It is the highest football competition in France. Its first edition was in 1932/33, at that time it was still called National and from the following year it was called Division 1. It has only been called Ligue 1 since 2002. Football in France did not exist at a professional level until 1930. It was only then that efforts were made to create a professional football league. Georges Bayrou, Emmanuel Gambardella and Gabriel Hanot were responsible for this.
It is currently the fifth highest ranked professional football league according to the UEFA coefficient. It is preceded by the Spanish league (Primera División), the English league (Premier League), the German league (Bundesliga) and the Italian league (Serie A).
There are 20 clubs in France's top football competition. The two most successful teams are Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne, which have 10 titles each. Eight time champions are AS Monaco FC, FC Nantes a Paris Saint-Germain FC. The last club, PSG, has dominated the league in recent years.
The season is played from spring to autumn and all league clubs play each other in 38 matches on a one-on-one basis on home and away grounds. The teams that finish in the top two places go directly into the Champions League group stage. The third-placed team advances to the 4th preliminary round. The team in 4th place then heads to the Europa League.
The other two places in the Europa League go to the winners of the two French cup competitions, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. Should either of these cups be won by a team in 1st to 4th place that has already qualified for the European competitions, then the 5th and 6th teams respectively can qualify for the Europa League.
The teams finishing in the last three places will be relegated to the second highest competition, Ligue 2. The top three teams in Ligue 2 will replace them in the top competition for the following season.
| Date | Match | 1 | 10 | 0 | 02 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.12:2025 18:00 | Stade Brestois 29 vs. AS Monaco FC | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.65 | 1.55 | 2.12 |
| 05.12:2025 20:00 | Lille LOSC vs. Olympique de Marseille | 2.45 | 1.77 | 3.5 | 1.95 | 2.72 |
| 06.12:2025 16:00 | FC Nantes vs. RC Lens | 4.8 | 3.45 | 3.9 | 1.25 | 1.69 |
| 06.12:2025 18:00 | Toulouse FC vs. RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2.5 | 1.77 | 3.3 | 1.95 | 2.78 |
| 07.12:2025 16:15 | AJ Auxerre vs. FC Metz | 1.98 | 1.42 | 3.4 | 2.62 | 3.7 |
| 07.12:2025 16:15 | Le Havre AC vs. Paris FC | 2.65 | 1.85 | 3.3 | 1.85 | 2.65 |
| 07.12:2025 19:45 | FC Lorient vs. Olympique Lyon | 3.1 | 2.15 | 3.4 | 1.62 | 2.24 |
| 07.12:2025 14:00 | OGC Nice vs. Angers SCO | 1.93 | 1.4 | 3.55 | 2.75 | 3.85 |
| 06.12:2025 20:05 | Paris Saint-Germain FC vs. Stade Rennais FC | 1.27 | 1.07 | 5.7 | 7 | 10.25 |
| 12.12:2025 19:45 | Angers SCO vs. FC Nantes | 2.32 | 1.62 | 3.1 | 2.15 | 3.15 |
| 14.12:2025 16:15 | AJ Auxerre vs. Lille OSC | 4.45 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 1.77 |
| 14.12:2025 16:15 | RC Lens vs. OGC Nice | 1.64 | 1.25 | 3.9 | 3.55 | 4.85 |
| 14.12:2025 14:00 | Olympique Lyonnais vs. Le Havre AC | 1.52 | 1.17 | 3.95 | 4.5 | 6.25 |
| 14.12:2025 19:45 | Olympique de Marseille vs. AS Monaco FC | 1.82 | 1.38 | 3.85 | 2.8 | 3.85 |
| 13.12:2025 20:05 | Paris FC vs. Toulouse FC | 2.34 | 1.67 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.96 |
| 13.12:2025 16:00 | Stade Rennais FC vs. Stade Brestois 29 | 1.8 | 1.33 | 3.65 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 14.12:2025 16:15 | RC Strasbourg Alsace vs. FC Lorient | 1.71 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 3.25 | 4.45 |
| Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Goals conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Rennais FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| RC Lens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Lille OSC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Montpellier HSC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| OGC Nice | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Angers SCO | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Nîmes Olympique | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| AS Monaco FC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| FC Metz | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Olympique Lyon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Olympique de Marseille | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| FC Lorient | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| RC Strasbourg Alsace | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Stade de Reims | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| FC Nantes | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Dijon FCO | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Date | Round | Home | Away | Halftime | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | Olympique Lyonnais | FC Nantes | 0 : 0 | 3 : 0 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | Angers SCO | RC Lens | 0 : 1 | 1 : 2 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | Le Havre AC | Lille LOSC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 1 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | FC Lorient | OGC Nice | 2 : 1 | 3 : 1 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | Olympique de Marseille | Toulouse FC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | FC Metz | Stade Rennais FC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | Paris FC | AJ Auxerre | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | AS Monaco FC | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 30.11.2025 | 14 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Stade Brestois 29 | 1 : 0 | 1 : 2 |
| 29.11.2025 | 14 | Olympique de Marseille | Toulouse FC | 0 : 1 | 2 : 2 |
| 29.11.2025 | 14 | Paris FC | AJ Auxerre | 1 : 1 | 1 : 1 |
| 29.11.2025 | 14 | AS Monaco FC | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 0 : 0 | 1 : 0 |
| 29.11.2025 | 14 | AS Monaco FC | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 0 : 0 | 1 : 0 |
| 29.11.2025 | 14 | AS Monaco FC | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 0 : 0 | 1 : 0 |
| 28.11.2025 | 14 | FC Metz | Stade Rennais FC | 0 : 1 | 0 : 1 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | Lille LOSC | Paris FC | 1 : 1 | 4 : 2 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | FC Nantes | FC Lorient | 0 : 1 | 1 : 1 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | Toulouse FC | Angers SCO | 0 : 1 | 0 : 1 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | Stade Brestois 29 | FC Metz | 1 : 1 | 3 : 2 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | Le Havre AC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | Stade Rennais FC | AS Monaco FC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | RC Lens | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | OGC Nice | Olympique de Marseille | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | OGC Nice | Olympique de Marseille | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 23.11.2025 | 13 | AJ Auxerre | Olympique Lyonnais | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 22.11.2025 | 13 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | Le Havre AC | 1 : 0 | 3 : 0 |
| 22.11.2025 | 13 | Stade Rennais FC | AS Monaco FC | 1 : 0 | 4 : 1 |
| 22.11.2025 | 13 | RC Lens | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 0 : 0 | 1 : 0 |
| 21.11.2025 | 13 | OGC Nice | Olympique de Marseille | 0 : 2 | 1 : 5 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 1 : 2 | 2 : 3 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | Angers SCO | AJ Auxerre | 0 : 0 | 2 : 0 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Lille LOSC | 1 : 0 | 2 : 0 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | FC Metz | OGC Nice | 0 : 1 | 2 : 1 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | Olympique de Marseille | Stade Brestois 29 | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | AS Monaco FC | RC Lens | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | Le Havre AC | FC Nantes | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | Paris FC | Stade Rennais FC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 0 |
| 09.11.2025 | 12 | FC Lorient | Toulouse FC | 1 : 0 | 1 : 1 |
| 08.11.2025 | 12 | AS Monaco FC | RC Lens | 1 : 3 | 1 : 4 |
| 08.11.2025 | 12 | Le Havre AC | FC Nantes | 0 : 1 | 1 : 1 |
| 08.11.2025 | 12 | Olympique de Marseille | Stade Brestois 29 | 2 : 0 | 3 : 0 |
| 07.11.2025 | 12 | Paris FC | Stade Rennais FC | 0 : 0 | 0 : 1 |