2019–20 Ligue 1 – Wikipedia

82nd season of top-tier French football

Football league season

The 2019–20 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 82nd season since its establishment. The season began on 9 August 2019 and ended abruptly on 28 April 2020.^[4]

On 13 March 2020, the LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely following the outbreak of COVID-19 in France.^[5] On 28 April 2020, it was announced that Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns would not resume, after the country banned all sporting events until September.^[6] On 30 April 2020, Paris Saint-Germain were awarded the championship following the cancellation of the 2019–20 season.^[7]^[8]

PSG topped the standings by 12 points with a game in hand at the time the league was halted. Marseille and Rennes were awarded the other two UEFA Champions League spots based on their rankings at the league’s suspension. On 9 June 2020, France’s highest administrative court ruled that relegation for Amiens and Toulouse was suspended for this season.^[9] This was overruled on 23 June and subsequently Amiens and Toulouse were relegated to the 2020–21 Ligue 2.^[10]

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Changes[edit]

Metz and Brest were promoted from the 2018–19 Ligue 2, replacing the two relegated teams from the 2018–19 Ligue 1, Caen and Guingamp.

Stadium and locations[edit]

Location of teams in 2019–20 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	2018–19 season
Amiens	Amiens	Stade de la Licorne	12,097	15th
Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa	18,752	13th
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Matmut Atlantique	42,115	14th
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,931	Ligue 2, 2nd
Dijon	Dijon	Stade Gaston Gérard	15,995	18th
Lille	Villeneuve-d’Ascq	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186	2nd
Lyon	Lyon	Groupama Stadium	59,186	3rd
Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome	67,394	5th
Metz	Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	25,636	Ligue 2, 1st
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,523	17th
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,900	6th
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	35,322	12th
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624	7th
Nîmes	Nîmes	Stade des Costières	18,482	9th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,583	1st
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune	21,684	8th
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park	29,778	10th
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	41,965	4th
Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau	29,230	11th
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium Municipal	33,150	16th

Number of teams by regions[edit]

Personnel and kits[edit]

Managerial changes[edit]

League table[edit]

The final standings were based on an average of points earned per matches played. In case of a tied average, head-to-head results were used to rank them if both matches between them were played.^[31]

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fairplay ranking.^[32]^[33]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot given to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
^ ^a ^b Nice finished ahead of Reims on head-to-head points: Nice 2–0 Reims, Reims 1–1 Nice.
^ ^a ^b Bordeaux finished ahead of Nantes on head-to-head points: Bordeaux 2–0 Nantes, Nantes 0–1 Bordeaux.
^ Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from Ligue 2 to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 1 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th-placed team remained in Ligue 1.

Results[edit]

Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an “a” indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.23320891718995-32] Since the winners of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot given to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

[table_hth_NIC0.23320891718995-33] Nice finished ahead of Reims on head-to-head points: Nice 2–0 Reims, Reims 1–1 Nice.

[table_hth_BOR0.23320891718995-34] Bordeaux finished ahead of Nantes on head-to-head points: Bordeaux 2–0 Nantes, Nantes 0–1 Bordeaux.

[table_note_NIM0.23320891718995-35] Originally, the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team would play in promotion-relegation play-offs at the end of the season with a team from Ligue 2 to decide whether they would remain in Ligue 1 for the 2020–21 season, but the play-offs were cancelled and the 18th-placed team remained in Ligue 1.