The 2024–25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is the 87th season of the Ligue 1 (French first division of football) , but the first for Mcdonald's sponsorship in the French premier football competition. It began on 16 August 2024 and concluded on 17 May 2025. The relegation play-off was played on 21 and 29 May 2025.
Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champions, and mathematically secured a record-extending thirteenth title with six matches to spare on 5 April 2025, following a 1–0 win against Angers.
Teams A total of eighteen teams participated in the 2024–25 edition of the Ligue 1. Auxerre and Angers (who both returned to the top flight after one year's absence) were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2023–24 Ligue 2, respectively, and Saint-Étienne (who returned to the top flight after two year's absence) was promoted after winning a play-off against Metz. They replaced Metz, Lorient and Clermont (relegated after one, four and three years in the top flight, respectively), who were relegated to 2024–25 Ligue 2.
Changes from 2023–24 Ligue 2 to 2024–25 Ligue 2 AuxerreAngersSaint-Étienne (Play-off) Metz (Play-off)LorientClermont
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity 2023–24 season AngersStade Raymond Kopa 18,752 AuxerreStade Abbé Deschamps21,379 BrestStade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 3rdLe HavreStade Océane25,178 15thLensStade Bollaert-Delelis37,705 7thVilleneuve-d'Ascq Decathlon Arena Pierre Mauroy Stadium 50,186 4thDécines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium 59,186 6thMarseilleOrange Vélodrome 67,394 8thStade Louis II 18,523 2ndMontpellierStade de la Mosson 32,900 12thNantesStade de la Beaujoire 35,322 14thNiceAllianz Riviera 35,624 5thParisParc des Princes 47,926 1stReimsStade Auguste Delaune 21,684 9thRennesRoazhon Park 29,778 10thStrasbourgStade de la Meinau 29,230 13thSaint-ÉtienneStade Geoffroy Guichard 41,965 ToulouseStadium de Toulouse 33,150 11th
Personnel and kits Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker SponsorsMainOther(s)Angers Romain Chabane NikeÉcole Noir&BlancAuxerre Baptiste Malherbe JubalMacronAcadomia Brest Denis Le Saint Eric Roy Brendan Chardonnet Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (H in UEFA matches, A & 3)Le Havre Vincent Volpe Didier Digard Arouna Sangante Joma Winamax Lens Joseph Oughourlian Will Still Florian Sotoca Puma Auchan Lille Olivier Létang Bruno Génésio Benjamin André New Balance Boulanger Lyon John Textor Paulo Fonseca / Jorge Maciel (caretaker) Alexandre Lacazette Adidas Emirates Marseille Pablo Longoria Roberto De Zerbi Leonardo Balerdi Puma CMA CGM Monaco Dmitry Rybolovlev Adi Hütter Denis Zakaria Kappa APM Monaco/Renault 5 E-Tech (in UEFA matches) Montpellier Laurent Nicollin Zoumana Camara Benjamin Lecomte Nike Swile Nantes Waldemar Kita Antoine Kombouaré Pedro Chirivella Macron Synergie Nice Jean-Pierre Rivère Franck Haise Dante Le Coq Sportif Ineos Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi Luis Enrique Marquinhos Nike Qatar Airways Reims Jean-Pierre Caillot Samba Diawara Teddy Teuma Puma Yasuda Group Rennes Olivier Cloarec Habib Beye Steve Mandanda Samsic Saint-Étienne Ivan Gazidis Eirik Horneland Anthony Briançon Hummel Kelyps Intérim Strasbourg Marc Keller Liam Rosenior Habib Diarra Adidas Électricité de Strasbourg (H)/Winamax (A & 3)Toulouse Damien Comolli Carles Martínez Novell Vincent SierroNikeLP Promotion Group
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Reims End of caretaker spell 19 May 2024 Pre-season 25 June 2024 Marseille Retired 20 May 2024 Roberto De Zerbi1 July 2024 Nice Signed by Ajax 23 May 2024 1 July 2024 Lille Mutual consent 5 June 2024 1 July 2024 Lens Signed by Nice 6 June 2024 10 June 2024 Le Havre Signed by Reims 25 June 2024 1 July 2024 Strasbourg Mutual consent 18 July 2024 Liam Rosenior 25 July 2024 Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Sacked 20 October 2024 18th Jean-Louis Gasset 22 October 2024 Rennes Julien Stéphan 7 November 2024 13th Jorge Sampaoli 11 November 2024 Saint-Étienne 14 December 2024 16th Eirik Horneland 20 December 2024 Lyon 27 January 2025 6th Paulo Fonseca 31 January 2025 Rennes 30 January 2025 16th 30 January 2025 Reims 3 February 2025 13th 3 February 2025 Lyon Paulo Fonseca Suspended 5 March 2025 6th Jorge Maciel (caretaker) 6 March 2025 Montpellier Jean-Louis Gasset Sacked 7 April 2025 18th Zoumana Camara 8 April 2025
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The 2024–25 season concluded with a relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team, Reims, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Metz, in a two-legged confrontation.
