A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2009 – 15 May 2010 |
| Champions | Marseille 9th Ligue 1 title 10th French title |
| Relegated | Le Mans Boulogne Grenoble |
| Champions League | Marseille Lyon Auxerre |
| Europa League | Lille Paris Saint-Germain Montpellier |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 916 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mamadou Niang (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lorient 5–0 Boulogne (7 November 2009) Grenoble 5–0 Auxerre (6 February 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Grenoble 0–4 Rennes (19 September 2009) Monaco 0–4 Lille (13 December 2009) Nancy 0–4 Lille (23 December 2009) Sochaux 0–4 Lyon (21 February 2010) |
| Highest scoring | Lyon 5–5 Marseille (8 November 2009) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Auxerre (26 September – 21 November) Lille (28 November – 16 January) Marseille (21 March – 25 April) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Marseille (7 February – 5 May) |
| Longest losing run | 11 games Grenoble (8 August – 31 October) |
| Highest attendance | 55,920 [1] Marseille 0–0 Bordeaux (30 August 2009) |
| Average attendance | 20,089 [1] |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Ligue 1 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Bordeaux were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 5 June 2009, and play commenced on 8 August and ended on 15 May 2010.[2][3] There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2008–09 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for this season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[4][5] In addition, German sportswear company Puma became the official provider of match balls for the season after agreeing to a long term partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[6]
The season began on 8 August 2009 under a new format with 16 clubs beginning play simultaneously followed by 4 clubs competing the following day. Under the new format, the showcase match of the opening week will contest the winners of the league the previous season and the winners of the second division the previous season. In the match this year, defending champions Bordeaux defeating second division champions Lens 4–1 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
On 5 May 2010, Marseille defeated Rennes 3–1 to claim their 9th Ligue 1 title and their first since the 1991–92 season.[7][8] Because of their Coupe de la Ligue title, Marseille claimed the league and league cup double. It is the second straight season a club has won the league and league cup double with Bordeaux achieving it last season.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Ligue 2
- Champions: Lens
- Runners-up: Montpellier
- 3rd Place: Boulogne
Teams relegated to 2009–10 Ligue 2
Stadia and locations
Last updated: 7 April 2010.
Source: AFFLUENCES Par Club
Managers
| Club | Chairman | Current Manager | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre |  Alain Dujon
|
Jean Fernandez |
2006– |
| Bordeaux | Jean-Louis Triaud
|
Laurent Blanc |
2007– |
| Boulogne | Jacques Wattez
|
Laurent Guyot |
2009– |
| Grenoble |  Kazutoshi Watanabe
|
 Mehmed Baždarević |
2007– |
| Le Mans | Henri Legarda
|
Arnaud Cormier |
2009– |
| Lens | Gervais Martel
|
Jean-Guy Wallemme |
2008– |
| Lille OSC | Michel Seydoux
|
Rudi Garcia |
2008– |
| Lorient | Loïc Fery
|
Christian Gourcuff |
2003– |
| Lyon | Jean-Michel Aulas
|
Claude Puel |
2008– |
| Marseille | Jean-Claude Dassier
|
Didier Deschamps |
2009– |
| Monaco | Etienne Franzi
|
Guy Lacombe |
2009– |
| Montpellier | Louis Nicollin
|
René Girard |
2009– |
| Nancy | Jacques Rousselot
|
 Pablo Correa |
2002– |
| Nice | Maurice Cohen
|
Eric Roy |
2010– |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Sébastien Bazin
|
Antoine Kombouaré |
2009– |
| Rennes | Frédéric de Saint-Sernin
|
Frédéric Antonetti |
2009– |
| Saint-Étienne | Bernard Caiazzo
|
Alain Perrin |
2008– |
| Sochaux | Jean-Claude Plessis
|
Francis Gillot |
2008– |
| Toulouse | Olivier Sadran
|
Alain Casanova |
2007– |
| Valenciennes | Francis Decourrière
|
Philippe Montanier |
2009– |
Kits
| Team | Kit maker | Main Sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | Airness | Nasùba Express | No changes have yet been reported. |
| Bordeaux | Puma | Kia | New home, away, and Champions League shirt. Bordeaux's home shirt will remain traditional blue and will retain the v-design, which will be white and emblazoned along top half of the chest and shoulders. Away shirt will be white and will be an updated version of last year's away shirt. Champions League kit is all red with white vertical stripes that began near the chest area, so the shirt can retain its v-design. |
| Boulogne | Uhlsport | Boostyle | No changes have yet been reported. |
| Grenoble | Nike, Inc. | Flash Kado | No changes have yet been reported. |
| Le Mans | Kappa | LOUÉ(home), Le Gaulois(away) | No changes have yet been reported. |
| Lens | Reebok | Invicta | Lens leaves Nike for Reebok. New home and away kit. Home kit goes away from the original polka dot design and reverts to an all red shirt with Lens' secondary color yellow emblazoned around the shoulders, waists, and arms. Away shirt is all sky blue and is based on the home shirt with black replacing the yellow emblazonment. |
| Lille | Canterbury of New Zealand | Groupe Partouche | New home kit. Home shirt is all red with horizontal, darker red, thin stripe details. The shirt will have three white ovals on each side as a Canterbury design. |
| Lorient | Duarig | La trinitaine | New home, away, third, and fourth kits. Shirts will revert from last year's left to right sash. Home kit is prominently orange with a black and white design running along the shoulders. Away kit it is all white with the black and white design again running along the shoulders. The third shirt is black with the design running along the shoulders being orange and white. Fourth kit is brown at the top of the shirt, but slowly converts to a sky blue style color. The sky blue begins along the shoulders and run all the way down the shirt.[9] |
| Lyon | Umbro | Bet Clic | Accor ends its partnership with Lyon. New sponsor Bet Clic comes on, effective January 2010, however Lyon have decided to contest this ruling in order for them to display their sponsor for the first part of the season, as well. New home, away, and Champions League kits. The home shirt has a white base color, with the horizontal red and blue stripe in the middle, reverting from the club's red and blue vertical stripe that has been used in previous years. The logo of Umbro appears on the top-right of the shirt in blue.[10] The away shirt features a black and red design. The top part of the shirt is black and it fades horizontally in the middle into red. The shirt has a partly red collar, and also has red details on the black sleeves.[11] The European kit is midnight blue with a horizontal red and blue locating in the middle of the shirt.[12] |
| Marseille | adidas | Direct Energie Bet Clic (only European kit) |
New home and away kit. Home kit to have a more original design being white with sky blue vertical pinstripes, as well as a sky blue collar. Home shirt to also debut club's new crest. Away kit to include shades of light blue and dark blue reflecting the colors of both the club and the city. Both shirts to include the updated logo of sponsor Direct Energie.[13] |
| Monaco | Puma | Fedcom | Updated home kit. Brand new away kit and alternate kit. Away kit to be red with red shorts and socks. Alternate kit is all white with white shorts and socks. |
| Montpellier | Nike | Groupe Nicollin | No changes have yet been reported. |
| Nancy | Baliston | Odalys Vacances | Updated home kit. Brand new away kit. Away kit from last year becomes third kit. Other than a few minor alterations, home kit remains the same. New away kit is all red and based on home kit.[14] |
| Nice | Lotto | Takara | No changes have yet been reported. |
| PSG | Nike | Emirates | New home and away kit. Home kit to be all navy blue with red vertical stripes and a red collar. Away kit to be all white with red shorts.[15] |
| Rennes | Puma | Samsic | Brand new alternate away kit, which was unveiled on final day of 2008–09 season. Shirt is all black with red collar and black shorts, which will be complemented with black socks.[16] |
| Sochaux | Lotto | Mobil 1 | New home kit and away kit. Home kit will be all yellow with thin black vertical stripes. Away kit will be white with a black and yellow vertical stripe running down the middle of the shirt. |
| Saint-Étienne | adidas | Fruité | Updated home kit and brand new away kit. Third kit will be carried over from last season. Home kit was green with white shorts and green socks. Away shirt is white with a lime green sash going from left to right along the shirt, akin to Argentine club River Plate. |
| Toulouse | Airness | IDEC | Updated home kit and brand away kit. Away kit is predominantly gray with purple stripes engraved along the shoulders and sides of the shirt. |
| Valenciennes | Nike | Toyota (home), SITA–Suez (away) | No changes have yet been reported. |