Ligue 1

• 4–0Biggest win: Marseille 4–0 RennesSat 30 May 2009
• 5goals in Lille 3–2 Nancy, the mostSat 30 May 2009
• 2goals: Bafétimbi GomisSaint-Etienne 4–0 Valenciennes
• 2goals: Mamadou NiangMarseille 4–0 Rennes

• Biggest winMarseille 4–0 AuxerreSun 17 Aug
• Most goals in a matchRennes 4–4 MarseilleSat 9 Aug

• 72%of the teams ahead at half-time won the match145 of 200; 20 matches turned round
• 11points won after trailing at half-time: Bordeaux and 2 others, level for the mostBehind at the break 7 times
• 16points dropped after leading at half-time: Le Havre and 1 other, level for the mostAhead at the break 6 times
• 2–0at half-time, 3–4 at the end: Monaco v Bordeaux, the biggest turnaroundSun 21 Dec 2008

• 14%of the goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time115 goals, 0 of them in stoppage time
• 68%of the teams that scored first won the match230 of 337; 72 drew, 35 lost
• 8points won in the last five minutes: Nice and 1 other, level for the most8 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 9points thrown away in the last five minutes: Saint-Etienne, the most8 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 23points won after going behind: Bordeaux, the mostBehind at some point in 17 matches
• 22points dropped after going ahead: Le Havre and 2 others, level for the mostAhead at some point in 15 matches
• 1'the fastest goal, with 3 others in the same minute: Luigi Pieroni, ValenciennesLe Havre 2–1 Valenciennes, Sat 25 Oct 2008
• 90'the latest winning goal, with 17 others in the same minute: Mahamane Traoré, NiceNice 2–1 Nancy, Sat 16 Aug 2008

Goal minutes known, for 337 of the 380 matches played. Minutes as the match reports write them; a winning goal is the one past the loser's final total (the second of a 3–1).

• 24.6years: Toulouse, the youngest of the 17 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 28.4years: Paris Saint Germain, the oldest of the 17 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 17years and 256 days: Eden Hazard, the youngest scorer with a known birth dateSat 20 Sep 2008
• 36years: Olivier Echouafni, the oldest scorer with a known birth dateSat 21 Mar 2009
• 58%of the minutes played by players from France50 nationalities; fewest: Auxerre (47%), most: Paris Saint Germain (86%)

Birth dates and citizenships of the players known with certainty: 87% of the minutes played. A player can hold more than one citizenship. Team ages only where at least 75% of the minutes are covered (17 of 20 teams).

• 16.7Most shots per match: Marseilleshots a match, 38 matches
• 37%Most accurate shooting: Toulouse160 of 430 shots on target
• 11%Best conversion: Bordeaux64 goals from 571 shots
• 5.7Most corners per match: Paris Saint Germaincorners a match, 38 matches
• 19.0Most fouls per match: Lillefouls a match, 38 matches
• 2.1Most cards per match: Valenciennes76 yellow and 5 red in 38 matches
• 1.3Fewest cards per match: Lorient48 yellow and 2 red in 38 matches

Match statistics of the season, match by match.