2020–21 Ligue 1

The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021.[1] The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]

Ligue 1
Season2020–21
Dates21 August 2020 – 23 May 2021
ChampionsLille
4th Ligue 1 title
6th French title
RelegatedNîmes
Dijon
Champions LeagueLille
Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Europa LeagueLyon
Marseille
Europa Conference LeagueRennes
Matches played380
Goals scored1,049 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerKylian Mbappé
(27 goals)
Biggest home winParis Saint-Germain 6–1 Angers
(2 October 2020)
Strasbourg 5–0 Nîmes
(6 January 2021)
Biggest away winSaint-Étienne 0–5 Lyon
(24 January 2021)
Highest scoringLens 4–4 Reims
(8 November 2020)
Longest winning runParis Saint-Germain
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runLyon
(16 matches)
Longest winless runDijon
Nantes
(15 matches)
Longest losing runDijon
(12 matches)

Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champions, after they were awarded the title for the previous season following the league's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following a 2–1 win against Angers on the final day of the season, Lille secured a fourth French league title, and their first since 2011.[3]

Teams

Changes

Lorient and Lens were promoted from the 2019–20 Ligue 2. After the French court had initially ruled that the season would proceed with 22 teams,[4] the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June 2020, following a vote by the LFP.[5]

Promoted to 2020–21 Ligue 1Relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 1
Lorient
Lens		Amiens
Toulouse

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2020–21 Ligue 1
Club Location Venue Capacity 2019–20 season
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 18,752 11th
Bordeaux Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 42,115 12th
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 14th
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,995 16th
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,705 Ligue 2, 2nd
Lille Lille Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 4th
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon Lyon Groupama Stadium 59,186 7th
Marseille Marseille Orange Vélodrome 67,394 2nd
Metz Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 15th
Monaco Monaco Stade Louis II 18,523 9th
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 8th
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 13th
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624 6th
Nîmes Nîmes Stade des Costières 18,482 18th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,583 1st
Reims Reims Stade Auguste Delaune 21,684 5th
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,778 3rd
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 17th
Strasbourg Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 10th

Number of teams by regions
Teams Region or country Team(s)
3 BrittanyBrest, Lorient and Rennes
 Grand EstMetz, Reims, and Strasbourg
2  Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesLyon and Saint-Étienne
 Hauts-de-FranceLens and Lille
 OccitanieMontpellier and Nîmes
 Pays de la LoireAngers and Nantes
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMarseille and Nice
1  Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéDijon
 Île-de-FranceParis Saint-Germain
 MonacoMonaco
 Nouvelle-AquitaineBordeaux

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Angers Stéphane Moulin Ismaël Traoré Kappa Scania (H), Le Gaulois (A & 3)
Bordeaux Jean-Louis Gasset Laurent Koscielny Adidas Bistro Régent
Brest Olivier Dall'Oglio Jean-Kévin Duverne Adidas Quéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Dijon David Linarès Bruno Ecuele Manga Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)
Lens Franck Haise Yannick Cahuzac Macron Auchan
Lille Christophe Galtier José Fonte New Balance Boulanger
Lorient Christophe Pélissier Fabien Lemoine Kappa Jean Floc'h
Lyon Rudi Garcia Memphis Depay Adidas Emirates, Veolia (UEFA matches only)
Marseille Jorge Sampaoli Steve Mandanda Puma Uber Eats, Iqoniq (sleeve)
Metz Frédéric Antonetti Dylan Bronn Kappa Car Avenue & MOSL (H), MOSL (A)
Monaco Niko Kovač Wissam Ben Yedder Kappa Fedcom
Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Hilton Nike Groupe Marty
Nantes Antoine Kombouaré Abdoulaye Touré Macron Synergie
Nice Adrian Ursea Dante Macron Ineos
Nîmes Pascal Plancque Anthony Briançon Puma Bastide Médical
Paris Saint-Germain Mauricio Pochettino Marquinhos Nike Accor, QNB Group (sleeve), Ooredoo (back)
Reims David Guion Yunis Abdelhamid Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A & 3)
Rennes Bruno Génésio Damien Da Silva Puma Samsic
Saint-Étienne Claude Puel Mathieu Debuchy Le Coq Sportif Aesio
Strasbourg Thierry Laurey Stefan Mitrović Adidas ÉS Énergies (H), Winamax (A)

