2017–18 in French football

The following article is a summary of the 2017–18 football season in France, which was the 84th season of competitive football in the country and ran from July 2017 to June 2018.

Football in France
Season2017–18
Men's football
Ligue 1Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2Reims
Championnat NationalRed Star
Coupe de FranceParis Saint-Germain
Coupe de la LigueParis Saint-Germain
Trophée des ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
Women's football
Division 1Lyon
Coupe de FranceParis Saint-Germain
France

League tables

Ligue 1
Main article: 2017–18 Ligue 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 29 6 3 108 29 +79 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Monaco 38 24 8 6 85 45 +40 80
3 Lyon 38 23 9 6 87 43 +44 78
4 Marseille 38 22 11 5 80 47 +33 77 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Rennes 38 16 10 12 50 44 +6 58
6 Bordeaux 38 16 7 15 53 48 +5 55 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Saint-Étienne 38 15 10 13 47 50 −3 55
8 Nice 38 15 9 14 53 52 +1 54
9 Nantes 38 14 10 14 36 41 −5 52
10 Montpellier 38 11 18 9 36 33 +3 51
11 Dijon 38 13 9 16 55 73 −18 48
12 Guingamp 38 12 11 15 48 59 −11 47
13 Amiens 38 12 9 17 37 42 −5 45
14 Angers 38 9 14 15 42 52 −10 41
15 Strasbourg 38 9 11 18 44 67 −23 38
16 Caen 38 10 8 20 27 52 −25 38
17 Lille 38 10 8 20 41 67 −26 38
18 Toulouse (O) 38 9 10 19 38 54 −16 37 Qualification for the relegation play-off final
19 Troyes (R) 38 9 6 23 32 59 −27 33 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Metz (R) 38 6 8 24 34 76 −42 26
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coupe de France and the 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Coupe de France winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot awarded to the Coupe de la Ligue winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. The fifth-placed team received the spot in Europa League third qualifying round originally designated to the fourth-placed team.

Ligue 2
Main article: 2017–18 Ligue 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Reims (C, P) 38 28 4 6 74 24 +50 88 Promotion to Ligue 1
2 Nîmes (P) 38 22 7 9 75 37 +38 73
3 Ajaccio 38 20 8 10 62 43 +19 68 Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-final
4 Le Havre 38 19 9 10 53 34 +19 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final
5 Brest 38 18 11 9 58 43 +15 65
6 Clermont 38 17 12 9 54 36 +18 63
7 Lorient 38 18 8 12 61 46 +15 62
8 Paris FC 38 16 13 9 46 36 +10 61
9 Châteauroux 38 17 9 12 50 50 0 60
10 Sochaux 38 15 8 15 51 62 −11 53
11 Auxerre 38 13 8 17 51 55 −4 47
12 Orléans 38 12 10 16 52 61 −9 46
13 Valenciennes 38 12 9 17 50 64 −14 45
14 Lens 38 11 10 17 48 49 −1 43
15 Niort 38 11 9 18 47 60 −13 42
16 Gazélec Ajaccio 38 11 8 19 35 60 −25 41
17 Nancy 38 9 11 18 39 54 −15 38
18 Bourg-Péronnas (R) 38 10 6 22 50 87 −37 36 Qualification to relegation play-offs
19 Quevilly-Rouen (R) 38 9 6 23 45 66 −21 33 Relegation to Championnat National
20 Tours (R) 38 5 8 25 34 68 −34 23
Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in one league match; 10) Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Championnat National
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Red Star (C, P) 32 15 11 6 41 25 +16 56 Promotion to Ligue 2
2 Béziers (P) 32 13 13 6 41 29 +12 52
3 Grenoble (O, P) 32 13 12 7 33 23 +10 51 Qualification to promotion play-off
4 Rodez 32 12 9 11 33 33 0 45
5 Avranches 32 11 10 11 39 42 −3 43
6 Lyon-Duchère 32 10 12 10 30 33 −3 42
7 Boulogne[lower-alpha 1] 32 10 13 9 36 34 +2 42
8 Laval 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
9 Dunkerque[lower-alpha 2] 32 11 11 10 39 39 0 41
10 Pau 32 9 13 10 43 37 +6 40
11 L'Entente SSG 32 8 16 8 41 46 −5 40
12 Chambly 32 10 10 12 36 32 +4 40
13 Concarneau 32 9 13 10 38 38 0 40
14 Cholet 32 10 9 13 49 53 −4 39
15 Les Herbiers (R) 32 9 12 11 37 45 −8 39 Relegation to National 2
16 Marseille Consolat (R) 32 9 10 13 37 46 −9 37
17 Créteil (R) 32 6 8 18 29 48 −19 26
Source: FFF.fr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Boulogne were penalised for fielding a suspended player in the game against Créteil on 17 November 2017. The game originally ended 1–1. Créteil were awarded a 3–0 victory, and Boulogne were deducted a point.[2]
  2. On 28 November 2017, the FFF announced that Dunkerque would be deducted three points due to breaking the financial rules of the league.[3] Dunkerque appealed, but the decision was upheld.[4]

Championnat National 2

Group A
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Marignane-Gignac (P) 30 57
2 Toulon 30 57
3 Colomiers 30 51
4 Bergerac 30 49
5 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël 30 49
6 Martigues 30 47
7 Sète 30 46
8 Monaco (res) 30 43
9 Grasse 30 39
10 Hyères 30 36
11 Nice (res) 30 35
12 Mont-de-Marsan 30 32
13 Stade Bordelais 30 31
14 Marseille (res) 30 28
15 Tarbes (R) 30 26
16 Paulhan-Pézenas (R) 30 21
Source: fff.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Villefranche (P) 30 58
2 Annecy 30 57
3 Andrézieux 30 52
4 Jura Sud 30 51
5 Schiltigheim 30 50
6 Yzeure 30 46
7 Épinal 30 41
8 Paris Saint-Germain (res) 30 40
9 Belfort 30 39
10 Le Puy 30 39
11 Lyon (res) 30 37
12 Chasselay MDA 30 37
13 Saint-Priest 30 35
14 St-Louis Neuweg (R) 30 34
15 Montceau (R) 30 33
16 Raon-l'Étape (R) 30 13
Source: fff.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Drancy (P) 30 59
2 Sedan 30 54
3 Sainte-Geneviève 30 54
4 Fleury 30 51
5 Arras FA 30 48
6 Saint-Maur 30 46
7 Bastia-Borgo 30 44
8 Poissy 30 40
9 Croix 30 36
10 Lens (res) 30 34
11 Lille (res) 30 34
12 Furiani-Agliani 30 34
13 Reims (res) 30 32
14 AC Amiens (R) 30 30
15 Viry-Châtillon (R) 30 25
16 Beauvais (R) 30 24
Source: fff.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Le Mans (P) 30 60
2 Saint-Brieuc 30 57
3 Saint-Malo 30 48
4 Lorient (res) 30 45
5 Romorantin 30 41
6 Saint-Pryvé 30 40
7 Chartres 30 39
8 Le Havre (res) 30 38
9 Granville 30 37
10 Mantes 30 37
11 Vitré 30 36
12 Limoges (R) 30 34
13 Boulogne-Billancourt 30 34
14 Trélissac 30 33
15 Rennes (res) (R) 30 32
16 Fontenay (R) 30 25
Source: fff.fr
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Cup competitions

2017–18 Coupe de France
Main article: 2017–18 Coupe de France

Final
Main article: 2018 Coupe de France Final
Les Herbiers VF0–2Paris Saint-Germain
Report
  • Lo Celso 26'
  • Cavani 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 73,772
Referee: Mikael Lesage

2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue

Final
Main article: 2018 Coupe de la Ligue Final

The final was held on 31 March 2018 at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux.

Paris Saint-Germain3–0Monaco
 Report
Attendance: 41,248

2017 Trophée des Champions
Main article: 2017 Trophée des Champions
Monaco1–2Paris Saint-Germain
Sidibé 30' Report
Attendance: 43,761
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

References
  1. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "FFF Procès Verbaux: Commission Fédérale des Pratiques Seniors - Section masculine: Réunion du 14 Décembre 2017" (PDF) (in French). FFF.fr. 3 January 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. "FFF Procès Verbaux: DNCG" (PDF) (in French). FFF.fr. 28 November 2017.
  4. "FFF Procès Verbaux: DNCG Commission d'Appel" (PDF) (in French). FFF.fr. 9 January 2018.
  5. "Le FC Limoges Sera Rétrogradé, au Minimum, d'Une Division" (in French). actufoot.fr. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.