2025–26 Ligue 1

Ligue 1
Season2025–26
Dates15 August 2025 – 16 May 2026

The 2025–26 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, will be the 88th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition.[1] It is set to begin on 15 August 2025 and is set to conclude on 16 May 2026. The match schedule was announced on 27 June 2025.[2]

Teams

A total of eighteen teams will participate in the 2025–26 edition of the Ligue 1. Lorient (who returned to the top flight after one year's absence), Paris FC (who return to the top flight after forty-six year's absence) and Metz (who returned to the top flight after one year's absence) were promoted after finishing first, second and third in the 2024–25 Ligue 2, respectively. They replaced Montpellier (relegated after sixteen years in the top flight), Saint-Etienne (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
Lorient
Paris FC
Metz 		Montpellier
Saint-Étienne
Reims

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025–26 Ligue 1
Club Location Venue Capacity 2024–25 season
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 18,752 14th
Auxerre Auxerre Stade Abbé Deschamps 21,379 11th
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 9th
Le Havre Le Havre Stade Océane 25,178 15th
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,705 8th
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 5th
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon Lyon Groupama Stadium 59,186 6th
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome 67,394 2nd
Metz Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 28,786 Ligue 2, 3rd
Monaco Monaco Stade Louis II 18,523 3rd
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 13th
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624 4th
Paris FC Paris (Paris 16) Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 Ligue 2, 2nd
Paris Saint-Germain Paris (Paris 16) Parc des Princes 47,926 1st
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,778 12th
Strasbourg Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 7th
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium de Toulouse 33,150 10th

Personnel and kits

Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker Sponsors
Main Other(s)
Angers Romain Chabane Alexandre Dujeux Pierrick Capelle Nike École Noir&Blanc
List
    • Front: Maison de l'Atoll, Angers
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: Système U
    • Socks: None
Auxerre Baptiste Malherbe Christophe Pélissier TBD 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 Pierre Sage Florian Sotoca Puma Auchan
List
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 Michele Kang Paulo Fonseca
Jorge Maciel (caretaker until 15 September) 		Vacant Adidas Emirates
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Lorient Loïc Féry Olivier Pantaloni Laurent Abergel Umbro Jean Floc'h, Acadomia, Breizh Cola
List
    • Back: KarrGreen, MA Pièces Autos Bretagne
    • Sleeves: Actual Group
    • Shorts: BMW/Mousqueton, B&B Hotels
    • Socks: None
Marseille Pablo Longoria Roberto De Zerbi Leonardo Balerdi Puma CMA CGM
List
Metz Bernard Serin Stéphane Le Mignan Matthieu Udol Kappa CAR Avenue
List
    • Front: MOSL Mosselle Sans Limite, Resilium AI, Malezieux, Axia Interim
    • Back: Technitoit, Nacon
    • Sleeves: Eurométropole de Metz
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Monaco Dmitry Rybolovlev Adi Hütter Denis Zakaria Mizuno APM Monaco
List
Nantes Waldemar Kita Luís Castro TBD 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 Kappa Ineos
List
Paris FC Pierre Ferracci Stéphane Gilli Timothée Kolodziejczak Adidas Bahrain Victorious, Lycamobile
List
    • Back: Vinci
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • 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
Rennes Arnaud Pouille Habib Beye TBD Puma Samsic
List
    • Front: Groupe Launay, Association ELA
    • Back: Winamax, Blot Immobilier
    • Sleeves: Groupe ROSE
    • Shorts: BWT
    • Socks: None
Strasbourg Marc Keller Liam Rosenior TBD 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 Olivier Cloarec 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
Lens Will Still Resigned 18 May 2025[3] Pre-season Pierre Sage 2 June 2025[4]
Nantes Antoine Kombouaré Mutual consent 20 May 2025[5] Luís Castro 16 June 2025[6]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Angers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Auxerre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Le Havre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Lens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Lorient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Metz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Paris FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Rennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Strasbourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ligue 2
18 Toulouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 August 2025. 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).[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rutzler, Peter (21 March 2024). "French football league to be rebranded as Ligue 1 McDonald's from next season". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Les grandes dates de la saison 2025/26 !". Ligue 1. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Will Still : « Je ne serai pas l'entraîneur du RC Lens la saison prochaine »" [Will Still: "I will not be the coach of RC Lens next season"] (in French). L'Équipe. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Pierre Sage a signé un contrat de trois ans à Lens" [Pierre Sage has signed a three-year contract with Lens] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Après une saison galère, Nantes se sépare de son entraîneur" [After a difficult season, Nantes parts ways with its coach] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. ^ "C'est officiel, Luis Castro est le nouvel entraîneur du FC Nantes" [It's official, Luis Castro is the new coach of FC Nantes] (in French). L'Équipe. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  7. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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