Summary
Conforma Ligue 1 (FRA1) is the top league in the French football league system. At the end of the 2018-2019 season, the FRA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2018-2019 FRA1 teams
- 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2018-2019 FRA1 team
- 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 4th place 2018-2019 FRA1 team
The winner of the 2018-2019 Coupe de France (French Cup), typically an FRA1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - France
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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FRA1 | Ligue 1 Conforma | 20 |
FRA2 | Domino's Ligue 2 | 20 |
FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 64 |
FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 168 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
10 Aug 2018 - 24 May 2019 | 20: FRA1 (17 minimum), FRA2 (3 maximum) |
Season Format
Each FRA1 team plays Home-Away against the other clubs for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head goal difference, then (4) Fairplay ranking.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 season, the 19th and 20th place FRA1 teams will be relegated directly to the FRA2, and the 1st, and 2nd place FRA2 teams will be promoted to the FRA1. The 18th place team enters into a highest aggregate goals playoff with the winner of the FRA2 Promotion Playoff. The winner plays in the 2019-2020 FRA1, the loser in FRA2.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | 29 -4-5 | 91 | - | 105 | 35 | 70 | 19 | 17 -2-0 | 53 | 63 | 10 | 53 | 19 | 12 -2-5 | 38 | 42 | 25 | 17 |
2 | Lille | 38 | 22 -9-7 | 75 | - | 68 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 13 -4-2 | 43 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
3 | Lyon | 38 | 21 -9-8 | 72 | - | 70 | 47 | 23 | 19 | 12 -4-3 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 4 |
4 | AS Saint-Étienne | 38 | 19 -9-10 | 66 | - | 59 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 13 -2-4 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 6 -7-6 | 25 | 25 | 27 | -2 |
5 | Marseille | 38 | 18 -7-13 | 61 | - | 60 | 52 | 8 | 19 | 11 -4-4 | 37 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 7 -3-9 | 24 | 29 | 35 | -6 |
6 | Montpellier HSC | 38 | 15 -14-9 | 59 | - | 53 | 42 | 11 | 19 | 8 -8-3 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
7 | OGC Nice | 38 | 15 -11-12 | 56 | - | 30 | 35 | -5 | 19 | 10 -4-5 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
8 | Stade de Reims | 38 | 13 -16-9 | 55 | - | 39 | 42 | -3 | 19 | 8 -7-4 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 5 -9-5 | 24 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
9 | Nîmes Olympique | 38 | 15 -8-15 | 53 | - | 57 | 58 | -1 | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 6 -3-10 | 21 | 27 | 38 | -11 |
10 | Stade Rennais FC | 38 | 13 -13-12 | 52 | - | 55 | 52 | 3 | 19 | 8 -7-4 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | 28 | 34 | -6 |
11 | RC Strasbourg | 38 | 11 -16-11 | 49 | - | 58 | 48 | 10 | 19 | 6 -8-5 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 5 -8-6 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
12 | FC Nantes | 38 | 13 -9-16 | 48 | - | 48 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
13 | Angers SCO | 38 | 10 -16-12 | 46 | - | 44 | 49 | -5 | 19 | 5 -9-5 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | 20 | 27 | -7 |
14 | Bordeaux | 38 | 10 -11-17 | 41 | - | 34 | 42 | -8 | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
15 | Amiens SC | 38 | 9 -11-18 | 38 | - | 31 | 52 | -21 | 19 | 7 -5-7 | 26 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 19 | 2 -6-11 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -19 |
16 | Toulouse FC | 38 | 8 -14-16 | 38 | - | 35 | 57 | -22 | 19 | 4 -9-6 | 21 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 15 | 31 | -16 |
17 | AS Monaco FC | 38 | 8 -12-18 | 36 | - | 38 | 57 | -19 | 19 | 4 -6-9 | 18 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 19 | 4 -6-9 | 18 | 19 | 28 | -9 |
18 | Dijon FCO | 38 | 9 -7-22 | 34 | - | 31 | 60 | -29 | 19 | 6 -4-9 | 22 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 19 | 3 -3-13 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -18 |
19 | SM Caen | 38 | 7 -12-19 | 33 | - | 29 | 54 | -25 | 19 | 4 -5-10 | 17 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 13 | 27 | -14 |
20 | EA Guingamp | 38 | 5 -12-21 | 27 | - | 28 | 68 | -40 | 19 | 3 -7-9 | 16 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 19 | 2 -5-12 | 11 | 12 | 41 | -29 |
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Results
Stade Rennais FC | 31 | Lille | Roazhon Park |
Stade de Reims | 31 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Auguste Delaune II |
Nîmes Olympique | 23 | Lyon | Stade des Costières |
OGC Nice | 20 | AS Monaco FC | Allianz Riviera |
FC Nantes | 01 | RC Strasbourg | Stade de la Beaujoire |
Marseille | 10 | Montpellier HSC | Orange Vélodrome |
Dijon FCO | 21 | Toulouse FC | Stade Gaston Gérard |
Angers SCO | 11 | AS Saint-Étienne | Stade Raymond Kopa |
Amiens SC | 21 | EA Guingamp | Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne |
Toulouse FC | 25 | Marseille | Stade Municipal (Toulouse) |
RC Strasbourg | 02 | Stade Rennais FC | Stade de la Meinau |
AS Saint-Étienne | 30 | OGC Nice | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
Paris Saint-Germain | 40 | Dijon FCO | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Montpellier HSC | 11 | FC Nantes | Stade de la Mosson |
AS Monaco FC | 20 | Amiens SC | Stade Louis II |
Lille | 50 | Angers SCO | Stade Pierre-Mauroy |
EA Guingamp | 22 | Nîmes Olympique | Stade du Roudourou |
Bordeaux | 01 | Stade de Reims | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux |