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{{Short description|Top-level football league in France}}
{{About|the French men's football league|the French women's football league|Première Ligue|other uses}}
{{distinguish|EFL League One|Lao League 1}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football league
| name            = Ligue 1 
| logo            = Logo Ligue 1 McDonald's 2024.svg
| pixels          = 130px
| organiser       = [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] (LFP)
| country         = {{FRA}} (17 teams)
| other countries = {{MON}} (1 team)
| confed          = [[UEFA]]
| founded         = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1930}} (officially)|{{start date and age|2002}} (as Ligue 1)}}
| teams           = [[#Clubs|18]] (since [[2023–24 Ligue 1|2023–24]])
| relegation      = [[Ligue 2]]
| level           = [[French football league system|1]]
| domest_cup      = {{ubl|[[Coupe de France]]|[[Trophée des Champions]]}}
| confed_cup      = 
{{Plainlist|
* [[UEFA Champions League]] 
* [[UEFA Europa League]] 
* [[UEFA Conference League]]
}} 
| champions            = {{nowrap|[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] (13th title)}}
| most successful club = {{nowrap|Paris Saint-Germain (13 titles)}}
| most_appearances     = [[Mickaël Landreau]] (618)
| top_goalscorer       = [[Delio Onnis]] (299)
| season               = [[2024–25 Ligue 1|2024–25]]
| tv                   = [[#Media coverage|List of broadcasters]]
| sponsor              = [[McDonald's]]
| website              = {{URL|https://www.ligue1.com/|ligue1.com}}
| current              = [[2025–26 Ligue 1]]
}}

'''Ligue 1''' ({{IPA|fr|liɡ œ̃|lang}}; {{literal translation|lk=yes|League 1}}), officially known as '''Ligue 1 [[McDonald's France|McDonald's]]''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=McDonald's nouveau partenaire titre de la Ligue 1| trans-title=McDonald's new title partner of Ligue 1|website=[[Ligue de Football Professionnel|LFP]]|date=21 March 2024|url=https://www.lfp.fr/article/mcdonalds-nouveau-partenaire-titre-de-la-ligue-1|access-date=2 July 2024|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ligue 1 McDonald's : Le calendrier de la saison 2024/2025|work=[[Ligue de Football Professionnel|LFP]]|date=21 June 2024|url=https://www.lfp.fr/article/ligue-1-le-calendrier-de-la-saison-2024-2025|access-date=2 July 2024|language=fr}}</ref> is a professional [[association football]] league in [[France]] and the highest level of the [[French football league system]]. Administered by the [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]], Ligue 1 is contested by 18 clubs 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 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. 

Ligue 1 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. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] were a domineering team, winning four consecutive league titles from [[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]] to [[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]], and starred England international [[Chris Waddle]] and [[Ballon d'Or]] winner [[Jean-Pierre Papin]]. Later in the 1990s, foreign-based club [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] featured [[Thierry Henry]] and [[David Trezeguet]], who would both go on to be amongst the most dominant strikers in Europe. 

In the 2000s, [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] established a dynasty, winning 7 consecutive titles (2002–2008)—an unprecedented run in French football. From 2009–2012, four consecutive different clubs won the league: [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in [[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]], Marseille in [[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]], [[Lille OSC|Lille]] In [[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]], and [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] in [[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]. During this era, Lille's [[Eden Hazard]] emerged as the league's star player. 

From 2012 onwards, the [[Qatar Sports Investments]] (QSI) takeover allowed [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] to sign top players like [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], [[Thiago Silva]], [[Neymar]], and [[Kylian Mbappé]], ushering in an era of complete dominance. As of 2024, Ligue 1 is considered one of the [[Big Five (association football)|top national leagues]], ranked [[UEFA coefficient#Men's association coefficient|fifth in Europe]], behind England's [[Premier League]], Italy's [[Serie A]], Spain's [[La Liga]]  and Germany's [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2021 |title=UEFA rankings for club competitions |url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103074558/https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/index.html |archive-date=3 November 2018 |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}</ref>

PSG are the most successful club with 13 league titles. [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] was the first club with 10 titles. With the presence of 73 seasons in Ligue 1, Marseille holds the record for most seasons among the elite, while PSG hold the league record for longevity with 51 consecutive seasons (from 1974 to present). [[FC Nantes|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 the [[1994–95 French Division 1|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.

Ahead of 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.<ref name="Ligue1SkySports">{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11800/12324041/ligue-1-french-top-tier-reduced-to-18-teams-from-2023-24-season|title=Ligue 1: French top tier reduced to 18 teams from 2023/24 season|publisher=Sky Sports|date=3 June 2021|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> The current champions are PSG, who won a record thirteenth title in the [[2024–25 Ligue 1|2024–25 season]]. The league has been won on multiple occasions by Monaco, the presence of which within the league makes it a cross-border competition.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 May 2017 |title=Prince Albert II, boss Leonardo Jardim hail Monaco's Ligue 1 title |url=https://global.espn.com/football/story/_/id/37522302/monaco-ligue-1-title-worth-four-paris-saint-germain-leonardo-jardim |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803035703/https://global.espn.com/football/as-monaco/story/3128518/monacos-ligue-1-title-worth-four-of-paris-saint-germains-leonardo-jardim?src=com |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=28 April 2020 |work=ESPN}}</ref>

==History==

===Foundation===
[[Professional]]ism in [[Football in France|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 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:

* The incoming club must have had positive results in the past.
* The incoming club must be able to pull in enough revenue to balance its finances.
* The incoming club must be able to successfully recruit at least eight professional players.

