2024–25 Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Season	2024–25
Dates	16 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
Matches played	136
Goals scored	399 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jonathan David (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Nice 8–0 Saint-Étienne (20 September 2024)
Biggest away win	Montpellier 0–5 Marseille (20 October 2024)
Highest scoring	Nice 8–0 Saint-Étienne (20 September 2024)
Longest winning run	Paris Saint-Germain (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Paris Saint-Germain (16 matches)
Longest winless run	Nantes (10 matches)
Longest losing run	Le Havre (6 matches)
Highest attendance	66,115 Marseille 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain (27 October 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance	5,721 Monaco 3–2 Brest (22 November 2024)[1]
Attendance	3,727,638 (27,409 per match)[1]
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 18 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, is the 87th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition.^[2] It began on 16 August 2024 and is set to conclude on 22 May 2025.^[3][4]

Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions.^[5]

Teams

A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Ligue 1. Auxerre, Angers (who both return to the top flight after one year's absence) and Saint-Étienne (who return to the top flight after two year's absence) were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2023–24 Ligue 2, respectively. They replaced Metz, Lorient and Clermont (relegated after one, four and three years in the top flight, respectively), who were relegated to 2024–25 Ligue 2.

Changes

from 2023–24 Ligue 2	to 2024–25 Ligue 2
Auxerre Angers Saint-Étienne (Play-off)	Metz (Play-off) Lorient Clermont

Stadiums and locations

Angers

Auxerre

Brest

Le Havre

Lens

Lille

Lyon

Marseille

Monaco

Montpellier

Nantes

Nice

PSG

Reims

Rennes

St-Étienne

Strasbourg

Toulouse

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Ligue 1

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	2023–24 season
Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa	18,752	Ligue 2, 2nd
Auxerre	Auxerre	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps	21,379	Ligue 2, 1st
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé	15,931	3rd
Le Havre	Le Havre	Stade Océane	25,178	15th
Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis	37,705	7th
Lille	Lille	Decathlon Arena Pierre Mauroy Stadium	50,186	4th
Lyon	Lyon	Groupama Stadium	59,186	6th
Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome	67,394	8th
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II	18,523	2nd
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson	32,900	12th
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire	35,322	14th
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera	35,624	5th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes	47,926	1st
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste-Delaune	21,684	9th
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park	29,778	10th
Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau	29,230	13th
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	41,965	Ligue 2, 3rd
Toulouse	Toulouse	Stadium de Toulouse	33,150	11th

