2024–25 Ligue 1

The 2024-25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, will be the 87th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition.[1] It will begin on 16 August 2024 and will conclude on 22 May 2025.[2][3]

Ligue 1
Season2024–25
Dates16 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
2025–26 →

Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions.[4]

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. Metz, Lorient and Clermont Foot (relegated after one, four and three years in the top flight, respectively) 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 Foot

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2024–25 Ligue 1
Club Location Venue Capacity 2024–25 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 Municipal 33,150 11th

Personnel and kits
Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Angers Romain Chabane Alexandre Dujeux Pierrick Capelle Nike École Noir&Blanc, Maison de l'Atoll, Angers None None Système U
Auxerre Baptiste Malherbe Christophe Pélissier Jubal Macron Acadomia, X1, SPPE, Servistores LCR, X1 Groupama Auxerre, Actis Location
Brest Denis Le Saint Eric Roy Brendan Chardonnet Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (A & 3)/Le Petit Basque (A & 3), SILL (H)/Breizh Cola (A & 3), GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels, Fée du Bonheur Écomiam, J.Bervas Automobiles Eaux de Zilia E.Leclerc, SOFT-Société d'Organisation Financière et Technique
Le Havre Vincent Volpe Vacant Arouna Sangante Joma Winamax, SIM Agences d'emploi SOL'S None Geodis
Lens Joseph Oughourlian Will Still Brice Samba Puma Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, Smart Good Things Randstad, Winamax Aushopping Noyelles/Winamax (in UEFA matches) Pas-de-Calais, McDonald's
Lille Olivier Létang Bruno Génésio Benjamin André New Balance Boulanger, RIKA, Actual Group Essalmi, Teddy Smith Aushopping V2 Winamax, Blåkläder
Lyon John Textor Pierre Sage Alexandre Lacazette Adidas Emirates Aushopping, Groupe ALILA MG Motor Staffmatch
Marseille Pablo Longoria Vacant Valentin Rongier Puma CFA CGM, Parions Sport Boulanger D'Or et de Platine Sublime Côte d'Ivoire
Monaco Dmitry Rybolovlev Adi Hütter Vacant Kappa Visit Monaco/APM Monaco, Triangle Intérim Bang & Olufsen, Royal Caribbean International Yomoni VBET, Teddy Smith
Montpellier Laurent Nicollin Michel Der Zakarian Téji Savanier Nike Partouche, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole FAUN-Environnement Loxam Système U, Viwone
Nantes Waldemar Kita Antoine Kombouaré Pedro Chirivella Macron Synergie, Groupe AFD, Proginov Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet LNA Santé ZEbet, Be Green
Nice Jean-Pierre Rivère Franck Haise Dante Le Coq Sportif Ineos Ineos Grenadier Ineos Science + Performance VBET
Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi Luis Enrique Marquinhos Nike Qatar Airways None GOAT None
Reims Jean-Pierre Caillot Luka Elsner Vacant Umbro Hexaom, EVA Air, Crédit Agricole Nord Est Transports Caillot, Ebury Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims/Reims Winamax, Würth Modyf
Rennes Olivier Cloarec Julien Stéphan Steve Mandanda Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA Winamax, Blot Immobilier Groupe ROSE Convivio
Saint-Étienne Ivan Gazidis Olivier Dall'Oglio Anthony Briançon Hummel Smart Good Things, Loire, BYmyCAR, Terroir Halles Saint-Étienne La Métropole, ZEbet Kelyps Intérim Aésio Mutuelle, Desjoyaux
Strasbourg Marc Keller Patrick Vieira Frederic Guilbert Adidas ÉS Énergies (H)/Winamax (A & 3), Hager Group, Pierre Schmidt (H)/Stoeffler (A & 3) Winamax (H)/ÉS Énergies (A & 3), Soprema Würth Atheo
Toulouse Damien Comolli Carles Martínez Novell Vincent Sierro Craft LP Promotion Group Newrest GLS Group Sud de France

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Reims Samba Diawara (caretaker) End of caretakership 19 May 2024[5] Pre-season Luka Elsner 25 June 2024[6]
Marseille Jean-Louis Gasset Retired 20 May 2024[7] Roberto De Zerbi 24 June 2024
Nice Francesco Farioli Signed by Ajax 23 May 2024[8] Franck Haise 1 July 2024[9]
Lille Paulo Fonseca Mutual consent 5 June 2024[10] Bruno Génésio 1 July 2024[11]
Lens Franck Haise Signed by Nice 6 June 2024[12] Will Still 10 June 2024[13]
Le Havre Luka Elsner Signed by Reims 25 June 2024[14]

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 stage
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 stage
6 Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Montpellier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Reims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Saint-Étienne 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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 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).[15]

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.

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References
  1. Rutzler, Peter. "French football league to be rebranded as Ligue 1 McDonald's from next season". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. "2024/2025 French Football Calendar Released: Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and More". Ligue 1. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. "La saison 2024-2025 repoussée en Ligue 1 et en Ligue 2 pour cause de JO" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. "PSG clinch Ligue 1 title after Monaco beaten". BBC Sport. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. "Diawara says he'll replace Still as Reims coach". theScore. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. "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.
  7. "« 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.
  8. "Official Francesco Farioli leaves OGC Nice and signs three-year deal at Ajax". Get Football News France. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. "Florian Maurice nouveau Directeur sportif, Franck Haise nouvel entraîneur" (in French). OGC Nice. 6 June 2024.
  10. "Le LOSC remercie Paulo Fonseca | LOSC". www.losc.fr. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. "Bruno Génésio, nouvel entraîneur du LOSC | LOSC". www.losc.fr. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. "Florian Maurice nouveau Directeur sportif, Franck Haise nouvel entraîneur" (in French). OGC Nice. 6 June 2024.
  13. "Will Still signe pour 3 ans à Lens" [Will Still signs for 3 years in Lens] (in French). L'Équipe. 10 June 2024.
  14. "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.
  15. "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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