The following is a list of clubs who have played in Ligue 1 at any time since its foundation for the 1932–33 season to the current season. A total of 74 teams have played in Ligue 1.
List As of end of 2024–25 season Clubs in bold indicate the 18 clubs participating in the 2025–26 Ligue 1 season RankClubSeasons in D1/L1Number of titlesBestresultFirst season in D1/L1Last seasonin D1/L1Matches playedin D1/L11. Marseille769 1st1932–33 2024-25 26162. Bordeaux696 1st1945–46 2021–22 25063. Saint-Étienne7010 1st1938–39 2024-25 24564. Rennes69- 3rd1932–33 2024/25 23745. Sochaux66 2 1st 1932–33 2013–14 23686. Lyon6871st1945–46 2024-25 24007. Monaco678 1st 1953–54 2024–25 23708. Nice674 1st 1932–33 2024–25 23429. Lille664 1st 1944–45 2024–25 232810. Metz64-2nd 1932–33 2025–26 218411. Strasbourg651 1st1934–352024–25 223312. Lens631 1st1937–38 2024–25 2234 13. Nantes578 1st1963–64 2024–25 204414. Paris Saint-Germain 5313 1st 1971–72 2024–25 186915. Montpellier 441 1st 1932–33 2024–25 147616. Reims 426 1st 1945–46 2024–25 1382 – Nîmes 40-2nd 1932–33 2020–21 131218. Bastia34 -3rd 1968–69 2016–17 1264 – Toulouse 36-3rd 1982–83 2024–25 123220. Valenciennes33 -3rd 1935–36 2013–14 1214 – Auxerre 34 1 1st1980–81 2024–25 123422. Angers 32-3rd 1956–57 2022–23 112823. RC Paris 301 1st1932–33 1989–901020 – Nancy 30 -4th 1970–71 2016–17 1132 25. Le Havre 25 -3rd 1938–39 2024–25 872 – Sedan 23 -3rd 1955–56 2006–07 83427. Cannes 22 -2nd 1932–33 1997–98 749 28. Toulouse (1937) 19 -2nd 1946–47 1966–67 678 – Rouen 19 -4th 1936–37 1984–85 678 – Troyes 19 -7th1954–55 2022–23 702 31. Caen 18-5th 1988–89 2018–19 684 – Brest 20-3rd 1979–80 2024–25 63633. Lorient 18 -7th 1998–99 2025–2663434. Sète16 2 1st1932–33 1953–54 504 – Red Star 16 -7th 1932–33 1974–75 560 36. FC Nancy 15 -4th 1946–47 1962–63 530 – Stade Français 15 -5th 1946–47 1966–67 53838. Ajaccio 14 -6th 1967–68 2022–23 524 39. Guingamp13-7th 1995–96 2018–19 482 – Laval 13 -5th 1976–77 1988–89 494 41. Toulon 12 -5th 1958–59 1992–93 452 42. Roubaix-Tourcoing 10 1 1st1945–46 1954–55 344 43. Olympique Lillois71 1st 1932–33 1938–39 194 – Fives 7 -2nd 1932–33 1938–39 194 – Excelsior Roubaix 7-5th1932–331938–39194 – Antibes 7 -7th 1932–33 1938–39 194 47. Mulhouse 6 -6th 1932–33 1989–90 184 – Le Mans 6-9th2003–04 2009–10 208 – Alès 6 -10th 1932–33 1958–59 184 – Dijon 6 -11th 2011–12 2020–21 18051. Evian 4 -9th 2011–12 2014–15 148 – Paris FC 4 -12th 1972–73 2025–26 148 – Tours4 -11th 1980–81 1984–85 152 – Grenoble 4-13th 1960–61 2009–10 152 55. Angoulême 3 -4th 1969–70 1971–72 110 – RC Roubaix 3 -8th 1936–37 1938–39 90 – Clermont 3 - 8th 2021–22 2023–24 76 – Limoges 3 -10th 1958–59 1960–61 114 – Martigues 3 -11th 1993–94 1995–96 114 – Amiens 3-13th 2017–18 2019–20 10461. CA Paris 2 -5th 1932–33 1933–34 4462. Club Français 1 -8th 1932–33 1932–33 18 – Hyères 1 -9th 1932–33 1932–33 18 – Colmar 1 -11th 1948–49 1948–49 34 – Châteauroux 1 -17th 1997–98 1997–98 34 – Béziers 1 -18th 1957–58 1957–58 34 – Niort 1 -18th 1987–88 1987–88 38 – Gueugnon 1 -18th 1995–96 1995–96 38 – Boulogne 1 -19th 2009–102009–1038 – Gazélec Ajaccio 1 -19th 2015–16 2015–16 38 – Aix 1 -20th 1967–68 1967–68 38 – Arles-Avignon 1 - 20th 2010–11 2010–11 38 – Avignon 1 -20th 1975–76 1975–76 38 – Istres 1 - 20th 2004–05 2004–05 38
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