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Nîmes Bernard Blaquart Mutual consent 23 June 2020[6] Pre-season Jérôme Arpinon 23 June 2020
    Monaco Robert Moreno Sacked 19 July 2020[7] Niko Kovač 19 July 2020[8]
    Bordeaux Paulo Sousa Resigned 10 August 2020[9] Jean-Louis Gasset 10 August 2020
    Metz Vincent Hognon Mutual consent 12 October 2020[10] 15th Frédéric Antonetti 12 October 2020
    Dijon Stéphane Jobard Sacked 5 November 2020[11] 20th David Linarès 5 November 2020
    Nice Patrick Vieira 4 December 2020[12] 11th Adrian Ursea 4 December 2020[13]
    Nantes Christian Gourcuff 8 December 2020[14] 14th Raymond Domenech 26 December 2020[15]
    Paris Saint-Germain Thomas Tuchel 29 December 2020[16] 3rd Mauricio Pochettino 2 January 2021[17]
    Marseille André Villas-Boas Resigned and then sacked 2 February 2021[18] 9th Jorge Sampaoli 26 February 2021[19]
    Nîmes Jérôme Arpinon Sacked 5 February 2021[20] 20th Pascal Plancque 5 February 2021
    Nantes Raymond Domenech 10 February 2021[21] 18th Antoine Kombouaré 11 February 2021[22]
    Rennes Julien Stéphan Resigned 1 March 2021[23] 9th Bruno Génésio 4 March 2021[24]

    League table

    Following the discontinuation of the Coupe de la Ligue at the end of the 2019–20 season, its European qualification place was given to the team finishing fifth in Ligue 1.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Lille (C) 38 24 11 3 64 23 +41 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82
    3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
    4 Lyon 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60
    6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
    7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
    8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
    9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
    10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
    11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
    12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 −14 45
    13 Angers 38 12 8 18 40 58 −18 44
    14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
    15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 −9 42
    16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
    17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
    18 Nantes (O) 38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 40 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
    19 Nîmes (R) 38 9 8 21 40 71 −31 35 Relegation to Ligue 2
    20 Dijon (R) 38 4 9 25 25 73 −48 21
    Source: Ligue 1
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[25]
    (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

    Results
    Home \ Away ANG BOR BRE DIJ LEN LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM MON FCN NIC NMS PSG REI REN STE STR
    Angers — 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–2
    Bordeaux 2–1 — 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–3
    Brest 0–0 2–1 — 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–4 1–0 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 0–3
    Dijon 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–5 0–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
    Lens 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–3 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–4 0–0 2–0 0–1
    Lille 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
    Lorient 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 1–4 — 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–1
    Lyon 3–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 0–0 2–4 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
    Marseille 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
    Metz 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–2
    Monaco 3–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–1 4–0 — 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–2
    Montpellier 4–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–2 2–3 — 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 2–1 1–2 4–3
    Nantes 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–4
    Nice 3–0 0–3 3–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–4 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 — 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2
    Nîmes 1–5 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–5 0–2 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–4 2–2 2–4 0–2 1–1
    Paris SG 6–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 — 4–0 3–0 3–2 4–0
    Reims 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 — 2–2 3–1 2–1
    Rennes 1–2 0–1 2–1 5–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 — 0–2 1–0
    Saint-Étienne 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–5 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 2–0
    Strasbourg 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 5–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–0 —
    Source: Ligue 1
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    Positions by round

