2014–15 Ligue 1

This article is about French football. For other leagues, see 2014–15 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast), 2014–15 Ligue 1 (Niger), and 2014–15 Ligue 1 (Senegal).

The 2014–15 Ligue 1 season was the 77th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title.

Ligue 1

Season	2014–15
Dates	8 August 2014 – 23 May 2015
Champions	Paris Saint-Germain 5th Ligue 1 title 5th French title
Relegated	Lens Metz Evian
Champions League	Paris Saint-Germain Lyon Monaco
Europa League	Marseille Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
Matches played	380
Goals scored	947 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alexandre Lacazette (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Paris Saint-Germain 6–0 Guingamp (8 May 2015)
Biggest away win	Reims 0–5 Marseille (23 September 2014) Guingamp 2–7 Nice (26 October 2014) Toulouse 1–6 Marseille (6 March 2015)
Highest scoring	Guingamp 2–7 Nice (26 October 2014)
Longest winning run	9 games[1] Paris St Germain
Longest unbeaten run	17 games[1] Paris Saint-Germain
Longest winless run	12 games[1] Metz
Longest losing run	4 games[1] Evian Guingamp Lorient Marseille
Highest attendance	70,785 Lens 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain (17 October 2014)[2]
Lowest attendance	5,488 Monaco 1–1 Reims (31 October 2014)[3]
Average attendance	22,362[2]
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Teams

There were 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2013–14 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.

Metz was the first team to win promotion from Ligue 2 after a 3–0 victory against Auxerre at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, ending a six-year span in the lower divisions.^[4] Lens returned to the top level after a 2–0 victory against CA Bastia on 16 May 2014 and finished a three-year span in 2nd level. Finally, Caen returned for the first time in two years following a 2–2 draw with Dijon on 16 May 2014.

• Bastia
• Bordeaux
• Caen
• Evian
• Guingamp
• Lens
• Lille
• Lorient
• Lyon
• Marseille
• Metz
• Monaco
• Montpellier
• Nantes
• Nice
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Reims
• Rennes
• Saint-Étienne
• Toulouse

Stadia and locations

Bastia

Bordeaux

Caen

Evian

Guingamp

Lens

Lille

Lorient

Lyon

Marseille

Metz

Monaco

Montpellier

Nantes

Nice

PSG

Reims

Rennes

St-Étienne

Toulouse

Location of teams in 2014–15 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Bastia	Bastia	Stade Armand Cesari	16,480
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Stade Chaban-Delmas	34,462
Caen	Caen	Stade Michel d'Ornano1	21,215
Évian	Annecy	Parc des Sports	15,660
Guingamp	Guingamp	Stade du Roudourou	18,126
Lens	Lens	Stade de la Licorne Stade de France	12,097 81,338
Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890
Lyon	Lyon	Stade de Gerland	41,842
Marseille	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome3	67,000
Metz	Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	26,661
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,500
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,939
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	38,285
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,712
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune	21,684
Rennes	Rennes	Stade de la Route de Lorient	31,127
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard4	38,458
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium Municipal5	35,470

• ¹Due to Stade Michel d'Ornano hosting the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, Caen will host its two first home games at MMArena in Le Mans.^[5]
• ²Lens home stadium, Stade Félix-Bollaert will be closed for the entire season, due to a renovation in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. Lens will play their home games in various venues which are to be determined.^[6]
• ³The Stade Vélodrome is currently undergoing renovation in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The stadium will be completed in time for the 2014-15 season, where capacity will be 67,000 - up from 48,000 the previous season.^[7]
• ⁴The Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is currently undergoing renovation in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The current capacity is 38,458, the final capacity will be 41,965.
• ⁵The Stadium Municipal is currently undergoing renovation in preparation for UEFA Euro 2016. The current capacity is not published yet but is a decrease from the original capacity of 35,470.