Many clubs disagreed with the subjective criteria, most notably [[Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]], [[RC Roubaix]], [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] and [[Stade Français Paris (football)|Stade Français]], while others like [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], due to fear of bankruptcy, and [[Olympique Lillois|Lille]], due to 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 the new league, while conversely [[FC Mulhouse|Mulhouse]], [[Excelsior AC Roubaix]], [[FC Metz|Metz]] and [[SC Fives|Fives]] accepted professionalism. In southern France, clubs such as [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Hyères FC|Hyères]], [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]], [[AS Cannes|Cannes]], [[FC Antibes|Antibes]] and [[OGC Nice|Nice]] were extremely supportive of the new league and accepted their professional status without argument.

===Establishment===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;font-size:90%;float:right"
|+ '''Division 1 champions (Pre-WWII)'''
! style="width:75px;"| Season
! style="width:125px;"| Winner
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–33]]
| [[Olympique Lillois]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1933–34 French Division 1|1933–34]]
| [[FC Sète|Sète]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1934–35 French Division 1|1934–35]]
| [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1935–36 French Division 1|1935–36]]
| [[Racing Club de France football Colombes 92|Racing Club de France]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1936–37 French Division 1|1936–37]]
| [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1937–38 French Division 1|1937–38]]
| [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[1938–39 French Division 1|1938–39]]
| [[FC Sète|Sète]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| {{further-text|<br />[[List of French football champions|French football champions]]}}
|}

The league's inaugural season of the all-professional league, called ''National'', was held in [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–1933]]. The 20 inaugural members of ''National'' were [[FC Antibes|Antibes]], [[CA Paris-Charenton|CA Paris]], [[AS Cannes|Cannes]], [[Club Français]], [[Excelsior AC Roubaix]], [[SC Fives|Fives]], [[Hyères FC|Hyères]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[FC Mulhouse|Mulhouse]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]], [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]], [[Olympique Alès|Alès]], [[Olympique Lillois|Lille]], [[Racing Club de France football Colombes 92|Racing Club de France]], [[Red Star F.C.|Red Star Olympique]], [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], [[FC Sète 34|Sète]] and [[Montpellier HSC|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 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 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 French Division 1|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 the [[1938–39 French Division 1|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 France|Vichy regime]] and clubs were forced to participate in regional leagues, designated as ''Zone Sud'' and ''Zone Nord''. Due to its non-association with 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 French Division 1|1965–66 season]] when the number was increased to 20. In 2002, the league changed its name from ''Division 1'' to ''Ligue 1''.

== Format ==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* 20 clubs: [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–1933]]
* 14 clubs: [[1933–34 French Division 1|1933–1934]]
* 16 clubs: 1934–1939
* 18 clubs: [[1945–46 French Division 1|1945–1946]]
* 20 clubs: [[1946–47 French Division 1|1946–1947]]
* 18 clubs: 1947–1958
* 20 clubs: 1958–1963
* 18 clubs: 1963–1965
* 20 clubs: 1965–1968
* 18 clubs: 1968–1970
* 20 clubs: 1970–1997
* 18 clubs: 1997–2002
* 20 clubs: 2002–2023
* 18 clubs: 2023–present 
{{div col end}}

==Competition format==

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 OSC|Lille]] hosted [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] at the [[Stade de France]] in 2007 and 2008. Teams receive three points for 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, 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,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ligue 1 reduces relegation spots to two|url=http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/story/2461334/ligue-1-reduces-relegation-spots-to-two|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015045436/http://www.espnfc.us/french-ligue-1/story/2461334/ligue-1-reduces-relegation-spots-to-two|url-status=live}}</ref> but this decision was overturned and three teams were relegated and three teams promoted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1-ligue-2-il-y-aura-bien-trois-relegations-promotions-03-02-2016-5511303.php|title=Ligue 1/Ligue 2 : Il y aura bien trois rélégations/Promotions|date=3 February 2016|language=fr}}</ref> 
Thus, it was the 2016–17 season which saw the return of a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team and the third-placed team in the [[2016–17 Ligue 2|Ligue 2]] on a two-legged confrontation, with the Ligue 2 team hosting the first game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Les décisions du 14 avril 2016 |url=http://www.lfp.fr/corporate/article/les-decisions-du-14-avril-2016.htm |publisher=[[Ligue de Football Professionnel|lfp.fr]] |access-date=30 April 2016 |date=14 April 2016 |language=fr |archive-date=18 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418234637/http://www.lfp.fr/corporate/article/les-decisions-du-14-avril-2016.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 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 Ligue 1|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 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.<ref name=Ligue1SkySports/>

===European qualification===
As of the 2023–24 season, as determined by the [[UEFA coefficient]], the top four teams in Ligue 1 qualify for the [[UEFA Champions League|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 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 [[UEFA coefficient#Men's association coefficient|coefficient points]] from a single season, an additional Champions League group phase spot will be awarded to the team in fourth place; as such the Champions League third qualifying round spot and all spots below will be pushed back one position.

==Clubs==
{{Main|List of Ligue 1 clubs}}
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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bilan des clubs |url=http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/bilanClubs |work=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=19 March 2010 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019012700/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/bilanClubs |archive-date=19 October 2010 }}</ref> Currently, [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]] and [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] are the only founding members of the league to be playing in Ligue 1. [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] is the only club to have not suffered points relegation. They earned promotion to 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 [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], [[AS Monaco|Monaco]] and [[Lille OSC|Lille]].

===Members for 2024–25===
The following 18 clubs are competing in the [[2024–25 Ligue 1]] season.

