2017–18 Ligue 1


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 win over Monaco.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2: Strasbourg, Amiens and Troyes, replacing the three relegated teams from the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season: Bastia, Nancy and Lorient.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AmiensStade de la Licorne12,097
AngersStade Raymond Kopa17,835
BordeauxMatmut Atlantique42,115
CaenStade Michel d'Ornano20,453
DijonStade Gaston Gérard18,376
GuingampStade du Roudourou18,378
Villeneuve-d'AscqStade Pierre-Mauroy50,157
Décines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium59,186
MarseilleOrange Vélodrome67,394
MetzStade Saint-Symphorien25,636
MonacoStade Louis II18,523
MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,939
NantesStade de la Beaujoire37,473
NiceAllianz Riviera35,624
ParisParc des Princes48,583
RennesRoazhon Park29,778
Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard41,965
StrasbourgStade de la Meinau29,230
ToulouseStadium Municipal33,150
TroyesStade de l'Aube20,420

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Positions by round

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

Number of teams by regions

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain28
2 Florian ThauvinMarseille22
3 Memphis DepayLyon19
3 NeymarParis Saint-Germain19
5 Mario BalotelliNice18
5 Radamel FalcaoMonaco18
5 Nabil FekirLyon18
5 Mariano DíazLyon18
9 Karl Toko EkambiAngers17
10 Alassane PléaNice16

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 NeymarParis Saint-Germain13
1 Dimitri PayetMarseille13
3 Mathieu DosseviMetz11
3 Florian ThauvinMarseille11
5 Memphis DepayLyon9
6 Jonathan BambaSaint-Étienne7
6 Thomas LemarMonaco7
6 Kylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain7
6 Allan Saint-MaximinNice7
10 Dani AlvesParis Saint-Germain6
10 Benjamin BourigeaudRennes6
10 Rémy CabellaSaint-Étienne6
10 Ángel Di MaríaParis Saint-Germain6
10 Nabil FekirLyon6
10 Gaël KakutaAmiens6
10 Pierre Lees-MelouNice6
10 MalcomBordeaux6
10 Thomas ManganiAngers6
10 João MoutinhoMonaco6
10 Tanguy NdombeleLyon6
10 Javier PastoreParis Saint-Germain6
10 Nicolas PépéLille6
10 Djibril SidibéMonaco6

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Radamel FalcaoMonacoDijon13 08 2017
Memphis DepayLyonTroyes22 10 2017
Neymar4Paris Saint-GermainDijon17 1 2018
Florian ThauvinMarseilleMetz2 2 2018
Alassane Pléa4NiceGuingamp11 3 2018
Romain HamoumaSaint-ÉtienneLille19 5 2018
Memphis DepayLyonNice19 5 2018

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4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Alphonse AreolaParis Saint-Germain17
2 Benjamin LecomteMontpellier14
2 Anthony LopesLyon14
4 Alban LafontToulouse12
4 Stéphane RuffierSaint-Étienne12
4 Ciprian TătărușanuNantes12
7 Régis GurtnerAmiens11
7 Karl-Johan JohnssonGuingamp11
7 Steve MandandaMarseille11
7 Rémy VercoutreCaen11