    The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

    Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    Lille85452212222221112332211111111211111111
    Paris SG16161587421111113233221133323222122222222
    Monaco633656812864456876644444444444433333333
    Lyon1581112111496653332321113322232333344444444
    Marseille14108791064546644445566699968785666666555
    Rennes742211333377986544555555579108777777776
    Lens1712646357101199897878910977675656555555667
    Montpellier1315533571197556556898111111111199879888888888
    Nice31710108454881111121113121313141213141314161211121110910910999
    Metz1217181717151410710101213131210101112986678656799109109101010
    Saint-Étienne11911471013131516151515141414141616161616151514161616161513131412111111
    Bordeaux10210131291291212121310111312131210871010101111111511131415161615151412
    Angers4139118121181191187799977710888101010910101111121213121213
    Reims514171919191919151617171819171715151415141212141313131213121212111111131314
    Strasbourg1918201818181818191919191716151617161513151515161615151415151314141516161515
    Lorient211141616171717161718181917181918191920191818171719171717171717171717171716
    Brest202016913111314141313101210101111101112131413121212141314141616151314141617
    Nantes96121415161515171414141414161516171717171717181818191918191919191818181818
    Nîmes17131514131616181815161618191820202018202020201917181819181818181919191919
    Dijon1819192020202020202020202020202019181819181919192020202020202020202020202020
    Leader and 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage
    2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage
    2021–22 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
    2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage
    2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round
    Qualification to relegation play-offs
    Relegation to Ligue 2
    Source: Ligue 1

    Relegation play-offs

    The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nantes, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation.

    1st leg

    Toulouse1–2Nantes
    • Machado 19'
    		 Report
    Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
    Referee: Jérémie Pignard

    2nd leg

    Nantes0–1Toulouse
    Report
    Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

    2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    Rank Player Club Goals[26]
    1 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 27
    2 Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco 20
    Memphis Depay Lyon
    4 Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg 16
    Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier
    Kevin Volland Monaco
    Burak Yılmaz Lille
    8 Andy Delort Montpellier 15
    9 Boulaye Dia Reims 14
    Terem Moffi Lorient
    Karl Toko Ekambi Lyon

    Most assists
    Rank Player Club Assists[27]
    1 Memphis Depay Lyon 12
    2 Zinedine Ferhat Nîmes 10
    Dimitri Payet Marseille
    4 Jonathan Bamba Lille 9
    Andy Delort Montpellier
    Ángel Di María Paris Saint-Germain
    Aleksandr Golovin Monaco
    8 Farid Boulaya Metz 8
    Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier
    Florian Thauvin Marseille

    Clean sheets
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Mike Maignan Lille 21
    2 Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain 15
    3 Benoît Costil Bordeaux 14
    4 Benjamin Lecomte Monaco 13
    5 Anthony Lopes Lyon 11
    6 Predrag Rajković Reims 10
    7 Walter Benítez Nice 9
    Paul Bernardoni Angers
    Jessy Moulin Saint-Étienne
    10 Eiji Kawashima Strasbourg 8
    Jean-Louis Leca Lens
    Steve Mandanda Marseille
    Alexandre Oukidja Metz
    Baptiste Reynet Nîmes

    Hat-tricks
    Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
    Player Club Against Result Date
    Memphis Depay Lyon Dijon 4–1 (H) 28 August 2020
    Ibrahima Niane Metz Lorient 3–1 (H) 4 October 2020
    Boulaye Dia Reims Montpellier 4–0 (A) 25 October 2020
    Aleksandr Golovin Monaco Nîmes 4–3 (A) 7 February 2021
    Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne Bordeaux 4–1 (H) 11 April 2021
    Terem Moffi Lorient Bordeaux 4–1 (H) 25 April 2021
    Arkadiusz Milik Marseille Angers 3–2 (H) 16 May 2021

    Scoring

    Player

    Team

    Awards

    Monthly
    Month Player of the Month Ref.
    Player Club
    September Ibrahima Niane Metz [28]
    October Jonathan Bamba Lille
    November Andy Delort Montpellier
    December Yusuf Yazıcı Lille
    January Farid Boulaya Metz
    February Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
    March Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain
    April Burak Yılmaz Lille

    Annual
    Award Winner Club
    Goal of the Season Burak Yılmaz Lille
    Player of the Season Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
    Young Player of the Season Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco
    Goalkeeper of the Season Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain
    Manager of the Season Christophe Galtier Lille

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