2014–15 Ligue 1

77th season of top-tier French football French football other leagues 2014–15 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) and 2014–15 Ligue 1 (Senegal) Ligue 1 2014–15 8 August 2014 – 23 May 2015 Paris Saint-Germain5th Ligue 1 title5th French title LensMetzEvian Champions League Paris Saint-Germain LyonMonaco Europa League MarseilleSaint-ÉtienneBordeaux Alexandre Lacazette(27 goals) Paris Saint-Germain 6–0 Guingamp(8 May 2015) Reims 0–5 Marseille(23 September 2014)Guingamp 2–7 Nice(26 October 2014)Toulouse 1–6 Marseille(6 March 2015) Guingamp 2–7 Nice(26 October 2014) 380 947 9 gameshttp://www.espnfc.com/french-ligue-1/9/statistics/performance 2014–15 French Ligue 1 statistics ESPN FC 2 December 2014Paris St Germain 17 gamesParis Saint-Germain 12 gamesMetz 4 gamesEvianGuingampLorientMarseille 70,785Lens 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain(17 October 2014)http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee Attendances Ligue de Football Professionel 4 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190401093505/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/affluences/journee 1 April 2019 dead 5,488Monaco 1–1 Reims(31 October 2014)http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/78896 AS Monaco 1–1 Stade de Reims Ligue de Football Professionel 31 October 2014 4 November 2014 22,362 2013–14 2015–16 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. 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.https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Metz-en-l1/460117 Metz en L1 ! Metz in L1! lequipe.fr fr 26 April 2014 26 April 2014 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. 30em 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 France 450 right Location of teams in 2014–15 Ligue 1 France 42.7008 9.4503 Bastia bottom France 44.829242 -0.598253 Bordeaux left France 49.179461 -0.396767 Caen left France 45.916667 6.118056 Evian right France 48.566186 -3.164706 Guingamp left France 50.43285 2.814853 Lens left France 50.621137 3.157519 Lille right France 47.748747 -3.369367 Lorient bottom France 45.723778 4.93225 Lyon top France 43.269806 5.395922 Marseille bottom France 49.0713 6.1040 Metz right France 43.727606 7.415614 Monaco right France 43.61194 3.97722 Montpellier top France 47.255631 -1.525375 Nantes bottom France 43.723328 7.458756 Nice bottom France 48.841422 2.393053 PSG left France 49.246389 4.025 Reims bottom France 48.107458 -1.712839 Rennes France 45.460767 4.490117 St-Étienne left France 43.583314 1.434047 Toulouse bottom Club Location Venue CapacityBastia BastiaBastiaStade Armand Cesari 16,480Bordeaux BordeauxBordeauxStade Chaban-Delmas 34,462Caen CaenCaenStade Michel d'Ornano1 21,215Evian ÉvianAnnecyParc des Sports 15,660Guingamp GuingampGuingampStade du Roudourou 18,126Lens LensLensStade de la LicorneStade de France 12,09781,338Lille LilleVilleneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186Lorient LorientLorientStade du Moustoir 18,890Lyon LyonLyonStade de Gerland 41,842Marseille MarseilleMarseilleStade Vélodrome3 67,000 Metz MetzMetzStade Saint-Symphorien 26,661Monaco MonacoMonacoStade Louis II 18,500 Montpellier MontpellierMontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,939Nantes NantesNantesStade de la Beaujoire 38,285Nice NiceNiceAllianz Riviera 35,624Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-GermainParisParc des Princes 48,712Reims ReimsReimsStade Auguste Delaune 21,684Rennes RennesRennesStade de la Route de Lorient 31,127Saint-Étienne Saint-ÉtienneSaint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard4 38,458Toulouse ToulouseToulouseStadium 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.Campagne d'abonnement saison 2014/2015 ! http://www.smcaen.fr/liste-saisons/saison-2013-2014/actualites/club/campagne-dabonnement-saison-2014-2015 smcaen.fr 12 June 2014 12 June 2014 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140709071643/http://www.smcaen.fr/liste-saisons/saison-2013-2014/actualites/club/campagne-dabonnement-saison-2014-2015 9 July 2014 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.Le RC Lens cherche un stade : " Si on ne s’entend pas, ce sera Bienvenue chez les cons " http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/sports/le-rc-lens-cherche-un-stade-si-on-ne-s-entend-pas-ia182b205n1882957 La Voix du Nord 30 January 2014 1 June 2014 fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140423023244/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/sports/le-rc-lens-cherche-un-stade-si-on-ne-s-entend-pas-ia182b205n1882957 23 April 2014 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.La ville de Marseille et la société Arema signent un contrat pour la reconfiguration du stade Vélodrome http://www.francebtp.com/infrastructures/article/2010/11/08/45525/la-ville-marseille-societe-arema-signent-contrat-pour-reconfiguration-stade-velodrome.php France BTP 21 June 2011 26 September 2011 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120325034306/http://www.francebtp.com/infrastructures/article/2010/11/08/45525/la-ville-marseille-societe-arema-signent-contrat-pour-reconfiguration-stade-velodrome.php 25 March 2012 dead 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 sponsorsBastia FRA Ghislain Printant FRA Yannick Cahuzac Kappa Oscaro, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Corsica FerriesCitroënTechnitoit, Haute-CorseLa Boucherie, KontaktBordeaux FRA Willy Sagnol SEN Ludovic Sané Puma KiaYezzGroupe PichetNoneCaenFRA Patrice GarandeALG Laurent Agouazi Nike Guy Dauphin Environnement (H)/Campagne de France (A & 3), Groupe IDEC (H)/Guy Dauphin Environnement (A), VizzySOS MalusWati BWati BEvian FRA Pascal Dupraz FRA Olivier Sorlin Kappa MSC Croisières, Bontaz CentreBontaz CentreSAT AutocarsLes Gets, No PublikGuingampFRA Jocelyn GourvennecFRA Lionel Mathis Patrick Celtigel, Geodis Calberson, Breizh ColaMère LalieCeltarmorBRIEUC biscuiterie, caramelerie, confiturerieLensNew Caledonia football Antoine Kombouaré FRA Jérôme Lemoigne Umbro Azerbaijan: Land of Fire, InvictaUnibetTriangle IntérimMcCain FoodsLille FRA René Girard René Girard (footballer) FRA Rio Mavuba Nike etixx, Groupe DLSI, NetBetYezzVacansoleilNoneLorient FRA Sylvain Ripoll GAB Bruno Ecuele Manga Adidas Jean Floc'h (H)/B&B Hotels (A), B&B Hotels (H)/Jean Floc'h (A)Salaün HolidaysVirage ConseilLorient AgglomérationLyon FRA Hubert Fournier FRA Maxime Gonalons Adidas Hyundai/Veolia (T, in UEFA matches), Cegid, MDA ElectroménagerIntermarché12ème homme d’OrangeOknoplastMarseille ARG Marcelo Bielsa FRA Steve Mandanda Adidas IntersportTurkish AirlinesMutuelles du SoleilQuickMetz FRA Albert Cartier FRA Sylvain Marchal Nike Volvo Théobald (H)/Inter-Conseil Intérim (A), MoselleBigbenNoneE.Leclerc MoselleMonaco POR Leonardo Jardim FRA Jérémy Toulalan Nike Fedcom, Alain AfflelouAlain AfflelouTriangle IntérimOrezzaMontpellier FRA Rolland Courbis BRA Vitorino Hilton Nike Sud de France, Dyneff Gaz, Montpellier Métropole, Mutuelles du SoleilLa Région Languedoc-RoussillonFAUN-EnvironnementSystème U, Wati BNantes ARM Michel Der Zakarian FRA Olivier Veigneau Umbro Synergie, Système U, ProginovAnvoliaVitransetixxNice FRA Claude Puel FRA Didier Digard Burrda Mutuelles du Soleil, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, NetBetPizzorno EnvironnementRémanenceVille de NiceParis Saint-Germain FRA Laurent Blanc BRA Thiago Silva Nike Fly EmiratesOoredooQNBNoneReims FRA Olivier Guégan FRA Mickaël Tacalfred Hummel Sanei Ascenseurs, Geodis, Transports CaillotEpsilon GlobalReims