2021–22 Ligue 1

The 2021–22 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It is the 84th season since its establishment. It began on 6 August 2021 and will conclude on 21 May 2022.[1] The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2][3] Lille are the defending champions.

Ligue 1
Season2021–22
Dates6 August 2021 – 21 May 2022
Matches played179
Goals scored508 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerJonathan David
(11 goals)
Biggest home winRennes 6–0 Clermont
(22 September 2021)
Biggest away winSaint-Étienne 0–5 Rennes
(5 December 2021)
Highest scoringStrasbourg 5–2 Bordeaux
(1 December 2021)
Longest winning runParis Saint-Germain
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runParis Saint-Germain
(8 matches)
Longest winless runSaint-Étienne
(12 matches)
Longest losing runLorient
(7 matches)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2021.

Teams

A total of twenty teams will participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Ligue 1.

Changes

Troyes (promoted after a three-year absence) and Clermont (promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time) were promoted from the 2020–21 Ligue 2. Dijon (relegated after five years in the top flight) and Nîmes (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated to 2021–22 Ligue 2.

Promoted to 2021–22 Ligue 1Relegated from 2020–21 Ligue 1
Troyes
Clermont		 Dijon
Nîmes

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2021–22 Ligue 1
Club Location Venue Capacity 2020–21 season
Angers Angers Stade Raymond Kopa 18,752 13th
Bordeaux Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 42,115 12th
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 15,931 17th
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand Stade Gabriel Montpied 11,980 Ligue 2, 2nd
Lens Lens Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,705 7th
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 1st
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 16th
Lyon Décines-Charpieu Groupama Stadium 59,186 4th
Marseille Marseille Orange Vélodrome 67,394 5th
Metz Longeville-lès-Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 10th
Monaco Monaco Stade Louis II 18,523 3rd
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 8th
Nantes Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 18th
Nice Nice Allianz Riviera 35,624 9th
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,583 2nd
Reims Reims Stade Auguste Delaune 21,684 14th
Rennes Rennes Roazhon Park 29,778 6th
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 11th
Strasbourg Strasbourg Stade de la Meinau 29,230 15th
Troyes Troyes Stade de l'Aube 21,684 Ligue 2, 1st

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Angers Gérald Baticle Ismaël Traoré Kappa Scania (H), Le Gaulois (A & 3)
Bordeaux Vladimir Petković Laurent Koscielny Adidas Bistro Régent
Brest Michel Der Zakarian Steve Mounié Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Clermont Pascal Gastien Jonathan Iglesias Patrick Crédit Mutuel
Lens Franck Haise Yannick Cahuzac Puma Auchan
Lille Jocelyn Gourvennec José Fonte New Balance Boulanger
Lorient Christophe Pélissier Fabien Lemoine Kappa Jean Floc'h
Lyon Peter Bosz Léo Dubois 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 eToro, Fedcom (UEFA matches only)
Montpellier Olivier Dall'Oglio Téji Savanier Nike Groupe Marty
Nantes Antoine Kombouaré Alban Lafont Macron Synergie
Nice Christophe Galtier Dante Macron Ineos
Paris Saint-Germain Mauricio Pochettino Marquinhos Air Jordan Accor, QNB Group (sleeve), Ooredoo (back)
Reims Óscar García Yunis Abdelhamid Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A & 3)
Rennes Bruno Génésio Hamari Traoré Puma Samsic
Saint-Étienne Julien Sablé (interim) Wahbi Khazri Le Coq Sportif Aesio
Strasbourg Julien Stéphan Dimitri Liénard Adidas ÉS Énergies (H), Winamax (A)
Troyes Laurent Batlles Jimmy Giraudon Le Coq Sportif Babeau Seguin

