2010–11 Ligue 1

73rd season of top-tier French football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2010–11 Ligue 1 season was the 73rd since its establishment. Entering the season, Marseille were the defending champions.[10] The fixtures were announced on 21 May 2010 and the season began on 7 August and ended on 29 May 2011.[11][12] The winter break was in effect between 23 December and 15 January 2011.[13] There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2009–10 season. A total of 20 teams currently competes in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[14][15] In addition, German sportswear company Puma, whom the Ligue de Football Professionnel share a partnership with, provided a brand new match ball for the new season.[16][17]

Season2010–11
Dates7 August 2010 – 29 May 2011
ChampionsLille
3rd Ligue 1 title
5th French title
RelegatedMonaco
Lens
Arles-Avignon
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Ligue 1
Season2010–11
Dates7 August 2010 – 29 May 2011
ChampionsLille
3rd Ligue 1 title
5th French title
RelegatedMonaco
Lens
Arles-Avignon
Champions LeagueLille
Marseille
Lyon
Europa LeagueParis Saint-Germain
Sochaux
Rennes
Matches380
Goals888 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerMoussa Sow
(25 goals)
Biggest home winLyon 5–0 Arles-Avignon
(6 March 2011)[1]
Lille 5–0 Arles-Avignon
(30 April 2011)[2]
Biggest away winArles-Avignon 0–4 Auxerre
(2 October 2010)[3]
Nancy 0–4 AS Monaco
(7 November 2010)[4]
Nice 0–4 Caen
(1 May 2011)[5]
Bordeaux 0–4 Sochaux
(7 May 2011)[6]
Highest scoringLille 6–3 Lorient
(5 December 2010)[7]
Longest winning run5 games[8]
Rennes
(5 February - 5 March)
Longest unbeaten run13 games[8]
Lyon
(2 October - 15 January)
Lille
(31 October - 13 February)
Longest losing run8 games[8]
Arles-Avignon
(7 August - 2 October)
Highest attendance55,790[9]
Marseille 1–2 Caen
Lowest attendance4,921[citation needed]
AS Monaco 3–1 Lorient
Average attendance19,650[9]
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Lille clinched the league title on 21 May 2011 with one match to spare after drawing 2–2 with Paris Saint-Germain away at the Parc des Princes.[18][19][20] The title was the club's third overall and its first in over 57 years.[21] As a result of Lille also winning the Coupe de France during the season, the club became the third different club in three consecutive seasons to win some form of the double in France. In 2009, Bordeaux captured the league and league cup double and, in the following season, Marseille did the same.

Teams

Location of teams in Ligue 1 2010–11

On 19 April, Caen drew 0–0 with Nîmes. The draw assured Caen a return to Ligue 1 after falling down to Ligue 2 the previous season.[22] On 30 April, Brest secured promotion to Ligue 1, for the first time since being administratively relegated in 1991, following stalemates in matches involving Metz and Clermont.[23] Brest capped the promotion by defeating Tours 2–0 on the same day. On 14 May, on the final day of the Ligue 2 season, Arles-Avignon became the last Ligue 2 club to achieve promotion to the first division. The club defeated fourth-place club Clermont 1–0 at home to earn promotion. The club had achieved promotion to Ligue 2 from the third-tier Championnat National the previous season meaning the club has jumped two divisions in just two seasons.

Grenoble was the first club to suffer relegation to Ligue 2. The club's impending drop occurred on 10 April 2010 following the team's 4–0 defeat to Toulouse. On 3 May 2010, both Boulogne and Le Mans were relegated to Ligue 2 following defeats. Le Mans relegation was confirmed following their 3–2 loss away to Nancy, while Boulogne suffered relegation after losing 1–0 to Saint-Étienne, who both Boulogne and Le Mans were trailing.[24] Having earned promotion to Ligue 1 the previous season, Boulogne's return to Ligue 2 meant a short-lived stay in the highest division.

