2014–15 Ligue 1

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. 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.

Stadia and locations

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

League table

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Source:

Hat-tricks

Player

Club

Against

Result

Date

Awards

Award

Winner

Club

Player of the Season

Attendances

Source:

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