{{updated|start of 2024–25 Ligue 1 season}}

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Club<br />
!Position<br />in 2023–24
!First season in<br />top division
! Seasons in <br /> Ligue 1
!Stadium
!Stadium Capacity
!Ligue 1<br />titles
!Manager
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Angers SCO|Angers]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>[[2023–24 Ligue 2|L2]] : 2nd ||1956–57||32||[[Stade Raymond Kopa]]||19,800||0||[[Alexandre Dujeux]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>[[2023–24 Ligue 2|L2]] : 1st ||1980–81||34||[[Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps]]||18,541||1||[[Christophe Pélissier (football manager)|Christophe Pélissier]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>3rd||1979–80||19||[[Stade Francis-Le Blé]]||15,931||0||[[Eric Roy (footballer)|Eric Roy]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]] ||<span style="display:none">010</span>15th||1938–39||26||[[Stade Océane]]||25,178||0||[[Didier Digard]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[RC Lens|Lens]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>7th||1937–38||63||[[Stade Bollaert-Delelis]]||38,223||1||[[Will Still]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]||4th||1945–46||65||[[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]]||50,186||4||[[Bruno Génésio]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]||<span style="display:none">004</span>5th||1945–46||67||[[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]]||59,186||7||[[Pierre Sage]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]||<span style="display:none">004</span>8th||1932–33||75||[[Stade Vélodrome]]||67,394||9||[[Roberto De Zerbi]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]||<span style="display:none">004</span>2nd||1953–54||66||[[Stade Louis II]]||16,360||8||[[Adi Hütter]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>12th||1932–33||43||[[Stade de la Mosson]]||32,900||1||[[Michel Der Zakarian]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[FC Nantes|Nantes]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>14th||1963–64||57||[[Stade de la Beaujoire]]||35,322||8||[[Antoine Kombouaré]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[OGC Nice|Nice]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>5th||1932–33||66||[[Allianz Riviera]]||36,178||4||[[Franck Haise]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>1st||1971–72||52||[[Parc des Princes]]||47,929||12||[[Luis Enrique]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>9th||1945–46||40||[[Stade Auguste-Delaune]]||21,029||6||[[Luka Elsner]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>10th||1932–33||68||[[Roazhon Park]]||29,778||0||[[Julien Stéphan]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>[[2023–24 Ligue 2|L2]] : 3rd ||1938–39||70||[[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard]]||41,965||10||[[Olivier Dall'Oglio]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]||<span style="display:none">010</span>13th||1934–35||64||[[Stade de la Meinau]]||26,109||1||[[Liam Rosenior]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] ||<span style="display:none">010</span>11th||1982–83||35||[[Stadium de Toulouse]]||33,150||0||[[Carles Martínez Novell]]
|-
|}

===Seasons in Ligue 1===
There are 75 teams that have taken part in 88 Ligue 1 championships that were played from the [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–33 season]] until the [[2025–26 Ligue 1|2025–26 season]]. The teams in bold compete in Ligue 1 currently. The teams in italics represent defunct teams. The year in parentheses represents the most recent year of participation at this level. No team has played Ligue 1 football in every season; the closest being [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], who has played in 76 seasons.

{{div col}}
* '''76''' seasons: '''[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]''' (2026)
* '''70''' seasons: [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] (2025)
* '''69''' seasons: [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] (2022), '''[[Stade Rennais FC|Rennes]]''' (2026)
* '''68''' seasons: '''[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]''' (2026)
* '''67''' seasons: '''[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]''' (2026), '''[[OGC Nice|Nice]]''' (2026)
* '''66''' seasons: [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] (2014), '''[[Lille OSC|Lille]]''' (2026)
* '''65''' seasons: '''[[FC Metz|Metz]]''' (2026), '''[[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]''' (2026)
* '''64''' seasons: '''[[RC Lens|Lens]]''' (2026)
* '''58''' seasons: '''[[FC Nantes|Nantes]]''' (2026)
* '''53''' seasons: '''[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]''' (2026)
* '''43''' seasons: [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] (2025)
* '''40''' seasons: [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] (2025)
* '''39''' seasons: [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] (2021)
* '''36''' seasons: '''[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]''' (2026)
* '''35''' seasons: '''[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]''' (2026)
* '''34''' seasons: [[SC Bastia|Bastia]] (2017)
* '''33''' seasons: [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] (2014), '''[[Angers SCO|Angers]]''' (2026)
* '''30''' seasons: [[Racing Club de France Football|Racing Club]] (1990), [[AS Nancy Lorraine|Nancy]] (2017)
* '''27''' seasons: '''[[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]''' (2026)
* '''23''' seasons: [[CS Sedan Ardennes|Sedan]] (2007)
* '''22''' seasons: [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] (1998)
* '''20''' seasons: '''[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]''' (2026)
* '''19''' seasons: ''[[Toulouse FC (1937)|Toulouse (1937)]]'' (1967), [[FC Rouen|Rouen]] (1985)
* '''18''' seasons: [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] (2019), '''[[FC Lorient|Lorient]]''' (2026)
* '''16''' seasons: ''[[FC Sète 34|Sète]]'' (1954), [[Red Star FC|Red Star]] (1975), [[Troyes AC|Troyes]] (2023)
* '''15''' seasons: ''[[FC Nancy]]'' (1963), ''[[Stade Français (association football)|Stade Français]]'' (1967)
* '''14''' seasons: [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] (2023)
* '''13''' seasons: [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (1989), [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] (2019)
* '''12''' seasons: [[SC Toulon|Toulon]] (1993)
* '''10''' seasons: ''[[CO Roubaix-Tourcoing|Roubaix-Tourcoing]]'' (1955)
* '''7''' seasons: [[FC Antibes|Antibes]] (1939), ''[[Excelsior AC (France)|Excelsior]]'' (1939), ''[[SC Fives|Fives]]'' (1939), ''[[Olympique Lillois|Lillois]]'' (1939)
* '''6''' seasons: [[Olympique Alès|Alès]] (1959), [[FC Mulhouse|Mulhouse]] (1990), [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] (2010), [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (2021)
* '''4''' seasons: ''[[Tours FC|Tours]]'' (1985), [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]] (2010), [[Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC|Thonon Evian]] (2015), '''[[Paris FC]]''' (2026)
* '''3''' seasons: ''[[RC Roubaix]]'' (1939), [[Limoges Football|Limoges]] (1961), ''[[AS Troyes-Savinienne|Troyes-Savinienne]]'' (1961), [[Angoulême Charente FC|Angoulême]] (1972), [[FC Martigues|Martigues]] (1996), [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] (2020), [[Clermont Foot|Clermont]] (2024)
* '''2''' seasons: [[CA Paris-Charenton|CA Paris]] (1934)
* '''1''' season: ''[[Club Français]]'' (1933), [[Hyères FC|Hyères]] (1933), [[SR Colmar|Colmar]] (1949), ''[[AS Béziers Hérault (football)|Béziers]]'' (1958), [[Pays d'Aix FC|Aix]] (1968), [[AC Avignonnais|Avignon]] (1976), ''[[Chamois Niortais FC|Niort]]'' (1988), [[FC Gueugnon|Gueugnon]] (1996), [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] (1998), [[Istres FC|Istres]] (2005), [[US Boulogne|Boulogne]] (2010), [[AC Arlésien|Arles]] (2011), [[Gazélec Ajaccio]] (2016)
{{div col end}}