Stadia and locations

On 17 May 2010, the Ligue de Football Professionnel announced that, for the first time in French football history, two clubs, Lorient and Nancy, would switch the surface of their football pitch from grass to artificial turf. This type of surface is common in North America and Eastern Europe, but is considered rare in Western Europe. Both clubs attributed the switch to weather and ecological problems with severe cold fronts affecting their regions every winter. The switch would, in turn, reduce energy costs and also avoid cancellations of matches due to a frozen pitch. Also, in Lorient's case, a constant proliferation of earthworms onto their pitch over the past two seasons had led to a rapid deterioration of the ground, which has forced the club to spend as much as €2 million to replace it. Both clubs previously toured Russia, Austria, and Norway to become better acclimated with the surface.[25]

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Club Location Venue Capacity Average attendance1
Arles-Avignon Avignon Parc des Sports 17,518 9,314
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 11,113
Bordeaux Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,462 25,221
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 16,000 13,379
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 15,487
Lens Lens Stade Félix-Bollaert 41,233 31,820
Lille Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium Nord Lille Métropole 18,185 16,237
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 15,540
Lyon Lyon Stade de Gerland 41,842 34,914
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome 60,013 51,210
Monaco Fontvieille Stade Louis II 18,500 6,517
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 16,706
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,085 16,696
Nice Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 8,428
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 28,736
Rennes Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 23,641
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 35,616 25,503
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005 11,976
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,470 19,961
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade Nungesser 16,547 11,432
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1Source: As of 26 April 2011

