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

Season	2017–18
Men's football
Ligue 1	Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 2	Reims
Championnat National	Red Star
Coupe de France	Paris Saint-Germain
Coupe de la Ligue	Paris Saint-Germain
Trophée des Champions	Paris Saint-Germain
Women's football
Division 1	Lyon
Coupe de France	Paris Saint-Germain
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

League tables

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-offs
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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

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) Champion; (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

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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	Amiens AC (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

Final

8 May 2018

21:05 CEST

Les Herbiers VF	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain
	Report	Lo Celso  26' Cavani  74' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 73,772

Referee: Mikael Lesage

2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue

Final

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

31 March 2018

21:05 CEST

Paris Saint-Germain	3–0	Monaco
Cavani  8' (pen.), 85' Di María  21'	Report

Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

Attendance: 41,248

Referee: Clément Turpin

2017 Trophée des Champions

29 July 2017

20:00 WEST

Monaco	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain
Sidibé  30'	Report	Dani Alves  51' Rabiot  63'

Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier

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.