The 2018–19 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1

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for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season since its establishment. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 24 May 2019.

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were the defending champions. On 21 April, Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive Ligue 1 title and eighth title overall following

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's 0–0 draw against

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Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league, with two promoted teams from

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and Nîmes, replacing the two relegated teams from the

2017–18 Ligue 1 The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Conforama for sponsorship reasons, was the 80th season since its establishment. The season started on 4 August 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Monaco were the defending champions. On 15 April, ...

season,

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and

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Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs

The 2018–19 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team,

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, and the winner of the semi-final of the

play-off,

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, on a two-legged confrontation. ---- ''Dijon won 4–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.''

Number of teams by regions

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

;Note ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Ligue 1 Ligue 1 seasons 1

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