2021–22 Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2021–22
Season information
Dates	6 August 2021–21 May 2022
Winners	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Relegated	Saint-Étienne Metz Bordeaux
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Marseille Monaco
Europa League	Nantes Rennes
Europa Conference League	Nice
Season statistics
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,067
Average	(2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kylian Mbappé (28 goals)
Biggest home win	Rennes 6–0 Clermont (22 September 2021) Rennes 6–0 Bordeaux (16 January 2022)
Biggest away win	Saint-Étienne 0–5 Rennes (5 December 2021) Clermont 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain (9 April 2022)
Highest scoring	Lorient 6–2 Saint-Étienne (8 April 2022) Nantes 5–3 Bordeaux (24 April 2022)
← 2020–21	2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 84th season since its establishment. It began on 6 August 2021 and concluded on 21 May 2022. The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021. Lille were the defending champions.

On 23 April, Paris Saint-Germain won a record-equalling tenth title with four matches to spare following a 1–1 draw against Lens.

Teams

A total of twenty teams will participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Ligue 1.

Changes

Troyes (promoted after a three-year absence) and Clermont (promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time) were promoted from the 2020–21 Ligue 2. Dijon (relegated after five years in the top flight) and Nîmes (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated to 2021–22 Ligue 2.

Promoted to 2021–22 Ligue 1	Relegated from 2020–21 Ligue 1
Troyes Clermont	Dijon Nîmes

Stadiums and locations

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	2020–21 season
Angers !Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa	18,752	13 !13th
FC Girondins de Bordeaux !Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Matmut Atlantique	42,115	12 !12th
Brest !Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,931	17 !17th
Clermont !Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied	11,980	20 !Ligue 2, 2nd
Lens !Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	37,705	07 !7th
Lille !Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186	01 !1st
Lorient !Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890	16 !16th
Lyon !Lyon	Décines-Charpieu	Groupama Stadium	59,186	04 !4th
Marseille !Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome	67,394	05 !5th
Metz !Metz	Longeville-lès-Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	25,636	10 !10th
Monaco !Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,523	03 !3rd
Montpellier !Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,900	08 !8th
Nantes !Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	35,322	18 !18th
Nice !Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624	09 !9th
Paris Saint-Germain !Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	48,583	02 !2nd
Reims !Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune	21,684	14 !14th
Rennes !Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park	29,778	06 !6th
Saint-Étienne !Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	41,965	11 !11th
Strasbourg !Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau	29,230	15 !15th
Troyes !Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l'Aube	21,684	19 !Ligue 2, 1st

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Angers	Baticle, GéraldGérald Baticle	Traoré, IsmaëlIsmaël Traoré	Kappa	Scania (H), Le Gaulois (A & 3)
Bordeaux	Petkovic, VladimirVladimir Petkovic	Koscielny, LaurentLaurent Koscielny	Adidas	Bistro Régent
Brest	Der Zakarian, MichelMichel Der Zakarian	Duverne, Jean-KévinJean-Kévin Duverne	Adidas	Quéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Clermont	Gastien, PascalPascal Gastien	Iglesias, JonathanJonathan Iglesias	Patrick	Crédit Mutuel
Lens	Haise, FranckFranck Haise	Cahuzac, YannickYannick Cahuzac	Puma	Auchan
Lille	Gourvennec, JocelynJocelyn Gourvennec	Fonte, JoséJosé Fonte	New Balance	Boulanger
Lorient	Pélissier, ChristopheChristophe Pélissier	Lemoine, FabienFabien Lemoine	Kappa	Jean Floc'h
Lyon	Bosz, PeterPeter Bosz	Dubois, LéoLéo Dubois	Adidas	Emirates, Veolia (UEFA matches only)
Marseille	Sampaoli, JorgeJorge Sampaoli	Mandanda, SteveSteve Mandanda	Puma	Uber Eats, Iqoniq (sleeve)
Metz	Antonetti, FrédéricFrédéric Antonetti	Boye, JohnJohn Boye	Kappa	Car Avenue & MOSL (H), MOSL (A)
Monaco	Kovač, NikoNiko Kovač	Ben Yedder, WissamWissam Ben Yedder	Kappa	Fedcom
Montpellier	Dall'Oglio, OlivierOlivier Dall'Oglio	Delort, AndyAndy Delort	Nike	Groupe Marty
Nantes	Kombouaré, AntoineAntoine Kombouaré	Lafont, AlbanAlban Lafont	Macron	Synergie
Nice	Galtier, ChristopheChristophe Galtier	, DanteDante	Macron	Ineos
Paris Saint-Germain	Pochettino, MauricioMauricio Pochettino	, MarquinhosMarquinhos	Nike	Accor, QNB Group (sleeve), Ooredoo (back)
Reims	García, ÓscarÓscar García	Abdelhamid, YunisYunis Abdelhamid	Umbro	Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A & 3)
Rennes	Génésio, BrunoBruno Génésio	Traoré, HamariHamari Traoré	Puma	Samsic
Saint-Étienne	Puel, ClaudeClaude Puel	Camara, MahdiMahdi Camara	Le Coq Sportif	Aesio
Strasbourg	Stéphan, JulienJulien Stéphan	Liénard, DimitriDimitri Liénard	Adidas	ÉS Énergies (H), Winamax (A)
Troyes	Batlles, LaurentLaurent Batlles	Giraudon, JimmyJimmy Giraudon	Le Coq Sportif	Babeau Seguin

