2007–08 Ligue 1


The 2007–08 Ligue 1 season was the seventieth since its establishment, and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. The fixtures were announced in June 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won a record seventh consecutive title.

Participating teams

Promotion and relegation

Lens, Strasbourg and Metz were relegated to Ligue 2. The three relegated teams will be replaced by the three promoted teams from Ligue 2. Le Havre were promoted as Ligue 2 champions along with Nantes, who finished in second place, and third-placed Grenoble.

League table


Stats

Top goalscorers

Karim Benzema wins the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur.
Last updated 17 May 2008
RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Attacking Play table

Ligue 1 has introduced an Attacking Play Table since the start of the 2006–07 Ligue 1 season to encourage more goal-scoring in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. The Ligue de Football Professionnel, with the help of the former France national team manager Michel Hidalgo, introduced the idea to reward those teams who score the most goals. Independent from the official league table, points are awarded as follows:
OutcomePoint
Loss0
Draw1
Victory by one goal2
Victory by multiple goals3

The sum of 20 million Euros, taken from the LFP's new commercial ventures in 2006/2007 will be dedicated to this initiative. €16.7 million will go to Ligue 1. Prize money is distributed to the teams at the end of the season depending on where they finish in the table.
Last updated 17 May 2008
PosClubPldWW1W2DLGDPts
1Lyon382491577+3770
2Bordeaux3822121097+2763
3Saint-Étienne38164121012+1354
4Nancy381578158+1453
5Marseille38171081010+1352
6Rennes3816791012+352
7Lille381376187+1350
8Nice381394169+546
9Le Mans3814951113-344
10Valenciennes3812210917+243
11Caen3813851213-143
12Monaco381349817-843
13Lorient38121021610-342
14Auxerre381266818-1938
15Paris Saint-Germain3810641315-837
16Sochaux3810731414-937
17Toulouse389541514-636
18Lens389541316-935
19Strasbourg38936821-2132
20Metz38550924-3619

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; W1 = Wins by one goal; W2 = Wins by more than one goal; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Awards

Player of the Year

The nominees for Ligue 1 Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
PlayerNationalityClub
Karim Benzemafb|SEN

Young Player of the Year

The nominees for the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. The winner will be displayed in bold.
PlayerNationalityClub
Yohan Cabayefb|FRA

Team of the Year

GK