2025–26 Première Ligue
52nd season of top French women's football league
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The 2025–26 Première Ligue season, also known as Arkema Première Ligue for sponsorship reasons, is the 52nd season of top national women's football league in France and the second season since its rebranding as Première Ligue. Lyon are the defending champions, having won their record-extending 18th title in the 2024–25 season.[2]
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2025 – 31 May 2026 |
| Relegated | Lens Saint-Étienne |
| Champions League | Lyon Paris FC |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 393 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Romée Leuchter (18 goals)[1] |
| Longest winning run | Lyon (12 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lyon (22 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Montpellier (13 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Lens (6 matches) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2026. | |
The season began on 6 September 2025 and is scheduled to end on 31 May 2026 with the play-off final.[3]
Teams
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Dijon | Dijon | Stade Gaston Gérard |
| Fleury | Fleury-Mérogis | Stade Robert Bobin |
| Le Havre | Le Havre | Stade Océane |
| Lens | Lens | Stade François Blin |
| Lyon | Lyon | Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
| Marseille | Marseille | OM Campus |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | Bernard Gasset Training Centre |
| Nantes | Nantes | Stade Marcel-Saupin |
| Paris FC | Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | Campus PSG |
| Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne | Stade Salif-Keita |
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau |
Team changes
| Promoted from 2024–25 Seconde Ligue | Relegated from 2024–25 Première Ligue |
|---|---|
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon (Q) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 11 | +65 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 2 | Paris FC (Q) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 48 | |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain (Q) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 47 | |
| 4 | Nantes (Q) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 41 | |
| 5 | Fleury | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Dijon | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 33 | |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Le Havre | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 21 | |
| 9 | Marseille | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 19 | |
| 10 | Montpellier | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 15 | |
| 11 | Lens (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to the Seconde Ligue |
| 12 | Saint-Étienne (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
- Lens forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player, Louann Archier. The match had originally ended in a 1–1 draw.
- Paris Saint-Germain forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player, Florianne Jourde. The match had originally ended in a 4–0 win for PSG.
- Paris Saint-Germain forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player, Florianne Jourde. The match had originally ended in a 2–0 win for PSG.
- Paris Saint-Germain forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player, Florianne Jourde. The match had originally ended in a 0–1 win for PSG.
Playoffs
The top four teams from the regular season (Lyon, Paris FC, Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes,[4] the latter of whom are making their first ever playoffs appearance)[5] qualified for the playoffs. In the semi-finals, Lyon (the team that finished first) will play the team which finished fourth, while the team that finished second plays the team that finished third. The two winners play each other in the final.
The winner of the play-offs is crowned the champion for the 2025–26 season and secures the first qualification spot for the 2026–27 Champions League. The remaining two qualification spots are allocated to the two best-ranked teams based on the regular season standings (excluding the play-off winner).[6] Lyon have guaranteed qualification to the League Phase as regular season winners, while Paris FC have guaranteed qualification at least into round 3 of the qualifying rounds as the second-place finishers.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Lyon | ||||||||
| 4 | Nantes | ||||||||
| 2 | Paris FC | ||||||||
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||
Semi-finals
Statistics
- As of 6 May 2026[1]
Top scorers
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romée Leuchter |
Paris Saint-Germain | 18 |
| 2 |  Mathilde Bourdieu |
Marseille | 11 |
| Lucie Calba |
Nantes | ||
 Tabitha Chawinga |
Lyon | ||
 Aude Gbedjissi |
Lens | ||
 Merveille Kanjinga |
Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 7 | Emelyne Laurent |
Fleury | 10 |
| 8 | Maëlle Garbino |
Paris FC | 9 |
| Justine Rouquet |
Montpellier | ||
| 10 | Lorena Azzaro |
Paris FC | 8 |
| Vicki Bècho |
Lyon | ||
| Clara Mateo |
Paris FC |
Hat-tricks
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| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korbin Shrader |
Lyon | Paris Saint-Germain | 6–1 (H) | 27 September 2025 |
| Vicki Bècho |
Lyon | Lens | 8–1 (A) | 3 October 2025 |
| Liana Joseph | ||||
| Emelyne Laurent |
Fleury | Lens | 4–0 (H) | 1 November 2025 |
| Mathilde Bourdieu4 |
Marseille | Strasbourg | 4–2 (A) | 8 February 2026 |
| Romée Leuchter |
Paris Saint-Germain | Lens | 3–0 (H) | 20 February 2026 |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.
Most clean sheets
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| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mylène Chavas |
Paris FC | 12 |
 Mary Earps |
Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 3 | Constance Picaud |
Fleury | 8 |
| 4 |  Katriina Talaslahti |
Dijon | 7 |
| Manon Wahl |
Strasbourg | ||
| 6 |  Emily Burns |
Nantes | 5 |
 Christiane Endler |
Lyon | ||
 Margot Shore |
Marseille | ||
| 9 | Féerine Belhadj |
Lyon | 4 |
 Teagan Micah |
Lyon |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 7
Anaïs Ebayilin (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Most red cards: 1
Eseosa Aigbogun- Nadjma Ali Nadjim
- Faustine Bataillard (Saint-Étienne)
- Annaïg Butel (Fleury)
- Shana Chossenotte
Alex Lamontagne (Saint-Étienne)
Monique Ngock (Fleury)
Fátima Pinto (Strasbourg)- Manon Revelli (Lens)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 46
- Le Havre
- Most red cards: 4
- Saint-Étienne
- Fewest yellow cards: 23
- Lyon
- Fewest red cards: 0
- Le Havre
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Nantes
- Paris FC
- Paris Saint-Germain
Awards
Player of the Month
| Month | Winner | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Clara Mateo |
Paris FC | [7] |
| October 2025 | Sonia Ouchene |
Montpellier | [8] |
| November 2025 |  Jule Brand |
Lyon | [9] |
| December 2025 | Lucie Calba |
Nantes | [10] |
| January 2026 |  Mariam Toloba |
[11] | |
| February 2026 | Romée Leuchter |
Paris Saint-Germain | [12] |
| March 2026 | Sakina Karchaoui |
[13] |