Ligue 1 is the premier top-flight professional football league in France. Ligue1 is one of the top five leagues of Europe. The French league features some of the best teams in the world like PSG, Marseille, Lyon, Monaco and many others. Lille is the current winners of Ligue1 after winning the 2024-21 season as their sixth title in French football.
List of All Ligue 1 Winners & Runner ups
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Season |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Third place |
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1932–33 |
Olympique Lillois |
Cannes |
FC Antibes |
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1933–34 |
Sète |
Fives |
Marseille |
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1934–35 |
Sochaux |
Strasbourg |
RC Paris |
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1935–36 |
RC Paris |
Lille |
Strasbourg |
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1936–37 |
Marseille |
Sochaux |
RC Paris |
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1937–38 |
Sochaux |
Marseille |
Sète |
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1938–39 |
Sète |
Marseille |
RC Paris |
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1945–46 |
Lille |
Saint-Étienne |
RC Roubaix |
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1946–47 |
Roubaix–Tourcoing |
Reims |
Strasbourg |
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1947–48 |
Marseille |
Lille |
Reims |
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1948–49 |
Reims |
Lille |
Marseille |
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1949–50 |
Bordeaux |
Lille |
Reims |
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1950–51 |
Nice |
Lille |
Le Havre |
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1951–52 |
Nice |
Bordeaux |
Lille |
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1952–53 |
Reims |
Sochaux |
Bordeaux |
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1953–54 |
Lille |
Reims |
Bordeaux |
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1954–55 |
Reims |
Toulouse (1937) |
Lens |
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1955–56 |
Nice |
Lens |
Monaco |
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1956–57 |
Saint-Étienne |
Lens |
Reims |
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1957–58 |
Reims |
Nîmes |
Monaco |
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1958–59 |
Nice |
Nîmes |
RC Paris |
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1959–60 |
Reims |
Nîmes |
RC Paris |
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1960–61 |
Monaco |
RC Paris |
Reims |
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1961–62 |
Reims |
RC Paris |
Nîmes |
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1962–63 |
Monaco |
Reims |
Sedan |
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1963–64 |
Saint-Étienne |
Monaco |
Lens |
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1964–65 |
Nantes |
Bordeaux |
Valenciennes |
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1965–66 |
Nantes |
Bordeaux |
Valenciennes |
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1966–67 |
Saint-Étienne |
Nantes | Anger |
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1967–68 |
Saint-Étienne |
Nice |
Sochaux |
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1968–69 |
Saint-Étienne |
Bordeaux |
Metz |
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1969–70 |
Saint-Étienne |
Marseille |
Sedan |
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1970–71 |
Marseille |
Saint-Étienne |
Nantes |
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1971–72 |
Marseille |
Nîmes |
Sochaux |
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1972–73 |
Nantes |
Nice |
Marseille |
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1973–74 |
Saint-Étienne |
Nantes |
Lyon |
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1974–75 |
Saint-Étienne |
Marseille |
Lyon |
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1975–76 |
Saint-Étienne |
Nice |
Sochaux |
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1976–77 |
Nantes |
Lens |
Bastia |
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1977–78 |
Monaco |
Nantes |
Strasbourg |
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1978–79 |
Strasbourg |
Nantes |
Saint-Étienne |
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1979–80 |
Nantes |
Sochaux |
Saint-Étienne |
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1980–81 |
Saint-Étienne |
Nantes |
Bordeaux |
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1981–82 |
Monaco |
Saint-Étienne |
Sochaux |
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1982–83 |
Nantes |
Bordeaux |
Paris Saint-Germain |
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1983–84 |
Bordeaux |
Monaco |
Auxerre |
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1984–85 |
Bordeaux |
Nantes |
Monaco |
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1985–86 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Nantes |
Bordeaux |
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1986–87 |
Bordeaux |
Marseille |
Toulouse |
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1987–88 |
Monaco |
Bordeaux |
Montpellier |
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1988–89 |
Marseille |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
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1989–90 |
Marseille |
Bordeaux |
Monaco |
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1990–91 |
Marseille |
Monaco |
Auxerre |
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1991–92 |
Marseille |
Monaco |
Paris Saint-Germain |
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1992–93 |
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Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
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1993–94 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Marseille |
Auxerre |
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1994–95 |
Nantes |
Lyon |
Paris Saint-Germain |
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1995–96 |
Auxerre |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
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1996–97 |
Monaco |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Nantes |
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1997–98 |
Lens |
Metz |
Monaco |
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1998–99 |
Bordeaux |
Marseille |
Lyon |
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1999–2000 |
Monaco |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Lyon |
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2000–01 |
Nantes |
Lyon |
Lille |
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2001–02 |
Lyon |
Lens |
Auxerre |
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2002–03 |
Lyon |
Monaco |
Marseille |
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2003–04 |
Lyon |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
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2004–05 |
Lyon |
Lille |
Monaco |
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2005–06 |
Lyon |
Bordeaux |
Lille |
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2006–07 |
Lyon |
Marseille |
Toulouse |
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2007–08 |
Lyon |
Bordeaux |
Marseille |
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2008–09 |
Bordeaux |
Marseille |
Lyon |
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2009–10 |
Marseille |
Lyon |
Auxerre |
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2010–11 |
Lille |
Marseille |
Lyon |
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2011–12 |
Montpellier |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Lille |
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2012–13 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Marseille |
Lyon |
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2013–14 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
Lille |
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2014–15 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Lyon |
Monaco |
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2015–16 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Lyon |
Monaco |
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2016–17 |
Monaco |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Nice |
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2017–18 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
Lyon |
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2018–19 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Lille |
Lyon |
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2019–20[nb 4] |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Marseille |
Rennes |
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2020–21 |
Lille |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Monaco |
Who is the most successful French Club?
Marseille and St. Etienne are the two most successful clubs in the history of French football. Both the teams have emerged as Ligue 1 winners 10 times each.
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- Marseille last won the Ligue 1 in the 2009/10 season. Marseille dominated in the late 80s and won back to back titles from 1988 to 1991.
- St Etienne single was the most dominant French team during the 60s. St Etienne won 5 consecutive French League titles from 1963 -1969.
- Paris Saint Germain is the second most successful French club. PSG Has won 9 Ligue 1 titles with the most recent trophy in 2019/20 season. PSG won consecutive titles from 2012 to 2016 and is the most dominant French team currently.
- AS Monaco and Nantes are the third most successful French sides with 8 titles to their name. AS Monaco last won the Ligue 1 title in 2016/17 season.
- Lyon has won 7 Ligue1 Titles and is fourth successful French club
- Bordeaux, Lille and Reims are the joint fifth successful clubs with 6 trophies to their name.
| Club | Total Titles | Winning seasons |
| Marseille | 10 | 1928–29, 1936–37, 1947–48, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2009–10 |
| Saint-Étienne | 10 | 1956–57, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | 1985–86, 1993–94, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 |
| Monaco | 8 | 1960–61, 1962–63, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2016–17 |
| Nantes | 8 | 1964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1994–95, 2000–01 |
| Lyon | 7 | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 |
| Bordeaux | 6 | 1949–50, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1998–99, 2008–09 |
| Lille | 6 | 1913–14, 1932–33, 1945–46, 1953–54, 2010–11, 2024–21 |
| Reims | 6 | 1948–49, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62 |
When does the next Ligue 1 season begin?
The new season of French football, Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2024-22, is set to begin from 7 August 2024.