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 | 27 | 20 -3-4 | 63 | - | 61 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 11 -1-1 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | RC Lens | 28 | 19 -2-7 | 59 | - | 53 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 12 -0-2 | 36 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | Lille | 29 | 16 -5-8 | 53 | - | 49 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 8 -2-5 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Marseille | 29 | 16 -4-9 | 52 | - | 58 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 6 -1-7 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Lyon | 29 | 15 -6-8 | 51 | - | 43 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 10 -1-3 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | Stade Rennais FC | 29 | 14 -8-7 | 50 | - | 49 | 41 | 8 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 29 | 15 -4-10 | 49 | - | 50 | 43 | 7 | 15 | 10 -1-4 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 -3-6 | 18 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg | 28 | 12 -7-9 | 43 | - | 46 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
| 9 | FC Lorient | 29 | 9 -11-9 | 38 | - | 38 | 44 | -6 | 14 | 7 -6-1 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 29 | 10 -7-12 | 37 | - | 39 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 28 | 10 -6-12 | 36 | - | 37 | 43 | -6 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -12 |
| 12 | Paris FC | 29 | 8 -11-10 | 35 | - | 37 | 44 | -7 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 29 | 9 -6-14 | 33 | - | 25 | 39 | -14 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
| 14 | Le Havre AC | 29 | 6 -11-12 | 29 | - | 24 | 37 | -13 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 -4-9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -16 |
| 15 | OGC Nice | 29 | 7 -7-15 | 28 | - | 34 | 56 | -22 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 14 | 3 -1-10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 16 | AJ Auxerre | 29 | 5 -9-15 | 24 | - | 23 | 37 | -14 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 14 | 1 -5-8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 28 | 4 -7-17 | 19 | - | 24 | 45 | -21 | 14 | 2 -2-10 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 18 | FC Metz | 29 | 3 -6-20 | 15 | - | 26 | 63 | -37 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 15 | 1 -2-12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | -27 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to FRA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | Toulouse FC | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
 | Marseille | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
 | Le Havre AC | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
 | AJ Auxerre | Stade Louis II |
 | Stade Brestois 29 | Stade de la Beaujoire |
 | Stade Rennais FC | Stade de la Meinau |
 | Lyon | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| FC Nantes | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| RC Lens | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| AJ Auxerre | Groupama Stadium |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| AS Monaco FC | Stadium de Toulouse |
| RC Strasbourg | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
| FC Metz | Stade Océane |
| FC Nantes | Roazhon Park |
| Angers SCO | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Results
| 20 | FC Lorient | Groupama Stadium |
| 04 | Lille | Stadium de Toulouse |
 | 11 | Le Havre AC | Allianz Riviera |
| 21 | Angers SCO | Roazhon Park |
| 00 | FC Nantes | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
 | 41 | AS Monaco FC | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
| 21 | Marseille | Stade Louis II |
| 11 | Paris FC | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
| 11 | AJ Auxerre | Stade Océane |
| 00 | Lyon | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| 34 | Stade Rennais FC | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| 31 | OGC Nice | Stade de la Meinau |
| 31 | Toulouse FC | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| 23 | RC Strasbourg | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| 00 | FC Metz | Roazhon Park |
| 32 | Le Havre AC | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |