# 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.

## League tables
### Ligue 1

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Marseille | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 77 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Rennes | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 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-off final |
| 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 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to Ligue 1 |
| 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 | Qualification to promotion play-offs quarter-final |
| 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 | Relegation to Championnat National |

### Championnat National

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to Ligue 2 |
| 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 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Laval | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Dunkerque | 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 | Relegation to National 2 |
| 17 | Créteil (R) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to National 2 |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ On 28 November 2017, the FFF announced that Dunkerque would be deducted three points due to breaking the financial rules of the league. Dunkerque appealed, but the decision was upheld.

### Championnat National 2

Group A :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
Group B :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
Group C :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | AC Amiens (R) | 30 | 30 |
| 15 | Viry-Châtillon (R) | 30 | 25 |
| 16 | Beauvais (R) | 30 | 24 |
Group D :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Cup competitions
### 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue
#### Final

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