Personnel and kits

Team	Chairman	Manager	Captain	Kit maker	Sponsors
					Main	Other
Angers	Romain Chabane	Alexandre Dujeux	Pierrick Capelle	Nike	École Noir&Blanc	List Front: Maison de l'Atoll, Angers Back: Système U Sleeves: None Shorts: None Socks: None
Auxerre	Baptiste Malherbe	Christophe Pélissier	Jubal	Macron	Acadomia	List Front: X1, SPPE, Servistores Back: LCR, X1 Sleeves: Groupama Shorts: Auxerre, Advise, Actis Location Socks: None
Brest	Denis Le Saint	Eric Roy	Brendan Chardonnet	Adidas	Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (H in UEFA matches, A & 3)	List Front: SILL (H)/Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels, Fée du Bonheur Back: Oriance, J.Bervas Automobiles Sleeves: Quéguiner Matériaux (in UEFA matches) Shorts: E.Leclerc, Groupe SOFT Socks: BSP Sécurité
Le Havre	Vincent Volpe	Didier Digard	Arouna Sangante	Joma	Winamax	List Front: SIM Agences d'emploi Back: SOL'S Sleeves: None Shorts: Geodis, Kia Groupe Saint-Clair Socks: BSP Sécurité
Lens	Joseph Oughourlian	Will Still	Brice Samba	Puma	Auchan	List Front: Groupe Lempereur, Nexans Back: Randstad, Winamax Sleeves: Aushopping Noyelles/Winamax (in UEFA matches) Shorts: Boulanger, McDonald's Socks: None
Lille	Olivier Létang	Bruno Génésio	Benjamin André	New Balance	Boulanger	List Front: RIKA, Actual Group Back: Essalmi, Teddy Smith Sleeves: Aushopping V2 Shorts: Winamax, Blåkläder Socks: None
Lyon	John Textor	Pierre Sage	Alexandre Lacazette	Adidas	Emirates	List Front: None Back: Aushopping Sleeves: MG Motor Shorts: Staffmatch Socks: None
Marseille	Pablo Longoria	Roberto De Zerbi	Valentin Rongier	Puma	CFA CGM	List Front: Parions Sport Back: Boulanger Sleeves: D'Or et de Platine Shorts: Sublime Côte d'Ivoire Socks: None
Monaco	Dmitry Rybolovlev	Adi Hütter	Denis Zakaria	Kappa	APM Monaco/Renault 5 E-Tech (in UEFA matches)	List Front: Triangle Intérim, Renault 5 E-Tech Back: Bang & Olufsen, Teddy Smith Sleeves: Bang & Olufsen (in UEFA matches) Shorts: VBET, Fom Industrie Socks: None
Montpellier	Laurent Nicollin	Jean-Louis Gasset	Téji Savanier	Nike	Swile	List Front: FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Big M Burger Back: FAUN-Environnement, Kaporal Jeans Sleeves: Loxam Shorts: Viwone Socks: None
Nantes	Waldemar Kita	Antoine Kombouaré	Pedro Chirivella	Macron	Synergie	List Front: Les Gars Des Eaux Back: Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet Sleeves: LNA Santé Shorts: Be Green Socks: None
Nice	Jean-Pierre Rivère	Franck Haise	Dante	Le Coq Sportif	Ineos	List Front: Les Gars Des Eaux Back: Ineos Grenadier Sleeves: JD Sports Shorts: VBET Socks: None
Paris Saint-Germain	Nasser Al-Khelaifi	Luis Enrique	Marquinhos	Nike	Qatar Airways	List Front: None Back: Snipes Sleeves: None Shorts: None Socks: None
Reims	Jean-Pierre Caillot	Luka Elsner	Teddy Teuma	Puma	Yasuda Group	List Front: EVA Air, Crédit Agricole Nord Est Back: Transports Caillot, Winamax Sleeves: Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H)/Reims (A) Shorts: Würth Modyf Socks: None
Rennes	Olivier Cloarec	Jorge Sampaoli	Steve Mandanda		Samsic	List Front: Groupe Launay, Association ELA Back: Winamax, Blot Immobilier Sleeves: Groupe ROSE Shorts: BWT Socks: None
Saint-Étienne	Ivan Gazidis	Eirik Horneland	Anthony Briançon	Hummel	Kelyps Intérim	List Front: Loire, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles Back: Siléane Sleeves: None Shorts: Kapriol, Desjoyaux Socks: None
Strasbourg	Marc Keller	Liam Rosenior	Habib Diarra	Adidas	Électricité de Strasbourg (H)/Winamax (A & 3)	List Front: Hager Group, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A & 3) Back: Winamax (H)/Électricité de Strasbourg (A & 3), Soprema Sleeves: Würth Shorts: Atheo Ingenierie Socks: None
Toulouse	Damien Comolli	Carles Martínez Novell	Vincent Sierro	Nike	LP Promotion Group	List Front: None Back: Newrest Sleeves: None Shorts: Sud de France Socks: None

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Reims	Samba Diawara	End of caretaker spell	19 May 2024[6]	Pre-season	Luka Elsner	25 June 2024[7]
Marseille	Jean-Louis Gasset	Retired	20 May 2024[8]		Roberto De Zerbi	1 July 2024[9]
Nice	Francesco Farioli	Signed by Ajax	23 May 2024[10]		Franck Haise	1 July 2024[11]
Lille	Paulo Fonseca	Mutual consent	5 June 2024[12]		Bruno Génésio	1 July 2024[13]
Lens	Franck Haise	Signed by Nice	6 June 2024[14]		Will Still	10 June 2024[15]
Le Havre	Luka Elsner	Signed by Reims	25 June 2024[7]		Didier Digard	1 July 2024[16]
Strasbourg	Patrick Vieira	Mutual consent	18 July 2024[17]		Liam Rosenior	25 July 2024[18]
Montpellier	Michel Der Zakarian	Sacked	20 October 2024[19]	18th	Jean-Louis Gasset	22 October 2024[20]
Rennes	Julien Stéphan		7 November 2024[21]	13th	Jorge Sampaoli	11 November 2024[22]
Saint-Étienne	Olivier Dall'Oglio		14 December 2024[23]	16th	Eirik Horneland	20 December 2024[24]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paris Saint-Germain	16	12	4	0	44	14	+30	40	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Marseille	15	9	3	3	32	18	+14	30
3	Monaco	16	9	3	4	26	16	+10	30
4	Lille	15	7	6	2	25	15	+10	27	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Lyon	15	7	4	4	27	20	+7	25	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Nice	15	6	6	3	28	19	+9	24	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Lens	15	6	6	3	19	14	+5	24
8	Auxerre	15	6	3	6	23	23	0	21
9	Toulouse	15	6	3	6	17	17	0	21
10	Reims	15	5	5	5	20	18	+2	20
11	Brest	15	6	1	8	24	27	−3	19
12	Rennes	15	5	2	8	20	20	0	17
13	Strasbourg	15	4	5	6	25	27	−2	17
14	Nantes	15	3	5	7	17	24	−7	14
15	Angers	15	3	4	8	14	26	−12	13
16	Saint-Étienne	15	4	1	10	12	34	−22	13	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	Le Havre	15	4	0	11	11	29	−18	12	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Montpellier	15	2	3	10	15	38	−23	9

Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2024. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[25]

Results

Home \ Away	ANG	AUX	BRE	HAC	LEN	LIL	OL	OM	ASM	MON	FCN	NIC	PSG	REI	REN	STE	STR	TFC
Angers	—				0–1		0–3				1–1	1–4	2–4	1–3		4–2
Auxerre	1–0	—	3–0		2–2				0–3			2–1	0–0	2–1	4–0
Brest			—	2–0				1–5			4–1	0–1			1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0
Le Havre	0–1	3–1		—		0–3	0–4			1–0			1–4	0–3			0–3
Lens			2–0		—	0–2	0–0	1–3		2–0	3–2	0–0
Lille	2–0		3–1		a	—	1–1						1–3		1–0		3–3	2–1
Lyon		2–2					—	2–3	0–2		2–0	4–1				1–0	4–3
Marseille	1–1	1–3				1–1	a	—	2–1			2–0	0–3	2–2
Monaco	0–1		3–2	3–1	1–1	0–0			—	2–1		a	2–4			1–0		2–0
Montpellier		3–2	3–1			2–2		0–5		—	1–3	2–2					1–1	0–3
Nantes		2–0		0–2				1–2			—	1–1		1–2	1–0	2–2
Nice				2–1		2–2			2−1			—	1–1			8–0	2–1	1–1
Paris SG			3–1		1–0		3–1	a		6–0	1–1		—		3–1		4–2	3–0
Reims			1–2		0–3	0–2	1–1		0–0	4–2			1–1	—	2–1
Rennes	2–0			1–0	1–1		3–0		1–2	3–0	a				—	5–0		0–2
Saint-Étienne		3–1		0–2	0–2	1–0	a	0–2		1–0						—	2–0
Strasbourg	1–1				2–2			1–0	1–3		3–1			0–0	3–1		—
Toulouse	1–1	2–0		2–0			1–2	1–3			0–0			1–0		2–1		—

Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2024. Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

The 2024–25 season will conclude with a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off on a two-legged confrontation.

May 2025 (2025-05)

TBD	v	TBD

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June 2025 (2025-06)

TBD	v	TBD

Season statistics

As of 18 December 2024

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[26]
1	Jonathan David	Lille	11
2	Bradley Barcola	Paris Saint-Germain	10
	Mason Greenwood	Marseille
3	Ousmane Dembélé	Paris Saint-Germain	8
4	Evann Guessand	Nice	6
	Luis Henrique	Marseille
	Arnaud Kalimuendo	Rennes
	Lee Kang-in	Paris Saint-Germain
	Keito Nakamura	Reims
	Andrey Santos	Strasbourg
	Hamed Traorè	Auxerre

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Jonathan David	Lille	Le Havre	3–0 (A)	28 September 2024
Zuriko Davitashvili	Saint-Étienne	Auxerre	3–1 (H)	5 October 2024
Arnaud Kalimuendo	Rennes	Saint-Étienne	5–0 (H)	30 November 2024
Alexandre Lacazette	Lyon	Nice	4–1 (H)	1 December 2024

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[27]
1	Brice Samba	Lens	7
2	Lucas Chevalier	Lille	6
	Guillaume Restes	Toulouse
4	Steve Mandanda	Rennes	5
	Lucas Perri	Lyon
6	Philipp Köhn	Monaco	4
	Donovan Léon	Auxerre
8	Marco Bizot	Brest	3
	Marcin Bułka	Nice
	Arthur Desmas	Le Havre
	Yehvann Diouf	Reims
	Gianluigi Donnarumma	Paris Saint-Germain
	Gautier Larsonneur	Saint-Étienne
	Đorđe Petrović	Strasbourg
	Gerónimo Rulli	Marseille

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 7^[28]
  • Benjamin André (Lille)
  • Cristian Cásseres Jr. (Toulouse)

• Most red cards: 2^[29]
  • Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier)

Team

• Most yellow cards: 44^[30]
  • Montpellier
• Most red cards: 5^[31][32]
  • Marseille
• Fewest yellow cards: 20^[30]
  • Angers
  • Paris Saint-Germain
• Fewest red cards: 0^[31][32]
  • Lyon
  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Strasbourg

Awards

Monthly

Month	Player of the Month		Ref.
	Player	Club
September	Bradley Barcola	Paris Saint-Germain	[33]
October	Zuriko Davitashvili	Saint-Étienne	[34]
November	Jonathan David	Lille	[35]

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19. "Le fusible a sauté : Laurent Nicollin annonce que Michel Der Zakarian n'est plus l'entraîneur de Montpellier" [The fuse has blown: Laurent Nicollin announces that Michel Der Zakarian is no longer Montpellier's coach] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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34. "Zuriko Davitashvili, joueur du mois d'octobre de la Ligue 1 McDonald's !" [Zuriko Davitashvili, McDonald's Ligue 1 Player of the Month for October!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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External links

• Official website