November 2017
LilleArgentina Marcelo BielsaSacked15 December 201718thFrance Christophe Galtier29 December 2017
Saint-ÉtienneFrance Julien Sablé20 December 201716thFrance Jean-Louis Gasset20 December 2017
BordeauxFrance Jocelyn Gourvennec18 January 201813thUruguay Gus Poyet20 January 2018
ToulouseFrance Pascal Dupraz22 January 201819thFrance Mickaël Debève22 January 2018

League table

PosTeamvtePldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Paris Saint-Germain (C)38296310829+7993Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Monaco3824868545+4080
3Lyon3823968743+4478
4Marseille38221158047+3377Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5Rennes381610125044+658
6Bordeaux38167155348+555Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
7Saint-Étienne381510134750−355
8Nice38159145352+154
9Nantes381410143641−552
10Montpellier38111893633+351
11Dijon38139165573−1848
12Guingamp381211154859−1147
13Amiens38129173742−545
14Angers38914154252−1041
15Strasbourg38911184467−2338
16Caen38108202752−2538
17Lille38108204167−2638
18Toulouse (O)38910193854−1637Qualification for the relegation play-off final
19Troyes (R)3896233259−2733Relegation to Ligue 2
20Metz (R)3868243476−4226

Results

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Amiens—0–21–03–02–13–13–01–20–22–01–11–10–13–02–20–20–23–10–01–1
Angers1–0—2–23–02–13–01–13–31–10–10–41–10–21–10–51–20–11–10–13–1
Bordeaux3–20–0—0–23–13–12–13–11–12–00–20–21–10–00–10–23–00–34–22–1
Caen1–00–21–0—2–10–00–11–20–21–01–21–33–21–10–02–20–12–00–01–0
Dijon1–12–13–22–0—3–13–02–51–31–11–42–11–03–21–22–10–11–13–13–1
Guingamp1–11–12–10–04–0—1–00–23–32–23–10–00–32–50–32–02–12–01–14–0
Lille0–11–20–00–22–12–2—2–20–13–10–41–13–01–10–31–23–12–11–02–2
Lyon3–01–13–31–03–32–11–2—2–02–03–20–02–03–22–10–21–14–02–03–0
Marseille2–11–11–05–03–01–05–12–3—6–32–20–01–12–12–21–33–02–02–03–1
Metz0–21–20–41–11–21–30–30–50–3—0–10–11–12–11–51–13–03–01–10–1
Monaco0–01–02–12–04–06–02–13–26–13–1—1–12–12–21–22–11–03–03–23–2
Montpellier1–12–11–31–02–21–13–01–11–11–30–0—0–12–00–00–10–11–12–11–1
Nantes0–11–00–11–01–12–12–20–00–11–01–00–2—1–20–11–10–31–02–11–0
Nice1–02–21–04–11–02–02–10–52–43–14–01–01–1—1–21–11–01–20–11–2
Paris SG2–02–16–23–18–02–23–12–03–05–07–14–04–13–0—0–23–05–26–22–0
Rennes2–01–01–00–12–20–11–01–20–31–21–11–12–10–11–4—1–12–12–12–0
Saint-Étienne3–01–11–32–12–22–05–00–52–23–10–40–11–11–01–12–2—2–22–02–1
Strasbourg0–12–20–20–03–20–23–03–23–32–21–30–01–21–12–12–10–1—2–12–1
Toulouse1–02–00–12–00–12–12–31–21–20–03–31–01–11–20–13–20–02–2—1–0
Troyes1–03–00–13–10–00–11–00–52–31–00–30–10–10–20–21–12–13–00–0—

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.

