The 2021–22 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 84th season since its establishment. It began on 6 August 2021 and concluded on 21 May 2022. The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021. Lille were the defending champions.

On 23 April, Paris Saint-Germain won a record-equalling tenth title with four matches to spare following a 1–1 draw against Lens.

Teams A total of twenty teams participated in the 2021–22 edition of the Ligue 1.

Changes Troyes (promoted after a three-year absence) and Clermont (promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in their history) were promoted from the 2020–21 Ligue 2. Dijon (relegated after five years in the top flight) and Nîmes (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated to 2021–22 Ligue 2.

Promoted to 2021–22 Ligue 1 Relegated from 2020–21 Ligue 1 TroyesClermont Dijon FCONîmes Olympique

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity 2020–21 seasonAngersStade Raymond Kopa 18,752 BordeauxMatmut Atlantique 42,115 BrestStade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 Clermont-FerrandStade Gabriel Montpied11,980 LensStade Bollaert-Delelis37,705 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 LorientStade du Moustoir18,890 Décines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium 59,186 MarseilleOrange Vélodrome 67,394 Longeville-lès-MetzStade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 MonacoStade Louis II 18,523 MontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,900 NantesStade de la Beaujoire 35,322 NiceAllianz Riviera 35,624 ParisParc des Princes 48,583 ReimsStade Auguste Delaune 21,029 RennesRoazhon Park 29,778 Saint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 StrasbourgStade de la Meinau 29,230 TroyesStade de l'Aube20,400

Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorSocks sponsor Angers Kappa Groupe Actual (H), Le Gaulois (A & 3), L'Atoll Angers, AngersOpen EnergieP2ISystème UNone Bordeaux Adidas Fonds de dotation Cœur Marine et Blanc, Crédit Mutuel du Sud-OuestBistro RégentCupraNoneNone Brest Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H), Yaourt Malo (A & 3), SILL (H), Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania HotelsÉcomiam, Groupe OcéanicNoneE.Leclerc, E.Leclerc DriveBSP Securité Clermont Patrick Crédit Mutuel, Clermont Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (H)Systèmes Solaires, Groupe BatiproRadio SCOOPVeoliaNone Lens Puma Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, Smart Good ThingsAssifep, WinamaxAushopping NoyellesPas-de-Calais, McDonald'sNone Lille New Balance Boulanger, RIKA, Métropole Européenne de Lille (H), Hello Lille (A & 3)Carrosserie EssalmiSibel EnergieWinamaxNone Lorient Kappa Jean Floc'h, Breizh ColaKarrGreen, Olmix GroupGroupe Actual, Lorient AgglomérationVirage Conseil, B&B Hotels None Lyon Adidas EmiratesOOGarden, Groupe ALILAMG MotorTeddy SmithNone Marseille Puma Uber Eats, Parions SportBoulangerNoneHotels.comNone Metz Kappa Car Avenue (H), MOSL, Malezieux, Axia Interimtechnoit, Nacon Gaming (H), Forcepower (A & 3)Eurométropole de MetzE.Leclerc, LCRNone Monaco Kappa eToro, Fedcom (UEFA matches only), Triangle IntérimFedcom, Alain AfflelouNoneVBETNone Montpellier Nike Partouche, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Smart Good ThingsNG Promotion, Sud de France NG PromotionSystème U, Groupe Ilios, UP2ITNone Nantes Macron Synergie, Groupe AFD, ProginovPréservation du Patrimoine, MilletLNA SantéUnivers City Immo, FlaminoNone Nice Macron IneosIneos GrenadierIneos HygienicsVille de NiceNone Paris Saint-Germain Air Jordan, Nike (away) ALL - Accor Live LimitlessOoredooQNB GroupNoneNone Reims Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A & 3), Transports Caillot, Crédit AgricoleSOS MalusTriangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3)WinamaxNone Rennes Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELAPokerStars Sports, Blot ImmobilierIci RennesConvivioNone Saint-Étienne Le Coq Sportif ZEbet, Loire, Groupe BYmyCAR, Groupe AtriumASSE Cœur-Vert, Alain AfflelouSmart Good ThingsAésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux PiscinesNone Strasbourg Adidas ÉS Énergies (H), Winamax (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H), Stoeffler (A & 3)Winamax (H), ÉS Énergies (A & 3), BoulangerWürthEurométropole de Strasbourg, LCR, AtheoNoneTroyes Vacant Le Coq SportifBabeau Seguin, Lex Persona, norelem, FestilightSinfin, Premium AutomobilesDesimoTroyes, LCRNone