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsors
Arles-Avignon Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Hadžibegić France Sébastien Piocelle Uhlsport CESP Energie Solaire CESP Energie Solaire Marie Blachère Marie Blachère
Auxerre France Jean Fernandez France Benoît Pedretti Airness Senoble, Invicta Group Groupama Conseil général de l'Yonne Besson Chaussures
Bordeaux France Jean Tigana France Alou Diarra Puma Kia Cdiscount Pichet Immobilier Cdiscount
Brest France Alex Dupont Republic of the Congo Oscar Ewolo Nike Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (A & 3)/La Potagère (A & 3), Geodis Calberson, Breizh Cola Casino Supermarchés GUYOT Environnement IDP
Caen France Franck Dumas France Nicolas Seube Nike GDE Recyclage (H)/Campagne de France (A & 3), GDE Recyclage (A & 3) Petit Forestier None None
Lens Romania László Bölöni Morocco Adil Hermach Reebok Invicta Group, Allianz, Optex France-pari Nord-Pas-de-Calais McCain Foods
Lille France Rudi Garcia France Rio Mavuba Umbro Partouche Partouche Nord-Pas-de-Calais None
Lorient France Christian Gourcuff France Fabien Audard Duarig La Trinitaine, Armor-Lux, B&B Hotels Salaun Holidays None Cap l'Orient Agglomération
Lyon France Claude Puel Brazil Cris Adidas Betclic (H)/Everest Poker (A), MDA Electroménager (H)/LG (A) Groupama Araldite Renault Trucks
Marseille France Didier Deschamps France Steve Mandanda Adidas Betclic Intersport None Groupama
Monaco France Laurent Banide France Stéphane Ruffier Macron Fedcom, HSBC HSBC HSBC Peace and Sport
Montpellier France René Girard Serbia Nenad Džodić Nike La Foir'Fouille/NetBet, Dyneff, La Région Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier Agglomération Renault Trucks Système U
Nancy Uruguay Pablo Correa France Gennaro Bracigliano Umbro Delipapier/Cora Supermarché/Umbro/Sopalin/Nouvelec Connexion Laxou/Ticket Sport/Centre Commercial Saint Sébastien/Kompass/Steve/Rozana/Factum/Pixab/The Fanclub, Geodis Calberson, Sopalin, Grand Nancy Triangle Intérim Fort Aventure Caisse d'Epargne
Nice France Eric Roy France Julien Sablé Lotto Mad-Croc Energy Drink, Takara Multimédia, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur Pizzorno Environnement None Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Paris Saint-Germain France Antoine Kombouaré France Claude Makélélé Nike Fly Emirates, UNICEF Winamax Poker Poweo Elior Group
Rennes France Frédéric Antonetti Senegal Kader Mangane Puma Samsic, rennes.fr Blot Immobilier Association ELA Breizh Cola
Saint-Étienne France Christophe Galtier France Loïc Perrin Adidas Winamax Poker, Invicta Group, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes Funai Kaspersky Saint-Étienne Métropole, Loire
Sochaux France Francis Gillot France Jérémie Bréchet Lotto Peugeot, Mobil 1, Franche-Comté Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération Peugeot Occasions Du Lion None
Toulouse France Alain Casanova Argentina Mauro Cetto Airness Groupe IDEC, Fondation TFC, JD Promotion Newrest None None
Valenciennes France Philippe Montanier France Rudy Mater Nike Toyota (H)/SITA (A), Partouche SITA (H)/Toyota (A) Nord-Pas-de-Calais None
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position
in table		 Incoming head coach Date of
appointment		 Position
in table
Bordeaux France Laurent Blanc Mutual consent 16 May 2010[26] Off-season France Jean Tigana 25 May 2010[27] Off-season
Arles-Avignon France Michel Estevan Sacked 16 September 2010[28] 20th Bosnia and Herzegovina Faruk Hadžibegić 2 October 2010[29] 20th
Lens France Jean-Guy Wallemme Resigned 2 January 2011 19th Romania László Bölöni 2 January 2011[30] 19th
Monaco France Guy Lacombe Sacked 10 January 2011 17th France Laurent Banide 10 January 2011[31] 17th
Bordeaux France Jean Tigana Resigned 7 May 2011 9th France Eric Bédouet 7 May 2011[32] 9th
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lille (C) 38 21 13 4 68 36 +32 76 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 18 14 6 62 39 +23 68
3 Lyon 38 17 13 8 61 40 +21 64 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Paris Saint-Germain 38 15 15 8 56 41 +15 60 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
5 Sochaux 38 17 7 14 60 43 +17 58
6 Rennes 38 15 11 12 38 35 +3 56 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[b]
7 Bordeaux 38 12 15 11 43 42 +1 51
8 Toulouse 38 14 8 16 38 36 +2 50
9 Auxerre 38 10 19 9 45 41 +4 49
10 Saint-Étienne 38 12 13 13 46 47 −1 49
11 Lorient 38 12 13 13 46 48 −2 49
12 Valenciennes 38 10 18 10 45 41 +4 48
13 Nancy 38 13 9 16 43 48 −5 48
14 Montpellier 38 12 11 15 32 43 −11 47
15 Caen 38 11 13 14 46 51 −5 46
16 Brest 38 11 13 14 36 43 −7 46
17 Nice 38 11 13 14 33 48 −15 46
18 Monaco (R) 38 9 17 12 36 40 −4 44 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Lens (R) 38 7 14 17 35 58 −23 35
20 Arles-Avignon (R) 38 3 11 24 21 70 −49 20
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Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    As 2010–11 Coupe de France winners Lille qualified for the UEFA Champions League and cup runners-up Paris St. Germain were already ensured of a UEFA Europa League spot via league placement, the play-off round berth reserved for the cup winners was awarded to Sochaux, the fifth-placed team.
  2. [b]
    As Coupe de la Ligue winners Marseille qualified for the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League third qualification round berth reserved for the League Cup winners was awarded to Rennes, the sixth-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACAA ...
Home \ Away ACAA AUX BOR BRS CAE RCL LIL LOR OL OM ASM MHS NAL NIC PSG REN STE SOC TFC VAL
Arles-Avignon 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–1
Auxerre 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1
Bordeaux 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–1
Brest 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 4–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0
Caen 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–5 0–2 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–2
Lens 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–3 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Lille 5–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 6–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Lorient 2–0 1–2 5–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Lyon 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
Marseille 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–2
Monaco 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–2
Montpellier 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1
Nancy 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–4 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0
Nice 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0
Paris SG 4–0 2–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1
Rennes 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0
Saint-Étienne 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1
Sochaux 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–3 2–1
Toulouse 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0
Valenciennes 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
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Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Senegal Moussa Sow Lille 25
2 France Kevin Gameiro Lorient 22
3 France Grégory Pujol Valenciennes 17
Morocco Youssef El-Arabi Caen
Argentina Lisandro López Lyon
6 France Loïc Rémy Marseille 16
7 Ivory Coast Gervinho Lille 15
Nigeria Brown Ideye Sochaux
Mali Modibo Maïga Sochaux
10 Brazil Nenê Paris Saint-Germain 14
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Last updated: 29 May 2011
Source: Official Goalscorers' Standings

