Ligue 1

Ligue 1 is the top level football championship of France. Born in 1932, the tournament is still developing very strongly. It is managed by the French Professional Football Federation and is one of the most prestigious leagues in the world.

The first Ligue season opened, opening on September 11, 1932. Its name at that time was only the National Championship. After 1 year, the tournament was quickly renamed Division 1 and in 2002, it was changed to Ligue 1 and maintained until now.

With the current number of participating teams of 20, the Ligue 1 tournament will hold a round-robin competition. Each team participated in 38 matches from August to May next year. Like most other tournaments, the teams with the same points will consider the difference, the total number of goals. If they are still equal and still need to determine the championship or the place to participate in the European Cup, then a next match will be held.

The top 3 teams in Ligue 1 will win the Champions League. In which, the top 2 teams will go directly to the group stage to compete. With the team ranked 3rd, they need to play the Play-off round to compete for position. The 4th place team will win a ticket to the Europa League group stage.

As for the bottom 2 teams, they will be relegated to Ligue 2 to compete in the next season. While the 18th team has to play a Play-off match with the 3rd-5th place team of Ligue 2 to compete for the last place in the Ligue 1 tournament the following year.

Infomation:

Founded: 1930
Revenue: USD 2.99 billion
Most titles: Saint-Étienne (10 titles)
Most recent champion(s): Paris Saint-Germain