Métropole (H)/Reims (A)NoneRennes FRA Philippe Montanier FRA Romain Danzé Puma Samsic, Del Arte, rennes.fr, Association ELABlot ImmobilierArmor-LuxBretagne StructuresSaint-Étienne FRA Christophe Galtier FRA Loïc Perrin Adidas Winamax, Conseil départemental de la LoireBewellConnectMARKALLoire, Saint-Étienne Métropole, Rapid CroQ'Toulouse FRA Dominique Arribagé COL Abel Aguilar Kappa Triangle Intérim, LP PromotionNewrestPrévoir AssurancesSo Toulouse, Natur House Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Marseille France José Anigo Resigned 17 May 2014Pre-season Argentina Marcelo Bielsa 21 May 2014 Bastia France Frédéric Hantz End of contract France Claude Makélélé 24 May 2014 http://www.sc-bastia.net/v4/?p=36824 Claude Makelele s’engage 24 May 2014 sc-bastia.net 24 May 2014 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20140706005055/http://www.sc-bastia.net/v4/?p=36824 6 July 2014 dead Bordeaux France Francis Gillot France Willy Sagnol 23 May 2014 http://www.girondins.com/en/club-willy-sagnol-signs-3-years.html Willy Sagnol signs up for 3 years! 23 May 2014 girondins.com 24 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530032958/http://www.girondins.com/en/club-willy-sagnol-signs-3-years.html 30 May 2015 dead dmy-all Lorient France Christian Gourcuff France Sylvain Ripoll 25 May 2014 http://www.fclweb.fr/info/article/sylvain-ripoll-nomme-entraineur-du-fc-lorient Sylvain Ripoll nommé entraîneur du FC Lorient 25 May 2014 fclweb.fr 25 May 2014 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20140526011138/http://www.fclweb.fr/info/article/sylvain-ripoll-nomme-entraineur-du-fc-lorient 26 May 2014 dead dmy-all Monaco Italy Claudio Ranieri Portugal Leonardo Jardim 6 June 2014http://www.asm-fc.com/en/article/leonardo-jardim-joins-as-monaco-65037.html Leonardo Jardim joins AS Monaco 6 June 2014 asm-fc.com 7 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185852/http://www.asm-fc.com/en/article/leonardo-jardim-joins-as-monaco-65037.html 14 July 2014 Lyon France Rémi Garde 21 May 2014 France Hubert Fournier 23 May 2014 http://www.olweb.fr/en/article/fournier-named-new-ol-coach-65622.html Fournier named new OL coach 23 May 2014 olweb.fr 24 May 2014 Reims France Hubert Fournier Signed by Olympique Lyonnais 23 May 2014 France Jean-Luc Vasseur 13 June 2014 Bastia France Claude Makélélé Sacked 3 November 2014Communiqué du Club http://www.sc-bastia.net/?p=69614 SC Bastia 3 November 2014 4 November 2014 fr 19th France Ghislain Printant 27 November 2014Ghislain Printant " Une grande fierté " http://www.sc-bastia.net/?p=71537 SC Bastia 27 November 2014 28 November 2014 fr Toulouse France Alain Casanova 16 March 2015 18th France Dominique Arribagé 16 March 2015Dominique Arribagé, nouvel entraîneur du TFC http://www.tfc.info/news/1194991/dominique-arribag%C3%A9-nouvel-entra%C3%AEneur-du-tfc tfc.info 16 March 2015 18 March 2015 fr 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175909/http://www.tfc.info/news/1194991/dominique-arribag%C3%A9-nouvel-entra%C3%AEneur-du-tfc dead Reims France Jean-Luc Vasseur 8 April 2015 16th France Olivier Guégan 8 April 2015REIMS SHOW VASSEUR THE DOOR http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/reims-show-vasseur-the-door.htm ligue1.com 8 April 2015 8 April 2015 League table main WDL complete Ligue 1 PSG OL ASM OM STE BOR MHS LIL REN GUI NIC BAS CAE NAN REI LOR TOU EVI MET RCL 12 11 15 37 46 17 12 9 47 44 12 10 16 54 55 11 4 23 41 62 15 4 19 41 55 7 8 23 32 61 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.RC Lens: la justice annule l'autorisation de montée en Ligue 1 http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/football/rc-lens-la-justice-annule-l-autorisation-de-montee-en-ligue-1_1646090.html L'Express 29 January 2015 30 January 2015 fr 16 8 