2025–26 Ligue 1

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Kit gallery

Players

Managers

Ligue 1 2025–26
Season information
Dates	15 August 2025–16 May 2026
Season statistics
Average	0.00 per match
← 2024–25	2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, will be the 88th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. It will begin in August 2025 and is set to conclude in May 2026.

Paris Saint-Germain are the four-time defending champions.

Teams

A total of eighteen teams will participate in the 2025–26 edition of the Ligue 1. Lorient (who returned to the top flight after one year's absence), Paris FC (who return to the top flight after forty-six year's absence) and FC Metz (who returned to the top flight after one year's absence) were promoted after finishing first, second and third in the 2024–25 Ligue 2, respectively. They replaced Montpellier (relegated after sixteen years in the top flight), Saint-Etienne (relegated after one year in the top flight) and Reims (relegated after seven years in the top flight) who were relegated to 2025–26 Ligue 2, respectively.

Changes

from 2024–25 Ligue 2	to 2025–26 Ligue 2
Lorient Paris FC Metz	Saint-Étienne Montpellier Reims

Stadiums and locations

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	2023–24 season
Angers !Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa	18,752	14th
Auxerre !Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade Abbé Deschamps	21,379	11th
Brest !Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,931	9th
Le Havre !Le Havre	Le Havre	Stade Océane	25,178	15th
Lens !Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	37,705	8th
Lille !Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Decathlon Arena Pierre Mauroy Stadium	50,186	5th
Lorient !Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir	18,890	16 !Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon !Lyon	Décines-Charpieu	Groupama Stadium	59,186	6th
Marseille !Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome	67,394	2nd
Metz !Metz	Longeville-lès-Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien	28,786	18 !Ligue 2, 3rd
Monaco !Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,523	3rd
Nantes !Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	35,322	13th
Nice !Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624	4th
Paris !Paris FC	Paris (Paris 16)	Stade Jean-Bouin	20,000	17 !Ligue 2, 2nd
Paris Saint-Germain !Paris Saint-Germain	Paris (Paris 16)	Parc des Princes	47,926	1st
Rennes !Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park	29,778	12th
Strasbourg !Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau	29,230	7th
Toulouse !Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium de Toulouse	33,150	10th

