2008–09 Ligue 1

71st season of top-tier French football March 2022 June 2026 Ligue 1 2008–09 9 August 2008 – 30 May 2009 Bordeaux6th Ligue 1 title6th French title CaenNantesLe Havre Champions League BordeauxMarseilleLyon Europa League ToulouseLille André-Pierre Gignac(24 goals) Marseille 4–0 Auxerre (17 August 2008)Bordeaux 4–0 Le Havre (28 October 2008)Bordeaux 4–0 Paris Saint-Germain (11 January 2009)Marseille 4–0 Rennes (30 May 2009) Nantes 1–4 Le Mans (30 August 2008)Saint-Étienne 1–4 Lorient (29 October 2008)Nantes 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain (7 February 2009) Rennes 4–4 Marseille (9 August 2008)(8 goals) 380 858 78,056, Lille 2–0 Lyon (7 March 2009) 6,294, AS Monaco 3–0 Le Mans (23 November 2008) 20,913 2007–08 2009–10 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.http://www.lfp.fr:80/calendrier_2008_2009/ligue1_2008_2009.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080525230613/http://www.lfp.fr/calendrier_2008_2009/Ligue1_2008_2009.htm dead Ligue 1 - Saison 2008/2009 25 May 2008 Lfp.fr 29 June 2026 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 France 350 right Location of teams in Ligue 1 2008–09 France 47.786753 3.588664 Auxerre France 44.829242 -0.598253 Bordeaux France 49.179461 -0.396767 Caen France 45.187428 5.740099 Grenoble bottom France 49.501942 0.171061 Le Havre France 48.014911 0.193153 Le Mans France 50.631137 3.137519 Lille left France 47.748747 -3.369367 Lorient France 45.723778 4.83225 Lyon France 43.269806 5.395922 Marseille France 43.727606 7.415614 AS Monaco France 48.6955 6.210687 Nancy France 47.255631 -1.525375 Nantes France 43.723328 7.258756 Nice left France 48.841422 2.253053 PSG France 48.107458 -1.712839 Rennes France 45.460767 4.390117 St. Étienne left France 47.512417 6.8112 Sochaux left France 43.583314 1.434047 Toulouse France 50.348925 3.526847 Valenciennes left Club Location Venue Capacity Auxerre Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,327 Caen Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble Stade des Alpes 20,000 Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre Stade Jules Deschaseaux 16,454 Le Mans Le Mans Le Mans Stade Léon-Bollée 17,500 Lille Lille Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium Lille-Metropole 21,803 Lorient Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 16,669 Lyon Lyon Lyon Stade de Gerland 43,051 Marseille Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome 60,031 Monaco Monaco Fontvieille Stade Louis II 18,500 Nancy Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,087 Nantes Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 38,285 Nice Nice Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 Rennes Rennes Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 35,616 Sochaux Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,025 Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,672 Valenciennes Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16,547 Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsAuxerreFrance Jean FernandezAirnessNasuba Express, Invicta GroupCreditecConseil général de l'YonneNoneBordeauxFrance Laurent BlancPumaKiaCdiscountPichet ImmobilierCdiscountCaenFrance Franck DumasNikeGDE Recyclage (H)/Campagne de France (A), Celeos Groupe/Groupe CTICampagne de France (H)/GDE Recyclage (A)Groupe SamroGroupe SamroGrenobleBosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed BaždarevićNikeIndex, Gaz Électricité de Grenoble (H), ISSNoneNoneSamseLe HavreFrance Frédéric HantzAirnessSystème URegion Haute NormandiePoweoNoneLe MansFrance Arnaud CormierKappaFermiers de Loué (H)/Le Gaulois(A), NTNGroupamaSystème UNTNLilleFrance Rudi GarciaCanterbury of New ZealandPartouchePartoucheNord-Pas-de-CalaisNoneLorientFrance Christian GourcuffErreàLa Trinitaine, Cap l'Orient Agglomération, B&B HotelsThermosemeNoneNoneLyonFrance Claude PuelUmbroNovotel (H)/Ticket Restaurant (A), ApicilTicket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A)Ticket Restaurant (H)/Novotel (A)Renault TrucksMarseilleBelgium Eric GeretsAdidasDirect Énergie (H)/Neuf (A & in UEFA matches)GroupamaNasuba ExpressGroupamaAS MonacoBrazil Ricardo GomesPumaFedcom, HSBC, Fight Aids MonacoHSBCHSBCNoneNancyUruguay Pablo CorreaBalistonOdalys Vacances, Geodis Calberson, Clairefontaine, Grand NancyTriangle InterimReginaChausseaNantesFrance Elie BaupKappaSynergie Interim (H)/Profil Plus (A), Paprec RecyclageProfil Plus (H)/Synergie Interim (A)NoneComplémentaire Retraite Mutualiste COREMNiceFrance Frédéric AntonettiLottoNasuba Express (H)/Ubaldi (A), Takara Multimédia, Communauté Nice Côte d'AzurUbaldi (H)/Nasuba Express (A)Pizzorno EnvironnementMinea ÉlectroménagerPSGFrance Paul Le GuenNikeFly EmiratesAlain AfflelouPoweoGroupe SendinRennesFrance Guy LacombePumaSamsic Propreté, rennes.frBlot ImmobilierAssociation ELAGroupe ROSESaint-ÉtienneFrance Alain PerrinAdidasKonica Minolta, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-AlpesGroupamaNoneFruité EntreprisesSochauxFrance Francis GillotLottoMobil 1, Franche-ComtéPays de Montbéliard AgglomérationCanéOMeri/CreditecToulouseFrance Alain CasanovaAirnessGroupe IDEC, Monné-Decroix, ISSNewrestNoneLoft GroupeValenciennesFrance Antoine KombouaréDiadoraToyota (H)/SITA (A)SITA (H)/Toyota (A)Nord-Pas-de-CalaisPartouche League table main WDL QR 5 BOR Bordeaux OM Marseille OL Lyon TFC Toulouse LIL Lille PSG Paris Saint-Germain REN Rennes AUX Auxerre NIC Nice LOR Lorient ASM Monaco VAL Valenciennes GRE Grenoble SOC Sochaux NAL Nancy MFC Le Mans STE Saint-Étienne CAE Caen NAN Nantes LHA Le Havre 24 8 6 64 34 C 22 11 5 67 35 20 11 7 52 29 16 16 6 45 27 17 13 8 51 39 19 7 12 49 38 15 16 7 42 34 16 7 15 35 35 13 11 14 40 