2025–26 Ligue 1

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

Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
14th Ligue 1 title
14th French title
RelegatedNantes
Metz
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Ligue 1
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
ChampionsParis Saint-Germain
14th Ligue 1 title
14th French title
RelegatedNantes
Metz
Champions LeagueParis Saint-Germain
Lens
Lille
Lyon
Europa LeagueMarseille
Rennes
Conference LeagueMonaco
Matches306
Goals863 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerEsteban Lepaul
(21 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)
Strasbourg 5–4 Monaco
(17 May 2026)
Longest winning runLens
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runLille
(13 matches)
Longest winless runMetz
(22 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]
Attendance8,385,849 (27,405 per match)[1]
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Paris Saint-Germain were the four-time defending champions,[4] and successfully defended the title, mathematically securing a record-extending fourteenth title, and their fifth consecutive title, with one match to spare on 13 May 2026, following a 2–0 win against closest competitors Lens.[5]

Teams

A total of eighteen teams participated 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 a 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[6] Pre-season France Pierre Sage 2 June 2025[7]
Nantes France Antoine Kombouaré Mutual consent 20 May 2025[8] Portugal Luís Castro 16 June 2025[9]
Monaco Austria Adi Hütter Sacked 9 October 2025[10] 5th Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli 11 October 2025[11]
Nantes Portugal Luís Castro Resigned 11 December 2025[12] 17th Morocco Ahmed Kantari 11 December 2025[13]
Nice France Franck Haise Sacked 29 December 2025[14] 13th France Claude Puel 29 December 2025[15]
Strasbourg England Liam Rosenior Signed by Chelsea 6 January 2026[16] 7th England Gary O'Neil 7 January 2026[17]
Metz France Stéphane Le Mignan Sacked 20 January 2026[18] 18th France Benoît Tavenot 20 January 2026[18]
Rennes Senegal Habib Beye 9 February 2026[19] 6th France Franck Haise 18 February 2026[20]
Marseille Italy Roberto De Zerbi Mutual consent 11 February 2026[21] 4th Senegal Habib Beye 18 February 2026[22]
Paris FC France Stéphane Gilli Sacked 22 February 2026[23] 15th France Antoine Kombouaré 22 February 2026[24]
Nantes Morocco Ahmed Kantari 10 March 2026[25] 17th Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić 10 March 2026[25]
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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 (C) 34 24 4 6 74 29 +45 76 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Lens 34 22 4 8 66 35 +31 70
3 Lille 34 18 7 9 52 37 +15 61
4 Lyon 34 18 6 10 53 40 +13 60 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Marseille 34 18 5 11 63 45 +18 59 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Rennes 34 17 8 9 59 50 +9 59
7 Monaco 34 16 6 12 60 54 +6 54 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Strasbourg 34 15 8 11 58 47 +11 53
9 Toulouse 34 12 9 13 47 46 +1 45
10 Lorient 34 11 12 11 48 51 −3 45
11 Paris FC 34 11 11 12 47 50 −3 44
12 Brest 34 10 9 15 43 55 −12 39
13 Angers 34 9 9 16 29 48 −19 36
14 Le Havre 34 7 14 13 32 44 −12 35
15 Auxerre 34 8 10 16 34 44 −10 34
16 Nice (O) 34 7 11 16 37 60 −23 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Nantes (R) 34 5 9 20 29 52 −23 24 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Metz (R) 34 3 8 23 32 76 −44 17
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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).[26]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since the 2025–26 Coupe de France winners, Lens, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the Europa League spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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 1–1 1–0
Auxerre 3–1 — 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0
Brest 1–1 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 1–2 0–2
Le Havre 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 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 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–2
Lille 1–0 0–2 1–1 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 0–2 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 0–4 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 4–2 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 3–1 2–2 2–2
Metz 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–4 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 0–1 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 0–0[a]
Nice 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–2 1–5 0–0 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–1
Paris FC 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 0–5 0–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–0 — 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–3
Paris SG 1–0 2–0 1–0 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 2–1 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 5–4 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 — 1–2
Toulouse 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 5–1 1–1 3–6 2–2 1–0 —
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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.
  1. [a]
    Match abandoned in the 22nd minute of first half with the score at 0–0 after Nantes supporters threw projectiles and invaded the pitch.[27] Later that month, the LFP decided to uphold the score.[28]

Relegation play-offs

The 2025–26 season concluded with a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nice, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Saint-Étienne, in a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

More information Saint-Étienne, 0–0 ...
Saint-Étienne0–0Nice
Report
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Attendance: 39,772

2nd leg

More information Nice, 4–1 ...
Nice4–1Saint-Étienne
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Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)[29]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Nice won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
    France Ludovic Blas (Rennes) vs Marseille (15 August 2025)
  • Last goal of the season:
    France Alimami Gory (Paris FC) vs Paris Saint-Germain (17 May 2026)

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[30]
1 France Esteban Lepaul Angers/Rennes1 21
2 England Mason Greenwood Marseille 16
Argentina Joaquín Panichelli Strasbourg
4 United States Folarin Balogun Monaco 13
5 France Odsonne Édouard Lens 12
France Wesley Saïd Lens
Mali Lassine Sinayoko Auxerre
8 France Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain 11
Spain Ansu Fati Monaco
Czech Republic Pavel Šulc Lyon
France Florian Thauvin Lens
France Corentin Tolisso Lyon
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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[31]
1 Turkey Berke Özer Lille 13
2 Slovakia Dominik Greif Lyon 11
France Robin Risser Lens
4 Burkina Faso Hervé Koffi Angers 10
France Brice Samba Rennes
6 France Lucas Chevalier Paris Saint-Germain 9
French Guiana Donovan Léon Auxerre
France Guillaume Restes Toulouse
9 Belgium Mike Penders Strasbourg 8
Argentina Gerónimo Rulli Marseille
Russia Matvey Safonov Paris Saint-Germain
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Discipline

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 79[34]
    • Marseille
  • Most red cards: 7[35][36]
    • Auxerre
    • Lyon
  • Fewest yellow cards: 34[34]
    • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Fewest red cards: 1[35][36]
    • Lorient

Awards

Monthly

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
August Algeria Ilan Kebbal Paris FC [37]
September France Florian Thauvin Lens [38]
October England Mason Greenwood Marseille [39]
November France Florian Thauvin Lens [40]
December/January Brazil Endrick Lyon [41]
February France Ludovic Ajorque Brest [42]
March France Florian Thauvin Lens [43]
April France Esteban Lepaul Rennes [44]
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Annual

See also: Trophées UNFP du football
More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season France Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain [45]
Young Player of the Season France Désiré Doué
Goalkeeper of the Season France Robin Risser Lens
Goal of the Season France Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain
Manager of the Season France Pierre Sage Lens
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More information Team of the Year ...
Team of the Year[45]
Goalkeeper France Robin Risser (Lens)
Defenders Morocco Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) Ecuador Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain) France Malang Sarr (Lens) Portugal Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
Midfielders Mali Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) France Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) Portugal Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards France Florian Thauvin (Lens) France Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain) England Mason Greenwood (Marseille)
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