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Angers	Moulin, StéphaneStéphane Moulin	Resigned	24 May 2021	Pre-season	Baticle, GéraldGérald Baticle	27 May 2021
Lyon	Garcia, RudiRudi Garcia	Resigned	24 May 2021		Bosz, PeterPeter Bosz	29 May 2021
Nice	Ursea, AdrianAdrian Ursea	Mutual consent	24 May 2021		Galtier, ChristopheChristophe Galtier	30 June 2021
Lille	Galtier, ChristopheChristophe Galtier	Resigned	25 May 2021		Gourvennec, JocelynJocelyn Gourvennec	5 July 2021
Reims	Guion, DavidDavid Guion	Resigned	30 June 2021		García, ÓscarÓscar García	1 July 2021
Montpellier	Der Zakarian, MichelMichel Der Zakarian	Mutual consent	30 June 2021		Dall'Oglio, OlivierOlivier Dall'Oglio	1 July 2021
Strasbourg	Laurey, ThierryThierry Laurey	End of contract	30 June 2021		Stéphan, JulienJulien Stéphan	1 July 2021
Brest	Dall'Oglio, OlivierOlivier Dall'Oglio	Signed for Montpellier	30 June 2021		Der Zakarian, MichelMichel Der Zakarian	1 July 2021
Bordeaux	Gasset, Jean-LouisJean-Louis Gasset	Sacked	27 July 2021	Petković, VladimirVladimir Petković	27 July 2021
Saint-Étienne	Puel, ClaudeClaude Puel		5 December 2021	20th	Dupraz, PascalPascal Dupraz	14 December 2021
Troyes	Batlles, LaurentLaurent Batlles	Resigned	30 December 2021	15th	Irles, BrunoBruno Irles	3 January 2022
Monaco	Niko Kovač	Sacked	1 January 2022	6th	Clement, PhilippePhilippe Clement	3 January 2022
Bordeaux	Petković, VladimirVladimir Petković		12 February 2022	19th	Guion, DavidDavid Guion	17 February 2022

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Paris Saint-Germain  (C)	38	26	8	4	90	36	+54	86	Qualification for the  Champions League group stage
2	Marseille	38	21	8	9	63	38	+25	71
3	Monaco	38	20	9	9	65	40	+25	69	UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Rennes	38	20	6	12	82	40	+42	66	Europa League group stage
5	Nice	38	20	7	11	52	36	+16	67	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6	Strasbourg	38	17	12	9	60	43	+17	63
7	Lens	38	17	11	10	62	48	+14	62
8	Lyon	38	17	11	10	66	51	+15	62
9	Nantes	38	15	10	13	55	48	+7	55	Europa League group stage
10	Lille	38	14	13	11	48	48	0	55
11	Brest	39	14	9	16	49	57	−8	51
12	Reims	38	11	13	14	43	44	−1	46
13	Montpellier	38	12	7	19	49	61	−12	43
14	Angers	38	10	11	17	44	55	−11	41
15	Troyes	38	9	11	18	37	53	−16	38
16	Lorient	38	8	12	18	35	63	−28	36
17	Clermont	38	9	9	20	38	69	−31	36
18	Saint-Étienne  (R)	38	7	11	20	42	77	−35	32	Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
19	Metz  (R)	38	6	13	19	35	69	−34	31	Relegation to Ligue 2
20	Bordeaux  (R)	38	6	13	19	52	91	−39	31

Updated to games played on 21 May 2022
Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Relegation play-offs

The 2021–22 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Saint-Étienne, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Auxerre, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

26 May 2022 (2022-05-26) 19:00 CEST	Auxerre	1–1	Saint-Étienne	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Benoît Millot
	Perrin  87'	Report	Youssouf  15'

2nd leg

29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) 19:00 CEST	Saint-Étienne	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Auxerre	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Antony Gautier
	Camara  76'	Report	Sakhi  51'
		Penalties
	Boudebouz Nordin Trauco Dioussé Bouanga	4–5	Dugimont Jubal Perrin Charbonnier Touré

2–2 on aggregate, Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.

External links

• Official website