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2025–26 Ligue 1

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Ligue 1
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
Matches171
Goals492 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerMason Greenwood
(12 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)
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 runLens
Lorient
Paris Saint-Germain
(8 matches)
Longest winless runAuxerre
Metz
(9 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]
Attendance4,701,289 (27,493 per match)[1]
All statistics correct as of 25 January 2026.

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 16 May 2026. The match schedule was announced on 27 June 2025.[3]

Teams

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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

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Increase from 2024–25 Ligue 2 Decrease to 2025–26 Ligue 2
Lorient
Paris FC
Metz 		Montpellier
Saint-Étienne
Reims

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2025–26 Ligue 1
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

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker Sponsors
Main Other(s)
Angers France Romain Chabane France Alexandre Dujeux Algeria Haris Belkebla Nike École Noir&Blanc
List
    • 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
    • Back: 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)
List
    • 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: None
    • 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: None
    • Shorts: Geodis, Kia Groupe Saint-Clair
    • Socks: BSP Sécurité
Lens France Joseph Oughourlian France Pierre Sage France Florian Sotoca Puma Auchan
List
Lille France Olivier Létang France Bruno Génésio France Benjamin André New Balance Boulanger
List
    • Front: Actual Group
    • Back: Aushopping
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • 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 Spain Pablo Longoria Italy Roberto De Zerbi Argentina Leonardo Balerdi 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 Morocco Ahmed Kantari 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 Stéphane Gilli 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 Senegal Habib Beye 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

Managerial changes

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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[17]

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain 21 16 3 2 48 16 +32 51 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Lens 21 16 1 4 37 17 +20 49
3 Lyon 21 13 3 5 34 20 +14 42
4 Marseille 21 12 3 6 46 27 +19 39 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Lille 21 10 3 8 34 30 +4 33 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Rennes 21 8 7 6 31 34 −3 31 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Strasbourg 21 9 3 9 34 27 +7 30
8 Toulouse 21 8 6 7 31 24 +7 30
9 Angers 21 8 5 8 22 25 −3 29
10 Monaco 21 8 4 9 32 33 −1 28
11 Lorient 21 7 7 7 27 33 −6 28
12 Brest 21 7 5 9 28 33 −5 26
13 Le Havre 21 5 8 8 18 26 −8 23
14 Nice 21 6 5 10 27 38 −11 23
15 Paris FC 21 5 7 9 26 34 −8 22
16 Auxerre 21 3 5 13 14 29 −15 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Nantes 21 3 5 13 19 37 −18 14 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Metz 21 3 4 14 21 46 −25 13
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 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).[18]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 Coupe de France winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Coupe de France winners finish in the top five of Ligue 1). If the Coupe de France winners finish in the top six of Ligue 1, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Position by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Angers31181213171717151314131112111010111111
Auxerre212141510141614171718181818161617171717
Brest101417171491112121413151411101111101212
Le Havre1816111315151416141112121314151513141515
Lens1710597764263331111122
Lille95325676574544444555
Lorient1161516171313131616161716151312121299
Lyon41243245456776555444
Marseille1571076321332223333333
Metz1218181818181818181817141717181818181818
Monaco1843145762568779991010
Nantes1315131416161515131515161516171716161616
Nice149128121212108889910121314151313
Paris FC161716111111811111211111213141415131414
Paris SG53112112111112222211
Rennes7139688109101010865666666
Strasbourg64654533747458877777
Toulouse827109109899910109988888
Champions of 2025–26 Ligue 1
Qualification for Champions League
Qualification for Europa League
Qualification for Conference League
Relegation to Ligue 2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2026. Source: [1]

Results

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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 1–2 2–0 2–5 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Auxerre — 0–1 1–2 3–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0
Brest 2–0 — 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–3 a 0–2
Le Havre 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–1
Lens 1–0 3–1 1–0 — 3–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0
Lille 1–0 a — 0–1 1–0 6–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–4 2–1
Lorient 3–3 1–7 — 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1
Lyon 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 1–2
Marseille 2–2 3–0 6–2 3–1 4–0 a — 1–0 0–2 5–2 1–0 2–2
Metz 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–5 0–3 — 2–1 2–3 0–1 0–1
Monaco 3–1 1–4 1–3 1–3 5–2 — 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 3–2 1–0
Nantes 1–0 a 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–5 — 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2
Nice 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–5 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–1
Paris FC 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 3–2 1–2 — a 0–1 2–3 0–3
Paris SG 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 — 5–0 3–3
Rennes 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 4–1 a 1–2 — 4–1
Strasbourg 5–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 —
Toulouse 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–3 4–0 2–2 5–1 3–6 2–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 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