==Finances==
Ligue 1 clubs' finances and budgets are managed by the [[Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion|DNCG (Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion)]], an organisation responsible for monitoring the accounts of professional association football clubs in France.<ref name="rules"/> 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 the rules of operation, defend the morals and interests of French football in general.<ref name="rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/reglements/pdf/statuts/DNCG.pdf |title=Rules of the DNCG |publisher=LFP |language=fr |access-date=1 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331205939/http://www.lfp.fr/reglements/pdf/statuts/DNCG.pdf |archive-date=31 March 2010 }}</ref>

Following a report by the DNCG, it was determined that the combined budget of Ligue 1 clubs was €910&nbsp;million for the 2005–06 season, a 39% increase from the [[2002–03 Ligue 1|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 FC|Paris Saint-Germain]], many of the top division clubs are extremely healthy with clubs such as [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], [[Lille OSC|Lille]] and [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] being referred to as "managed to perfection".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bordeaux and Lyon bring new wave of French optimism |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/mar/21/bordeaux-lyon-psg-france-ligue-1 |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=21 March 2010 |access-date=21 March 2010 |first=Amy |last=Lawrence |archive-date=26 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426073710/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/mar/21/bordeaux-lyon-psg-france-ligue-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Le foot français dans le rouge |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2010/20100424_105021_le-foot-francais-dans-le-rouge.html |work=France Football |date=24 April 2010 |access-date=24 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427062610/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2010/20100424_105021_le-foot-francais-dans-le-rouge.html |archive-date=27 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 1 Focus – Money, money, money… |url=http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/p6_48_1176_ligue-1-focus-money-money-money%E2%80%A6.html |work=A Different League |date=21 March 2010 |access-date=28 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421044814/http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/p6_48_1176_ligue-1-focus-money-money-money%E2%80%A6.html |archive-date=21 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2012, the LFP announced that the clubs deficit had been cut in half from €130&nbsp;million to €65&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=65 millions d'euros de déficit en 2010-11 pour les clubs pros|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/dma_une_-65-millions-d-euros-de-deficit-en-2010-11-pour-les-clubs-pros_44096-2063857-fils_filDMA.Htm|work=Ouest-France|date=6 April 2012|access-date=6 April 2012|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409023426/http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/dma_une_-65-millions-d-euros-de-deficit-en-2010-11-pour-les-clubs-pros_44096-2063857-fils_filDMA.Htm|archive-date=9 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Ligue 1 ranks fifth in terms of revenue brought in by clubs with the league bringing in £0.6&nbsp;billion for the 2006–07 season trailing England, Italy, Spain and Germany.<ref>{{cite news|title=PREMIER LEAGUE TOWERS OVER WORLD FOOTBALL, SAYS DELOITTE|url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161923/premier-league-towers-over-world-football-says-deloitte|work=Sport Business|date=31 May 2007|access-date=21 March 2010|archive-date=7 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407215454/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161923/premier-league-towers-over-world-football-says-deloitte|url-status=live}}</ref>

In terms of world football, clubs Lyon and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] are among the richest football clubs in the world and regularly feature in 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&nbsp;million, while Marseille were right behind them in 14th position generating €133.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid becomes the first sports team in the world to generate €400m in revenues as it tops Deloitte Football Money League |url=http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup/press-release/d039400401a17210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm |work=Sport Business Group |date=2 March 2010 |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601122633/http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup/press-release/d039400401a17210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm |archive-date= 1 June 2010 }}</ref>

In 2016, just Paris Saint-Germain was in the top 30 of the Deloitte Football Money League ([[Deloitte Football Money League#2016|ranked 4]]). From 2017 to 2020, Paris Saint-Germain (ranked between five and seven) and Lyon (ranked between 17 and 28) were part of the top 30.

