The 2008–09 Ligue 1 season was the 71st since its establishment. Bordeaux became champions for the sixth time on the last weekend of the season. The fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008. The season began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, consisting of 17 who competed the previous season and three that were promoted from France's second division Ligue 2.

Bordeaux consecutively won their last 11 league games of the season and clinched the title on 30 May 2009 after the 1–0 victory against Caen. This was Bordeaux's sixth title and their first since the 1998–99 season. Bordeaux's title victory ended a historic run for Lyon, who had won seven consecutive titles beginning with the 2001–02 season. Le Havre, Nantes and Caen were relegated to Ligue 2. Both Le Havre and Nantes were promoted from Ligue 2 last season. Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Lille all secured European football for the 2009–10 season through their league position.

Teams Promotion and relegation RC Lens, RC Strasbourg and FC Metz were relegated to the 2008–09 Ligue 2 after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the 2007–08 season. Lens were relegated to the Ligue 2 after 17 seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of France, while Strasbourg and Metz made their immediate return to the second level.

The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2007–08 Ligue 2 sides. Champions Le Havre, who terminated their second-level status after five years, runners-up FC Nantes, who returned to the top flight after one season in second level and Grenoble Foot 38 returned to highest French league for first time after 35 years.

Stadia and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,327 Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,000 Le Havre Stade Jules Deschaseaux 16,454 Le Mans Stade Léon-Bollée 17,500 Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium Lille-Metropole 21,803 Lorient Stade du Moustoir 16,669 Lyon Stade de Gerland 43,051 Marseille Stade Vélodrome 60,031 Fontvieille Stade Louis II 18,500 Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 38,285 Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 35,616 Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,025 Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,672 Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16,547

Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsAuxerre Jean FernandezAirnessNasuba Express, Invicta GroupCreditecConseil général de l'YonneNoneBordeaux Laurent BlancPumaKiaCdiscountPichet ImmobilierCdiscountCaen Franck DumasNikeGDE Recyclage (H)/Campagne de France (A), Celeos Groupe/Groupe CTICampagne de France (H)/GDE Recyclage (A)Groupe SamroGroupe SamroGrenoble Mehmed BaždarevićNikeIndex, Gaz Électricité de Grenoble (H), ISSNoneNoneSamseLe Havre Frédéric HantzAirnessSystème URegion Haute NormandiePoweoNoneLe Mans Arnaud CormierKappaFermiers de Loué (H)/Le Gaulois(A), NTNGroupamaSystème UNTNLille Rudi GarciaCanterbury of New ZealandPartouchePartoucheNord-Pas-de-CalaisNoneLorient Christian GourcuffErreàLa Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient Agglomération, B&B HotelsThermosemeNoneNoneLyon Claude PuelUmbroNovotel (H)/Ticket Restaurant (A), ApicilTicket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A)Ticket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A)Renault TrucksMarseille Eric GeretsAdidasDirect Énergie (H)/Neuf (A & in UEFA matches)GroupamaNasuba ExpressGroupamaAS Monaco Ricardo GomesPumaFedcom, HSBC, Fight Aids MonacoHSBCHSBCNoneNancy Pablo CorreaBalistonOdalys Vacances, Geodis Calberson, Clairefontaine, Grand NancyTriangle InterimReginaChausseaNantes Elie BaupKappaSynergie Interim (H)/Profil Plus (A), Paprec RecyclageProfil Plus (H)/Synergie Interim (A)NoneComplémentaire Retraite Mutualiste COREMNice Frédéric AntonettiLottoNasuba Express (H)/Ubaldi (A), Takara Multimédia, Communauté Nice Côte d'AzurUbaldi (H)/Nasuba Express (A)Pizzorno EnvironnementMinea ÉlectroménagerPSG Paul Le GuenNikeFly EmiratesAlain AfflelouPoweoGroupe SendinRennes Guy LacombePumaSamsic Propreté, rennes.frBlot ImmobilierAssociation ELAGroupe ROSESaint-Étienne Alain PerrinAdidasKonica Minolta, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-AlpesGroupamaNoneFruité EntreprisesSochaux Francis GillotLottoMobil 1, Franche-ComtéPays de Montbéliard AgglomérationCanéOMeri/CreditecToulouse Alain CasanovaAirnessGroupe IDEC, Monné-Decroix, ISSNewrestNoneLoft GroupeValenciennes Antoine KombouaréDiadoraToyota (H)/SITA (A)SITA (H)/Toyota (A)Nord-Pas-de-CalaisPartouche

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers Source: Ligue 1

André-Pierre Gignac won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.

Rank Player Club Goals 1 André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse 24 2 Karim Benzema Lyon 17 Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-Germain 4 Michel Bastos Lille 14 Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre Steve Savidan Caen 7 Fernando Cavenaghi Bordeaux 13 Marouane Chamakh Bordeaux Mamadou Niang Marseille 10 Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux 12

Awards

Monthly awards

UNFP Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubAugustRésultat du trophée du mois d'août 2008! Steve Mandanda MarseilleSeptemberRésultat du trophée du mois de septembre 2008! André-Pierre Gignac ToulouseOctoberRésultat du trophée du mois d'octobre 2008! Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-GermainNovemberRésultat du trophée du mois de novembre 2008! Olivier Echouafni NiceDecemberRésultat du trophée du mois de décembre 2008! Stéphane Sessègnon Paris Saint-GermainJanuaryRésultat du trophée du mois de janvier 2009! Péguy Luyindula Paris Saint-GermainFebruaryRésultat du trophée du mois de février 2009! Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-GermainMarchRésultat du trophée du mois de mars 2009! André-Pierre Gignac ToulouseAprilRésultat du trophée du mois d'avril 2009! Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux

Annual Awards

AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the Season Yoann GourcuffGirondins de BordeauxYoung Player of the Season Eden HazardLilleGoalkeeper of the Season Hugo LlorisOlympique LyonnaisGoal of the Season Yoann GourcuffGirondins de BordeauxManager of the Season Eric GeretsOlympique de Marseille

Team of the Year

Team of the YearGoalkeeper Hugo Lloris (Lyon)Defenders Rod Fanni (Rennes) Vitorino Hilton (Marseille) Souleymane Diawara (Bordeaux) Taye Taiwo (Marseille)Midfielders Benoît Cheyrou (Marseille) Michel Bastos (Lille) Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) Stéphane Sessègnon (Paris Saint-Germain)Forwards Guillaume Hoarau (Paris Saint-Germain) André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)

Attendances Source:

No. Club Average attendance Change Highest 1 Olympique de Marseille 52,276 -0.6% 56,953 2 Paris Saint-Germain FC 40,902 10.7% 45,774 3 Olympique lyonnais 37,395 0.3% 40,245 4 AS Saint-Étienne 28,171 -3.7% 34,734 5 Girondins de Bordeaux 26,963 5.8% 32,858 6 FC Nantes 24,138 6.0% 35,993 7 Stade rennais 24,063 -6.2% 28,879 8 Toulouse FC 20,090 -0.4% 33,572 9 SM Caen 18,914 -3.8% 20,924 10 AS Nancy 18,001 -4.0% 20,017 11 LOSC 17,911 3.9% 78,056 12 Grenoble Foot 38 17,217 72.2% 19,648 13 FC Sochaux 14,660 -8.0% 19,972 14 Le Havre AC 13,568 16.6% 16,378 15 AJ auxerroise 12,914 21.9% 20,002 16 Valenciennes FC 12,866 -6.8% 16,192 17 FC Lorient 11,401 -7.3% 14,621 18 OGC Nice 10,631 -5.8% 16,669 19 Le Mans FC 10,411 -5.9% 16,221 20 AS Monaco 8,512 -21.4% 16,904

References

External links

Ligue 1 official website