The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season was the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title.
Lens, Strasbourg and Metz were relegated to Ligue 2. The three relegated teams will be replaced by the three promoted teams from Ligue 2. Le Havre were promoted as Ligue 2 champions along with Nantes, who finished in second place, and third-placed Grenoble.
^Metz have been deducted one point by the Discipline Commission and been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as a result of the racist insults inflicted by one of their fans on the Valenciennes player Abdeslam Ouaddou. However, the decision of the point deduction was taken on 27 March 2008.
Ligue 1 has introduced an Attacking Play Table since the start of the 2006–07 Ligue 1 season to encourage more goal-scoring in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), with the help of the former France national team manager Michel Hidalgo, introduced the idea to reward those teams who score the most goals. Independent from the official league table, points are awarded as follows:
The sum of 20 million Euros, taken from the LFP's new commercial ventures in 2006/2007 will be dedicated to this initiative. €16.7 million will go to Ligue 1. Prize money is distributed to the teams at the end of the season depending on where they finish in the table.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; W1 = Wins by one goal; W2 = Wins by more than one goal; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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The 2007 08 Ligue 1 season was the seventieth since its establishment and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008 The fixtures were announced in June 2007 Lyon became French champions having won a record seventh consecutive title Ligue 1Season2007 08Dates4 August 2007 17 May 2008ChampionsLyon 7th title RelegatedLensStrasbourgMetzChampions LeagueLyonBordeauxMarseilleUEFA CupNancySaint EtienneParis Saint GermainIntertoto CupRennesMatches played380Goals scored868 2 28 per match Top goalscorerKarim Benzema 20 goals 2006 072008 09 Contents 1 Participating teams 1 1 Promotion and relegation 1 2 Stadia 1 3 Managers 1 4 Kits 2 League table 3 Results 4 Stats 4 1 Top goalscorers 5 Attacking Play table 6 Player of the Month 7 Awards 7 1 Player of the Year 7 2 Young Player of the Year 7 3 Team of the Year 8 References 9 External linksParticipating teams edit nbsp nbsp Auxerre nbsp Bordeaux nbsp Caen nbsp Le Mans nbsp Lens nbsp Lille nbsp Lorient nbsp Lyon nbsp Marseille nbsp AS Monaco nbsp Metz nbsp Nancy nbsp Nice nbsp PSG nbsp Rennes nbsp St Etienne nbsp Sochaux nbsp Strasbourg nbsp Toulouse nbsp Valenciennesclass notpageimage Location of teams in 2006 07 Ligue 1 Promotion and relegation edit Lens Strasbourg and Metz were relegated to Ligue 2 The three relegated teams will be replaced by the three promoted teams from Ligue 2 Le Havre were promoted as Ligue 2 champions along with Nantes who finished in second place and third placed Grenoble Stadia edit Club Location Venue Capacity Avg attendance Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l Abbe Deschamps 24 493 9 613 Bordeaux Bordeaux Stade Chaban Delmas 34 327 24 689 Caen Caen Stade Michel d Ornano 21 500 19 526 Le Mans Le Mans Stade Leon Bollee 17 500 10 589 Lens Lens Stade Felix Bollaert 41 233 33 717 Lille Villeneuve d Ascq Stade Lille Metropole 21 803 17 553 Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 16 669 12 101 Lyon Lyon Stade Gerland 43 051 36 968 Marseille Marseille Stade Velodrome 60 031 52 009 Metz Metz Stade Municipal Saint Symphorien 26 671 13 401 Monaco Fontvieille Stade Louis II 18 500 10 570 Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20 087 18 591 Nice Nice Stade du Ray 17 415 10 947 Paris Saint Germain Paris Parc des Princes 46 480 36 440 Rennes Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31 127 25 515 Saint Etienne Saint Etienne Stade Geoffroy Guichard 35 616 28 016 Sochaux Montbeliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20 025 15 189 Strasbourg Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29 230 19 135 Toulouse Toulouse Stade de Toulouse 35 472 18 634 Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16 547 13 712 Managers edit Club Head coach Auxerre nbsp Jean