Ajaccio0–3Toulouse
Gradel 45+3' Jullien 51' Sanogo 65'
Toulouse1–0Ajaccio
Durmaz 88'

Toulouse won 4–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics

RankPlayerClubGoals
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain 28 2 France Florian Thauvin Marseille 22 3 Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon 19 Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain 5 Italy Mario Balotelli Nice 18 Colombia Radamel Falcao Monaco France Nabil Fekir Lyon Dominican Republic Mariano Díaz Lyon 9 Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi Angers 17 10 France Alassane Pléa Nice 16Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Colombia Radamel Falcao Monaco Dijon 13 August 2017 Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon Troyes 22 October 2017 Brazil Neymar4 Paris Saint-Germain Dijon 17 January 2018 France Florian Thauvin Marseille Metz 2 February 2018 France Alassane Pléa4 Nice Guingamp 11 March 2018 France Romain Hamouma Saint-Étienne Lille 19 May 2018 Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon Nice 19 May 2018 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals Clean sheets Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 France Alphonse Areola Paris Saint-Germain 17 2 France Benjamin Lecomte Montpellier 14 Portugal Anthony Lopes Lyon 4 France Alban Lafont Toulouse 12 France Stéphane Ruffier Saint-Étienne Romania Ciprian Tătărușanu Nantes 7 France Régis Gurtner Amiens 11 Sweden Karl-Johan Johnsson Guingamp France Steve Mandanda Marseille France Rémy Vercoutre Caen
1Uruguay Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain28
2France Florian ThauvinMarseille22
3Netherlands Memphis DepayLyon19
Brazil NeymarParis Saint-Germain
5Italy Mario BalotelliNice18
Colombia Radamel FalcaoMonaco
France Nabil FekirLyon
Dominican Republic Mariano DíazLyon
9Cameroon Karl Toko EkambiAngers17
10France Alassane PléaNice16
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Colombia Radamel FalcaoMonacoDijon13 August 2017
Netherlands Memphis DepayLyonTroyes22 October 2017
Brazil Neymar4Paris Saint-GermainDijon17 January 2018
France Florian ThauvinMarseilleMetz2 February 2018
France Alassane Pléa4NiceGuingamp11 March 2018
France Romain HamoumaSaint-ÉtienneLille19 May 2018
Netherlands Memphis DepayLyonNice19 May 2018
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1France Alphonse AreolaParis Saint-Germain17
2France Benjamin LecomteMontpellier14
Portugal Anthony LopesLyon
4France Alban LafontToulouse12
France Stéphane RuffierSaint-Étienne
Romania Ciprian TătărușanuNantes
7France Régis GurtnerAmiens11
Sweden Karl-Johan JohnssonGuingamp
France Steve MandandaMarseille
France Rémy VercoutreCaen

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the SeasonBrazil NeymarParis Saint-Germain
Young Player of the SeasonFrance Kylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain
Goalkeeper of the SeasonFrance Steve MandandaMarseille
Goal of the SeasonBrazil MalcomBordeaux
Manager of the SeasonSpain Unai EmeryParis Saint-Germain
Team of the Year
GoalkeeperFrance Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
DefendersBrazil Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain)BrazilMarquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)Brazil Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)France Ferland Mendy (Lyon)
MidfieldersItaly Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)Brazil Luiz Gustavo (Marseille)France Nabil Fekir (Lyon)
ForwardsFrance Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)Uruguay Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain)Brazil Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)

Attendances

#Football clubHome gamesAverage attendance
1Paris Saint-Germain1946,929
2Olympique de Marseille1946,040
3Olympique lyonnais1946,005
4Lille OSC1931,453
5AS Saint-Étienne1928,142
6Girondins de Bordeaux1926,470
7FC Nantes1924,559
8RC Strasbourg1924,083
9Stade rennais1923,111
10OGC Nice1922,876
11SM Caen1917,188
12Toulouse FC1916,924
13FC Metz1914,839
14EA Guingamp1914,506
15Montpellier HSC1913,458
16Dijon FCO1912,228
17ESTAC1912,196
18Angers SCO1911,062
19Amiens SC199,644
20AS Monaco199,243

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