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2010–11 Ligue 1

73rd season of top-tier French football

Field	Value
competition	Ligue 1
season	[2010–11](2010-11-in-french-football)
dates	7 August 2010 – 29 May 2011
winners	Lille
3rd Ligue 1 title
5th French title
relegated	Monaco
Lens
Arles-Avignon
continentalcup1	[Champions League](2011-12-uefa-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Lille
Marseille
Lyon
continentalcup2	[Europa League](2011-12-uefa-europa-league)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Paris Saint-Germain
Sochaux
Rennes
league topscorer	Moussa Sow
(25 goals)
biggest home win	Lyon 5–0 Arles-Avignon
(6 March 2011)
Lille 5–0 Arles-Avignon
(30 April 2011)
biggest away win	Arles-Avignon 0–4 Auxerre
(2 October 2010)
Nancy 0–4 AS Monaco
(7 November 2010)
Nice 0–4 Caen
(1 May 2011)
Bordeaux 0–4 Sochaux
(7 May 2011)
highest scoring	Lille 6–3 Lorient
(5 December 2010)
matches	380
total goals	888
longest wins	5 games
Rennes
(5 February - 5 March)
longest unbeaten	13 games
Lyon
(2 October - 15 January)
Lille
(31 October - 13 February)
longest losses	8 games
Arles-Avignon
(7 August - 2 October)
highest attendance	55,790
Marseille 1–2 Caen
lowest attendance	4,921
AS Monaco 3–1 Lorient
average attendance	19,650
prevseason	[2009–10](2009-10-ligue-1)
nextseason	[2011–12](2011-12-ligue-1)

3rd Ligue 1 title 5th French title Lens Arles-Avignon Marseille Lyon Sochaux Rennes (25 goals) (6 March 2011) Lille 5–0 Arles-Avignon (30 April 2011) (2 October 2010) Nancy 0–4 AS Monaco (7 November 2010) Nice 0–4 Caen (1 May 2011) Bordeaux 0–4 Sochaux (7 May 2011) (5 December 2010) Rennes (5 February - 5 March) Lyon (2 October - 15 January) Lille (31 October - 13 February) Arles-Avignon (7 August - 2 October) Marseille 1–2 Caen AS Monaco 3–1 Lorient

The 2010–11 Ligue 1 season was the 73rd since its establishment. Entering the season, Marseille were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 21 May 2010 and the season began on 7 August and ended on 29 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between 23 December and 15 January 2011. 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. 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.

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. The title was the club's third overall and its first in over 57 years. 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

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. 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. 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. 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.

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

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt sponsors (front)	Shirt sponsors (back)	Shirt sponsors (sleeve)	Shorts sponsors
Arles-Avignon	BIH	FRA	Uhlsport	CESP Energie Solaire	CESP Energie Solaire	Marie Blachère	Marie Blachère
Auxerre	FRA	FRA	Airness	Senoble, Invicta Group	Groupama	Conseil général de l'Yonne	Besson Chaussures
Bordeaux	FRA	FRA	Puma	Kia	Cdiscount	Pichet Immobilier	Cdiscount
Brest	FRA	CGO	Nike	Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (A & 3)/La Potagère (A & 3), Geodis Calberson, Breizh Cola	Casino Supermarchés	GUYOT Environnement	IDP
Caen	FRA	FRA	Nike	GDE Recyclage (H)/Campagne de France (A & 3), GDE Recyclage (A & 3)	Petit Forestier	None	None
Lens	ROU	MAR	Reebok	Invicta Group, Allianz, Optex	France-pari	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	McCain Foods
Lille	FRA	FRA	Umbro	Partouche	Partouche	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	None
Lorient	FRA	FRA	Duarig	La Trinitaine, Armor-Lux, B&B Hotels	Salaun Holidays	None	Cap l'Orient Agglomération
Lyon	FRA	BRA	Adidas	Betclic (H)/Everest Poker (A), MDA Electroménager (H)/LG (A)	Groupama	Araldite	Renault Trucks
Marseille	FRA	FRA	Adidas	Betclic	Intersport	None	Groupama
Monaco	FRA	FRA	Macron	Fedcom, HSBC	HSBC	HSBC	Peace and Sport
Montpellier	FRA	SRB	Nike	La Foir'Fouille/NetBet, Dyneff, La Région Languedoc-Roussillon	Montpellier Agglomération	Renault Trucks	Système U
Nancy	URU	FRA	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	FRA	FRA	Lotto	Mad-Croc Energy Drink, Takara Multimédia, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	Pizzorno Environnement	None	Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Paris Saint-Germain	FRA	FRA	Nike	Fly Emirates, UNICEF	Winamax Poker	Poweo	Elior Group
Rennes	FRA	SEN	Puma	Samsic, rennes.fr	Blot Immobilier	Association ELA	Breizh Cola
Saint-Étienne	FRA	FRA	Adidas	Winamax Poker, Invicta Group, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes	Funai	Kaspersky	Saint-Étienne Métropole, Loire
Sochaux	FRA	FRA	Lotto	Peugeot, Mobil 1, Franche-Comté	Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération	Peugeot Occasions Du Lion	None
Toulouse	FRA	ARG	Airness	Groupe IDEC, Fondation TFC, JD Promotion	Newrest	None	None
Valenciennes	FRA	FRA	Nike	Toyota (H)/SITA (A), Partouche	SITA (H)/Toyota (A)	Nord-Pas-de-Calais	None

