Summary
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 McDonald's (FRA1) is the top league in the French football league system. At the end of the 2024-2025 season, the FRA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - League Stage:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 FRA1 teams
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2024-2025 FRA1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League - League Stage:
- 5th place 2024-2025 FRA1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2024-2025 FRA1 team
The winner of the 2024-2025 Coupe de France (French Cup), typically an FRA1 team, also receives a berth in the League Stage of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - France
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| FRA1 | Ligue 1 Uber Eats | 18 |
| FRA2 | Ligue 2 BKT | 18 |
| FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
| FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 48 |
| FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 154 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 17 Aug 2024 - 17 May 2025 | 18: FRA1 (15 minimum), FRA2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each FRA1 team plays Home-Away against the other 17 clubs for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, (6) total goals scored, (7) away goals scored, then (8) Fairplay points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 season, the 17th and 18th place FRA1 teams will be relegated directly to the FRA2, and the 16th place FRA1 team will play a Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff with the FRA2 promotion/playoff winner.
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Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC Metz (FRA2) | 42 | Stade de Reims (FRA1) |
| 21.05.25 |  | 11 | Stade de Reims | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 29.05.25 | | 13 | FC Metz | Stade Auguste-Delaune (Reims) | ||
| FC Metz is promoted to FRA1 | ||||||
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 26 -6-2 | 84 | - | 92 | 36 | 56 | 17 | 14 -2-1 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 12 -4-1 | 40 | 47 | 20 | 27 |
| 2 | Marseille | 34 | 20 -5-9 | 65 | - | 74 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 10 -4-3 | 34 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 10 -1-6 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 9 |
| 3 | AS Monaco FC | 34 | 18 -7-9 | 61 | - | 63 | 41 | 22 | 17 | 12 -3-2 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 4 | OGC Nice | 34 | 17 -9-8 | 60 | - | 66 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 11 -4-2 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| 5 | Lille | 34 | 17 -9-8 | 60 | - | 53 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 11 -4-2 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| 6 | Lyon | 34 | 17 -6-11 | 57 | - | 66 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 11 -2-4 | 35 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 34 | 16 -9-9 | 57 | - | 56 | 44 | 12 | 17 | 10 -5-2 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 23 | 24 | -1 |
| 8 | RC Lens | 34 | 15 -7-12 | 52 | - | 42 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 7 -2-8 | 23 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 34 | 15 -5-14 | 50 | - | 52 | 59 | -7 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 5 -2-10 | 17 | 21 | 38 | -17 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 34 | 11 -9-14 | 42 | - | 44 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| 11 | AJ Auxerre | 34 | 11 -9-14 | 42 | - | 48 | 51 | -3 | 17 | 7 -6-4 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 24 | 34 | -10 |
| 12 | Stade Rennais FC | 34 | 13 -2-19 | 41 | - | 50 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 9 -1-7 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 4 -1-12 | 13 | 26 | 33 | -7 |
| 13 | FC Nantes | 34 | 8 -12-14 | 36 | - | 39 | 52 | -13 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 20 | 34 | -14 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 34 | 10 -6-18 | 36 | - | 32 | 53 | -21 | 17 | 5 -2-10 | 17 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 15 | Le Havre AC | 34 | 10 -4-20 | 34 | - | 40 | 71 | -31 | 17 | 3 -2-12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 17 | 7 -2-8 | 23 | 25 | 30 | -5 |
| 16 | Stade de Reims | 34 | 8 -9-17 | 33 | - | 33 | 47 | -14 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 17 | AS Saint-Étienne | 34 | 8 -6-20 | 30 | - | 39 | 78 | -39 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 17 | 2 -3-12 | 9 | 15 | 45 | -30 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSC | 34 | 4 -4-26 | 16 | - | 23 | 78 | -55 | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 17 | 1 -0-16 | 3 | 6 | 37 | -31 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAEL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to FRA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 31 | AJ Auxerre | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
 | 40 | AS Monaco FC | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
 | 30 | Montpellier HSC | Stade de la Beaujoire |
 | 23 | Le Havre AC | Stade de la Meinau |
 | 21 | Stade de Reims | Decathlon Arena |
 | 23 | Toulouse FC | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
 | 60 | Stade Brestois 29 | Allianz Riviera |
 | 20 | Angers SCO | Groupama Stadium |
 | 42 | Stade Rennais FC | Orange Vélodrome |
| 20 | Lyon | Stade Louis II |
| 20 | Lille | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| 11 | RC Lens | Stadium de Toulouse |
| 14 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98 |
| 20 | OGC Nice | Roazhon Park |
| 13 | Marseille | Stade Océane |
| 21 | RC Strasbourg | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| 11 | FC Nantes | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| 02 | AS Saint-Étienne | Stade Auguste-Delaune (Reims) |
| 12 | Le Havre AC | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |