Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Country	France (17 teams) Monaco (1 teams)
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1932 (officially) 2002 (as Ligue 1)
Number of teams	18 (since 2023–24)
Relegation to	Ligue 2
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France Trophée des champions
UEFA cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
Current champions	Paris Saint-Germain (12th title) (2023–24)
Most successful club	Paris Saint-Germain (12 titles)
TV	Canal+ and beIN Sports
Website	Official website
2024–25

Ligue 1; League 1, formerly known as Division 1), is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each totaling 380 games in 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 is one of the top national leagues, currently ranked fifth in Europe behind the Spanish La Liga, English Premier League, the German Bundesliga and the Italian Serie A.

Ligue 1 was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name National before switching to Division 1 after a year of existence. The name lasted until 2002 before switching to its current name. AS Saint-Étienne is the most successful club with ten league titles in France while Olympique Lyon is the club that has won the most consecutive titles (seven between 2002 and 2008). With the presence of 66 seasons in Ligue 1, the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and Olympique de Marseille hold the record for most seasons among the elite, while FC Nantes holds the League record for longevity with 44 consecutive seasons (1963–2007). The current champions are Paris Saint-Germain, who won their sixth title in the 2015–16 season.

Clubs

A total of 76 clubs have played in Ligue 1 from its foundation in the 1932–33 season to the start of the 2011–12 season. Currently, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, and Rennes are the only founding members of the league to be playing in Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain and Gazélec Ajaccio are the only clubs to have not suffered points relegation. Paris Saint-Germain earned promotion to the first division for the 1974–75 season and has not faltered down since, while Gazélec made its debut in the league for the 2015–16 season. 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.

Members for 2023–24

The following 18 clubs are competing in the 2023–24 Ligue 1 season.

Club	Position in 2022–23	First season in top division	Seasons in Ligue 1	Stadium	Stadium Capacity	Ligue 1 titles	Manager
Brest	01014th	1979–80	18	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,931	0	Eric Roy
Clermont	0108th	2021–22	3	Stade Gabriel-Montpied	11,980	0	Pascal Gastien
Le Havre	010L2: 1st	1938–39	24	Stade Océane	25,178	0	Luka Elsner
Lens	0102nd	1937–38	62	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	38,223	1	Franck Haise
Lille	5th	1945–46	64	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186	4	Paulo Fonseca
Lorient	01010th	1998–99	17	Stade du Moustoir	18,110	0	Régis Le Bris
Lyon	0047th	1945–46	66	Parc Olympique Lyonnais	59,186	7	Fabio Grosso
Marseille	0043rd	1932–33	74	Stade Vélodrome	67,394	9	Gennaro Gattuso
Metz	010L2: 2nd	1932–33	64	Stade Saint-Symphorien	25,636	0	László Bölöni
Monaco	0046th	1953–54	65	Stade Louis II	16,360	8	Adi Hütter
Montpellier	01012th	1932–33	42	Stade de la Mosson	32,900	1	Michel Del Zakarian
Nantes	01016th	1963–64	56	Stade de la Beaujoire	35,322	8	Pierre Aristouy
Nice	0109th	1932–33	65	Allianz Riviera	36,178	4	Francesco Farioli
Paris Saint-Germain	0101st	1971–72	51	Parc des Princes	47,929	11	Luis Enrique
Reims	01011th	1945–46	39	Stade Auguste-Delaune	21,029	6	Will Still
Rennes	0104th	1932–33	67	Roazhon Park	29,778	0	Bruno Génésio
Strasbourg	01015th	1934–35	63	Stade de la Meinau	26,109	1	Patrick Vieira
Toulouse	01013th	1982–83	34	Stadium de Toulouse	33,150	0	Carles Martínez Novell

External links

• Official Site (English)
• Ligue 1 : presentation – All-time table and all results since 1932 with links to entire results and winners, second and third.
• League321.com - French football league tables, records & statistics database.