Football league season
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
Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in
2024–25 Ligue 1Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 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).[19]
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 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.
Season statistics
- As of 20 September 2024
Top goalscorers
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 3[22]
- Most red cards: 1[23]
Team
- Most yellow cards: 13[24]
- Most red cards: 2[25][26]
- Fewest yellow cards: 3[24]
- Fewest red cards: 0[25][26]
References
- ^ "Ligue 1 2024/2025 – Attendance". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Rutzler, Peter. "French football league to be rebranded as Ligue 1 McDonald's from next season". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "2024/2025 French Football Calendar Released: Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and More". Ligue 1. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "La saison 2024-2025 repoussée en Ligue 1 et en Ligue 2 pour cause de JO" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "PSG clinch Ligue 1 title after Monaco beaten". BBC Sport. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Diawara says he'll replace Still as Reims coach". theScore. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Luka Elsner quitte Le Havre et devient le nouvel entraîneur de Reims" [Luka Elsner leaves Le Havre and becomes the new manager of Reims] (in French). L'Équipe. 25 June 2024.
- ^ "« Entraîneur, c'est terminé » : Jean-Louis Gasset annonce sa retraite avant le dernier match de l'OM" (in French). Le Parisien. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Olympique de Marseille appoints Roberto De Zerbi as coach | OM". www.om.fr. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Francesco Farioli leaves OGC Nice and signs three-year deal at Ajax". Get Football News France. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Florian Maurice nouveau Directeur sportif, Franck Haise nouvel entraîneur" (in French). OGC Nice. 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Le LOSC remercie Paulo Fonseca | LOSC". www.losc.fr. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Bruno Génésio, nouvel entraîneur du LOSC | LOSC". www.losc.fr. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Florian Maurice nouveau Directeur sportif, Franck Haise nouvel entraîneur" (in French). OGC Nice. 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Will Still signe pour 3 ans à Lens" [Will Still signs for 3 years in Lens] (in French). L'Équipe. 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Didier Digard officiellement nommé entraîneur du Havre" [Didier Digard officially named Le Havre coach] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Vieira n'est plus l'entraîneur du RC Strasbourg" [Patrick Vieira is no longer the coach of RC Strasbourg] (in French). L'Équipe. 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Mercato : Liam Rosenior nommé entraîneur de Strasbourg et enfin sur le terrain" [Transfer window: Liam Rosenior appointed Strasbourg coach and finally on the pitch] (in French). L'Équipe. 25 July 2024.
- ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Schedule and Results - Ligue 1 McDonald's". Ligue 1. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Ligue 1 Clean Sheets | FootyStats". FootyStats. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Players with the most yellow cards Ligue 1 2025". BeSoccer. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Players with most sending offs Ligue 1 2025". BeSoccer. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Cartons jaunes Ligue 1 2024/2025 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Cartons rouges directs Ligue 1 2024/2025 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistiques équipe Carton rouge - 2e jaune Ligue 1 2024/2025 - France". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
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