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Manager	Captain	Kit maker	Sponsors
					Main	Other(s)0
Angers	Chabane, RomainRomain Chabane	Dujeux, AlexandreAlexandre Dujeux	Capelle, PierrickPierrick Capelle	Nike	École Noir&Blanc	List Front: Maison de l'Atoll, Angers Back: Système U Sleeves: None Shorts: None Socks: None
Auxerre	Malherbe, BaptisteBaptiste Malherbe	Pélissier, ChristopheChristophe Pélissier	, JubalJubal	Macron	Acadomia	List Front: X1, SPPE, Servistores Back: LCR, X1 Sleeves: Groupama Shorts: Auxerre, Advise, Actis Location Socks: None
Brest	Le Saint, DenisDenis Le Saint	Roy, EricEric Roy	Chardonnet, BrendanBrendan Chardonnet	Adidas	Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (H in UEFA matches, A & 3)	List Front: SILL (H)/Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels, Fée du Bonheur Back: Oriance, J.Bervas Automobiles Sleeves: Quéguiner Matériaux (in UEFA matches) Shorts: E.Leclerc, Groupe SOFT Socks: BSP Sécurité
Le Havre	Volpe, VincentVincent Volpe	Digard, DidierDidier Digard	Sangante, ArounaArouna Sangante	Joma	Winamax	List Front: SIM Agences d'emploi Back: SOL'S Sleeves: None Shorts: Geodis, Kia Groupe Saint-Clair Socks: BSP Sécurité
Lens	Oughourlian, JosephJoseph Oughourlian	Sage, PierrePierre Sage	Sotoca, FlorianFlorian Sotoca	Puma	Auchan	List Front: Groupe Lempereur, Nexans Back: Randstad, Winamax Sleeves: Aushopping Noyelles/Winamax (in UEFA matches) Shorts: Boulanger, McDonald's Socks: None
Lille	Létang, OlivierOlivier Létang	Génésio, BrunoBruno Génésio	André, BenjaminBenjamin André	New Balance	Boulanger	List Front: RIKA, Actual Group Back: Essalmi, Teddy Smith Sleeves: Aushopping V2 Shorts: Winamax, Blåkläder Socks: None
Lorient	Féry, LoïcLoïc Féry	Pantaloni, OlivierOlivier Pantaloni	Abergel, LaurentLaurent Abergel	Umbro	Jean Floc'h, Acadomia, Breizh Cola	List Back: KarrGreen, MA Pièces Autos Bretagne Sleeves: Actual Group Shorts: BMW/Mousqueton, B&B Hotels] Socks: None
Lyon	Textor, JohnJohn Textor	Fonseca, PauloPaulo Fonseca Jorge Maciel (caretaker until 15 September)	Vacant	Adidas	Emirates	List Front: None Back: Aushopping Sleeves: MG Motor Shorts: Staffmatch Socks: None
Marseille	Longoria, PabloPablo Longoria	De Zerbi, RobertoRoberto De Zerbi	Balerdi, LeonardoLeonardo Balerdi	Puma	CFA CGM	List Front: Parions Sport Back: Boulanger Sleeves: D'Or et de Platine Shorts: Sublime Côte d'Ivoire Socks: None
Metz	Serin, BernardBernard Serin	Le Mignan, StéphaneStéphane Le Mignan	Udol, MatthieuMatthieu Udol	Kappa	TBD	List Front: TBD Back: TBD Sleeves: TBD Shorts: TBD Socks: TBD
Monaco	Rybolovlev, DmitryDmitry Rybolovlev	Hütter, AdiAdi Hütter	Zakaria, DenisDenis Zakaria	Mizuno	APM Monaco/Renault 5 E-Tech (in UEFA matches)	List Front: Triangle Intérim, Renault 5 E-Tech Back: Bang & Olufsen, Teddy Smith Sleeves: Bang & Olufsen (in UEFA matches) Shorts: VBET, Fom Industrie Socks: None
Nantes	Kita, WaldemarWaldemar Kita	Castro, LuísLuís Castro	Chirivella, PedroPedro Chirivella	Macron	Synergie	List Front: Les Gars Des Eaux Back: Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet Sleeves: LNA Santé Shorts: Be Green Socks: None
Nice	Rivère, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Rivère	Haise, FranckFranck Haise	, DanteDante	Kappa	Ineos	List Front: Les Gars Des Eaux Back: Ineos Grenadier Sleeves: JD Sports Shorts: VBET Socks: None
Paris FC	Ferracci, PierrePierre Ferracci	Gilli, StéphaneStéphane Gilli	Kolodziejczak, TimothéeTimothée Kolodziejczak	Adidas	Bahrain Victorious, Lycamobile	List Back: Vinci Sleeves: None Shorts: None Socks: None
Paris Saint-Germain	Al-Khelaifi, NasserNasser Al-Khelaifi	Enrique, LuisLuis Enrique	, MarquinhosMarquinhos	Nike	Qatar Airways	List Front: None Back: Snipes Sleeves: None Shorts: None Socks: None
Rennes	Cloarec, OlivierOlivier Cloarec	Beye, HabibHabib Beye	Truffert, AdrienAdrien Truffert	Puma	Samsic	List Front: Groupe Launay, Association ELA Back: Winamax, Blot Immobilier Sleeves: Groupe ROSE Shorts: BWT Socks: None
Strasbourg	Keller, MarcMarc Keller	Rosenior, LiamLiam Rosenior	Diarra, HabibHabib Diarra	Adidas	Électricité de Strasbourg (H)/Winamax (A & 3)	List Front: Hager Group, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A & 3) Back: Winamax (H)/Électricité de Strasbourg (A & 3), Soprema Sleeves: Würth Shorts: Atheo Ingenierie Socks: None
Toulouse	Vacant	Martínez Novell, CarlesCarles Martínez Novell	Sierro, VincentVincent Sierro	Nike	LP Promotion Group	List Front: None Back: Newrest Sleeves: None Shorts: Sud de France Socks: None

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Lens	Still, WillWill Still	Resigned	18 May 2025	Pre-season	Sage, PierrePierre Sage	2 June 2025
Nantes	Kombouaré, AntoineAntoine Kombouaré	Mutual consent	20 May 2025		Castro, LuísLuís Castro	16 June 2025

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Angers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Auxerre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Le Havre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7	Lorient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lyon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Metz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Monaco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Nantes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Nice	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Paris FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Paris Saint-Germain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Rennes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Strasbourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Toulouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on June /July 2025. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

External links

• Official website

Ligue 1 match days 2025–26

Match day 01 | Match day 02 | Match day 03 | Match day 04 | Match day 05 | Match day 06 | Match day 07 | Match day 08 | Match day 09 | Match day 10 | Match day 11 | Match day 12 | Match day 13 | Match day 14 | Match day 15 | Match day 16 | Match day 17 | Match day 18 | Match day 19 | Match day 20 | Match day 21 | Match day 22 | Match day 23 | Match day 24 | Match day 25 | Match day 26 | Match day 27 | Match day 28 | Match day 29 | Match day 30 | Match day 31 | Match day 32 | Match day 33 | Match day 34

2025–26 in French football
Domestic leagues
Ligue 1 · Ligue 2 · National · National 2 · National 3
Domestic cups
Coupe de France (Preliminaries, Final) · Trophée des Champions
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Conference League (Final)
National teams
Senior:
Club seasons
Ligue 1
Angers · Auxerre · Brest · Le Havre · Lens · Lille · Lorient · Marseille · Metz · Monaco · Nantes · Nice · Paris FC · Paris Saint-Germain · Rennes · Strasbourg · Toulouse
2024-25                                                        2026-27