Fernandez Bordeaux nbsp Laurent Blanc Caen nbsp Franck Dumas Le Mans nbsp Rudi Garcia Lens nbsp Guy Roux then replaced in August by nbsp Jean Pierre Papin Lille OSC nbsp Claude Puel Lorient nbsp Christian Gourcuff Lyon nbsp Alain Perrin Marseille nbsp Albert Emon then replaced in September by nbsp Eric Gerets Metz nbsp Francis De Taddeo then replaced in December by nbsp Yvon Pouliquen Monaco nbsp Ricardo Gomes Nancy nbsp Pablo Correa Nice nbsp Frederic Antonetti Paris Saint Germain nbsp Paul Le Guen Rennes nbsp Pierre Dreossi then replaced in December by nbsp Guy Lacombe Saint Etienne nbsp Laurent Roussey Sochaux nbsp Frederic Hantz then replaced in January by nbsp Francis Gillot Strasbourg nbsp Jean Marc Furlan Toulouse nbsp Elie Baup Valenciennes nbsp Antoine Kombouare Kits edit Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes Auxerre Airness Prest Oil Bordeaux Puma Kia Pichet and Cdiscount Caen Nike GDE Recyclage and Campagne de France Le Mans Kappa Loue and Le Gaulois Lens Nike Atac and Invicta Lille Airness Groupe Partouche Lorient Errea Biscuits La trinitaine Lyon Umbro Ticket Restaurant and Novotel Marseille Adidas Neuf Groupama and Quick Metz Kappa Nasuba express Monaco Puma Fedcom Nancy Baliston Odalys Vacances Geodis Calberson Regina delipapier and Triangle Interim Nice Lotto CitySport Takara and Pizzorno Paris Saint Germain Nike Emirates Airline Rennes Puma Samsic and Blot immobilier Saint Etienne Adidas Konica Minolta Sochaux Lotto Mobil 1 Strasbourg Hummel France Pare Brise Es Electricite Strasbourg and Groupama Toulouse Lotto Idec Groupe Newrest and Iss world Valenciennes Diadora Toyota and Sita SuezLeague table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Lyon C 38 24 7 7 74 37 37 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage 2 Bordeaux 38 22 9 7 65 38 27 75 3 Marseille 38 17 11 10 58 45 13 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round 4 Nancy 38 15 15 8 44 30 14 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round 5 Saint Etienne 38 16 10 12 47 34 13 58 6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 47 44 3 58 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round 7 Lille 38 13 18 7 45 32 13 57 8 Nice 38 13 16 9 35 30 5 55 9 Le Mans 38 14 11 13 46 49 3 53 10 Lorient 38 12 16 10 32 35 3 52 11 Caen 38 13 12 13 48 53 5 51 12 Monaco 38 13 8 17 40 48 8 47 13 Valenciennes 38 12 9 17 42 40 2 45 14 Sochaux 38 10 14 14 34 43 9 44 15 Auxerre 38 12 8 18 33 52 19 44 16 Paris Saint Germain 38 10 13 15 37 45 8 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round a 17 Toulouse 38 9 15 14 36 42 6 42 18 Lens R 38 9 13 16 43 52 9 40 Relegation to Ligue 2 19 Strasbourg R 38 9 8 21 34 55 21 35 20 Metz b R 38 5 9 24 28 64 36 24Source Ligue 1Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions R RelegatedNotes Paris Saint Germain was qualified for the 2008 09 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007 08 Coupe de la Ligue Metz have been deducted one point by the Discipline Commission and been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as a result of the racist insults inflicted by one of their fans on the Valenciennes player Abdeslam Ouaddou However the decision of the point deduction was taken on 27 March 2008 Results editHome Away AUX BOR CAE MFC RCL LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM NAL NIC PSG REN STE SOC RCS TFC VAL Auxerre 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Bordeaux 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 3 2 1 Caen 0 0 5 0 3 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 Le Mans 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 Lens 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 Lille 0 2 1 1 5 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 a 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 3 3 2 3 0 Lorient 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 Lyon 2 0 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 5 0 3 2 2 0 Marseille 2 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 3 1 Metz 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 Monaco 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 Nancy 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 Nice 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Paris SG 