14 43 42 12 7 19 44 50 22 9 7 72 33 21 6 11 76 42 7 9 22 31 61 20 11 7 51 26 16 8 14 46 39 11 12 15 29 40 13 9 16 44 53 24 11 3 83 36 12 8 18 47 66 13 11 14 35 42 19 12 7 51 30 12 6 20 43 64 Bastia Bordeaux Caen Evian Guingamp Lens Lille Lorient Lyon Marseille Metz Monaco Montpellier Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Reims Rennes Saint-Étienne Toulouse C R R DR 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored QR CLGS CLGS CL3Q ELGS EL3Q EL3Q R R R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage blue2 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round red1 Relegation to Ligue 2 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). Results main FBR grey 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 complete Ligue 1 Season statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1FRA Alexandre LacazetteLyon272FRA André-Pierre GignacMarseille213SWE Zlatan IbrahimovićParis Saint-Germain194URU Edinson CavaniParis Saint Germain185Guadeloupe Claudio BeauvueGuingamp17CIV Max GradelSaint-Étienne7URU Diego RolanBordeaux158FRA Wissam Ben YedderToulouse149FRA Nabil FekirLyon1310GHA Jordan AyewLorient12 Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings Hat-tricks List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks PlayerClubAgainst ResultDateSWE Zlatan IbrahimovićParis Saint-Germain Saint-Étienne 5–0 (H)dmy 2014 08 31FRA Alexandre LacazetteLyon Lille 3–0 (H)dmy 2014 10 05BRA Carlos Eduardo5NiceGuingamp 7–2 (H)dmy 2014 10 26PAR Lucas BarriosMontpellierMetz 3–2 (H)dmy 2015 1 17BEL Divock OrigiLilleRennes 3–0 (H)dmy 2015 3 15SWE Zlatan IbrahimovićParis Saint-Germain Lorient 3–1 (H)dmy 2015 03 20MLI Modibo MaïgaMetz Toulouse 3–2 (H)dmy 2015 04 04ARG Ezequiel LavezziParis Saint-Germain Lille 6–1 (H)dmy 2015 04 25URU Edinson CavaniParis Saint-Germain Guingamp 6–0 (H)dmy 2015 05 08 5 Player scored five goals Awards Trophées UNFP du football AwardPalmarès https://www.tropheesunfp.com/palmares/ 2023-09-19 unfp fr-FR Winner Club Player of the Season FRA Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Young Player of the Season FRA Nabil Fekir Lyon Goalkeeper of the Season FRA Steve Mandanda Marseille Goal of the Season FRA Julian Palmieri Bastia Manager of the Season FRA Laurent Blanc Paris Saint-Germain Team of the Year Goalkeeper FRA Steve Mandanda (Marseille) Defenders FRA Christophe Jallet (Lyon) BRA David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) BRA Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) BRA Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) Midfielders ITA Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain)ARG Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain)FRA Nabil Fekir (Lyon) Forwards FRA Dimitri Payet (Marseille) SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain)FRA Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fra/avefra15.htm Attendances France average European-football-statistics.co.uk Jul 11, 2026 No. Club Average attendance Change Highest 1 Olympique de Marseille 53,130 39.3% 65,148 2 Paris Saint-Germain FC 45,789 0.8% 46,683 3 LOSC 36,552 -5.5% 45,771 4 Olympique lyonnais 34,949 1.6% 39,961 5 AS Saint-Étienne 32,256 5.4% 39,147 6 FC Nantes 25,985 -7.8% 36,022 7 Girondins de Bordeaux 23,463 24.6% 40,275 8 Stade rennais 20,125 3.1% 27,194 9 FC Metz 18,673 34.2% 24,998 10 OGC Nice 18,293 -20.2% 25,407 11 RC Lens 17,205 -44.5% 70,785 12 SM Caen 16,991 57.4% 20,501 13 Toulouse FC 15,689 4.6% 20,762 14 EA Guingamp 14,848 -1.0% 17,636 15 Stade de Reims 14,091 -9.5% 19,270 16 FC Lorient 13,649 -10.0% 16,143 17 MHSC 12,860 -12.4% 27,930 18 SC Bastia 12,129 -6.2% 15,534 19 Évian Thonon Gaillard FC 10,514 -3.7% 14,600 20 AS Monaco 7,820 -7.3% 13,960 References External links http://www.ligue1.com 2014–15 1 France