The 2026–27 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is the 89th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. It began on 21 August 2026 and is set to conclude on 29 May 2027.
Paris Saint-Germain are the five-time defending champions.
Teams A total of eighteen teams are participating in the 2026–27 edition of the Ligue 1. Troyes and Le Mans return to top flight after three and sixteen respective years of absence. Metz and Nantes were relegated to Ligue 2 after one and thirteen years in top flight.
Changes from 2025–26 Ligue 2 to 2026–27 Ligue 2TroyesMetzLe MansNantes
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity AngersStade Raymond Kopa 19 800AuxerreStade Abbé Deschamps17 897BrestStade Francis-Le Blé 15,220Le HavreStade Océane25,181Le MansStade Marie-Marvingt 25,064LensStade Bollaert-Delelis38,223Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186LorientStade du Moustoir18,110Décines-CharpieuGroupama Stadium59,186MarseilleStade Vélodrome 67,394Stade Louis II 16,360NiceAllianz Riviera 36,178Paris Stade Jean-Bouin20,000Paris Parc des Princes 47,926RennesRoazhon Park 29,778StrasbourgStade de la Meinau 32,000ToulouseStadium de Toulouse 33,150TroyesStade de l'Aube 21,877
Personnel and kits Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker SponsorsMainOther(s)Angers NikeÉcole Noir&Blanc Auxerre Macron X1 Xi Wang Sports Nutrition Drink Brest Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H) / Yaourt Malo (A & 3)Le Havre Hummel Seafrigo Le Mans Adidas Hexaom Lens Yannick Cahuzac Adidas Auchan Lille New Balance Boulanger Lyon Adidas Emirates Lorient Joma Jean Floc'h Marseille Puma CMA CGM Monaco Mizuno APM Monaco Nice Kappa Robinhood Markets Paris FC Adidas Bahrain Victorious Paris Saint-Germain Nike Qatar Airways Rennes Puma Samsic Strasbourg Hugo Oliveira TBD Adidas Winamax Toulouse Nike Casadora Troyes Puma Etihad Airways
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Lorient End of contract 17 May 2026 Pre-season 9 June 2026 Toulouse 17 May 2026 21 May 2026 Auxerre Sacked 22 May 2026 12 June 2026 Lille Mutual consent 25 May 2026 1 June 2026 Monaco Sacked 1 June 2026 6 July 2026 Angers Resigned 3 June 2026 9 June 2026 Lens Signed by Crystal Palace 15 June 2026 16 June 2026 Nice Sacked 17 June 2026 17 June 2026 Brest Deceased 17 June 2026 27 June 2026 Strasbourg Signed by Ipswich Town 23 June 2026 Hugo Oliveira 12 July 2026 Marseille Sacked 30 June 2026 1 July 2026 Paris FC Resigned 1 July 2026 7 July 2026 Lens Dino Toppmöller Mutual consent 15 September 2026 10th Yannick Cahuzac 15 September 2026
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Paris BrunnerMonaco4 Kamory DoumbiaBrest Amine GouiriMarseille Lassine SinayokoParis FC Ferran TorresParis Saint-Germain6 Cameron ArcherAuxerre3 Adil BourabaaLe Mans Esteban LepaulRennes Louis MafoutaLe Mans MarquinhosParis Saint-Germain Ernest NuamahLyon Casper TengstedtToulouse Florian ThauvinLens
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Lassine Sinayoko Paris FC Marseille 3–2 (A)
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Berke ÖzerLille3 Kevin TrappParis FC3 Dominik GreifLyon2 Lukas HradeckyMonaco Anthony LopesAngers Yvon MvogoLorient7Eight players1
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 3 Alexandre Lauray (Le Mans)
Most red cards: 1 Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg) Christ Makosso (Auxerre) Junior Mwanga (Le Havre) Djibril Sidibé (Le Mans) Souleymane Sagnan (Lens) Timothy Weah (Marseille)
Club Most yellow cards: 10 Le Mans
Fewest yellow cards: 5 Lorient Troyes
Most red cards: 1 Auxerre Le Havre Le Mans Lens Marseille Strasbourg
Fewest red cards: 0 Thirteen teams
See also 2026–27 Ligue 2 2026–27 Ligue 3 2026–27 Championnat National 1 2026–27 Championnat National 2 2026–27 Championnat National 3 2026–27 Coupe de France
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