2025–26 Ligue 1

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The 2025–26 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is the 88th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition.[2] It began on 15 August 2025 and is set to conclude on 17 May 2026. The match schedule was announced on 27 June 2025.[3]

Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
RelegatedMetz
Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Ligue 1
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
RelegatedMetz
Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain
Matches277
Goals782 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerEsteban Lepaul
(18 goals)
Biggest home winStrasbourg 5–0 Angers
(5 October 2025)
Lille 6–1 Metz
(26 October 2025)
Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Rennes
(6 December 2025)
Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 Marseille
(8 February 2026)
Biggest away winLorient 1–7 Lille
(30 August 2025)
Highest scoringToulouse 3–6 Paris Saint-Germain
(30 August 2025)
Longest winning runLens
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runLille
(11 matches)
Longest winless runMetz
(19 matches)
Longest losing runNice
(6 matches)
Highest attendance66,279
Marseille 3–0 Brest
(8 November 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance4,810
Monaco 1–3 Lorient
(16 January 2026)[1]
Attendance7,566,540 (27,316 per match)[1]
2026-27 →
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2026.
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Teams

A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2025–26 edition of the Ligue 1. Lorient, Paris FC, and Metz were promoted after finishing first, second, and winning the play-off final in the 2024–25 Ligue 2, respectively. Both Lorient and Metz returned to the top flight after one year's absence, while Paris FC returned to the top flight after forty-six year's absence. They replaced Montpellier (relegated after sixteen years in the top flight), Saint-Étienne (relegated after one year in the top flight), and Reims (relegated after seven years in the top flight).

Changes

More information from 2024–25 Ligue 2, to ...
Increase from 2024–25 Ligue 2Decrease to 2025–26 Ligue 2
Lorient
Paris FC
Metz		 Montpellier
Saint-Étienne
Reims
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Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025–26 Ligue 1
More information Club, Location ...
Club Location Venue Capacity 2024–25 season
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 18,752 14th
Auxerre Auxerre Stade Abbé Deschamps 21,379 11th
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 9th
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,178 15th
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,705 8th
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 5th
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon Décines-Charpieu Groupama Stadium 59,186 6th
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome 67,394 2nd
Metz Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 28,786 Ligue 2, 3rd
Monaco Monaco Monaco Stade Louis II 18,523 3rd
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 13th
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624 4th
Paris FC Paris (Paris 16) Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 Ligue 2, 2nd
Paris Saint-Germain Paris (Paris 16) Parc des Princes 47,926 1st
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,778 12th
Strasbourg Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 7th
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium de Toulouse 33,150 10th
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Chairman ...
Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker Sponsors
Main Other(s)
Angers France Romain Chabane France Alexandre Dujeux Algeria Haris Belkebla Nike École Noir&Blanc
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    • Front: Maison de l'Atoll, Angers
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Système U
    • Socks: None
Auxerre France Baptiste Malherbe France Christophe Pélissier Ghana Elisha Owusu Macron X1 Xi Wang Sports Nutrition Drink
List
    • Front: SPPE, JUSSIEU Secours
    • Back: LCR, Acadomia
    • Sleeves: Groupama
    • Shorts: Auxerre, Advise Énergie, Cichy Manutention
    • Socks: None
Brest France Denis Le Saint France Eric Roy France Brendan Chardonnet Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H) / Yaourt Malo (A & 3)
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    • Front: SILL (H) / Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels, Les Enfants de la Balle
    • Back: Oriance, J.Bervas Automobiles
    • Sleeves: Le Football à la Pointe
    • Shorts: E.Leclerc, Groupe SOFT
    • Socks: None
Le Havre United States Vincent Volpe France Didier Digard Senegal Arouna Sangante Joma Winamax
List
    • Front: SIM Agences d'emploi
    • Back: SOL'S
    • Sleeves: DF Industrie
    • Shorts: Geodis, Kia Groupe Saint-Clair
    • Socks: None
Lens France Joseph Oughourlian France Pierre Sage France Florian Sotoca Puma Auchan
List
    • Front: Groupe Lempereur, Nexans
    • Back: Murprotec, Winamax
    • Sleeves: Aushopping
    • Shorts: Boulanger, McDonald's
    • Socks: None
Lille France Olivier Létang France Bruno Génésio France Benjamin André New Balance Boulanger
List
    • Front: Actual Group
    • Back: Aushopping, Toyota
    • Sleeves: eToro
    • Shorts: Têtes Brûlées
    • Socks: None
Lyon United States Michele Kang Portugal Paulo Fonseca France Corentin Tolisso Adidas Emirates
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Lorient France Loïc Féry France Olivier Pantaloni France Laurent Abergel Umbro Jean Floc'h
List
Marseille France Alban Juster Senegal Habib Beye Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Puma CMA CGM
List
Metz France Bernard Serin France Benoît Tavenot France Gauthier Hein Kappa CAR Avenue
List
Monaco Russia Dmitry Rybolovlev Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli Switzerland Denis Zakaria Mizuno APM Monaco
List
Nantes Poland Waldemar Kita Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić France Kelvin Amian Macron Synergie
List
    • Front: Les Gars Des Eaux
    • Back: Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet
    • Sleeves: LNA Santé
    • Shorts: Be Green
    • Socks: None
Nice France Jean-Pierre Rivère France Claude Puel Brazil Dante Kappa Robinhood Markets
List
Paris FC France Pierre Ferracci France Antoine Kombouaré France Maxime Lopez Adidas Bahrain Victorious
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Paris Saint-Germain Qatar Nasser Al-Khelaifi Spain Luis Enrique Brazil Marquinhos Nike Qatar Airways
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Snipes
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Rennes France Arnaud Pouille France Franck Haise France Valentin Rongier Puma Samsic
List
    • Front: Association ELA
    • Back: Winamax, Blot Immobilier
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: BWT
    • Socks: None
Strasbourg France Marc Keller England Gary O'Neil Netherlands Emanuel Emegha 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 France Olivier Cloarec Spain Carles Martínez Novell Denmark Rasmus Nicolaisen Nike None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Newrest
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lens Belgium Will Still Resigned 18 May 2025[4] Pre-season France Pierre Sage 2 June 2025[5]
Nantes France Antoine Kombouaré Mutual consent 20 May 2025[6] Portugal Luís Castro 16 June 2025[7]
Monaco Austria Adi Hütter Sacked 9 October 2025[8] 5th Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli 11 October 2025[9]
Nantes Portugal Luís Castro Resigned 11 December 2025[10] 17th Morocco Ahmed Kantari 11 December 2025[11]
Nice France Franck Haise Sacked 29 December 2025[12] 13th France Claude Puel 29 December 2025[13]
Strasbourg England Liam Rosenior Signed by Chelsea 6 January 2026[14] 7th England Gary O'Neil 7 January 2026[15]
Metz France Stéphane Le Mignan Sacked 20 January 2026[16] 18th France Benoît Tavenot 20 January 2026[16]
Rennes Senegal Habib Beye 9 February 2026[17] 6th France Franck Haise 18 February 2026[18]
Marseille Italy Roberto De Zerbi Mutual consent 11 February 2026[19] 4th Senegal Habib Beye 18 February 2026[20]
Paris FC France Stéphane Gilli Sacked 22 February 2026[21] 15th France Antoine Kombouaré 22 February 2026[22]
Nantes Morocco Ahmed Kantari 10 March 2026[23] 17th Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić 10 March 2026[23]
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (Q) 31 22 4 5 70 27 +43 70 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Lens (T) 31 20 4 7 61 33 +28 64
3 Lyon 31 17 6 8 48 32 +16 57[a]
4 Lille 31 17 6 8 50 34 +16 57[a] Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Rennes 31 16 8 7 54 42 +12 56 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
6 Monaco 32 16 6 10 56 48 +8 54 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Marseille 32 16 5 11 59 44 +15 53
8 Strasbourg 30 13 7 10 49 39 +10 46
9 Lorient 32 10 12 10 44 49 −5 42
10 Toulouse 31 10 8 13 43 44 −1 38
11 Brest 30 10 8 12 41 47 −6 38
12 Paris FC 31 9 11 11 40 47 −7 38
13 Angers 31 9 7 15 26 43 −17 34
14 Le Havre 31 6 13 12 29 42 −13 31
15 Nice 32 7 10 15 36 58 −22 31
16 Auxerre 31 5 10 16 27 42 −15 25 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Nantes (Z) 32 5 8 19 29 51 −22 23 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Metz (R) 32 3 7 22 32 72 −40 16
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2026. 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).[24]
(Q) Qualified for phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (Z) Can at best reach the relegation play-offs
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Lyon are ahead of Lille on head-to-head points: Lille 0–1 Lyon, Lyon 1–0 Lille.
  2. [b]
    The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners (Lens or Nice) also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If Lens wins the Coupe de France, the second Europa League and the Conference League spots will be passed to the sixth and seventh-placed team, respectively.