1st leg
2nd leg
Metz won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 1 while Reims was relegated to Ligue 2.
Season statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) against Le Havre (16 August 2024) Last goal of the season: Abdoulaye Touré (Le Havre) against Strasbourg (17 May 2025)
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-Germain21 Mason GreenwoodMarseille3 Arnaud KalimuendoRennes174 Jonathan DavidLille165 Alexandre LacazetteLyon156 Bradley BarcolaParis Saint-Germain14 Emanuel EmeghaStrasbourg8 Ludovic AjorqueBrest13 Mika BierethMonaco Amine GouiriRennes/Marseille
Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate Jonathan DavidLilleLe Havre3–0 (A) Zuriko DavitashviliSaint-ÉtienneAuxerre3–1 (H) Arnaud KalimuendoRennesSaint-Étienne5–0 (H) Alexandre LacazetteLyonNice4–1 (H) Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-GermainBrest5–2 (A) Mika BierethMonacoAuxerre4–2 (H)MonacoNantes7–1 (H)MonacoReims3–0 (H) Amine GouiriMarseilleBrest4–1 (H) Gonçalo RamosParis Saint-GermainMontpellier4–1 (A)
Clean sheets RankPlayerClub Clean sheets1 Brice SambaLens/Rennes122 Lucas ChevalierLille113 Marco BizotBrest10 Đorđe PetrovićStrasbourg Lucas PerriLyon6 Donovan LéonAuxerre9 Guillaume RestesToulouse9 Marcin BułkaNice8 Philipp KöhnMonaco10 Yehvann DioufReims7 Yahia FofanaAngers
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 14 Facundo Medina (Lens) Most red cards: 2 Melvin Bard (Nice) Marcus Coco (Nantes) Derek Cornelius (Marseille) Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) Massadio Haïdara (Brest) Cédric Kipré (Reims) Deiver Machado (Lens) Lilian Raolisoa (Angers)
Team Most yellow cards: 83 Lens Montpellier Most red cards: 8 Lens Fewest yellow cards: 40 Paris Saint-Germain Fewest red cards: 0 Lyon Paris Saint-Germain
Awards Monthly MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.PlayerClubSeptember Bradley BarcolaParis Saint-GermainOctober Zuriko DavitashviliSaint-ÉtienneNovember Jonathan DavidLilleDecember Mason GreenwoodMarseilleJanuary Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-GermainFebruary Amine GouiriMarseilleMarch Désiré DouéParis Saint-GermainApril Mason GreenwoodMarseille
Annual
AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the Season Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-GermainYoung Player of the Season Désiré DouéGoalkeeper of the Season Lucas ChevalierLilleGoal of the Season Amine GouiriMarseilleManager of the Season Luis EnriqueParis Saint-Germain
Team of the YearGoalkeeper Lucas Chevalier (Lille)Defenders Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain) Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)Midfielders João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain) Rayan Cherki (Lyon) Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)Forwards Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain) Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain) Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain)
Attendances
See also 2024–25 Ligue 2 2024–25 Championnat National 2024–25 Championnat National 2 2024–25 Championnat National 3 2024–25 Coupe de France
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