2020–21 Ligue 1

The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It will be the 83rd season since its establishment. The season will start on 22 August 2020 and is scheduled to end on 23 May 2021.[1]

2020–21 Ligue 1
Season2020–21
Dates22 August 2020 – 23 May 2021
All statistics correct as of 26 June 2020.

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,[2] the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June, 2020, following a vote by the LFP.[3]

Stadia 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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 4th
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon Décines-Charpieu 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
PSG 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  Grand EstMetz, Reims, and Strasbourg
BrittanyBrest, Lorient and Rennes
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
 MonacoMonaco
 Île-de-FranceParis Saint-Germain
 Nouvelle-AquitaineBordeaux

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Angers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Lens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lorient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Metz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montpellier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nîmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Reims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Rennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Strasbourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 August 2020. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[4]

References
  2. "Ligue 1 relegation overruled for Amiens and Toulouse but Lyon appeal dismissed". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. "LFP : l'assemblée générale vote à 74,49 % le maintien d'une Ligue 1 à vingt clubs". L'Équipe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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