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Angers Stéphane Moulin Resigned 24 May 2021[4] Pre-season Gérald Baticle 27 May 2021[5]
Lyon Rudi Garcia Resigned 24 May 2021[6] Peter Bosz 29 May 2021[7]
Nice Adrian Ursea Mutual consent 24 May 2021[8] Christophe Galtier 30 June 2021[9]
Lille Christophe Galtier Resigned 25 May 2021[10] Jocelyn Gourvennec 5 July 2021[11]
Reims David Guion Resigned 30 June 2021[12] Óscar García 1 July 2021[13]
Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Mutual consent 30 June 2021[14] Olivier Dall'Oglio 1 July 2021[15]
Strasbourg Thierry Laurey End of contract 30 June 2021[16] Julien Stéphan 1 July 2021[17]
Brest Olivier Dall'Oglio Signed for Montpellier 30 June 2021[18] Michel Der Zakarian 1 July 2021[19]
Bordeaux Jean-Louis Gasset Sacked 27 July 2021 Vladimir Petković 27 July 2021[20]
Saint-Étienne Claude Puel 5 December 2021[21] 20th Julien Sablé (interim) 8 December 2021[22]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain 18 14 3 1 38 16 +22 45 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 17 9 5 3 25 14 +11 32
3 Rennes 18 9 4 5 33 16 +17 31 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nice 18 9 4 5 27 16 +11 30[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Montpellier 18 8 4 6 29 23 +6 28 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Lens 18 7 6 5 32 26 +6 27
7 Strasbourg 18 7 5 6 34 24 +10 26
8 Monaco 18 7 5 6 27 22 +5 26
9 Angers 18 6 7 5 25 23 +2 25
10 Nantes 18 7 4 7 24 23 +1 25
11 Lille 18 6 7 5 23 24 −1 25
12 Brest 18 6 6 6 25 27 −2 24
13 Lyon 17 6 6 5 25 25 0 23[lower-alpha 2]
14 Reims 18 5 7 6 21 21 0 22
15 Bordeaux 18 3 8 7 28 40 −12 17
16 Clermont 18 4 5 9 20 32 −12 17
17 Troyes 18 4 4 10 17 27 −10 16
18 Metz 18 3 6 9 22 38 −16 15 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Lorient 18 3 6 9 14 30 −16 15 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Saint-Étienne 18 2 6 10 17 39 −22 12
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[25]
Notes:
  1. Nice were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille. They may be deducted an additional point if this trouble occurs again.[23]
  2. Lyon were deducted one point for crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[24]

Results
Home \ Away ANG BOR BRE CLE LEN LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM MON FCN NIC PSG REI REN STE STR TRO
Angers — 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–2 2–0
Bordeaux 1–1 — 1–2 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1
Brest 1–1 — 4–0 1–2 2–0 0–4 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–0
Clermont 1–1 — 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–0
Lens 2–2 — 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–0
Lille 1–1 1–1 a — 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 2–1
Lorient 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2
Lyon 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 — a 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1
Marseille 2–2 1–2 2–3 4–1 a — 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0
Metz 3–3 3–3 4–1 — 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2
Monaco 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 — 3–1 1–1 a 3–1 1–1
Montpellier 3–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–3 — 2–0 2–0 1–1
Nantes 3–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 — 0–2 a 2–2 2–0
Nice 4–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 — 0–0 0–3
Paris SG 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 a 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 — 4–2
Reims 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 3–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–2
Rennes 6–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 — 1–0
Saint-Étienne 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–5 —
Strasbourg 0–2 5–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 5–1 — 1–1
Troyes 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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
    Paris SG4311111111111111111111
    Marseille367432235343454232
    Rennes1312581116121311755532323
    Nice15410545743432323444
    Montpellier17136119810141313131161011995
    Lens884653422224245556
    Strasbourg202020131512912128127878667
    Monaco1114191416141386108101189778
    Angers112224354568966889
    Nantes12581214108109979101110131310
    Lille518171012151498111012121213121111
    Brest71114181718181919191818171312111012
    Lyon1017169796710696797101213
    Reims16912171011151114151617161514141414
    Bordeaux191615192017161616171716181616181715
    Clermont223366111515141415151818171816
    Troyes181918201313171717161514141717151517
    Metz61513151820201818181919202019191918
    Lorient979787567121113131415161619
    Saint-Étienne141011161919192020202020191920202020
    Leader and 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage
    2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage
    2022–23 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
    2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage
    2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round
    Qualification to relegation play-offs
    Relegation to Ligue 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 12 december 2021. Source: Ligue 1

    Relegation play-offs

    The relegation play-offs will take place on 26 and 29 May 2022.

    Season statistics
    As of 12 December 2021

    Top goalscorers
    Rank Player Club Goals[26]
    1 Jonathan David Lille 11
    2 Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg 9
    Mohamed Bayo Clermont
    Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco
    Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier/Rennes
    Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
    7 Habib Diallo Strasbourg 8
    Amine Gouiri Nice
    Martin Terrier Rennes
    10 Ludovic Blas Nantes 7
    Andy Delort Montpellier/Nice
    Hugo Ekitike Reims
    Romain Faivre Brest
    Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne

    Top assists
    Rank Player Club Assists[27]
    1 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 8
    2 Jonathan Clauss Lens 7
    Dimitri Payet Marseille
    4 Moses Simon Nantes 6
    5 Yacine Adli Bordeaux 5
    Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg
    Romain Faivre Brest
    Téji Savanier Montpellier
    Kevin Volland Monaco
    10 12 players 4

    Hat-tricks
    Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
    Player Club Against Result Date
    Martin Terrier Rennes Saint-Étienne 5–0 (A) 5 December 2021

    Awards

    Monthly
    Month Player of the Month Ref.
    Player Club
    August Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain [28]
    September Seko Fofana Lens [29]
    October Lucas Paquetá Lyon [30]

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