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2013–14 Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Season 2013–14
Champions Paris Saint-Germain
(4th title)
Relegated Valenciennes
Ajaccio
Sochaux
Champions League Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Lille
Europa League Guingamp
Saint-Étienne
Lyon
Matches played 380
Goals scored 931 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimović (26)
Biggest home win Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Sochaux (7 December 2013)
Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Nantes (19 January 2014)
Biggest away win Toulouse 0–5 Rennes (26 October 2013)
Highest scoring Valenciennes 2-6 Nantes (20 April 2014)
Lorient 4-4 Montpellier (20 April 2014)
Longest winning run 8 games
Paris Saint-Germain (14 February – 5 April)
Longest unbeaten run 16 games
Paris Saint-Germain (7 December – 5 April)
Longest winless run 16 games
Ajaccio (29 September – 1 February)
Longest losing run 7 games
Nice (26 October – 7 December)
Valenciennes (17 August - 28 September and 6 April - 17 May)
Highest attendance 48,960
Lille 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain (10 May 2014)
Lowest attendance 5,534
Ajaccio 2-1 Reims (10 May 2014)
Average attendance 21,155
Leader
2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2014–15 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2014–15 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Relegation to 2014–15 Ligue 2

The 2013–14 Ligue 1 was the 76th season since its establishment. The season began on August 9, 2013 and ended on May 17, 2014. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. As in the previous years, Adidas provided the official ball for all matches, with a new Adidas Pro Ligue 1 model to be used throughout the season for all matches.

On 7 May, Paris Saint-Germain won their second straight Ligue 1 title just before losing 2–1 to Rennes. The title was secured before PSG kicked off when Monaco drew 1–1 against Guingamp.

There are three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2012–13 season. A total of 20 teams currently compete 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.

Brest was the first team relegated after a 2–0 home defeat to Sochaux on 11 May 2013 after 3 years in the top flight. Nancy followed one week later after a 2–1 home defeat to Bastia on 18 May 2013 ending 8 years of top-flight tenure. Finally Troyes were relegated from the top level after a 2–1 away defeat to Valenciennes on 26 May 2013.

These relegated team were replaced by Ligue 2 champions Monaco, runners-up Guingamp, and third-placed Nantes. Monaco clinched the second division title on 11 May 2013 with two matches to spare after defeating Nîmes 1–0 at away. Monaco is making its return to the first division after a two-year absence.


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