2018–19 Ligue 1


The 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season since its establishment. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 24 May 2019. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions.
On 21 April, Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive Ligue 1 title and eighth title overall following Lille's 0–0 draw against Toulouse.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league, with two promoted teams from Ligue 2, Reims and Nîmes, replacing the two relegated teams from the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Troyes and Metz.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity2017–18 season
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
MonacoStade Louis II18,523
MontpellierStade de la Mosson32,939
NantesStade de la Beaujoire37,473
NiceAllianz Riviera35,624
NîmesStade des Costières18,482
ParisParc des Princes48,583
ReimsStade Auguste Delaune21,684
RennesRoazhon Park29,778
Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard41,965
StrasbourgStade de la Meinau29,230
ToulouseStadium Municipal33,150






Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Positions by round

Relegation play-offs

The 2018–19 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Dijon, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Lens, on a two-legged confrontation.
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Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Number of teams by regions

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain33
2 Nicolas PépéLille22
3 Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain18
4 Florian ThauvinMarseille16
5 Moussa DembéléLyon15
5 Radamel FalcaoMonaco15
5 NeymarParis Saint-Germain15
8 Andy DelortMontpellier14
9 Jonathan BambaLille13
9 Wahbi KhazriSaint-Étienne13

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Téji SavanierNîmes13
2 Ángel Di MaríaParis Saint-Germain11
2 Nicolas PépéLille11
4 Memphis DepayLyon9
4 Jonathan IkonéLille9
4 Kenny LalaStrasbourg9
7 Julian DraxlerParis Saint-Germain8
7 Lucas OcamposMarseille8
7 Pedro RebochoGuingamp8
7 Florian ThauvinMarseille8

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Nicolas PépéLilleAmiens15 09 2018
Kylian Mbappé4Paris Saint-GermainLyon07 10 2018
Emiliano SalaNantesToulouse20 10 2018
Edinson CavaniParis Saint-GermainMonaco11 11 2018
Florian ThauvinMarseilleAmiens25 11 2018
Edinson CavaniParis Saint-GermainGuingamp19 1 2019
Kylian MbappéParis Saint-GermainGuingamp19 1 2019
Kylian MbappéParis Saint-GermainMonaco21 4 2019
Youcef AtalNiceGuingamp28 4 2019

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4 Player scored 4 goals