==Champions==
{{Main|List of French football champions}}

'''Bold''' indicates clubs playing in [[2024–25 Ligue 1]].

{| class= "wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! style="width:18%;"| Club
! style="width:10%;"| Titles
! style="width:10%;"| Runners-up
!Winning seasons
|-
|'''[[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |13
|style="text-align:center;" |9
| [[1985–86 French Division 1|1985–86]], [[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]], [[2012–13 Ligue 1|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Ligue 1|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Ligue 1|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Ligue 1|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Ligue 1|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Ligue 1|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Ligue 1|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Ligue 1|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Ligue 1|2024–25]]
|-
| '''[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |10
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| [[1956–57 French Division 1|1956–57]], [[1963–64 French Division 1|1963–64]], [[1966–67 French Division 1|1966–67]], [[1967–68 French Division 1|1967–68]], [[1968–69 French Division 1|1968–69]], [[1969–70 French Division 1|1969–70]], [[1973–74 French Division 1|1973–74]], [[1974–75 French Division 1|1974–75]], [[1975–76 French Division 1|1975–76]], [[1980–81 French Division 1|1980–81]]
|-
|'''[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |9
|style="text-align:center;" |13
| [[1936–37 French Division 1|1936–37]], [[1947–48 French Division 1|1947–48]], [[1970–71 French Division 1|1970–71]], [[1971–72 French Division 1|1971–72]], [[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]], [[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]], [[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]], [[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]], [[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]]
|-
|'''[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |8
|style="text-align:center;" |7
| [[1960–61 French Division 1|1960–61]], [[1962–63 French Division 1|1962–63]], [[1977–78 French Division 1|1977–78]], [[1981–82 French Division 1|1981–82]], [[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]], [[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]], [[1999–2000 French Division 1|1999–2000]], [[2016–17 Ligue 1|2016–17]]
|-
| '''[[FC Nantes|Nantes]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |8
|style="text-align:center;" |7
| [[1964–65 French Division 1|1964–65]], [[1965–66 French Division 1|1965–66]], [[1972–73 French Division 1|1972–73]], [[1976–77 French Division 1|1976–77]], [[1979–80 French Division 1|1979–80]], [[1982–83 French Division 1|1982–83]], [[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95]], [[2000–01 French Division 1|2000–01]]
|-
| '''[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |7
|style="text-align:center;" |5
| [[2001-02 French Division 1|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Ligue 1|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04]], [[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]
|-
| [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|style="text-align:center;" |9
| [[1949–50 French Division 1|1949–50]], [[1983–84 French Division 1|1983–84]], [[1984–85 French Division 1|1984–85]], [[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]], [[1998–99 French Division 1|1998–99]], [[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]]
|-
| '''[[Stade de Reims|Reims]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |6
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| [[1948–49 French Division 1|1948–49]], [[1952–53 French Division 1|1952–53]], [[1954–55 French Division 1|1954–55]], [[1957–58 French Division 1|1957–58]], [[1959–60 French Division 1|1959–60]], [[1961–62 French Division 1|1961–62]]
|-
| '''[[Lille OSC|Lille]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |6
| [[1945–46 French Division 1|1945–46]], [[1953–54 French Division 1|1953–54]], [[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]], [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]]
|-
| '''[[OGC Nice|Nice]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |4
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| [[1950–51 French Division 1|1950–51]], [[1951–52 French Division 1|1951–52]], [[1955–56 French Division 1|1955–56]], [[1958–59 French Division 1|1958–59]]
|-
| [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
|style="text-align:center;" |2
|style="text-align:center;" |3
| [[1934–35 French Division 1|1934–35]], [[1937–38 French Division 1|1937–38]]
|-
| [[FC Sète|Sète]]
|style="text-align:center;" |2
|style="text-align:center;" |–
| [[1933–34 French Division 1|1933–34]], [[1938–39 French Division 1|1938–39]]
|-
| '''[[RC Lens|Lens]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |5
| [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98]]
|-
| [[Racing Club de France Football|RC Paris]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |2
| [[1935–36 French Division 1|1935–36]]
|-
| [[Olympique Lillois]]{{efn|name=OLSCF|[[Lille OSC|Lille]] founding clubs}}
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–33]]
|-
| '''[[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| [[1978–79 French Division 1|1978–79]]
|-
| [[CO Roubaix-Tourcoing|Roubaix-Tourcoing]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |–
| [[1946–47 French Division 1|1946–47]]
|-
| [[AJ Auxerre|'''Auxerre''']]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |–
| [[1995–96 French Division 1|1995–96]]
|-
| '''[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]'''
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |–
| [[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]
|-
| [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
|style="text-align:center;" |–
|style="text-align:center;" |4
| –
|-
| [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
|style="text-align:center;" |–
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|-
| [[SC Fives|Fives]]{{efn|name=OLSCF}}
|style="text-align:center;" |–
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|-
| [[Toulouse FC (1937)|Toulouse (1937)]]
|style="text-align:center;" |–
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|-
|[[FC Metz|Metz]]
|style="text-align:center;" |–
|style="text-align:center;" |1
| –
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==Records==
{{Main|List of Ligue 1 records and statistics}}