Position by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Angers ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Angers31181213171717151314131112111010111111911121211121212131313
Auxerre212141510141614171718181818161617171717161616161616161616161616
Brest10141717149111212141315141110111110121212121199101111111211
Le Havre18161113151514161411121213141515131415151313131314141414141414
Lens1710597764263331111122212222222222
Lille9532567657454444455555556553344
Lorient1161516171313131616161716151312121299119910109109999
Lyon4124324545677655544433334446533
Marseille1571076321332223333333444433344667
Metz12181818181818181818171417171818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Monaco18431457625687799910101088776657776
Nantes1315131416161515131515161516171716161616171717171717171717171717
Nice1491281212121088899101213141513131414141515151515151515
Paris FC1617161111118111112111112131414151314141515151413131313121012
Paris SG53112112111112222211121111111111
Rennes713968810910101086566666666665777655
Strasbourg6465453374745887777777788888888
Toulouse82710910989991010998888881010111211910101110
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Champions of 2025–26 Ligue 1 and qualification for Champions League
Qualification for Champions League
Qualification for Europa League
Qualification for Conference League
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to Ligue 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source:

Results

More information Home \ Away, ANG ...
Home \ Away ANG AUX BRE HAC LEN LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM FCN NIC PFC PSG REN STR TFC
Angers — 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–5 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–0
Auxerre — 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0
Brest 2–0 — 2–0 3–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–3 3–4 0–2
Le Havre 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–4 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1
Lens 5–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 3–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–2
Lille 1–0 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 6–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–4 2–1
Lorient 2–0 2–2 3–3 2–1 1–7 — 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–3 1–1
Lyon 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2
Marseille 2–2 1–0 3–0 6–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 — 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 5–2 1–0 2–2 2–2
Metz 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–5 0–3 — 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–3 0–1 0–1 3–4
Monaco 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 1–3 2–1 5–2 — 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 3–2 1–0
Nantes 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 3–5 — 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3
Nice 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–2 1–5 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–1
Paris FC 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 0–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–0 — a 0–1 2–3 0–3
Paris SG 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 5–0 3–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 — 5–0 3–3 3–1
Rennes 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 — 4–1 1–0
Strasbourg 5–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 —
Toulouse 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 0–4 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 5–1 1–1 3–6 2–2 1–0 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2026. Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

As of 26 April 2026

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
    France Ludovic Blas (Rennes) vs Marseille (15 August 2025)

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[25]
1 France Esteban Lepaul Angers/Rennes1 18
2 Argentina Joaquín Panichelli Strasbourg 16
3 England Mason Greenwood Marseille 15
4 United States Folarin Balogun Monaco 12
France Odsonne Édouard Lens
6 Czech Republic Pavel Šulc Lyon 11
7 France Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain 10
France Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain
France Wesley Saïd Lens
France Florian Thauvin Lens
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1 Lepaul played for Angers until matchday 2 and scored 1 goal.

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
Portugal João Neves Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse 6–3 (A) 30 August 2025
England Mason Greenwood4 Marseille Le Havre 6–2 (H) 18 October 2025
France Esteban Lepaul Rennes Strasbourg 4–1 (H) 2 November 2025
Brazil Endrick Lyon Metz 5–2 (A) 25 January 2026
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Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[26]
1 Turkey Berke Özer Lille 12
2 Slovakia Dominik Greif Lyon 11
3 Burkina Faso Hervé Koffi Angers 10
France Robin Risser Lens
France Brice Samba Rennes
6 France Lucas Chevalier Paris Saint-Germain 9
France Guillaume Restes Toulouse
8 French Guiana Donovan Léon Auxerre 8
Belgium Mike Penders Strasbourg
10 Argentina Gerónimo Rulli Marseille 7
Russia Matvey Safonov Paris Saint-Germain
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Discipline

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 71[29]
    • Marseille
  • Most red cards: 7[30][31]
    • Auxerre
    • Lyon
  • Fewest yellow cards: 32[29]
    • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Fewest red cards: 1[30][31]
    • Angers
    • Lorient

Awards

Monthly

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
August Algeria Ilan Kebbal Paris FC [32]
September France Florian Thauvin Lens [33]
October England Mason Greenwood Marseille [34]
November France Florian Thauvin Lens [35]
December/January Brazil Endrick Lyon [36]
February France Ludovic Ajorque Brest [37]
March France Florian Thauvin Lens [38]
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See also

References

External links

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