57-574: Hoarau is a surname common in Réunion . Notable people with the surname include: Gérard Hoarau , politician from the Seychelles Élie Hoarau , politician representing Réunion, husband of Gélita Gélita Hoarau , politician representing Réunion, wife of Élie Guillaume Hoarau , footballer from Réunion Pauline Hoarau , model from Réunion See also [ edit ] Stade Théophile Hoarau ,
114-463: A conflict of interest , were reluctant to become professional. Lille's president, Henri Jooris, also chairman of the Ligue du Nord, feared his league would fold and proposed it become the second division of the new league. Eventually, many clubs earned professional status, though it became more difficult to convince clubs in the northern half of the country; Strasbourg, Roubaix and Amiens refused to accept
171-599: A final held at a neutral venue, which later turned out to the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir . The first final was held on 14 May 1933 and it matched the winner of Group A, Olympique Lillois, against the runner-up of Group B, Cannes. Antibes, the winner of Group B, was supposed to take part in the final but was suspected of bribery by the French Football Federation and was disqualified. In the first final, Lillois were crowned
228-410: A "bonus" rule. From 1973 to 1976, a rule rewarded teams scoring three or more goals in a game with one extra point, regardless of outcome, with the objective of encouraging offensive play. The experience was ultimately inconclusive. At the start of the 2006–07 season , the league introduced an Attacking Play Table to encourage the scoring of more goals in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 . The LFP, with the help of
285-611: A few, as well as English clubs Arsenal , Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea , who likened the player to Peter Crouch . Eventually, it was announced in January 2008 that Hoarau had signed with Parisian club Paris Saint-Germain on a four-year deal after reportedly snubbing the club's primary rival, Marseille. PSG paid Le Havre fee of €500,000 and also allowed the player to finish the Ligue 2 season with his former club, whom he helped achieve promotion to Ligue 1. Hoarau arrived in Paris following
342-399: A play-off match at a neutral venue decides rank. For the 2015–16 season only, two teams were to be relegated and only two teams from Ligue 2 were to be promoted, but this decision was overturned and three teams were relegated and three teams promoted. Thus, it was the 2016–17 season which saw the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team and the third-placed team in
399-546: A stadium in Réunion [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Hoarau . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoarau&oldid=855697246 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
456-533: A strong passion for making music and has sung live on French TV. Le Havre Paris Saint-Germain Young Boys (N) – Nord Section, (C) – Centre Section, (S) – Sud Section, Gr. A – Group A section, Gr. B – Group B section Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (a.k.a. League 1), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship purposes, is the top-level association football league in France located at
513-551: A total of €663 million in total. Canal+ holds rights to two matches per-week. In August 2023, it announced a sub-licensing agreement with DAZN to stream its matches on a branded channel within the service as part of DAZN's local launch. Canal+ does not plan to renew its rights after the conclusion of the 2024 season. The previous Ligue 1 trophy, L'Hexagoal , was developed by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and designed and created by Pablo Reinoso . The trophy has been awarded to
570-471: A win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference , and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions,
627-408: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Guillaume Hoarau Guillaume Hoarau (born 5 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward . Hoarau started his football career at JS Saint-Pierroise in his native Réunion. In 1995, Le Havre AC scouts considered him too "thin" and signed his then-teammate Florent Sinama Pongolle . After gaining
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#1732802122994684-547: The 1938–39 season . Because of World War II, football was suspended by the French government and the Ligue de Football Professionnel, although its member clubs continued playing in regional competitions. During the "war championships", as they are called, professionalism was abolished by the Vichy regime and clubs were forced to participate in regional leagues, designated as Zone Sud and Zone Nord . Due to its non-association with
741-608: The DNCG (Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion) , an organisation responsible for monitoring the accounts of professional association football clubs in France. It was founded in 1984 and is an administrative directorate of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). The mission of the DNCG is to oversee all financial operations of the 44 member clubs of the LFP, develop the resources of professional clubs, apply sanctions to those clubs breaking
798-712: The Deloitte Football Money League ranking of football clubs by revenue generated from football operations. In the list compiled in the 2008–09 season, Lyon ranked 13th among clubs generating approximately €139.6 million, while Marseille were right behind them in 14th position generating €133.2 million. In 2016, just Paris Saint-Germain was in the top 30 of the Deloitte Football Money League ( ranked 4 ). From 2017 to 2020, Paris Saint-Germain (ranked between five and seven) and Lyon (ranked between 17 and 28) were part of
855-595: The Ligue 2 on a two-legged confrontation, with the Ligue 2 team hosting the first game. Previously, the league utilised a different promotion and relegation format. Prior to 1995, the league's format was direct relegation of the bottom two teams and a play-off between the third-last first-division team and the winner of the second-division play-offs, similar to the Dutch Eredivisie , and the German Bundesliga . The league has also experimented with
912-433: The 1994–95 campaign. In addition, Nantes also holds the record for the longest time without losing at home with a run of 92 matches from May 1976 to April 1981. The current champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who won a record twelfth title in the 2023–24 season . The league has been won on multiple occasions by foreign-based club Monaco , the presence of which within the league makes it a cross-border competition. Ahead of
969-583: The 2023–24 season, as determined by the UEFA coefficient , the top four teams in Ligue 1 qualify for the Champions League , with the top three proceeding directly to the group phase. The fourth-placed team enters in the third qualifying round. The fifth-placed team qualifies for the UEFA Europa League , the sixth for UEFA Conference League . The last Europa League place is determined through
1026-618: The 2023–24 season, the number of teams in the league was reduced to 18; four teams in the 2022–23 Ligue 1 were relegated to Ligue 2 and only two teams in Ligue 2 were promoted to Ligue 1. Professionalism in French football did not exist until July 1930, when the National Council of the French Football Federation voted 128–20 in favour of its adoption. The founders of professionalism in French football are Georges Bayrou , Emmanuel Gambardella , and Gabriel Hanot . Professionalism
1083-436: The 69th minutes for Zhou Tong , in a 1–0 loss against Shandong Luneng . Hoarau scored his first goal three weeks later, on 30 March 2013, in a 3–3 draw against newly promoted Shanghai East Asia . Two weeks later, on 14 April 2013, Hoarau scored again in a 2–1 loss against reigning league champion Guangzhou Evergrande . Hoarau later struggled to score despite having earned himself as first team regular. His lack of scoring lead
1140-526: The Champions League third qualifying round spot and all spots below will be pushed back one position. A total of 74 clubs have played in Ligue 1 from its foundation in the 1932–33 season to the start of the 2024–25 season. Currently, Marseille , Montpellier , Nice and Rennes are the only founding members of the league to be playing in Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain is the only club to have not suffered points relegation. They earned promotion to
1197-564: The European stage scoring a brace in the club's first leg match against VfL Wolfsburg on 18 February 2009 in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup . In total for the season , Hoarau made 45 appearances, 32 in league play, and scored 20 goals, 17 in league play, contributing to the club's successful season where they reached as high as the second position in the league and made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Due to his great performances, Hoarau
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#17328021229941254-412: The LFP announced that the clubs deficit had been cut in half from €130 million to €65 million. Ligue 1 ranks fifth in terms of revenue brought in by clubs with the league bringing in £0.6 billion for the 2006–07 season trailing England, Italy, Spain and Germany. In terms of world football, clubs Lyon and Marseille are among the richest football clubs in the world and regularly feature in
1311-418: The LFP for the two missed rights payments. In February 2021, Canal+ reached an interim agreement to acquire the rights packages held by Mediapro for the remainder of the season, and later sub-licensed Ligue 2 to beIN; Téléfoot shut down on 8 February 2021. In June 2021, the LFP resold the broadcast rights packages for Ligue 1 to Canal+ and Amazon Prime Video through 2024, with the two broadcasters paying
1368-493: The LFP €510 million over four seasons. Following the announcement of the agreement, it was revealed that Canal+ had acquired four television packages, while beIN Sports acquired two packages. In 2018, Mediapro acquired three of the four major packages of LFP media rights for 2020-21 through 2024, largely replacing Canal+ in a deal valued at a record €1.15 billion. beIN Sports maintained "lot 3", which contained two matches per-week on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. Mediapro
1425-455: The Ligue 1 title, Hoarau suffered an injury in a match against Lorient , with Montpeillier going on to win their first league title. In the 2012–13 season , Hoarau featured less for the club and was placed on the transfer list despite being out of contract at the end of the season. Upon his departure to Dalin Aerbin, Hoarau appeared at Parc des Princes , where he made a farewell speech and
1482-463: The Ligue 2 season with high expectations, as he was expected to replace club legend Pauleta and live up to comments made by former president Alain Cayzac , who referred to Hoarau as being the "signing of the century" for PSG. He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat at Monaco on 9 August 2008. After going scoreless the first week, Hoarau responded in the second week scoring his first goal for
1539-401: The attention of then-Le Havre manager Jean-François Domergue , Hoarau signed his first professional contract at the age of 20 for Le Havre in January 2004. He made his league debut on 12 May 2004 against Châteauroux in a 2–1 loss, coming on as a substitute. Despite being signed, Hoarau spent the majority of his career under Domergue playing in the reserves , often earning brief call-ups to
1596-435: The champion of France since the end of the 2006–07 season , replacing the previous Ligue 1 trophy that had existed for only five years. The name Hexagoal was derived from an official competition created by the LFP and French TV channel TF1 to determine a name for the new trophy. Over 9,000 proposals were sent in and, on 20 May 2007, French Football Federation member Frédéric Thiriez announced that, following an online vote,
1653-481: The club confirmed the departure of Hoarau, who would return to France. After one season in China, Hoarau returned to France by joining Ligue 1 side Bordeaux until the end of the 2013–14 season . Prior to the move, Hoarau was also linked with Marseille. The move to Marseille did not transpire, as Hoarau preferred moving elsewhere. In the summer of 2014, Hoarau left Bordeaux and joined Swiss side BSC Young Boys. He
1710-471: The club on his home debut in a 1–0 victory over Bordeaux . His breakthrough into the team came in the annual Classique against rivals Marseille on 26 October 2008. In a huge 4–2 victory for the club, Hoarau scored a brace. He followed this up by scoring another brace, this time against his former club Le Havre in a 3–1 victory. His next set of goals were against Le Mans , earning another brace in another 3–1 victory. Hoarau also continued his solid form on
1767-414: The club recruit Nabil Baha as their new striker, with the club considering selling Hoarau during the summer transfer window. Eventually, Hoarau would stay at the club for the season and would help the club finish in fifth in the league table. Upon the conclusion of the 2013 season , Chinese media Sina Sports reported that Hoarau was among several foreign players to leave Dalian Aerbin. Four days later,
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1824-530: The country's domestic cup competition, the Coupe de France . If the cup winner qualifies for Europe through their league position, the seventh-placed team in Ligue 1 will qualify for the Conference League. If France is among the top two nations that earned the most coefficient points from a single season, an additional Champions League group phase spot will be awarded to the team in fourth place; as such
1881-464: The first division for the 1974–75 season and have not faltered down since. Paris Saint-Germain was administratively relegated by the league following its split from Paris FC in 1972, but returned to the top flight two seasons later. Internationally, the most well-known Ligue 1 clubs include Marseille , Lyon , Monaco and Lille . The following 18 clubs are competing in the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season. Ligue 1 clubs' finances and budgets are managed by
1938-458: The former manager Michel Hidalgo introduced the idea to reward those teams who score the most goals. The table was similar to the previous idea, but was independent from the official league table and clubs were only rewarded with monetary bonuses. In June 2021, the LFP voted overwhelmingly at its general assembly to contract Ligue 1 back to 18 clubs for the 2023–24 season by relegating four to, and promoting two from, Ligue 2 after 2022–23. As of
1995-432: The inaugural champions following the club's 4–3 victory. After the season, the league decided to retain the 14 clubs and not promote any sides from the second division. The league also agreed to change its name from National to simply Division 1 . For the 1934–35 season , the league organised a legitimate promotion and relegation system bringing the total tally of clubs in the first division to 16. The number remained until
2052-537: The lead broadcast team for at least 20 matches per-season. Seeking to renegotiate its contract due to the financial impact of COVID-19, Mediapro began withholding its rights payments to the LFP in October 2020. LFP CEO Arnaud Rouger stated in October 2020 that they may have to pursue a new broadcaster if they are unable to resolve the dispute with Mediapro. In December 2020, it was reported that Mediapro were preparing to wind down Téléfoot, after it agreed to compensate
2109-512: The league changed its name from Division 1 to Ligue 1 . There are 18 clubs in Ligue 1. During the course of a season, usually from August to May, each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 34 games, though special circumstances may allow a club to host matches at other venues such as when Lille hosted Lyon at the Stade de France in 2007 and 2008. Teams receive three points for
2166-409: The new league, while conversely Mulhouse , Excelsior AC Roubaix , Metz and Fives accepted professionalism. In southern France, clubs such as Marseille , Hyères , Montpellier , Nîmes , Cannes , Antibes and Nice were extremely supportive of the new league and accepted their professional status without argument. The league's inaugural season of the all-professional league, called National ,
2223-426: The rules of operation, defend the morals and interests of French football in general. Following a report by the DNCG, it was determined that the combined budget of Ligue 1 clubs was €910 million for the 2005–06 season, a 39% increase from the 2002–03 season . The prominent reason for the rise was mainly associated with the television rights deal the league regularly signs. Excluding Paris Saint-Germain , many of
2280-493: The season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. As of 2024, Ligue 1 is considered one of the top national leagues , ranked fifth in Europe , behind England's Premier League , Spain's La Liga , Italy's Serie A and Germany's Bundesliga . Ligue 1
2337-684: The senior squad, then quickly being sent down. He registered his first career goal in just the second match of the 2004–05 season in a 2–1 victory over Amiens . Despite this, his play was heavily limited following the firing of Domergue and the appointment of temporary manager Philippe Hinschberger . During the following season under new manager Thierry Uvenard, his playing time increased—he appeared in 28 matches, scoring five goals. The next season , he only made five appearances for Le Havre before being sent on loan to Gueugnon , where he made 21 appearances and scored eight goals. Under new manager Jean-Marc Nobilo , his fourth manager in four years, Hoarau
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2394-416: The term Hexagoal had received half of the votes. The first club to hoist the new trophy was Olympique Lyonnais who earned the honour after winning the 2007–08 season . The current Ligue 1 trophy, which was created by Mathias Kiss, will be awarded beginning with the 2024–25 season . Announced on 17 October 2024, the yet-to-be-named trophy features a hexagonal base at the bottom and a gold-plated sphere at
2451-464: The top 30. Bold indicates clubs playing in 2024–25 Ligue 1 . Italics denotes players still playing professional football, Bold denotes players still playing in Ligue 1. Italics denotes players still playing professional football, Bold denotes players still playing in Ligue 1. The LFP formerly had rights agreements with the premium channels Canal+ and beIN Sports . The agreement with beIN Media Group, reached on 23 June 2011, paid
2508-475: The top division clubs are extremely healthy with clubs such as Auxerre , Bordeaux , Lille and Lyon being referred to as "managed to perfection". However, recently the DNCG has encouraged clubs to concentrate on limiting their "skyrocketing wage bills and the magnitude of their debts" after it was discovered that the LFP clubs accounts as a whole were in the red for the third consecutive season (2008–2011) with an estimated deficit of €130 million. In 2012,
2565-412: The top of the French football league system . Administered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel , Ligue 1 is contested by 18 clubs (as of the 2023–24 season) and operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Ligue 2 . Seasons run from August to May. Clubs play two matches against each of the other teams in the league – one home and one away – totalling to 34 matches over the course of
2622-414: The two leagues, the LFP and FFF do not recognise the championships won by the clubs and thus 1939–1945 is non-existent in the two organisations' view. Following the conclusion of the war and the liberation of France , professional football returned to France. The first division increased its allotment of clubs to 18. This number remained until the 1965–66 season when the number was increased to 20. In 2002,
