2024–25 Ligue 1
 | |
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2024 – 17 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 99 |
| Goals scored | 299 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bradley Barcola (10 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 | Monaco Paris Saint-Germain (twice) (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Paris Saint-Germain (11 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Angers Nantes (8 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Le Havre (6 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 66,115 Marseille 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain (27 October 2024)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 6,353 Monaco 3–1 Le Havre (22 September 2024)[1] |
| Attendance | 2,721,803 (27,493 per match)[1] |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 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]
Lyon have been handed a provisional Ligue 2 relegation.
Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions.[5]
Teams
[edit]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
[edit] from 2023–24 Ligue 2 |
 to 2024–25 Ligue 2
|
|---|---|
| Auxerre Angers Saint-Étienne (Play-off) |
Metz (Play-off) Lorient Clermont |
Stadiums and locations
[edit]
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
[edit]| Team | Chairman | Manager | Captain | Kit maker | Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other | |||||
| Angers |  Romain Chabane
|
Alexandre Dujeux
|
Pierrick Capelle
|
Nike | École Noir&Blanc | |
| Auxerre | Baptiste Malherbe
|
Christophe Pélissier
|
 Jubal
|
Macron | Acadomia | |
| Brest | Denis Le Saint
|
Eric Roy
|
Brendan Chardonnet
|
Adidas | Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (H in UEFA matches, A & 3) | List
|
| Le Havre |  Vincent Volpe
|
Didier Digard
|
 Arouna Sangante
|
Joma | Winamax | List
|
| Lens | Joseph Oughourlian
|
 Will Still
|
Brice Samba
|
Puma | Auchan | List
|
| Lille | Olivier Létang
|
Bruno Génésio
|
Benjamin André
|
New Balance | Boulanger | List
|
| Lyon | John Textor
|
Pierre Sage
|
Alexandre Lacazette
|
Adidas | Emirates | List
|
| Marseille |  Pablo Longoria
|
 Roberto De Zerbi
|
Valentin Rongier
|
Puma | CFA CGM | List
|
| Monaco |  Dmitry Rybolovlev
|
 Adi Hütter
|
 Denis Zakaria
|
Kappa | APM Monaco/Renault 5 E-Tech (in UEFA matches) | List
|
| Montpellier | Laurent Nicollin
|
Jean-Louis Gasset
|
Téji Savanier
|
Nike | Swile | List
|
| Nantes |  Waldemar Kita
|
Antoine Kombouaré
|
Pedro Chirivella
|
Macron | Synergie | List
|
| Nice | Jean-Pierre Rivère
|
Franck Haise
|
Dante
|
Le Coq Sportif | Ineos | List
|
| Paris Saint-Germain |  Nasser Al-Khelaifi
|
Luis Enrique
|
Marquinhos
|
Nike | Qatar Airways | List
|
| Reims | Jean-Pierre Caillot
|
 Luka Elsner
|
 Teddy Teuma
|
Puma | Yasuda Group | List
|
| Rennes | Olivier Cloarec
|
 Jorge Sampaoli
|
Steve Mandanda
|
Samsic | ||
| Saint-Étienne |  Ivan Gazidis
|
Olivier Dall'Oglio
|
Anthony Briançon
|
Hummel | Kelyps Intérim | List
|
| Strasbourg | Marc Keller
|
 Liam Rosenior
|
Habib Diarra
|
Adidas | Électricité de Strasbourg (H)/Winamax (A & 3) | List
|
| Toulouse | Damien Comolli
|
Carles Martínez Novell
|
Vincent Sierro
|
Nike | LP Promotion Group | List
|
Managerial changes
[edit]| 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] |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 29 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Monaco | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 20 | |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Lyon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 18 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 6 | Nice | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 17 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Reims | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 17 | |
| 8 | Lens | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 | |
| 9 | Auxerre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 16 | |
| 10 | Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 | |
| 12 | Brest | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 13 | |
| 13 | Rennes | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 11 | |
| 14 | Nantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 10 | |
| 15 | Angers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 10 | |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Le Havre | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 9 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 18 | Montpellier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 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).[23]
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).[23]
Results
[edit]Relegation play-offs
[edit]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.
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
Season statistics
[edit]- As of 10 November 2024
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[24] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Barcola
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 10 |
| 2 | Mason Greenwood
|
Marseille | 8 |
| 3 |  Jonathan David
|
Lille | 7 |
| 4 |  Evann Guessand
|
Nice | 6 |
 Lee Kang-in
|
Paris Saint-Germain | ||
 Keito Nakamura
|
Reims | ||
| 7 |  Zuriko Davitashvili
|
Saint-Étienne | 5 |
| Ousmane Dembélé
|
Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Andrey Santos
|
Strasbourg | ||
| Hamed Traorè
|
Auxerre |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| 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 |
Clean sheets
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[25] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Chevalier
|
Lille | 5 |
| Guillaume Restes
|
Toulouse | ||
| Brice Samba
|
Lens | ||
| 4 | Lucas Perri
|
Lyon | 4 |
| 5 |  Marco Bizot
|
Brest | 3 |
| Marcin Bułka
|
Nice | ||
| Philipp Köhn
|
Monaco | ||
| Steve Mandanda
|
Rennes | ||
| 9 | Arthur Desmas
|
Le Havre | 2 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma
|
Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Alban Lafont
|
Nantes | ||
| Gautier Larsonneur
|
Saint-Étienne | ||
 Donovan Léon
|
Auxerre | ||
| Gerónimo Rulli
|
Marseille |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 5[26]
- Benjamin André (Lille)
Duje Ćaleta-Car (Lyon)- Lamine Camara (Monaco)
Cristian Cásseres Jr. (Toulouse)
- Most red cards: 1[27]
- Twenty-three players
Team
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 30[28]
- Montpellier
- Most red cards: 4[29][30]
- Marseille
- Fewest yellow cards: 16[28]
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Fewest red cards: 0[29][30]
- Lille
- Lyon
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Rennes
- Saint-Étienne
- Strasbourg
Awards
[edit]Monthly
[edit]| Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| September | Bradley Barcola
|
Paris Saint-Germain | [31] |
| October | Zuriko Davitashvili
|
Saint-Étienne | [32] |
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