41 10 15 13 47 47 11 12 15 41 45 10 14 14 35 42 10 14 14 24 37 10 12 16 40 48 10 12 16 38 47 10 10 18 43 54 11 7 20 40 56 8 13 17 42 49 R 9 10 19 33 54 R 7 5 26 30 67 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League play-off round CLPR blue1 Qualification to Europa League play-off round ELPR blue2 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round EL3 red1 Relegation to Ligue 2 R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France. Ligue 1 Results main FBR grey AUX BOR CAE GRE LHA MFC LIL LOR OL OM ASM NAL NAN NIC PSG REN STE SOC TFC VAL Auxerre 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 Bordeaux 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 Caen 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 Grenoble 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 Le Havre 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–3 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 Le Mans 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 Lille 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 The match was played at Stade de France. 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 Lorient 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 Lyon 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 Marseille 4–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–4 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 Monaco 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 Nancy 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 Nantes 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 Nice 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 Paris SG 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 Rennes 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–4 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Saint-Étienne 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–2 4–0 Sochaux 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 Toulouse 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 Valenciennes 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 complete Ligue 1 Season statistics Top goalscorers Source: Ligue 1 fr André-Pierre Gignac won the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur. Rank Player Club Goals 1 France André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse 24 2 France Karim Benzema Lyon 17 France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-Germain 4 Brazil Michel Bastos Lille 14 Poland Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre France Steve Savidan Caen 7 Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi Bordeaux 13 Morocco Marouane Chamakh Bordeaux Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille 10 France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux 12 Awards Monthly awards UNFP Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubAugustRésultat du trophée du mois d'août 2008!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes fr France Steve Mandanda MarseilleSeptemberRésultat du trophée du mois de septembre 2008!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes fr France André-Pierre Gignac ToulouseOctoberRésultat du trophée du mois d'octobre 2008!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes fr France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-GermainNovemberRésultat du trophée du mois de novembre 2008!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes frFrance Olivier Echouafni NiceDecemberRésultat du trophée du mois de décembre 2008!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes frBenin Stéphane Sessègnon Paris Saint-GermainJanuaryRésultat du trophée du mois de janvier 2009!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes frFrance Péguy Luyindula Paris Saint-GermainFebruaryRésultat du trophée du mois de février 2009!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes fr France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-GermainMarchRésultat du trophée du mois de mars 2009!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes fr France André-Pierre Gignac ToulouseAprilRésultat du trophée du mois d'avril 2009!September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes fr France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux Annual Awards Trophées UNFP du football AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the SeasonFRA Yoann GourcuffGirondins de Bordeauxhttps://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-palmares-2009-complet/35439 Le palmarès 2009 complet L'Équipe 24 May 2009 23 August 2026Young Player of the SeasonBEL Eden HazardLilleGoalkeeper of the SeasonFRA Hugo LlorisOlympique LyonnaisGoal of the SeasonFRA Yoann GourcuffGirondins de BordeauxManager of the SeasonBEL Eric GeretsOlympique de Marseille Team of the Year right Ligue 1 Team of the Year Lloris Fanni Hilton Diawara Taiwo Cheyrou Gourcuff Sessègnon Bastos Gignac Hoarau Team of the Yearhttps://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-palmares-2009-complet/35439 Le palmarès 2009 complet L'Équipe 24 May 2009 23 August 2026GoalkeeperFRA Hugo Lloris (Lyon)Defenders FRA Rod Fanni (Rennes) BRA Vitorino Hilton (Marseille) SEN Souleymane Diawara (Bordeaux) NGA Taye Taiwo (Marseille)Midfielders FRA Benoît Cheyrou (Marseille) BRA Michel Bastos (Lille) FRA Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) BEN Stéphane Sessègnon (Paris Saint-Germain)Forwards FRA Guillaume Hoarau (Paris Saint-Germain)FRA André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse) Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra09.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 29 June 2026 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 2008–09 1 France