===Appearances===
{{see also|List of Ligue 1 players}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Player
! Period
! Club(s){{efn|where player played Ligue 1 games.}}
! Games<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/fran-div1-matches.html |title=France - All-Time Most Goals in Ligue 1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Position: Forward 75 Goals 2012- Matches Played in Division/League 1<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129070212/https://www.rsssf.org/players/fran-div1-matches.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mickaël Landreau]]
| align="center"| {{nowrap|1996–2014}}
| align="center"| [[FC Nantes|Nantes]], [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[Lille OSC|Lille]], [[SC Bastia|Bastia]]
| align="center"| 618
|- 
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Luc Ettori]]
| align="center"| 1975–1994
| align="center"| [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| align="center"| 602
|- 
| 3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dominique Dropsy]]
| align="center"| 1971–1989
| align="center"| [[US Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| align="center"| 596
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dominique Baratelli]]
| align="center"| 1967–1985
| align="center"| [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]], [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| align="center"| 593
|- 
| 5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Giresse]]
| align="center"| 1970–1988
| align="center"| [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| align="center"| 586
|- 
| 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sylvain Kastendeuch]]
| align="center"| 1982–2001
| align="center"| [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| align="center"| 577
|- 
| 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Battiston]]
| align="center"| 1973–1991
| align="center"| [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| align="center"| 558
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Steve Mandanda]]'''
| align="center"| 2007–2016<br>2017–present
| align="center"| [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
| align="center"| 555
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacky Novi]]
| align="center"| 1964–1980
| align="center"| [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]], [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]
| align="center"| 545
|- 
| 10
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Roger Marche]]
| align="center"| 1944–1962
| align="center"| [[Stade de Reims|Reims]], [[Racing Club de France Football|RC Paris]]
| align="center"| 542
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
{{small|''Italics'' denotes players still playing professional football,<br />'''Bold''' denotes players still playing in Ligue 1.}}

===Goalscorers===
{{see also|List of Ligue 1 top scorers}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Player
! Period
! Club(s){{efn|where player scored Ligue 1 goals}}
! Goals<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/frantops-allt.html |title=France - All-Time Topscorers<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208065947/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/frantops-allt.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/03/24/top-guns |title=Top guns! |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=15 February 2021 |archive-date=23 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523182248/https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/03/24/top-guns |url-status=live }}</ref>
! Games
! Ratio
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Delio Onnis]]
| align="center"| {{nowrap|1972–1986}}
| align="center"| [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], [[Stade de Reims|Reims]], [[Tours FC|Tours]], [[SC Toulon|Toulon]]
| align="center"| 299
| align="center"| 449
| align="center"| {{#expr: 299/449 round 2}}
|- 
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Lacombe]]
| align="center"| 1969–1987
| align="center"| [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| align="center"| 255
| align="center"| 497
| align="center"| {{#expr: 255/497 round 2}}
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Hervé Revelli]]
| align="center"| 1965–1978
| align="center"| [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]] 
| align="center"| 216
| align="center"| 389
| align="center"| {{#expr: 216/389 round 2}}
|- 
| 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Roger Courtois]]
| align="center"| 1932–1956
| align="center"| [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], [[Troyes AC|Troyes]]
| align="center"| 210
| align="center"| 288
| align="center"| {{#expr: 210/288 round 2}}
|- 
| 5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thadée Cisowski]]
| align="center"| 1947–1961
| align="center"| [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[Racing Club de France Football|RC Paris]], [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]]
| align="center"| 206
| align="center"| 286
| align="center"| {{#expr: 206/286 round 2}}
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Roger Piantoni]]
| align="center"| 1950–1966
| align="center"| [[FC Nancy|Nancy]], [[Stade de Reims|Reims]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| align="center"| 203
| align="center"| 394
| align="center"| {{#expr: 203/394 round 2}}
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Kylian Mbappé]]''
| align="center" | 2015–2024
| align="center" | [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]]
| align="center" | 191
| align="center" | 246
| align="center" | {{#expr: 191/246 round 2}}
|- 
| 8
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Joseph Ujlaki]]
| align="center" | 1947–1964
| align="center" | [[Stade Français FC|Stade Français]], [[FC Sète|Sète]], [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]], [[Racing Club de France Football|RC Paris]]
| align="center" | 190
| align="center" | 438
| align="center" | {{#expr: 190/438 round 2}}
|- 
| 9
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fleury Di Nallo]]
| align="center" | 1960–1975
| align="center" | [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], [[Red Star F.C.|Red Star]]
| align="center" | 187
| align="center" | 425
| align="center" | {{#expr: 187/425 round 2}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |10
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Bianchi]]
| align="center" | 1973–1980
| align="center" | [[Stade de Reims|Reims]], [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]], [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] 
| align="center" | 179
| align="center" | 220
| align="center" | {{#expr: 179/220 round 2}}
|- 
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gunnar Andersson (footballer)|Gunnar Andersson]]
| align="center"| 1950–1960
| align="center"| [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| align="center"| 179
| align="center"| 234
| align="center"| {{#expr: 179/234 round 2}}
|}
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{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
{{small|''Italics'' denotes players still playing professional football,<br />'''Bold''' denotes players still playing in Ligue 1.}}

==Media coverage==
The LFP formerly had rights agreements with the premium channels [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] and [[beIN Sports]]. The agreement with beIN Media Group, reached on 23 June 2011, paid the LFP €510 million over four seasons.<ref>{{cite news |title = Al Jazeera make move into Ligue 1 |agency = [[ESPN]] |date = 23 June 2011 |url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/930049/al-jazeera-make-tv-move-into-french-football?cc=5901 |access-date = 3 April 2012 |archive-date = 28 June 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628020223/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/930049/al-jazeera-make-tv-move-into-french-football?cc=5901 }}</ref> Following the announcement of the agreement, it was revealed that Canal+ had acquired four television packages, while beIN Sports acquired two packages.<ref>{{cite news |title = La LFP choisit Al Jazeera, comme prévu |agency = [[Eurosport]] |date = 26 January 2012 |url = http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2011-2012/la-lfp-choisit-al-jazeera_sto3126853/story.shtml |access-date = 3 April 2012 |language = fr |archive-date = 29 February 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120229181058/http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2011-2012/la-lfp-choisit-al-jazeera_sto3126853/story.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>