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt sponsors (front)	Shirt sponsors (back)	Shirt sponsors (sleeve)	Shorts sponsors
Bastia	Ghislain Printant	Yannick Cahuzac	Kappa	Oscaro, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Corsica Ferries	Citroën	Technitoit, Haute-Corse	La Boucherie, Kontakt
Bordeaux	Willy Sagnol	Ludovic Sané	Puma	Kia	Yezz	Groupe Pichet	None
Caen	Patrice Garande	Laurent Agouazi	Nike	Guy Dauphin Environnement (H)/Campagne de France (A & 3), Groupe IDEC (H)/Guy Dauphin Environnement (A), Vizzy	SOS Malus	Wati B	Wati B
Evian	Pascal Dupraz	Olivier Sorlin	Kappa	MSC Croisières, Bontaz Centre	Bontaz Centre	SAT Autocars	Les Gets, No Publik
Guingamp	Jocelyn Gourvennec	Lionel Mathis	Patrick	Celtigel, Geodis Calberson, Breizh Cola	Mère Lalie	Celtarmor	BRIEUC biscuiterie, caramelerie, confiturerie
Lens	Antoine Kombouaré	Jérôme Lemoigne	Umbro	Azerbaijan: Land of Fire, Invicta	Unibet	Triangle Intérim	McCain Foods
Lille	René Girard	Rio Mavuba	Nike	etixx, Groupe DLSI, NetBet	Yezz	Vacansoleil	None
Lorient	Sylvain Ripoll	Bruno Ecuele Manga	Adidas	Jean Floc'h (H)/B&B Hotels (A), B&B Hotels (H)/Jean Floc'h (A)	Salaün Holidays	Virage Conseil	Lorient Agglomération
Lyon	Hubert Fournier	Maxime Gonalons	Adidas	Hyundai/Veolia (T, in UEFA matches), Cegid, MDA Electroménager	Intermarché	12ème homme d’Orange	Oknoplast
Marseille	Marcelo Bielsa	Steve Mandanda	Adidas	Intersport	Turkish Airlines	Mutuelles du Soleil	Quick
Metz	Albert Cartier	Sylvain Marchal	Nike	Volvo Théobald (H)/Inter-Conseil Intérim (A), Moselle	Bigben	None	E.Leclerc Moselle
Monaco	Leonardo Jardim	Jérémy Toulalan	Nike	Fedcom, Alain Afflelou	Alain Afflelou	Triangle Intérim	Orezza
Montpellier	Rolland Courbis	Vitorino Hilton	Nike	Sud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du Soleil	La Région Languedoc-Roussillon	FAUN-Environnement	Système U, Wati B
Nantes	Michel Der Zakarian	Olivier Veigneau	Umbro	Synergie, Système U, Proginov	Anvolia	Vitrans	etixx
Nice	Claude Puel	Didier Digard	Burrda	Mutuelles du Soleil, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, NetBet	Pizzorno Environnement	Rémanence	Ville de Nice
Paris Saint-Germain	Laurent Blanc	Thiago Silva	Nike	Fly Emirates	Ooredoo	QNB	None
Reims	Olivier Guégan	Mickaël Tacalfred	Hummel	Sanei Ascenseurs, Geodis, Transports Caillot	Epsilon Global	Reims Métropole (H)/Reims (A)	None
Rennes	Philippe Montanier	Romain Danzé	Puma	Samsic, Del Arte, rennes.fr, Association ELA	Blot Immobilier	Armor-Lux	Bretagne Structures
Saint-Étienne	Christophe Galtier	Loïc Perrin	Adidas	Winamax, Conseil départemental de la Loire	BewellConnect	MARKAL	Loire, Saint-Étienne Métropole, Rapid CroQ'
Toulouse	Dominique Arribagé	Abel Aguilar	Kappa	Triangle Intérim, LP Promotion	Newrest	Prévoir Assurances	So Toulouse, Natur House

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Marseille	José Anigo	Resigned	17 May 2014	Pre-season	Marcelo Bielsa	21 May 2014
Bastia	Frédéric Hantz	End of contract	17 May 2014		Claude Makélélé	24 May 2014[8]
Bordeaux	Francis Gillot	End of contract	17 May 2014		Willy Sagnol	23 May 2014[9]
Lorient	Christian Gourcuff	End of contract	17 May 2014		Sylvain Ripoll	25 May 2014[10]
Monaco	Claudio Ranieri	End of contract	17 May 2014		Leonardo Jardim	6 June 2014[11]
Lyon	Rémi Garde	End of contract	21 May 2014		Hubert Fournier	23 May 2014[12]
Reims	Hubert Fournier	Signed by Olympique Lyonnais	23 May 2014		Jean-Luc Vasseur	13 June 2014
Bastia	Claude Makélélé	Sacked	3 November 2014[13]	19th	Ghislain Printant	27 November 2014[14]
Toulouse	Alain Casanova	Sacked	16 March 2015	18th	Dominique Arribagé	16 March 2015[15]
Reims	Jean-Luc Vasseur	Sacked	8 April 2015	16th	Olivier Guégan	8 April 2015[16]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain (C)	38	24	11	3	83	36	+47	83	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Lyon	38	22	9	7	72	33	+39	75
3	Monaco	38	20	11	7	51	26	+25	71	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Marseille	38	21	6	11	76	42	+34	69	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5	Saint-Étienne	38	19	12	7	51	30	+21	69	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6	Bordeaux	38	17	12	9	47	44	+3	63
7	Montpellier	38	16	8	14	46	39	+7	56
8	Lille	38	16	8	14	43	42	+1	56
9	Rennes	38	13	11	14	35	42	−7	50
10	Guingamp	38	15	4	19	41	55	−14	49
11	Nice	38	13	9	16	44	53	−9	48
12	Bastia	38	12	11	15	37	46	−9	47
13	Caen	38	12	10	16	54	55	−1	46
14	Nantes	38	11	12	15	29	40	−11	45
15	Reims	38	12	8	18	47	66	−19	44
16	Lorient	38	12	7	19	44	50	−6	43
17	Toulouse	38	12	6	20	43	64	−21	42
18	Evian (R)	38	11	4	23	41	62	−21	37	Relegation to Ligue 2
19	Metz (R)	38	7	9	22	31	61	−30	30
20	Lens[b] (D, R)	38	7	8	23	32	61	−29	29

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Since winners of the 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the next best team in the table not already qualified for any European competition (in this case, the fifth-placed team).
2. It was announced on 29 January 2015 that Lens' promotion from Ligue 2 at the end of the 2013–14 season has been ruled invalid, and will thus be automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2015–16 season, regardless of where the team place this season. It has been confirmed by the French Football Federation that the decision of the Administrative Court of Besançon will be appealed.^[17]

Results

Home \ Away	BAS	BOR	CAE	EVI	GUI	RCL	LIL	LOR	OL	OM	MET	ASM	MHS	NAN	NIC	PSG	REI	REN	STE	TFC
Bastia		0–0	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–2	0–0	3–3	2–0	1–3	2–0	0–0	2–1	4–2	1–2	2–0	1–0	1–0
Bordeaux	1–1		1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	3–2	0–5	1–0	1–1	4–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1
Caen	1–1	1–2		3–2	0–2	4–1	0–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–3	1–1	1–2	2–3	0–2	4–1	0–1	1–0	2–0
Evian	1–2	0–1	0–3		2–0	2–1	0–1	1–0	2–3	1–3	3–0	1–3	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	2–3	1–1	1–2	1–0
Guingamp	1–0	2–1	5–1	1–1		2–0	0–1	3–2	1–3	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–2	0–1	2–7	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–2	2–1
Lens	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–2	0–1		1–1	0–0	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–3	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–3	4–2	0–1	0–1	1–0
Lille	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–1		2–0	2–1	0–4	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	3–0	1–1	3–0
Lorient	2–0	0–0	2–1	0–2	4–0	1–0	1–0		1–1	1–1	3–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–1
Lyon	2–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	3–1	0–1	3–0	4–0		1–0	2–0	2–1	5–1	1–0	1–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0
Marseille	3–0	3–1	2–3	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–5	0–0		3–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–3	2–2	3–0	2–1	2–0
Metz	3–1	0–0	3–2	1–2	0–2	3–1	1–4	0–4	2–1	0–2		0–1	2–3	1–1	0–0	2–3	3–0	0–0	2–3	3–2
Monaco	3–0	0–0	2–2	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–0		0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
Montpellier	3–1	0–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	3–3	1–2	1–0	1–5	2–1	2–0	0–1		4–0	2–1	1–2	3–1	0–0	0–2	2–0
Nantes	0–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–0		2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–2
Nice	0–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–0		1–3	0–0	1–2	0–0	3–2
Paris SG	2–0	3–0	2–2	4–2	6–0	4–1	6–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	1–0		3–2	1–0	5–0	3–1
Reims	2–1	1–0	0–2	3–2	2–3	0–0	2–0	1–3	2–4	0–5	0–0	1–3	1–0	3–1	0–1	2–2		1–0	1–2	2–0
Rennes	0–1	1–1	1–4	6–2	1–0	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–4	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–3		0–0	0–3
Saint-Étienne	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	2–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	5–0	0–1	3–1	0–0		0–1
Toulouse	1–1	2–1	3–3	1–0	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	2–1	1–6	3–0	0–2	1–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–1

Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 27 2 André-Pierre Gignac Marseille 21 3 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain 19 4 Edinson Cavani Paris Saint Germain 18 5 Claudio Beauvue Guingamp 17 Max Gradel Saint-Étienne 7 Diego Rolan Bordeaux 15 8 Wissam Ben Yedder Toulouse 14 9 Nabil Fekir Lyon 13 10 Jordan Ayew Lorient 12 Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings

Hat-tricks Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne 5–0 (H) 31 August 2014 Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Lille 3–0 (H) 5 October 2014 Carlos Eduardo5 Nice Guingamp 7–2 (H) 26 October 2014 Lucas Barrios Montpellier Metz 3–2 (H) 17 January 2015 Divock Origi Lille Rennes 3–0 (H) 15 March 2015 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain Lorient 3–1 (H) 20 March 2015 Modibo Maïga Metz Toulouse 3–2 (H) 4 April 2015 Ezequiel Lavezzi Paris Saint-Germain Lille 6–1 (H) 25 April 2015 Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain Guingamp 6–0 (H) 8 May 2015 5 Player scored five goals

Awards

See also: Trophées UNFP du football

Award[18]	Winner	Club
Player of the Season	Alexandre Lacazette	Lyon
Young Player of the Season	Nabil Fekir	Lyon
Goalkeeper of the Season	Steve Mandanda	Marseille
Goal of the Season	Julian Palmieri	Bastia
Manager of the Season	Laurent Blanc	Paris Saint-Germain

Team of the Year[19]
Goalkeeper	Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
Defenders	Christophe Jallet (Lyon)	David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain)	Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain)	Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain)
Midfielders	Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)	Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain)		Nabil Fekir (Lyon)
Forwards	Dimitri Payet (Marseille)	Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain)		Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)

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External links

• Official website