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2021–22 Ligue 1

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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 will begin on 7 August 2021 and will conclude on 21 May 2022.[1] Lille are the defending champions.

Ligue 1
Dates7 August 2021 – 21 May 2022
← 2020–21
2022–23 →

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 1 Relegated from 2020–21 Ligue 1
Troyes
Clermont 		Dijon
Nîmes

Stadiums and locations

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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 Lille Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 1st
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 16th
Lyon Lyon Groupama Stadium 59,186 4th
Marseille Marseille Orange Vélodrome 67,394 5th
Metz 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

Number of teams by regions

Teams Region or country Team(s)
4   Grand Est Metz, Reims, Strasbourg and Troyes
3   Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Clermont, Lyon and Saint-Étienne
  Brittany Brest, Lorient and Rennes
2   Hauts-de-France Lens and Lille
  Pays de la Loire Angers and Nantes
  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille and Nice
1   Île-de-France Paris Saint-Germain
  Monaco Monaco
  Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux
  Occitanie Montpellier

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Angers   Gérald Baticle   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)
Clermont   Pascal Gastien   Jonathan Iglesias Patrick Crédit Mutuel
Lens   Franck Haise   Yannick Cahuzac Macron Auchan
Lille TBD   José Fonte New Balance Boulanger
Lorient   Christophe Pélissier   Fabien Lemoine Kappa Jean Floc'h
Lyon   Peter Bosz   Memphis Depay Adidas Emirates, Veolia (UEFA matches only)
Marseille   Jorge Sampaoli   Steve Mandanda Puma Uber Eats, Iqoniq (sleeve)
Metz   Frédéric Antonetti   John Boye Kappa Car Avenue & MOSL (H), MOSL (A)
Monaco   Niko Kovač   Wissam Ben Yedder Kappa Fedcom
Montpellier TBD   Hilton Nike Groupe Marty
Nantes   Antoine Kombouaré   Abdoulaye Touré Macron Synergie
Nice TBD   Dante Macron Ineos
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   Julien Stéphan   Stefan Mitrović 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[2] Pre-season   Gérald Baticle 27 May 2021[3]
Lyon   Rudi Garcia Resigned 24 May 2021[4]   Peter Bosz 29 May 2021[5]
Nice   Adrian Ursea Mutual consent 24 May 2021[6]
Lille   Christophe Galtier Resigned 25 May 2021[7]
Montpellier   Michel Der Zakarian Mutual consent 30 June 2021[8]
Strasbourg   Thierry Laurey End of contract 30 June 2021[9]   Julien Stéphan 1 July 2021[10]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 26 8 4 90 36 +54 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 21 8 9 63 38 +25 71
3 Monaco 38 20 9 9 65 40 +25 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 20 6 12 82 40 +42 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Nice 38 20 7 11 52 36 +16 66[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Strasbourg 38 17 12 9 60 43 +17 63
7 Lens 38 17 11 10 62 48 +14 62
8 Lyon 38 17 11 10 66 51 +15 61[b]
9 Nantes 38 15 10 13 55 48 +7 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
10 Lille 38 14 13 11 48 48 0 55
11 Brest 38 13 9 16 49 57 −8 48
12 Reims 38 11 13 14 43 44 −1 46
13 Montpellier 38 12 7 19 49 61 −12 43
14 Angers 38 10 11 17 44 55 −11 41
15 Troyes 38 9 11 18 37 53 −16 38
16 Lorient 38 8 12 18 35 63 −28 36
17 Clermont 38 9 9 20 38 69 −31 36
18 Saint-Étienne (R) 38 7 11 20 42 77 −35 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19 Metz (R) 38 6 13 19 35 69 −34 31 Relegation to Ligue 2[d]
20 Bordeaux (R) 38 6 13 19 52 91 −39 31
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[16]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Nice were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[11]
  2. ^ Lyon were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[12]
  3. ^ Nantes qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2021–22 Coupe de France winners.
  4. ^ Bordeaux were initially relegated to Ligue 2. However, on 14 June it was decided by the DNCG to relegate Bordeaux administratively to the Championnat National for financial issues.[13] On 27 July 2022, Bordeaux won its appeal and was officially maintained in Ligue 2 for the 2022–23 season.[14][15]

Relegation play-offs

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

References

  1. ^ "Ligue 1 : Les dates de la saison 2021/22 sont connues". 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021 – via rmcsport.bfmtv.com.
  2. ^ "Communiqué officiel" (in French). Angers. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Gérald Baticle nouvel entraîneur d'Angers" (in French). L'Équipe. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "OL – Garcia non conservé, un échange « gagnant-gagnant »" (in French). Sport.fr. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Le Néerlandais Peter Bosz nouvel entraîneur de l'OL" (in French). L'Équipe. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Nice annonce le départ d'Adrian Ursea" (in French). footmercato.net. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Christophe Galtier leaves French champions Lille two days after winning title". BBC Sport. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Michel Der Zakarian va quitter Montpellier" (in French). L'Équipe. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Merci Thierry Laurey" (in French). Strasbourg. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Julien Stéphan nouvel entraîneur de Strasbourg" (in French). L'Équipe. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Discipline: Nice-OM to be replayed". Ligue1.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Lyon deducted point for crowd trouble against Marseille & Dimitri Payet". BBC Sport. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. ^ Lemaître, Clément (14 June 2022). "Bordeaux rétrogradé en National : La DNCG a officialisé sa décision ce mardi 14 juin 2022". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Le Club maintenu en L2 : la FFF accepte la conciliation du CNOSF" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. ^ "La FFF donne son accord pour le maintien de Bordeaux en Ligue 2" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  16. ^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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