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As of 25 January 2026

Scoring

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

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 England Mason Greenwood Marseille 12
2 Argentina Joaquín Panichelli Strasbourg 11
3 France Esteban Lepaul Angers/Rennes 9
Czech Republic Pavel Šulc Lyon
5 France Wesley Saïd Lens 8
6 France Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain 7
Morocco Sofiane Diop Nice
France Odsonne Édouard Lens
Algeria Ilan Kebbal Paris FC
10 France Romain Del Castillo Brest 6
Spain Ansu Fati Monaco
France Yann Gboho Toulouse
France Gauthier Hein Metz
France Pablo Pagis Lorient
Mali Lassine Sinayoko Auxerre

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
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
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[20]
1 France Lucas Chevalier Paris Saint-Germain 9
2 France Guillaume Restes Toulouse 7
France Robin Risser Lens
4 Slovakia Dominik Greif Lyon 6
Burkina Faso Hervé Koffi Angers
Belgium Mike Penders Strasbourg
7 Senegal Mory Diaw Le Havre 5
Turkey Berke Özer Lille
Argentina Gerónimo Rulli Marseille
France Brice Samba Rennes

Discipline

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Player

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Team

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  • Most yellow cards: 44[23]
    • Monaco
    • Toulouse
  • Most red cards: 6[24][25]
    • Auxerre
  • Fewest yellow cards: 21[23]
    • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Fewest red cards: 0[24][25]
    • Paris Saint-Germain

Awards

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Monthly

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Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
August Algeria Ilan Kebbal Paris FC [26]
September France Florian Thauvin Lens [27]
October England Mason Greenwood Marseille [28]
November France Florian Thauvin Lens [29]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ligue 1 2025/2026 – Attendance". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ Rutzler, Peter (21 March 2024). "French football league to be rebranded as Ligue 1 McDonald's from next season". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Les grandes dates de la saison 2025/26 !". Ligue 1. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Will Still : « Je ne serai pas l'entraîneur du RC Lens la saison prochaine »" [Will Still: "I will not be the coach of RC Lens next season"] (in French). L'Équipe. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Pierre Sage a signé un contrat de trois ans à Lens" [Pierre Sage has signed a three-year contract with Lens] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Après une saison galère, Nantes se sépare de son entraîneur" [After a difficult season, Nantes parts ways with its coach] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. ^ "C'est officiel, Luis Castro est le nouvel entraîneur du FC Nantes" [It's official, Luis Castro is the new coach of FC Nantes] (in French). L'Équipe. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  8. ^ "L'AS Monaco se sépare de son entraîneur Adi Hütter" [AS Monaco parts ways with manager Adi Hütter] (in French). L'Équipe. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Le Belge Sébastien Pocognoli devient le nouvel entraîneur de Monaco" [Belgian Sébastien Pocognoli becomes Monaco's new coach] (in French). L'Équipe. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Ahmed Kantari nommé entraîneur du groupe pro" (in French). FC Nantes. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  11. ^ "1ère séance menée par Ahmed Kantari" (in French). FC Nantes. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Claude Puel succède à Franck Haise" (in French). OGC Nice. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  13. ^ "La conférence de presse d'intronisation de Claude Puel" (in French). OGC Nice. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  14. ^ "'It means the world to me' - Chelsea appoint Rosenior". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Le successeur de Liam Rosenior est trouvé : Gary O'Neil nouvel entraîneur de Strasbourg, c'est officiel" [Liam Rosenior's successor has been found: Gary O'Neil is the new manager of Strasbourg, it's official.] (in French). L'Équipe. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Metz se sépare de son entraîneur Stéphane Le Mignan, le revenant Benoît Tavenot devrait le remplacer" [Metz parts ways with coach Stéphane Le Mignan, with Benoît Tavenot set to replace him] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Metz se sépare de son entraîneur Stéphane Le Mignan, le revenant Benoît Tavenot devrait le remplacer" [Metz parts ways with coach Stéphane Le Mignan, with Benoît Tavenot set to replace him] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  18. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Schedule and Results - Ligue 1 McDonald's". Ligue 1. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Ligue 1 Clean Sheets". FootyStats. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Players with the most yellow cards Ligue 1 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Players with most sending offs Ligue 1 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  23. ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Cartons jaunes Ligue 1 2025/2026 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Cartons rouges directs Ligue 1 2025/2026 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Carton rouge - 2e jaune Ligue 1 2025/2026 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  26. ^ "Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC) sacré en Ligue 1 McDonald's !" [Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC) crowned Ligue 1 McDonald's!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  27. ^ "Florian Thauvin, joueur du Mois de septembre de Ligue 1 McDonald's" [Florian Thauvin, McDonald's Ligue 1 Player of the Month for September] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  28. ^ "Mason Greenwood élu joueur du mois d'octobre de la Ligue 1 McDonald's" [Mason Greenwood voted McDonald's Ligue 1 Player of the Month for October] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  29. ^ "Florian Thauvin, joueur du mois de novembre 2025 de la Ligue 1 McDonald's" [Florian Thauvin, McDonald's Ligue 1 Player of the Month for November 2025] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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