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2025–26 Ligue 1

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Ligue 1
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
Matches played18
Goals scored43 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerKamory Doumbia (2 goals)
Biggest home winLorient 4-0 Rennes
(24 August 2025)
Highest scoringBrest 3-3 LOSC
(17 August 2025)
Longest winning run2
Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain, Strasbourg, Toulouse
Longest losing run2
Le Havre, Metz, Nantes, Paris FC
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2025.

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.[1] It began on 15 August 2025 and is set to conclude on 16 May 2026. The match schedule was announced on 27 June 2025.[2]

Teams

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A total of eighteen teams will participate in the 2025–26 edition of the Ligue 1. Lorient, Paris FC, and Metz were promoted after finishing first, second, and winning playoff 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-Etienne (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 Lyon 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 France Pierrick Capelle 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 TBD 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
Portugal Jorge Maciel (caretaker until 15 September) 		TBD 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 Stéphane Le Mignan TBD Kappa CAR Avenue
List
Monaco Russia Dmitry Rybolovlev Austria Adi Hütter Switzerland Denis Zakaria Mizuno APM Monaco
List
Nantes Poland Waldemar Kita Portugal Luís Castro TBD 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 Franck Haise Brazil Dante Kappa Robinhood Markets
List
Paris FC France Pierre Ferracci France Stéphane Gilli France Timothée Kolodziejczak 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 TBD Puma Samsic
List
    • Front: Association ELA
    • Back: Winamax, Blot Immobilier
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: BWT
    • Socks: None
Strasbourg France Marc Keller England Liam Rosenior TBD 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 Switzerland Vincent Sierro 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 England Will Still Resigned 18 May 2025[3] Pre-season France Pierre Sage 2 June 2025[4]
Nantes France Antoine Kombouaré Mutual consent 20 May 2025[5] Portugal Luís Castro 16 June 2025[6]

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Lyon 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
3 Lille 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
4 Monaco 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Lens 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Toulouse 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
8 Angers 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
9 Rennes 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
10 Marseille 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
11 Le Havre 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
12 Nice 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
13 Nantes 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
14 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
15 Lorient 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
16 Paris FC 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Brest 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Metz 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. 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).[7]
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.

Results

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Home \ Away ANG AUX BRE HAC LEN LIL OL LOR OM MET ASM FCN NIC PFC PSG REN STR TFC
Angers — 1–0
Auxerre — 1–0
Brest — 3–3 a a a
Le Havre — 1–2 3–1
Lens 3–1 — a 0–1
Lille a — 1–0
Lyon — 1–0 3–0
Lorient a 1–7 — a 4–0
Marseille a — 5–2 a
Metz — 0–1
Monaco 3–1 — a 3–2
Nantes 1–0 a a — 0–1 a
Nice 3–1 a — 0–1
Paris FC 3–2 — a
Paris SG 1–0 a a —
Rennes a a 1–0 a —
Strasbourg 1–0 —
Toulouse 2–0 3–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. 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 24 August 2025

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[8]
1 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Marseille 2
Mali Kamory Doumbia Brest
France Olivier Giroud Lille
Cameroon Frank Magri Toulouse
Mali Lassine Sinayoko Auxerre
6 Thirty-one players 1

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[9]
1 France Lucas Chevalier Paris Saint-Germain 2
France Rémy Descamps Lyon
France Guillaume Restes Toulouse
4 Sweden Karl-Johan Johnsson Strasbourg 1
Senegal Bingourou Kamara Lorient
Burkina Faso Hervé Koffi Angers
French Guiana Donovan Léon Auxerre
Turkey Berke Özer Lille
Belgium Mike Penders Strasbourg
France Brice Samba Rennes

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

Discipline

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Player

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Team

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  • Most yellow cards: 8[12]
    • Lorient
  • Most red cards: 3[13][14]
    • Rennes
  • Fewest yellow cards: 1[12]
    • Paris FC
    • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Fewest red cards: 0[13][14]
    • 15 teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Les grandes dates de la saison 2025/26 !". Ligue 1. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Schedule and Results - Ligue 1 McDonald's". Ligue 1. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Ligue 1 Clean Sheets". FootyStats. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Players with the most yellow cards Ligue 1 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Players with most sending offs Ligue 1 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Cartons jaunes Ligue 1 2025/2026 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Cartons rouges directs Ligue 1 2025/2026 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Carton rouge - 2e jaune Ligue 1 2025/2026 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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