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The French football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in France, Ligue 1.Since the National Council of the French Football Federation voted in support of professionalism in French football in 1930, the professional football championship of France has been contested through Ligue 1, formerly known as Division 1 from 1933 to 2002.
Each season: See List of Ligue 1 top scorers; Most goals in a single match: 7, Jean Nicolas, for Rouen against Valenciennes, 1938; André Abegglen, for Sochaux against Valenciennes, 1935; Most games scored in a row: Vahid Halilhodžić , 9 matches in a row (1984–1985); Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain), 9 matches in a row (2015–2016)
Furthermore, PSG are the only side to have won the Ligue 1 title after being at the top of the table from the first until the last round , [10] the Coupe de France without conceding a single goal (1992–93 and 2016–17), [11] five Coupe de la Ligue in a row (2014–2018), [12] four back-to-back Coupe de France (2015–2018), [13] and eight ...
As of 2024, Ligue 1 is considered one of the top national leagues, ranked fifth in Europe, behind England's Premier League, Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A and Germany's Bundesliga. [3] Ligue 1 was inaugurated on 11 September 1932 under the name National before switching to Division 1 after a year of existence. It continued to operate under ...
PSG's starting lineup ahead of a UEFA Champions League match away to Dynamo Kyiv during the 2012–13 season. Paris Saint-Germain Football Club is a French professional football club based in Paris, that currently plays in Ligue 1. Founded in 1970, following the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain, the club have completed 54 seasons, of which 51 have been played in the highest division ...
The 2024–25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, is the 87th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. [2] It began on 16 August 2024 and is set to conclude on 22 May 2025. [3] [4] Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions. [5]
Ligue 1 No champions CdF: Coupe de France: CdL: Coupe de la Ligue (Defunct) TdC: Trophée des Champions: CdC: Challenge des Champions (Defunct) CcD: Coupe Charles Drago (Defunct) European continental competitions organised by UEFA; UCL: UEFA Champions League, [2] former European Champion Clubs' Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup [2] (Defunct) UEL
French football clubs have entered European association football competitions since 1955–56 season, when Reims took part in the inaugural European Cup. Marseille became the only French club to win the UEFA Champions League in 1993, although their win was overshadowed by a bribery scandal.