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of
departure	Date of
vacancy	Position
in table	Incoming head coach	Date of
appointment	Position
in table
Bordeaux	FRA Laurent Blanc	Mutual consent	Off-season	FRA Jean Tigana	Off-season
Arles-Avignon	FRA Michel Estevan	Sacked	20th	BIH Faruk Hadžibegić	20th
Lens	FRA Jean-Guy Wallemme	Resigned	19th	ROU László Bölöni	19th
Monaco	FRA Guy Lacombe	Sacked	17th	FRA Laurent Banide	17th
Bordeaux	FRA Jean Tigana	Resigned	9th	FRA Eric Bédouet	9th

League table

Results

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	SEN Moussa Sow	Lille	25
2	FRA Kevin Gameiro	Lorient	22
3	FRA Grégory Pujol	Valenciennes	17
MAR Youssef El-Arabi	Caen
ARG Lisandro López	Lyon
6	FRA Loïc Rémy	Marseille	16
7	CIV Gervinho	Lille	15
NGA Brown Ideye	Sochaux
MLI Modibo Maïga	Sochaux
10	BRA Nenê	Paris Saint-Germain	14

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

Discipline

Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per second yellow card/red card):
- Montpellier – 98 points (77 yellow & 7 red cards)
Best overall disciplinary record:
- Brest – 48 points (48 yellow & 0 red cards)
Most yellow cards (club):
- Caen – 80
Most yellow cards (player): 13
- Renato Civelli (Nice)
- Alaixys Romao (Lorient)
- Dennis Oliech (Auxerre)
Most red cards (club): 8
- Arles-Avignon
- Lyon
Most red cards (player): 2
- Aly Cissokho (Lyon)
- Renato Civelli (Nice)
- Drissa Diakité (Nice)
- Sambou Yatabaré (Caen)

Awards

Monthly awards

UNFP Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club
September	Dimitri Payet	Saint-Étienne
October	Steeve Elana	Brest
November	Clément Chantôme	Paris Saint-Germain
December	Nenê	Paris Saint-Germain
January	Marvin Martin	Sochaux
February	Mickaël Landreau	Lille
March	Eden Hazard	Lille
April	Mamadou Sakho	Paris Saint-Germain

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. The winners will be displayed in bold.

Player of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Kevin Gameiro	France	Lorient
Eden Hazard	Belgium	Lille
Nenê	Brazil	Paris Saint-Germain
Moussa Sow	Senegal	Lille

Young Player of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
André Ayew	Ghana	Marseille
Marvin Martin	France	Sochaux
Yann M'Vila	France	Rennes
Mamadou Sakho	France	Paris Saint-Germain

Goalkeeper of the Year

Player	Nationality	Club
Mickaël Landreau	France	Lille
Hugo Lloris	France	Lyon
Steve Mandanda	France	Marseille
Stéphane Ruffier	France	AS Monaco

Manager of the Year

Manager	Nationality	Club
Didier Deschamps	France	Marseille
Rudi Garcia	France	Lille
Francis Gillot	France	Sochaux
Christian Gourcuff	France	Lorient

Team of the Year

Position	Player	Club
Goalkeeper	Steve Mandanda	Marseille
Defender	Anthony Réveillère	Lyon
Defender	Adil Rami	Lille
Defender	Mamadou Sakho	Paris Saint-Germain
Defender	Taye Taiwo	Marseille
Midfielder	Yann M'Vila	Rennes
Midfielder	Gervinho	Lille
Midfielder	Eden Hazard	Lille
Midfielder	Nenê	Paris Saint-Germain
Forward	Kevin Gameiro	Lorient
Forward	Moussa Sow	Lille

List of 2010–11 transfers

Main article: List of French football transfers summer 2010, List of French football transfers winter 2011

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