Ligue 1

Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons,^[1] is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of French football. The League is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Ligue 2.

Ligue 1

Organising body	Ligue de Football Professionnel [en] (LFP)
Founded	1930; 95 years ago (1930) (officially) 2002; 23 years ago (2002) (as Ligue 1)
Country	France (17 teams)
Other club(s) from	Monaco (1 team)
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France Trophée des Champions [en]
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League
Current champions	Paris Saint-Germain (13th title) (2024–25 [en])
Most championships	Paris Saint-Germain (13 titles)
Website	ligue1.com
Current: 2025–26 Ligue 1 [en]

Teams

List (2025–26 season)

Paris

Angers

Auxerre

Brest

Le Havre

Lens

Lille

Lorient

Lyon

Marseille

Metz

Monaco

Nantes

Nice

Paris teams:
Paris FC
Paris Saint-Germain

Rennes

Strasbourg

Toulouse

Location of teams in 2025–26 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa [en]	18,752
Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade Abbé Deschamps [en]	21,379
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé [en]	15,931
Le Havre	Le Havre	Stade Océane [en]	25,178
Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis [en]	37,705
Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	50,186
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir [en]	18,890
Lyon	Lyon	Groupama Stadium	59,186
Marseille	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	67,394
Metz	Longeville-lès-Metz [en]	Stade Saint-Symphorien [en]	28,786
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II [en]	18,523
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire [en]	35,322
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera [en]	35,624
Paris FC	Paris (Paris 16 [en])	Stade Jean-Bouin [en]	20,000
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris (Paris 16 [en])	Parc des Princes	47,926
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park [en]	29,778
Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau [en]	29,230
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium de Toulouse [en]	33,150

Champions

Club	Titles	Last win
Paris Saint-Germain	13	2024–25 [en]
Saint-Étienne	10	1980–81 [en]
Marseille	9	2009–10 [en]
Monaco	8	2016–17 [en]
Nantes	8	2000–01 [en]
Lyon	7	2007–08 [en]
Bordeaux	6	2008–09 [en]
Reims	6	1961–62 [en]
Lille	4	2020–21
Nice	4	1958–59 [en]
Sochaux	2	1937–38 [en]
Sète	2	1938–39 [en]
Lens	1	1997–98 [en]
RC Paris	1	1935–36 [en]
Olympique Lillois[a]	1	1932–33 [en]
Strasbourg	1	1978–79 [en]
Roubaix-Tourcoing	1	1946–47 [en]
Auxerre	1	1995–96 [en]
Montpellier	1	2011–12 [en]

Notes

1. Lille founding clubs