Summary
Ligue 1 Uber Eats (FRA1) is the top league in the French football league system. At the end of the 2020-2021 season, the FRA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2020-2021 FRA1 teams
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2020-2021 FRA1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 4th place 2020-2021 FRA1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - Playoff Round:
- 5th place 2020-2021 FRA1 team
The winner of the 2020-2021 Coupe de France (French Cup), typically an FRA1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - France
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| FRA1 | Ligue 1 Uber Eats | 20 |
| FRA2 | Ligue 2 BKT | 20 |
| FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
| FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 64 |
| FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 168 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 21 Aug 2020 - 22 May 2021 | 20: FRA1 (17 minimum), FRA2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each FRA1 team plays Home-Away against the other clubs for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head goal difference, then (4) Fairplay ranking.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2020-2021 season, the 19th and 20th place FRA1 teams will be relegated directly to the FRA2, and the 1st, and 2nd place FRA2 teams will be promoted to the FRA1. The 18th place team enters into a highest aggregate goals playoff with the winner of the FRA2 Promotion Playoff. The winner plays in the 2021-2022 FRA1, the loser in FRA2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | Lille | 38 | 24 -11-3 | 83 | - | 64 | 23 | 41 | 19 | 10 -7-2 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 14 -4-1 | 46 | 36 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 26 -4-8 | 82 | - | 86 | 28 | 58 | 19 | 13 -1-5 | 40 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 19 | 13 -3-3 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Monaco FC | 38 | 24 -6-8 | 78 | - | 76 | 42 | 34 | 19 | 12 -5-2 | 41 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 12 -1-6 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| 4 | Lyon | 38 | 22 -10-6 | 76 | - | 81 | 43 | 38 | 19 | 11 -3-5 | 36 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 11 -7-1 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| 5 | Marseille | 38 | 16 -12-10 | 60 | - | 54 | 47 | 7 | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 6 -7-6 | 25 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
| 6 | Stade Rennais FC | 38 | 16 -10-12 | 58 | - | 52 | 40 | 12 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| 7 | RC Lens | 38 | 15 -12-11 | 57 | - | 55 | 54 | 1 | 19 | 7 -7-5 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 8 -5-6 | 29 | 27 | 28 | -1 |
| 8 | Montpellier HSC | 38 | 14 -12-12 | 54 | - | 60 | 62 | -2 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 19 | 7 -8-4 | 29 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| 9 | OGC Nice | 38 | 15 -7-16 | 52 | - | 50 | 53 | -3 | 19 | 7 -3-9 | 24 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
| 10 | FC Metz | 38 | 12 -11-15 | 47 | - | 44 | 48 | -4 | 19 | 5 -5-9 | 20 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| 11 | AS Saint-Étienne | 38 | 12 -10-16 | 46 | - | 42 | 54 | -12 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 22 | 25 | -3 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 38 | 13 -6-19 | 45 | - | 42 | 56 | -14 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 19 | 6 -2-11 | 20 | 23 | 35 | -12 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 38 | 12 -8-18 | 44 | - | 40 | 58 | -18 | 19 | 6 -3-10 | 21 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 20 | 31 | -11 |
| 14 | Stade de Reims | 38 | 9 -15-14 | 42 | - | 42 | 50 | -8 | 19 | 4 -8-7 | 20 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 26 | 29 | -3 |
| 15 | RC Strasbourg | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 49 | 58 | -9 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 19 | 7 -4-8 | 25 | 28 | 29 | -1 |
| 16 | FC Lorient | 38 | 11 -9-18 | 42 | - | 50 | 68 | -18 | 19 | 10 -2-7 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 1 -7-11 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -20 |
| 17 | Stade Brestois 29 | 38 | 11 -8-19 | 41 | - | 50 | 66 | -16 | 19 | 8 -4-7 | 28 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 19 | 3 -4-12 | 13 | 18 | 33 | -15 |
| 18 | FC Nantes | 38 | 9 -13-16 | 40 | - | 47 | 55 | -8 | 19 | 3 -8-8 | 17 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 19 | 6 -5-8 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 19 | Nîmes Olympique | 38 | 9 -8-21 | 35 | - | 40 | 71 | -31 | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 19 | 6 -3-10 | 21 | 18 | 32 | -14 |
| 20 | Dijon FCO | 38 | 4 -9-25 | 21 | - | 25 | 73 | -48 | 19 | 1 -6-12 | 9 | 8 | 31 | -23 | 19 | 3 -3-13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | -25 |
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Results
 | 11 | FC Lorient | Stade de la Meinau |
 | 01 | Dijon FCO | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
 | 20 | Nîmes Olympique | Roazhon Park |
 | 12 | Bordeaux | Stade Auguste Delaune II |
 | 12 | Montpellier HSC | Stade de la Beaujoire |
 | 00 | AS Monaco FC | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
 | 02 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
 | 12 | Lille | Stade Raymond Kopa |
| 40 | Stade de Reims | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| 25 | Lyon | Stade des Costières |
 | 02 | RC Strasbourg | Allianz Riviera |
| 00 | Stade Brestois 29 | Stade de la Mosson |
| 21 | Stade Rennais FC | Stade Louis II |
 | 32 | Angers SCO | Orange Vélodrome |
| 21 | FC Metz | Stade Yves Allainmat |
| 00 | AS Saint-Étienne | Stade Pierre-Mauroy |