Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional football league in France. Established in 1930 and rebranded as Ligue 1 in 2002, it is the highest level in the French football league system and is administered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). As of the 2023–24 season, Ligue 1 features 18 clubs, including one team from Monaco. The league operates on a promotion and relegation system with Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The season runs from August to May, with each club playing 34 matches—one home and one away against every other team. Ligue 1 is renowned for its competitive nature and is ranked as the fifth-best league in Europe, following the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and Bundesliga. Paris Saint-Germain is the league’s most successful club, having won 12 titles, including the 2023–24 championship.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Organising Body | Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) |
| Founded | 1930; 94 years ago (officially) |
| 2002; 22 years ago (as Ligue 1) | |
| Country | France (17 teams) |
| Other Club(s) from | Monaco (1 team) |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of Teams | 18 (since 2023–24) |
| Level on Pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Ligue 2 |
| Domestic Cups | Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions |
| International Cups | UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League |
| Current Champions | Paris Saint-Germain (12th title, 2023–24) |
| Most Championships | Paris Saint-Germain (12 titles) |
| Most Appearances | Mickaël Landreau (618 appearances) |
| Season | Team | Top Scorer | Relegated Teams | Promoted Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Paris Saint-Germain | Kylian Mbappé (30 goals) | TBD | TBD |
| 2022–23 | Paris Saint-Germain | Kylian Mbappé (29 goals) | AJ Auxerre, AC Ajaccio | Le Havre, Metz |
| 2021–22 | Paris Saint-Germain | Kylian Mbappé (28 goals) | Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne | Toulouse, Ajaccio |
| 2020–21 | Lille OSC | Kylian Mbappé (27 goals) | Dijon, Nîmes | Troyes, Clermont |
| 2019–20 | Paris Saint-Germain | Wissam Ben Yedder (18 goals) | Amiens, Toulouse | Lorient, Lens |
| 2018–19 | Paris Saint-Germain | Kylian Mbappé (33 goals) | Caen, Guingamp | Metz, Brest |
| 2017–18 | Paris Saint-Germain | Edinson Cavani (28 goals) | Troyes, Metz | Reims, Nîmes |
| 2016–17 | AS Monaco | Edinson Cavani (35 goals) | Bastia, Nancy, Lorient | Strasbourg, Amiens |
| 2015–16 | Paris Saint-Germain | Zlatan Ibrahimović (38 goals) | Reims, Ajaccio, Evian | Nancy, Dijon |
| 2014–15 | Paris Saint-Germain | Alexandre Lacazette (27 goals) | Evian, Metz, Lens | Troyes, Gazélec Ajaccio |
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