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Mevlüt Erdinç for Paris Saint-Germain against Saint-Étienne (7 August 2010)[33]
  • Quickest goal of the season: 58 seconds – Nenê for Paris Saint-Germain against Auxerre (24 October 2010)[34]
  • Latest goal in a match in the season: 90+6 minutes – Anthony Modeste for Bordeaux against Nice (12 September 2010)[35]
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals
    • Lyon 5–0 Arles-Avignon (6 March 2011)[1]
    • Lille 5–0 Arles-Avignon (1 May 2011)
  • Highest scoring game: 9 goals
    • Lille 6–3 Lorient (5 December 2010)[7]
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals – Lille 6–3 Lorient (5 December 2010)[7]

Discipline

Awards

Monthly awards

UNFP Player of the Month

More information Month, Player ...
MonthPlayerClub
September[38]Dimitri PayetSaint-Étienne
October[39]Steeve ElanaBrest
November[40]Clément ChantômeParis Saint-Germain
December[41]NenêParis Saint-Germain
January[42]Marvin MartinSochaux
February[43]Mickaël LandreauLille
March[44]Eden HazardLille
April[45]Mamadou SakhoParis Saint-Germain
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Annual awards

The nominees for the Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Goal of the Year in Ligue 1. The winners were determined at the annual UNFP Awards, which were held on 22 May.[46] The winners will be displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Club
Kevin Gameiro France Lorient
Eden Hazard Belgium Lille
Nenê Brazil Paris Saint-Germain
Moussa Sow Senegal Lille
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Young Player of the Year

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Club
André Ayew Ghana Marseille
Marvin Martin France Sochaux
Yann M'Vila France Rennes
Mamadou Sakho France Paris Saint-Germain
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Goalkeeper of the Year

More information Player, Nationality ...
Player Nationality Club
Mickaël Landreau France Lille
Hugo Lloris France Lyon
Steve Mandanda France Marseille
Stéphane Ruffier France AS Monaco
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Manager of the Year

More information Manager, Nationality ...
Manager Nationality Club
Didier Deschamps France Marseille
Rudi Garcia France Lille
Francis Gillot France Sochaux
Christian Gourcuff France Lorient
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Team of the Year

Ligue 1 Team of the Year
More information Goalkeeper, Defence ...
Team of the Year
Goalkeeper France Steve Mandanda
(Marseille)
Defence France Anthony Réveillère
(Lyon)		 France Adil Rami
(Lille)		 France Mamadou Sakho
(Paris Saint-Germain)		 Nigeria Taye Taiwo
(Marseille)
Midfield France Yann M'Vila
(Rennes)		 Ivory Coast Gervinho
(Lille)		 Belgium Eden Hazard
(Lille)		 Brazil Nenê
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards France Kevin Gameiro
(Lorient)		 Senegal Moussa Sow
(Lille)
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List of 2010–11 transfers

Main articles: List of French football transfers summer 2010 and List of French football transfers winter 2011

References

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