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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| 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 | 30 | 22 -3-5 | 69 | - | 68 | 25 | 43 | 15 | 12 -1-2 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | RC Lens | 30 | 20 -3-7 | 63 | - | 59 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 13 -0-2 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| 3 | Lille | 31 | 17 -6-8 | 57 | - | 50 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 9 -2-5 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Lyon | 31 | 17 -6-8 | 57 | - | 48 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 11 -1-3 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC | 31 | 16 -8-7 | 56 | - | 54 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 9 -4-3 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 6 | Marseille | 31 | 16 -5-10 | 53 | - | 59 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 10 -4-2 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 6 -1-8 | 19 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 31 | 15 -6-10 | 51 | - | 54 | 47 | 7 | 16 | 10 -2-4 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 21 | 25 | -4 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg | 30 | 13 -7-10 | 46 | - | 49 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | -1 |
| 9 | FC Lorient | 31 | 10 -11-10 | 41 | - | 42 | 47 | -5 | 16 | 8 -6-2 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 31 | 10 -8-13 | 38 | - | 43 | 44 | -1 | 16 | 5 -6-5 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 30 | 10 -8-12 | 38 | - | 41 | 47 | -6 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| 12 | Paris FC | 31 | 9 -11-11 | 38 | - | 40 | 46 | -6 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 31 | 9 -7-15 | 34 | - | 26 | 43 | -17 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
| 14 | Le Havre AC | 31 | 6 -13-12 | 31 | - | 29 | 42 | -13 | 16 | 5 -8-3 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 -5-9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -16 |
| 15 | OGC Nice | 31 | 7 -9-15 | 30 | - | 35 | 57 | -22 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| 16 | AJ Auxerre | 31 | 5 -10-16 | 25 | - | 27 | 42 | -15 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 16 | 1 -6-9 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 31 | 4 -8-19 | 20 | - | 26 | 51 | -25 | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
| 18 | FC Metz | 31 | 3 -7-21 | 16 | - | 31 | 70 | -39 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 16 | 1 -3-12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | -27 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to FRA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FC Lorient | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
 | AS Monaco FC | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
 | Le Havre AC | Decathlon Arena |
 | Angers SCO | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
 | Stade Brestois 29 | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
 | Toulouse FC | Stade de la Meinau |
 | Stade Rennais FC | Groupama Stadium |
| RC Strasbourg | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| OGC Nice | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| Marseille | Stade Océane |
| FC Lorient | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| Lille | Stade Louis II |
| Stade Brestois 29 | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| Paris FC | Roazhon Park |
| Lyon | Stadium de Toulouse |
| RC Strasbourg | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Results
| 21 | FC Nantes | Roazhon Park |
| 44 | FC Metz | Stade Océane |
| 23 | RC Strasbourg | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
| 22 | AS Monaco FC | Stadium de Toulouse |
| 03 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| 32 | AJ Auxerre | Groupama Stadium |
| 33 | RC Lens | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| 30 | FC Nantes | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| 12 | Lyon | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| 03 | Stade Rennais FC | Stade de la Meinau |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| 22 | AJ Auxerre | Stade Louis II |
| 11 | Le Havre AC | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| 20 | Marseille | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
| 32 | Toulouse FC | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 20 | FC Lorient | Groupama Stadium |