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 was expected to establish a new channel to house these rights.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-30|title=Canal+ loses Ligue 1 football to Mediapro in major upset|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/05/30/canal-loses-ligue-1-football-to-mediapro-in-major-upset/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Digital TV Europe|language=en-GB|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219154446/https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/05/30/canal-loses-ligue-1-football-to-mediapro-in-major-upset/|url-status=live}}</ref> beIN Sports later sub-licensed its package to Canal+.<ref name="sportspromedia.com">{{Cite web|title=LFP reaches stop-gap TV deal with Canal+ for rest of Ligue 1 season|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ligue-1-tv-rights-canal-plus-mediapro-lfp|access-date=2021-02-24|website=SportsPro Media|date=5 February 2021|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205110237/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ligue-1-tv-rights-canal-plus-mediapro-lfp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BeIN Sports scores exclusive Ligue 2 rights in France - SportsPro Media|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/bein-sports-ligue-2-tv-rights-deal-canal-mediapro-france|access-date=2021-02-24|website=SportsPro Media|date=12 February 2021|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213073759/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/bein-sports-ligue-2-tv-rights-deal-canal-mediapro-france|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, Mediapro announced a partnership with [[TF1 Group|TF1]], under which the new channel would leverage the network's talent and resources, and be branded as [[Téléfoot (TV channel)|Téléfoot]]—an extension of TF1's long-running [[Téléfoot|football programme]]. ''Téléfoot'' presenters [[Grégoire Margotton]] and [[Bixente Lizarazu]] would serve as the lead broadcast team for at least 20 matches per-season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Mediapro and TF1 team up to launch Téléfoot channel|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/06/02/mediapro-and-tf1-launch-telefoot-channel/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Digital TV Europe|language=en-GB|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611000203/https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/06/02/mediapro-and-tf1-launch-telefoot-channel/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ligue 1: la chaîne de Mediapro s'appellera " Téléfoot "|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1-la-chaine-de-mediapro-s-appellera-telefoot-1925487.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=RMC SPORT|language=fr|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610233154/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1-la-chaine-de-mediapro-s-appellera-telefoot-1925487.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-10|title=Ligue 1 rights picture in disarray as LFP and Mediapro agree to cancel deal|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ligue-1-tv-rights-telefoot-lfp-mediapro-2020-canal|access-date=2020-12-11|website=SportsPro Media|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211143727/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ligue-1-tv-rights-telefoot-lfp-mediapro-2020-canal|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=LFP ready to rip up Mediapro TV rights contract|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/lfp-france-mediapro-tv-rights-contract-payments-ligue-1-canal-bein|access-date=2020-10-17|website=SportsPro Media|archive-date=20 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120004358/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/lfp-france-mediapro-tv-rights-contract-payments-ligue-1-canal-bein|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2020, it was reported that Mediapro were preparing to wind down Téléfoot, after it agreed to compensate the LFP for the two missed rights payments.<ref name=":02"/> 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.<ref name="sportspromedia.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=BeIN Sports scores exclusive Ligue 2 rights in France|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/bein-sports-ligue-2-tv-rights-deal-canal-mediapro-france|access-date=2021-02-24|website=SportsPro Media|date=12 February 2021|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213073759/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/bein-sports-ligue-2-tv-rights-deal-canal-mediapro-france|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=Ligue 1: Canal+ n'augmentera pas le prix pour ses abonnés, "un cadeau qu'on leur fait"|url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/60429/canal-n-augmentera-pas-ses-prix-malgre-la-reprise-de-la-ligue-1|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Univers Freebox|language=fr-FR|archive-date=11 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211122324/https://www.universfreebox.com/article/60429/canal-n-augmentera-pas-ses-prix-malgre-la-reprise-de-la-ligue-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2021, the LFP resold the broadcast rights packages for Ligue 1 to [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]] through 2024, with the two broadcasters paying a total of €663 million in total.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2021 |title=Amazon share in French football TV rights sparks furious Canal+ boycott |url=https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20210611-france-s-canal-says-will-no-longer-broadcast-french-league-1-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131111951/https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20210611-france-s-canal-says-will-no-longer-broadcast-french-league-1-games |archive-date=31 January 2022 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=France 24}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McCaskill |first=Steve |date=2023-08-14 |title=DAZN launches in France with live Ligue 1 soccer from Canal+ |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/dazn-france-ligue1-canal-plus-launch-streaming/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref> Canal+ does not plan to renew its rights after the conclusion of the 2024 season. 

