Summary
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 McDonald's (FRA1) is the top league in the French football league system. At the end of the 2025-2026 season, the FRA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - League Phase:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 FRA1 teams
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2025-2026 FRA1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - League Phase:
- 5th place 2025-2026 FRA1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2025-2026 FRA1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Coupe de France (French Cup), typically an FRA1 team, also receives a berth in the League Phase of the 2026-2027 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 | 112 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 15 Aug 2025 - 16 May 2026 | 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) Fair-play points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 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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PO 1/2 - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | AS Saint-Étienne (FRA2) | 00 | OGC Nice (FRA1) |
| 22.05.26 |  | OGC Nice | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 25.05.26 | | AS Saint-Étienne | Allianz Riviera |
PO 1/2 - Semis
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 00 | Rodez Aveyron (FRA2) | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | |||
| AS Saint-Étienne advances on PKs (7-6) | ||||||
PO 1/2 - Quarters
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 23 | Rodez Aveyron (FRA2) | Stade Bauer |
| 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 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 24 -4-6 | 76 | - | 74 | 29 | 45 | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 11 -2-4 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 16 |
| 2 | RC Lens | 34 | 22 -4-8 | 70 | - | 65 | 35 | 30 | 17 | 14 -0-3 | 42 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | 18 -7-9 | 61 | - | 52 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 10 -2-5 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | 18 -6-10 | 60 | - | 53 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 12 -1-4 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | Marseille | 34 | 18 -5-11 | 59 | - | 63 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 11 -4-2 | 37 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 7 -1-9 | 22 | 22 | 25 | -3 |
| 6 | Stade Rennais FC | 34 | 17 -8-9 | 59 | - | 59 | 50 | 9 | 17 | 10 -4-3 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 29 | 33 | -4 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 34 | 16 -6-12 | 54 | - | 60 | 54 | 6 | 17 | 10 -2-5 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 27 | 31 | -4 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg | 34 | 15 -8-11 | 53 | - | 58 | 47 | 11 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 9 | FC Lorient | 34 | 11 -12-11 | 45 | - | 48 | 51 | -3 | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 33 | 12 -8-13 | 44 | - | 47 | 46 | 1 | 17 | 6 -6-5 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | Paris FC | 34 | 11 -11-12 | 44 | - | 47 | 49 | -2 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 12 | Stade Brestois 29 | 34 | 10 -9-15 | 39 | - | 43 | 55 | -12 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | 15 | 32 | -17 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 34 | 9 -9-16 | 36 | - | 29 | 48 | -19 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | 11 | 28 | -17 |
| 14 | Le Havre AC | 34 | 7 -14-13 | 35 | - | 32 | 44 | -12 | 17 | 5 -8-4 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 12 | 26 | -14 |
| 15 | AJ Auxerre | 34 | 8 -10-16 | 34 | - | 34 | 44 | -10 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 16 | OGC Nice | 34 | 7 -11-16 | 32 | - | 37 | 60 | -23 | 17 | 4 -8-5 | 20 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -15 |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 33 | 5 -8-20 | 23 | - | 29 | 52 | -23 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 17 | 2 -5-10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
| 18 | FC Metz | 34 | 3 -8-23 | 17 | - | 32 | 76 | -44 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 17 | 1 -4-12 | 7 | 17 | 44 | -27 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to FRA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 54 | AS Monaco FC | Stade de la Meinau |
 | 21 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
 | 0 CANC 0 | Toulouse FC | Stade de la Beaujoire |
 | 31 | Stade Rennais FC | Orange Vélodrome |
 | 02 | Le Havre AC | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
 | 02 | AJ Auxerre | Decathlon Arena |
 | 11 | Angers SCO | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
 | 02 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 12 | RC Strasbourg | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| 21 | Lyon | Stadium de Toulouse |
| 21 | Paris FC | Roazhon Park |
| 10 | Stade Brestois 29 | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| 01 | Lille | Stade Louis II |
 | 04 | FC Lorient | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 01 | Marseille | Stade Océane |
| 21 | OGC Nice | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| 11 | RC Strasbourg | Stade Raymond-Kopa |