The 2025–26 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, was the 88th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. It began on 15 August 2025 and concluded on 17 May 2026. The match schedule was announced on 27 June 2025.

Paris Saint-Germain were the four-time defending champions, and successfully defended the title, mathematically securing a record-extending fourteenth title, and their fifth consecutive title, with one match to spare on 13 May 2026, following a 2–0 win against closest competitors Lens.

Teams A total of eighteen teams participated in the 2025–26 edition of the Ligue 1. Lorient, Paris FC, and Metz were promoted after finishing first, second, and winning the play-off final in the 2024–25 Ligue 2, respectively. Both Lorient and Metz returned to the top flight after one year's absence, while Paris FC returned to the top flight after a forty-six year's absence. They replaced Montpellier (relegated after sixteen years in the top flight), Saint-Étienne (relegated after one year in the top flight), and Reims (relegated after seven years in the top flight).

Changes from 2024–25 Ligue 2 to 2025–26 Ligue 2 LorientParis FCMetz MontpellierSaint-ÉtienneReims

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity 2024–25 season AngersStade Raymond Kopa 18,752 14thAuxerreStade Abbé Deschamps21,379 11thBrestStade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 9thLe HavreStade Océane25,178 15thLensStade Bollaert-Delelis37,705 8thVilleneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 5thLorientStade du Moustoir18,890 Décines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium59,186 6thMarseilleStade Vélodrome 67,394 2ndLongeville-lès-MetzStade Saint-Symphorien28,786Stade Louis II 18,523 3rdNantesStade de la Beaujoire 35,322 13thNiceAllianz Riviera 35,624 4thParis Stade Jean-Bouin20,000 Paris Parc des Princes 47,926 1stRennesRoazhon Park 29,778 12thStrasbourgStade de la Meinau 29,230 7thToulouseStadium de Toulouse 33,150 10th

Personnel and kits Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker SponsorsMainOther(s)Angers Romain Chabane NikeÉcole Noir&Blanc Auxerre Baptiste Malherbe Macron X1 Xi Wang Sports Nutrition Drink Brest Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H) / Yaourt Malo (A & 3)Le Havre Joma Winamax Lens Puma Auchan Lille New Balance Boulanger Lyon Adidas Emirates Lorient Umbro Jean Floc'h Marseille Alban Juster Puma CMA CGM Metz Bernard Serin Kappa CAR Avenue Monaco Mizuno APM Monaco Nantes Vahid Halilhodžić Macron Synergie Nice Kappa Robinhood Markets Paris FC Adidas Bahrain Victorious Paris Saint-Germain Nike Qatar Airways Rennes Arnaud Pouille Puma Samsic Strasbourg Adidas Électricité de Strasbourg (H) / Winamax (A & 3) Toulouse Olivier Cloarec Nike None

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Lens Resigned 18 May 2025 Pre-season 2 June 2025 Nantes Mutual consent 20 May 2025 16 June 2025 Monaco Sacked 9 October 2025 5th 11 October 2025Nantes Resigned11 December 202517th 11 December 2025Nice Sacked29 December 202513th 29 December 2025Strasbourg Signed by Chelsea6 January 20267th 7 January 2026Metz Sacked20 January 202618th 20 January 2026 Rennes 9 February 20266th 18 February 2026Marseille Mutual consent11 February 20264th 18 February 2026Paris FC Stéphane GilliSacked22 February 202615th Antoine Kombouaré22 February 2026Nantes 10 March 202617th Vahid Halilhodžić10 March 2026

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs The 2025–26 season concluded with a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nice, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Saint-Étienne, in a two-legged confrontation.

1st leg

2nd leg

Nice won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Ludovic Blas (Rennes) vs Marseille (15 August 2025) Last goal of the season: Alimami Gory (Paris FC) vs Paris Saint-Germain (17 May 2026)

Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Esteban LepaulAngers/Rennes1212 Mason GreenwoodMarseille16 Joaquín PanichelliStrasbourg4 Folarin BalogunMonaco135 Odsonne ÉdouardLens12 Wesley SaïdLens Lassine SinayokoAuxerre8 Bradley BarcolaParis Saint-Germain11 Ansu FatiMonaco Pavel ŠulcLyon Florian ThauvinLens Corentin TolissoLyon 1 Lepaul played for Angers until matchday 2 and scored 1 goal.

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate João NevesParis Saint-GermainToulouse6–3 (A) Mason Greenwood4MarseilleLe Havre6–2 (H) Esteban LepaulRennesStrasbourg4–1 (H) EndrickLyonMetz5–2 (A) Note 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets RankPlayerClub Clean sheets1 Berke ÖzerLille132 Dominik GreifLyon11 Robin RisserLens4 Hervé KoffiAngers10 Brice SambaRennes6 Lucas ChevalierParis Saint-Germain9 Donovan LéonAuxerre Guillaume RestesToulouse9 Mike PendersStrasbourg8 Gerónimo RulliMarseille Matvey SafonovParis Saint-Germain

Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 11 Maxime Lopez (Paris FC) Adrien Thomasson (Lens) Most red cards: 2 Thibault De Smet (Paris FC) Ismaël Doukouré (Strasbourg) Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) Donovan Léon (Auxerre) Sadibou Sané (Metz) Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)

Team Most yellow cards: 79 Marseille Most red cards: 7 Auxerre Lyon Fewest yellow cards: 34 Paris Saint-Germain Fewest red cards: 1 Lorient

Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.PlayerClubAugust Ilan KebbalParis FCSeptember Florian ThauvinLensOctober Mason GreenwoodMarseilleNovember Florian ThauvinLensDecember/January EndrickLyonFebruary Ludovic AjorqueBrestMarch Florian ThauvinLensApril Esteban LepaulRennes

Annual

AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the Season Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-GermainYoung Player of the Season Désiré DouéGoalkeeper of the Season Robin RisserLensGoal of the Season Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-GermainManager of the Season Pierre SageLens

Team of the YearGoalkeeper Robin Risser (Lens)Defenders Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain) Malang Sarr (Lens) Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)Midfielders Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)Forwards Florian Thauvin (Lens) Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain) Mason Greenwood (Marseille) See also 2025–26 Ligue 2 2025–26 Championnat National 2025–26 Championnat National 2 2025–26 Championnat National 3 2025–26 Coupe de France

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