As of February 21st 2025 due to [[Ligue de Football Professionnel|LFP]] legal dispute with [[DAZN]] over unpaid tv money. [[Amazon Prime Video]] now shows 3 league games per week for the price of £2.49 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=Amazon Prime Video offers French football for £2.49|url=https://www.cityam.com/amazon-prime-video-offers-french-football-for-2-49/|website=CityAM|language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== International broadcasters ===

==== Africa ====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''Sub-Saharan Africa'''
| [[Canal+ Afrique]]
|-
|}

==== Americas ====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''Brazil'''
| Cazé TV
|-
| '''Canada'''
| [[beIN Sports]]
|-
| '''Central America'''
| [[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN]]
|-
| '''Mexico'''
| Caliente TV
|-
| '''South America'''
| [[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN]]
|-
| '''United States'''
| [[beIN Sports]]
|}

==== Asia and Oceania ====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
!Country
!Broadcasters
|-
|'''Australia'''
|[[beIN Sports]]
|-
|'''Brunei'''
|{{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Cambodia'''
|{{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Central Asia'''
|[[Setanta Sports Eurasia|Setanta Sports]]
|-
| '''China'''
| [[China Mobile|Migu]]
|-
| '''Hong Kong'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Indian Subcontinent'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Indonesia'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Japan'''
|[[DAZN]]
|-
|'''Laos'''
|{{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Macau'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Malaysia'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Maldives'''
|ICE Sports
|-
|'''New Zealand'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Philippines'''
|{{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Singapore'''
|{{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''South Korea'''
|[[Coupang]]
|-
|'''Taiwan'''
| ELTA
|-
|'''Tajikistan'''
|TV Varzish, TV Football
|-
|'''Thailand'''
|{{tableTBD}}
|-
|'''Vietnam'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|}

==== Europe ====
{| class="wikitable" border="2"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''Albania'''
| [[SuperSport (Albanian TV network)|SuperSport]]
|-
| '''Andorra'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Armenia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], Fast Sports
|-
| '''Austria'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Azerbaijan'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Belarus'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Belgium'''
| [[DAZN]], VOO Sport World
|-
| '''Bosnia and Herzegovina'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Bulgaria'''
| [[Diema Sport]]
|-
| '''Croatia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Cyprus'''
| Cablenet Sports
|-
| '''Czech Republic'''
| [[Nova Sport (Czech Republic and Slovakia)|Nova Sport]]
|-
| '''Denmark'''
| [[Viaplay]]
|-
| '''Estonia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], [[Go3 Sport]]
|-
| '''Finland'''
| [[Viaplay]]
|-
| '''Georgia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Germany'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Greece'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Hungary'''
| Spiler TV
|-
| '''Iceland'''
| [[Viaplay]]
|-
| '''Ireland'''
| Ligue 1 Pass
|-
| '''Italy'''
| [[Rai]]
|-
| '''Kosovo'''
| Art Sport, K Sport
|-
| '''Latvia'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], [[Go3 Sport]]
|-
| '''Liechtenstein'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Lithuania'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]], [[Go3 Sport]]
|-
| '''Luxembourg'''
| [[DAZN]], VOO Sport World
|-
| '''Malta'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Moldova'''
| [[Setanta Sports Eurasia]]
|-
| '''Montenegro'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Netherlands'''
| [[Viaplay]]
|-
| '''North Macedonia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Norway'''
| [[Viaplay]]
|-
| '''Poland'''
| [[Eleven Sports]]
|-
| '''Portugal'''
| [[Sport TV]]
|-
| '''Romania'''
| [[PRO TV]]
|-
| '''Russia'''
| Okko Sport
|-
| '''San Marino'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Serbia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Slovakia'''
| [[Nova Sport (Czech Republic and Slovakia)|Nova Sport]]
|-
| '''Slovenia'''
| [[Arena Sport]]
|-
| '''Spain'''
| {{tableTBD}}
|-
| '''Sweden'''
| [[Viaplay]]
|-
| '''Switzerland'''
| [[DAZN]]
|-
| '''Turkey'''
|[[beIN Sports]]
|-
| '''Ukraine'''
| [[MEGOGO]]
|-
| '''United Kingdom'''
| Ligue 1 Pass
|}

==== Middle East and North Africa ====
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Country
! Broadcasters
|-
| '''MENA'''
|[[beIN Sports]]
|-
| '''Israel'''
| Sport5
|-
|}

==Awards==

===Trophy===
[[File:Hexagoal.jpg|thumb|right|2007–2024 Ligue 1 trophy: L'''Hexagoal''.]]

The previous Ligue 1 trophy, ''L'Hexagoal'', was developed by the [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] and designed and created by [[Pablo Reinoso (designer)|Pablo Reinoso]]. The trophy has been awarded to the champion of France since the end of the [[2006–07 Ligue 1|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, 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 Ligue 1|2007–08 season]].

The current Ligue 1 trophy, which was created by Mathias Kiss, will be awarded beginning with the [[2024–25 Ligue 1|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 the top that is supported by "1"-shaped columns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=A new trophy for Ligue 1 McDonald's! |url=https://ligue1.com/articles/l1_article_1043-a-new-trophy-for-ligue-1-mc-donald-s |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=ligue1.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Monthly and annual===
{{Main|UNFP Player of the Month|Trophées UNFP du football}}

In addition to the winner's trophy and the individual winner's medal players receive, Ligue 1 also awards the monthly [[UNFP Player of the Month|Player of the Month]] award. Following the season, the [[Trophées UNFP du football|UNFP Awards]] are held and awards such as the Player of the Year, Manager of the Year, and Young Player of the Year from both Ligue 1 and [[Ligue 2]] are handed out.

==Sponsorship names==

* Ligue 1 [[Orange S.A.|Orange]] (2002–2008)
* Ligue 1 [[Conforama]] (2017–2020)
* Ligue 1 [[Uber Eats]] (2020–2024)
* Ligue 1 [[McDonald's France|McDonald's]] (2024–)

==See also==
{{portal bar|Association football|France}}
* [[Football records in France]]
* [[List of football clubs in France]]
* [[List of foreign Ligue 1 players]]

== Explanatory notes ==
{{Notelist-ua}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.ligue1.fr/ Ligue1.fr (official website)] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://www.ligue1.com/ Ligue1.com (official website)] {{in lang|en}}

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