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Angers Resigned 24 May 2021 Pre-season 27 May 2021 Lyon Resigned 24 May 2021 29 May 2021 Nice Mutual consent 24 May 2021 30 June 2021 Lille Resigned 25 May 2021 5 July 2021 Reims Resigned 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 Montpellier Mutual consent 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 Strasbourg End of contract 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 Brest Signed for Montpellier 30 June 2021 1 July 2021 Bordeaux Sacked 27 July 2021 27 July 2021 Saint-Étienne 5 December 2021 20th 14 December 2021 Troyes Resigned 30 December 2021 15th 3 January 2022Monaco Niko KovačSacked1 January 20226th 3 January 2022 Bordeaux 12 February 2022 19th 17 February 2022

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs The 2021–22 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Saint-Étienne, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Auxerre, on a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

2nd leg

2–2 on aggregate. Auxerre won 5–4 on penalties and were promoted to 2022–23 Ligue 1; Saint-Étienne were relegated to 2022–23 Ligue 2.

Season statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Kylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain282 Wissam Ben YedderMonaco253 Moussa DembéléLyon21 Martin TerrierRennes5 Andy DelortMontpellier/Nice186 Jonathan DavidLille15 Gaëtan LabordeMontpellier/Rennes8 Mohamed BayoClermont149 NeymarParis Saint-Germain1310 Ludovic AjorqueStrasbourg12 Arnaud KalimuendoLens Randal Kolo MuaniNantes Dimitri PayetMarseille Karl Toko EkambiLyon

Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Walter BenítezNice142 Matz SelsStrasbourg133 Alexander NübelMonaco11 Predrag RajkovićReims5 Alfred GomisRennes10 Pau LópezMarseille7 Gauthier GallonTroyes8 Léo JardimLille Alban LafontNantes Anthony LopesLyon Jonas OmlinMontpellier

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate Martin TerrierRennesSaint-Étienne5–0 (A) Hwang Ui-joBordeauxStrasbourg4–3 (H) Arkadiusz MilikMarseilleAngers5–2 (H) Serhou GuirassyRennesMetz6–1 (H) Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Clermont 6–1 (A) Neymar Wissam Ben YedderMonacoBrest4–2 (H) Kylian MbappéParis Saint-GermainMetz5–0 (H) Andy DelortNiceReims3–2 (A)

Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 12 Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) Most red cards: 3 Dante (Nice)

Team Most yellow cards: 93 Lille Most red cards: 9 Metz Montpellier Fewest yellow cards: 54 Rennes Fewest red cards: 2 Brest Rennes

Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.PlayerClub August Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain September Seko Fofana Lens October Lucas Paquetá Lyon November Gaëtan Laborde Rennes December Téji Savanier Montpellier January Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco February Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain March Martin Terrier Rennes April Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes

Annual

Award Winner Club Ref. Player of the Season Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Young Player of the Season William Saliba MarseilleForeign Player of the Season Lucas PaquetáLyon Goalkeeper of the Season Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris Saint-Germain Goal of the Season Bamba Dieng Marseille Manager of the Season Bruno Génésio Rennes

Team of the YearGoalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)Defenders Jonathan Clauss (Lens) Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) William Saliba (Marseille) Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)Midfielders Dimitri Payet (Marseille) Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) Seko Fofana (Lens) Martin Terrier (Rennes)Forwards Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)

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