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2020–21 Ligue 1

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2020–21 Ligue 1
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The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021.[1] The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]

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Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champions, after they were awarded the title for the previous season following the league's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following a 2–1 win against Angers on the final day of the season, Lille secured a fourth French league title, and their first since 2011.[3]

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Lorient and Lens were promoted from the 2019–20 Ligue 2. After the French court had initially ruled that the season would proceed with 22 teams,[4] the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June 2020, following a vote by the LFP.[5]

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Personnel and kits

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    Managerial changes

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    League table

    Following the discontinuation of the Coupe de la Ligue at the end of the 2019–20 season, its European qualification place was given to the team finishing fifth in Ligue 1.

    More information Pos, Pld ...
    Source: Ligue 1
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[25]
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.
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    Results

    More information Home \ Away, ANG ...
    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.
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    Relegation play-offs

    The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nantes, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation.

    1st leg

    More information Toulouse, 1–2 ...
    Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
    Referee: Jérémie Pignard

    2nd leg

    More information Nantes, 0–1 ...

    2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

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    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers

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    Clean sheets

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    Hat-tricks

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    Scoring

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    Awards

    Monthly

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    Annual

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    More information Team of the Year ...
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    References

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