Ligue 1 McDonald's
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
France
Abbreviation
FRA1
Summary
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 McDonald's (FRA1) is the top league in the French football league system. At the end of the 2025-2026 season, the FRA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - League Phase:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 FRA1 teams
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2025-2026 FRA1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - League Phase:
- 5th place 2025-2026 FRA1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - Playoff Round:
- 6th place 2025-2026 FRA1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Coupe de France (French Cup), typically an FRA1 team, also receives a berth in the League Phase of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - France
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| FRA1 | Ligue 1 Uber Eats | 18 |
| FRA2 | Ligue 2 BKT | 18 |
| FRA3 | Championnat National | 18 |
| FRA4 | Championnat National 2 | 48 |
| FRA5 | Championnat National 3 | 112 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 15 Aug 2025 - 16 May 2026 | 18: FRA1 (15 minimum), FRA2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each FRA1 team plays Home-Away against the other 17 clubs for a total of 34 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) head-to-head points, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, (6) total goals scored, (7) away goals scored, then (8) Fair-play points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 season, the 17th and 18th place FRA1 teams will be relegated directly to the FRA2, and the 16th place FRA1 team will play a Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff with the FRA2 promotion/playoff winner.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26 | 19 -3-4 | 60 | - | 58 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 10 -1-1 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 9 -2-3 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2 | RC Lens | 27 | 19 -2-6 | 59 | - | 53 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 12 -0-2 | 36 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | Marseille | 27 | 15 -4-8 | 49 | - | 54 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 4 | Lyon | 27 | 14 -5-8 | 47 | - | 41 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 9 -1-3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 5 | Lille | 27 | 14 -5-8 | 47 | - | 42 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | AS Monaco FC | 27 | 14 -4-9 | 46 | - | 47 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 -1-4 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 18 | 19 | -1 |
| 7 | Stade Rennais FC | 27 | 12 -8-7 | 44 | - | 43 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 7 -4-3 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 40 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | -3 |
| 9 | Toulouse FC | 27 | 10 -7-10 | 37 | - | 38 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 27 | 9 -10-8 | 37 | - | 37 | 41 | -4 | 13 | 7 -5-1 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 27 | 10 -6-11 | 36 | - | 34 | 39 | -5 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -12 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 27 | 9 -5-13 | 32 | - | 24 | 37 | -13 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 8 | 22 | -14 |
| 13 | Paris FC | 27 | 7 -10-10 | 31 | - | 32 | 42 | -10 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| 14 | Le Havre AC | 27 | 6 -9-12 | 27 | - | 22 | 35 | -13 | 14 | 5 -6-3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
| 15 | OGC Nice | 27 | 7 -6-14 | 27 | - | 32 | 52 | -20 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| 16 | AJ Auxerre | 27 | 5 -7-15 | 22 | - | 22 | 36 | -14 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 25 | 4 -5-16 | 17 | - | 22 | 42 | -20 | 13 | 2 -2-9 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 18 | FC Metz | 27 | 3 -5-19 | 14 | - | 25 | 60 | -35 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 14 | 1 -2-11 | 5 | 12 | 37 | -25 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to FRA2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 | 1 8' 0 | RC Strasbourg | Stade de la Beaujoire |
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
 | Toulouse FC | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
| OGC Nice | Stade de la Meinau |
 | Stade Rennais FC | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
 | Lyon | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
 | AJ Auxerre | Stade Océane |
 | Paris FC | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
 | Marseille | Stade Louis II |
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| FC Nantes | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| Angers SCO | Roazhon Park |
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
| AS Monaco FC | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
| RC Strasbourg | Stade Francis-Le Blé |
| Le Havre AC | Allianz Riviera |
| Lille | Stadium de Toulouse |
| FC Lorient | Groupama Stadium |
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
| Le Havre AC | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
Results
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
| 00 | FC Metz | Roazhon Park |
| 32 | Le Havre AC | Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
| 12 | AS Monaco FC | Groupama Stadium |
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| 04 | Paris Saint-Germain | Allianz Riviera |
| 30 | Stade Brestois 29 | Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
| 10 | FC Lorient | Stadium de Toulouse |
Fri - 20 Mar 2026
| 51 | Angers SCO | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
| 12 | Lille | Roazhon Park |
| 34 | Toulouse FC | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| 00 | Lyon | Stade Océane |
| PSPD | FC Nantes | Parc des Princes (Paris) |
| 00 | Paris FC | Stade de la Meinau |
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
| 20 | Stade Brestois 29 | Stade Louis II |
| 02 | OGC Nice | Stade Raymond-Kopa |
| 21 | RC Lens | Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat |
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | Orange Vélodrome |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
| 04 | Stade Rennais FC | Allianz Riviera |
| 11 | FC Lorient | Decathlon Arena |