Summary
Conforma Ligue 1 (FRA1) is the top league in the French football league system. At the end of the 2019-2020 season, the FRA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2019-2020 FRA1 teams
- 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2019-2020 FRA1 team
- 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - Group Stage:
- 4th place 2019-2020 FRA1 team
The winner of the 2019-2020 Coupe de France (French Cup), typically an FRA1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.
Due to COVID-19, the FRA1 season was cut short at 27-28 regular season matches per team.
Leagues Pyramid - France
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 9 Aug 2019 - 22 May 2020 | 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 2019-2020 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 2020-2021 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 | 27 | 22 -2-3 | 68 | - | 75 | 24 | 51 | 14 | 12 -1-1 | 37 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Marseille | 28 | 16 -8-4 | 56 | - | 41 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais FC | 28 | 15 -5-8 | 50 | - | 38 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Lille | 28 | 15 -4-9 | 49 | - | 35 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| 5 | Stade de Reims | 28 | 10 -11-7 | 41 | - | 26 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 5 -7-2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 28 | 11 -8-9 | 41 | - | 41 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| 7 | Lyon | 28 | 11 -7-10 | 40 | - | 42 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 8 | Montpellier HSC | 28 | 11 -7-10 | 40 | - | 35 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 10 -2-2 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 -5-8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
| 9 | AS Monaco FC | 28 | 11 -7-10 | 40 | - | 44 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 8 -2-4 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 3 -5-6 | 14 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 28 | 11 -6-11 | 39 | - | 28 | 33 | -5 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | -12 |
| 11 | RC Strasbourg | 27 | 11 -5-11 | 38 | - | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 -10-9 | 37 | - | 40 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 13 | FC Nantes | 28 | 11 -4-13 | 37 | - | 28 | 31 | -3 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 14 | Stade Brestois 29 | 28 | 8 -10-10 | 34 | - | 34 | 37 | -3 | 14 | 6 -6-2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 15 | FC Metz | 28 | 8 -10-10 | 34 | - | 27 | 35 | -8 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 16 | Dijon FCO | 28 | 7 -9-12 | 30 | - | 27 | 37 | -10 | 14 | 6 -6-2 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 1 -3-10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -15 |
| 17 | AS Saint-Étienne | 28 | 8 -6-14 | 30 | - | 29 | 45 | -16 | 14 | 4 -6-4 | 18 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 | 4 -0-10 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 18 | Nîmes Olympique | 28 | 7 -6-15 | 27 | - | 29 | 44 | -15 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 -4-9 | 7 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 28 | 4 -11-13 | 23 | - | 31 | 50 | -19 | 14 | 3 -5-6 | 14 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 14 | 1 -6-7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 20 | Toulouse FC | 28 | 3 -4-21 | 13 | - | 22 | 58 | -36 | 13 | 3 -0-10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 15 | 0 -4-11 | 4 | 11 | 34 | -23 |
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Results
 | CANC | Stade Brestois 29 | Groupama Stadium |
 | CANC | Marseille | Stade Auguste Delaune II |
 | CANC | Dijon FCO | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
 | CANC | RC Strasbourg | Stade de la Beaujoire |
 | CANC | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade des Costières |
 | CANC | Montpellier HSC | Stadium de Toulouse |
 | CANC | Angers SCO | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
 | CANC | AS Monaco FC | Roazhon Park |
| CANC | Toulouse FC | Stade Louis II |
| CANC | FC Nantes | Stade de la Mosson |
| CANC | Lyon | Stade Raymond Kopa |
 | CANC | AS Saint-Étienne | Allianz Riviera |
| CANC | Nîmes Olympique | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| CANC | Stade Rennais FC | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| CANC | Bordeaux | Stade de la Meinau |
| CANC | Stade de Reims | Stade Gaston Gérard |