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 Rennes 1 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 Saint Etienne 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 Sochaux 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Strasbourg 3 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Toulouse 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 Valenciennes 3 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 Source Ligue 1Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Notes Match was played at the Stade de FranceStats editTop goalscorers edit Karim Benzema wins the Trophee du Meilleur Buteur Last updated 17 May 2008 Rank Player Club Goals 1 1 nbsp Karim Benzema Lyon 20 2 nbsp Mamadou Niang Marseille 18 3 nbsp Bafetimbi Gomis Saint Etienne 16 nbsp Djibril Cisse Marseille 5 nbsp Fernando Cavenaghi Bordeaux 15 6 nbsp Bakari Kone Nice 14 nbsp Rafik Saifi Lorient 8 nbsp Steve Savidan Valenciennes 13 nbsp Tulio de Melo Le Mans 10 nbsp Mickael Pagis Rennes 12Attacking Play table editLigue 1 has introduced an Attacking Play Table since the start of the 2006 07 Ligue 1 season to encourage more goal scoring in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 The Ligue de Football Professionnel LFP with the help of the former France national team manager Michel Hidalgo introduced the idea to reward those teams who score the most goals Independent from the official league table points are awarded as follows Outcome Point s Loss 0 Draw 1 Victory by one goal 2 Victory by multiple goals 3 The sum of 20 million Euros taken from the LFP s new commercial ventures in 2006 2007 will be dedicated to this initiative 16 7 million will go to Ligue 1 Prize money is distributed to the teams at the end of the season depending on where they finish in the table Last updated 17 May 2008 Pos Club Pld W W1 W2 D L GD Pts 1 Lyon 38 24 9 15 7 7 37 70 2 Bordeaux 38 22 12 10 9 7 27 63 3 Saint Etienne 38 16 4 12 10 12 13 54 4 Nancy 38 15 7 8 15 8 14 53 5 Marseille 38 17 10 8 10 10 13 52 6 Rennes 38 16 7 9 10 12 3 52 7 Lille 38 13 7 6 18 7 13 50 8 Nice 38 13 9 4 16 9 5 46 9 Le Mans 38 14 9 5 11 13 3 44 10 Valenciennes 38 12 2 10 9 17 2 43 11 Caen 38 13 8 5 12 13 1 43 12 Monaco 38 13 4 9 8 17 8 43 13 Lorient 38 12 10 2 16 10 3 42 14 Auxerre 38 12 6 6 8 18 19 38 15 Paris Saint Germain 38 10 6 4 13 15 8 37 16 Sochaux 38 10 7 3 14 14 9 37 17 Toulouse 38 9 5 4 15 14 6 36 18 Lens 38 9 5 4 13 16 9 35 19 Strasbourg 38 9 3 6 8 21 21 32 20 Metz 38 5 5 0 9 24 36 19 Pld Matches played W Matches won W1 Wins by one goal W2 Wins by more than one goal D Matches drawn L Matches lost GD Goal difference Pts PointsPlayer of the Month editMonth Player Club August nbsp David Bellion Bordeaux September nbsp Jerome Rothen Paris Saint Germain October nbsp Jerome Leroy Rennes November nbsp Sebastien Puygrenier Nancy December nbsp Mamadou Niang Marseille January nbsp Karim Benzema Lyon February nbsp Steve Mandanda Marseille March nbsp Kader Keita Lyon April nbsp Karim Benzema LyonAwards editPlayer of the Year edit The nominees for Ligue 1 Player of the Year The winner will be displayed in bold Player Nationality Club Karim Benzema nbsp France nbsp Lyon Mamadou Niang nbsp Senegal nbsp Marseille Jeremy Toulalan nbsp France nbsp Lyon Wendel nbsp Brazil nbsp Bordeaux Young Player of the Year edit The nominees for the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year The winner will be displayed in bold Player Nationality Club Yohan Cabaye nbsp France nbsp Lille Hatem Ben Arfa nbsp France nbsp Lyon Miralem Pjanic nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Metz Team of the Year edit GK nbsp Steve Mandanda Marseille RB nbsp Laurent Bonnart Marseille CB nbsp Sebastien Puygrenier Nancy CB nbsp Hilton Lens LB nbsp Taye Taiwo Marseille RM nbsp Mathieu Valbuena Marseille CM nbsp Jeremy Toulalan Lyon CM nbsp Benoit Cheyrou Marseille LM nbsp Wendel Bordeaux ST nbsp Mamadou Niang Marseille ST nbsp Karim Benzema Lyon Coach nbsp Laurent Blanc BordeauxReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ligue 1 season 2007 2008 Ligue 1 Saison 2007 2008 Classement des buteurs deux zero comExternal links editLFP Official site in English France 2007 08 at Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 08 Ligue 1 amp oldid 1152416351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
