2020–21 Ligue 1

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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)

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]

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 1 Relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 1
Lorient
Lens
Amiens
Toulouse

Stadiums and locations[]

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 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 Brittany Brittany Brest, Lorient and Rennes
 Grand Est Metz, Reims, and Strasbourg
2  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon and Saint-Étienne
 Hauts-de-France Lens and Lille
 Occitanie Montpellier and Nîmes
 Pays de la Loire Angers and Nantes
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille and Nice
1  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Dijon
 Île-de-France Paris Saint-Germain
 Monaco Monaco
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Angers France Stéphane Moulin Ivory Coast Ismaël Traoré Kappa Scania (H), Le Gaulois (A & 3)
Bordeaux France Jean-Louis Gasset France Laurent Koscielny Adidas Bistro Régent
Brest France Olivier Dall'Oglio France Jean-Kévin Duverne Adidas Quéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Dijon France David Linarès Gabon Bruno Ecuele Manga Lotto Groupe Roger Martin (H)
Lens France Franck Haise France Yannick Cahuzac Macron Auchan
Lille France Christophe Galtier Portugal José Fonte New Balance Boulanger
Lorient France Christophe Pélissier France Fabien Lemoine Kappa Jean Floc'h
Lyon France Rudi Garcia Netherlands Memphis Depay Adidas Emirates, Veolia (UEFA matches only)
Marseille Argentina Jorge Sampaoli France Steve Mandanda Puma Uber Eats, Iqoniq (sleeve)
Metz France Frédéric Antonetti Ghana John Boye Kappa Car Avenue & MOSL (H), MOSL (A)
Monaco Croatia Niko Kovač France Wissam Ben Yedder Kappa Fedcom
Montpellier Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Brazil Hilton Nike Groupe Marty
Nantes France Antoine Kombouaré France Abdoulaye Touré Macron Synergie
Nice Romania Adrian Ursea Brazil Dante Macron Ineos
Nîmes France Pascal Plancque France Anthony Briançon Puma Bastide Médical
Paris Saint-Germain Argentina Mauricio Pochettino Brazil Marquinhos Nike Accor, QNB Group (sleeve), Ooredoo (back)
Reims France David Guion Morocco Yunis Abdelhamid Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A & 3)
Rennes France Bruno Génésio France Damien Da Silva Puma Samsic
Saint-Étienne France Claude Puel France Mathieu Debuchy Le Coq Sportif Aesio
Strasbourg France Thierry Laurey Serbia 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 France Bernard Blaquart Mutual consent 23 June 2020[6] Pre-season France Jérôme Arpinon 23 June 2020
Monaco Spain Robert Moreno Sacked 19 July 2020[7] Croatia Niko Kovač 19 July 2020[8]
Bordeaux Portugal Paulo Sousa Resigned 10 August 2020[9] France Jean-Louis Gasset 10 August 2020
Metz France Vincent Hognon Mutual consent 12 October 2020[10] 15th France Frédéric Antonetti 12 October 2020
Dijon France Stéphane Jobard Sacked 5 November 2020[11] 20th France David Linarès 5 November 2020
Nice France Patrick Vieira 4 December 2020[12] 11th Romania Adrian Ursea 4 December 2020[13]
Nantes France Christian Gourcuff 8 December 2020[14] 14th France Raymond Domenech 26 December 2020[15]
Paris Saint-Germain Germany Thomas Tuchel 29 December 2020[16] 3rd Argentina Mauricio Pochettino 2 January 2021[17]
Marseille Portugal André Villas-Boas Resigned and then sacked 2 February 2021[18] 9th Argentina Jorge Sampaoli 26 February 2021[19]
Nîmes France Jérôme Arpinon Sacked 5 February 2021[20] 20th France Pascal Plancque 5 February 2021
Nantes France Raymond Domenech 10 February 2021[21] 18th France Antoine Kombouaré 11 February 2021[22]
Rennes France Julien Stéphan Resigned 1 March 2021[23] 9th France 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[a]
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[a]
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. ^ Jump up to: a b 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
Angers4139118121181191187799977710888101010910101111121213121213
Bordeaux10210131291291212121310111312131210871010101111111511131415161615151412
Brest202016913111314141313101210101111101112131413121212141314141616151314141617
Dijon1819192020202020202020202020202019181819181919192020202020202020202020202020
Lens1712646357101199897878910977675656555555667
Lille85452212222221112332211111111211111111
Lorient211141616171717161718181917181918191920191818171719171717171717171717171716
Lyon1581112111496653332321113322232333344444444
Marseille14108791064546644445566699968785666666555
Metz1217181717151410710101213131210101112986678656799109109101010
Monaco633656812864456876644444444444433333333
Montpellier1315533571197556556898111111111199879888888888
Nantes96121415161515171414141414161516171717171717181818191918191919191818181818
Nice31710108454881111121113121313141213141314161211121110910910999
Nîmes17131514131616181815161618191820202018202020201917181819181818181919191919
Paris SG16161587421111113233221133323222122222222
Reims514171919191919151617171819171715151415141212141313131213121212111111131314
Rennes742211333377986544555555579108777777776
Saint-Étienne11911471013131516151515141414141616161616151514161616161513131412111111
Strasbourg1918201818181818191919191716151617161513151515161615151415151314141516161515
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 Goal 19'
Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard

2nd leg

Nantes0–1Toulouse
Report

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 France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 27
2 France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco 20
Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon
4 France Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg 16
France Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier
Germany Kevin Volland Monaco
Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille
8 Algeria Andy Delort Montpellier 15
9 Senegal Boulaye Dia Reims 14
Nigeria Terem Moffi Lorient
Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi Lyon

Most assists[]

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

Most clean sheets[]

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

Hat-tricks[]

Player Club Against Result Date
Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon Dijon 4–1 (H) 28 August 2020
Senegal Ibrahima Niane Metz Lorient 3–1 (H) 4 October 2020
Senegal Boulaye Dia Reims Montpellier 4–0 (A) 25 October 2020
Russia Aleksandr Golovin Monaco Nîmes 4–3 (A) 7 February 2021
Tunisia Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne Bordeaux 4–1 (H) 11 April 2021
Nigeria Terem Moffi Lorient Bordeaux 4–1 (H) 25 April 2021
Poland Arkadiusz Milik Marseille Angers 3–2 (H) 16 May 2021

Scoring[]

Discipline[]

Player[]

Team[]

Awards[]

Monthly[]

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

Annual[]

Award Winner Club
Goal of the Season Turkey Burak Yilmaz LOSC Lille
Player of the Season France Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain
Young Player of the Season France Aurélien Tchouaméni AS Monaco FC
Goalkeeper of the Season Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain
Manager of the Season France Christophe Galtier LOSC Lille

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