2679-456: The victory, Young Boys still finished bottom of the group on four points. On 18 September 2020, Hoarau signed with fellow Swiss side Sion . In August 2022, at the age of 38, Hoarau announced his retirement from professional playing. On 23 March 2009, Hoarau was called up to the France national team to replace the injured Nicolas Anelka on the squad. In addition to football, Hoarau has
2736-491: The winning goal for PSG in extra time in the 2010 Coupe de France Final . Since the signing of new striker Kevin Gameiro in the summer of 2011, both Hoarau and Erdinç were relegated to the substitutes' bench, and the former suffered a serious injury on the very first day of the 2011–12 season . Hoarau was linked with a loan move to Saint-Étienne . On the last day of the 2011–12 season, with Montpellier and PSG both chasing
2793-424: Was expected to establish a new channel to house these rights. beIN Sports later sub-licensed its package to Canal+. In June 2020, Mediapro announced a partnership with TF1 , under which the new channel would leverage the network's talent and resources, and be branded as Téléfoot —an extension of TF1's long-running football programme . Téléfoot presenters Grégoire Margotton and Bixente Lizarazu would serve as
2850-503: Was held in 1932–1933 . The 20 inaugural members of National were Antibes , CA Paris , Cannes , Club Français , Excelsior AC Roubaix , Fives , Hyères , Marseille , Metz , Mulhouse , Nice , Nîmes , Alès , Lille , Racing Club de France , Red Star Olympique , Rennes , Sochaux , Sète and Montpellier . The 20 clubs were inserted into two groups of 10 with the bottom three of each group suffering relegation to Division 2. The two winners of each group would then face each other in
2907-398: Was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name National before switching to Division 1 after a year of existence. It continued to operate under that name until 2002, when it adopted its current name. Paris Saint-Germain are the most successful club with twelve league titles, while Lyon is the club that has won the most consecutive titles (seven between 2002 and 2008). Saint-Étienne
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#17328021229942964-468: Was installed as the lead striker and flourished. Playing in all 38 league matches, he was top scorer with 28 goals and, at one point during the season, scored at least one goal in 12-straight matches. His performances led to the French media naming him the " Karim Benzema of Ligue 2 ", as Benzema was having a similar season in Ligue 1 . His performances caught the eye of several Ligue 1 clubs, such as Auxerre , Marseille , and Paris Saint-Germain to name
3021-402: Was left emotional, saying, "Nothing has changed. I'm a little excited. I have a small tear in the eye." On 9 January 2013, Hoarau signed with Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin . On the same day, he was presented by the club. His move to China received objection by commentator Jean-Michel Larqué . Hoarau made his debut in the opening game of the season, coming on as a substitute in
3078-535: Was linked to several clubs, most notably Lyon , who offered €10 million for the player's services. Both Hoarau and PSG, however, downplayed the offer and, two days later, Hoarau signed a contract extension until 2013. Following his successful first season in Paris, Hoarau struggled to reproduce the same kind of form. The arrival of new striker Mevlüt Erdinç failed to ignite a successful partnership, with both players often injured and profligate in front of goal whenever they managed to play. Hoarau did however score
3135-520: Was officially implemented in 1932. In order to successfully create a professional football league in the country, the Federation limited the league to twenty clubs. In order to participate in the competition, clubs were subjected to three important criteria: Many clubs disagreed with the subjective criteria, most notably Strasbourg , RC Roubaix , Amiens and Stade Français , while others like Rennes , due to fear of bankruptcy, and Lille , due to
3192-501: Was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League , their first league title in 32 years. In the play-off round of the Champions League campaign the following season, Hoarau scored goals in both legs against Dinamo Zagreb , which took Young Boys to the group stages for the first time ever. He scored twice more in the final group game on 12 December, a surprise 2–1 defeat of Italian giants Juventus . Despite
3249-413: Was the first club with ten titles. With the presence of 73 seasons in Ligue 1, Marseille holds the record for most seasons among the elite, while Paris Saint-Germain hold the league record for longevity with 50 consecutive seasons (from 1974 to present). Nantes is the team with the longest consecutive unbeaten streak (32 matches) and the fewest number of defeats (one match) in a single season, doing so in
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