2020–21 Ligue 1

The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It will be the 83rd season since its establishment. The season will start on 21 August 2020 and is scheduled to end on 23 May 2021.[1] The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]

Ligue 1
Season2020–21
Dates21 August 2020 – 23 May 2021
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 26 June 2020.

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,[3] the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June, 2020, following a vote by the LFP.[4]

Promoted to 2020–21 Ligue 1Relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 1
Lorient
Lens		Amiens
Toulouse

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2020–21 Ligue 1
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 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 4th
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon Décines-Charpieu Groupama Stadium 59,186 7th
Marseille Marseille Orange Vélodrome 67,394 2nd
Metz Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 15th
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
PSG 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  Grand EstMetz, Reims, and Strasbourg
BrittanyBrest, Lorient and Rennes
2  Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesLyon and Saint-Étienne
 Hauts-de-FranceLens and Lille
 OccitanieMontpellier and Nîmes
 Pays de la LoireAngers and Nantes
 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMarseille and Nice
1  Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéDijon
 MonacoMonaco
 Île-de-FranceParis Saint-Germain
 Nouvelle-AquitaineBordeaux

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Angers Stéphane Moulin Ismaël Traoré Kappa Scania (H), Bodet (A)
Bordeaux Jean-Louis Gasset Benoît Costil Adidas Bistro Régent, Winamax (3)
Brest Olivier Dall'Oglio Gaëtan Belaud Adidas Quéguiner (H), Yaourts Malo (A)
Dijon Stéphane Jobard Júlio Tavares Lotto Roger Martin (H), Suez (A & 3)
Lens Franck Haise TBA[lower-alpha 1] Macron Auchan
Lille Christophe Galtier José Fonte New Balance Boulanger
Lorient Christophe Pélissier Vincent Le Goff Kappa JEAN FLOC'H
Lyon Rudi Garcia Memphis Depay Adidas Emirates, Veolia (European)
Marseille André Villas-Boas Steve Mandanda Puma Uber Eats
Monaco Niko Kovač Kamil Glik Kappa Fedcom
Metz Vincent Hognon Renaud Cohade Kappa Car Avenue
Montpellier Michel Der Zakarian Vitorino Hilton Nike PasinoBet
Nantes Christian Gourcuff Abdoulaye Toure Macron Synergie
Nice Patrick Vieira Dante Macron Ineos
Nîmes Bernard Blaquart Anthony Briançon Puma Hectare
Paris Saint-Germain Thomas Tuchel TBA[lower-alpha 2] Nike Accor
Reims David Guion TBA[lower-alpha 3] Umbro Maisons France Confort (H), Hexaom (A)
Rennes Julien Stéphan Damien Da Silva Puma Samsic
Saint-Étienne Claude Puel TBA[lower-alpha 4] Le Coq Sportif Aesio
Strasbourg Thierry Laurey Stefan Mitrović Adidas ÉS Énergies (H), CroisiEurope (A)
  1. Current Lens captain, Walid Mesloub, is set to leave the club at the end of the 2019–20 season and his replacement is to be announced.
  2. Current Paris Saint-Germain captain, Thiago Silva, is set to leave the club at the end of the 2019–20 season and his replacement is to be announced.
  3. Current Reims captain, Alaixys Romao, is set to leave the club at the end of the 2019–20 season and his replacement is to be announced.
  4. Current Saint-Étienne captain, Loïc Perrin, is set to leave the club at the end of the 2019–20 season and his replacement is to be announced.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Monaco Robert Moreno Sacked 19 July 2020[5] Pre-season Niko Kovač 19 July 2020[6]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Angers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Lens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
6 Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lorient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Metz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montpellier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nîmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Reims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Rennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
19 Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ligue 2
20 Strasbourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 August 2020. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[7]

Results
Home \ Away ANG BOR BRE DIJ LEN LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM MON FCN NIC NMS PSG REI REN STE STR
Angers — 29 Aug 27 Sep 09 May 28 Feb 23 May 06 Dec 22 Nov 23 Dec 18 Oct 25 Apr 04 Apr 14 Feb 01 Nov 31 Jan 20 Jan 13 Sep 18 Apr 14 Mar 16 Dec
Bordeaux 24 Jan — 06 Dec 04 Oct 16 May 03 Feb 10 Jan 13 Sep 14 Feb 28 Feb 18 Apr 08 Nov 23 Aug 27 Sep 25 Oct 07 Mar 23 Dec 02 May 16 Dec 04 Apr
Brest 21 Mar 07 Feb — 07 Mar 18 Apr 08 Nov 20 Sep 21 Feb 29 Aug 31 Jan 27 Sep 20 Dec 02 May 06 Jan 11 Apr 23 May 13 Dec 20 Jan 22 Nov 25 Oct
Dijon 23 Aug 14 Mar 13 Sep — 22 Nov 16 Dec 01 Nov 03 Feb 10 Jan 02 May 20 Dec 27 Sep 16 May 18 Apr 14 Feb 28 Feb 21 Mar 18 Oct 06 Dec 24 Jan
Lens 29 Nov 20 Sep 23 Dec 21 Feb — 09 May 11 Apr 04 Apr 03 Feb 14 Mar 23 May 13 Dec 25 Oct 24 Jan 25 Apr 29 Aug 08 Nov 07 Feb 27 Sep 10 Jan
Lille 06 Jan 13 Dec 14 Feb 31 Jan 18 Oct — 22 Nov 01 Nov 07 Mar 13 Sep 06 Dec 18 Apr 27 Sep 02 May 21 Mar 20 Dec 20 Jan 16 May 28 Feb 23 Aug
Lorient 02 May 25 Apr 04 Apr 20 Jan 13 Sep 21 Feb — 27 Sep 25 Oct 16 May 06 Jan 29 Nov 08 Nov 14 Mar 13 Dec 31 Jan 07 Feb 20 Dec 28 Feb 23 Aug
Lyon 11 Apr 31 Jan 16 Dec 28 Aug 06 Jan 25 Apr 09 May — 27 Sep 20 Jan 25 Oct 14 Feb 23 Dec 23 May 20 Sep 21 Mar 29 Nov 07 Mar 08 Nov 07 Feb
Marseille 16 May 18 Oct 14 Mar 04 Apr 01 Nov 20 Sep 18 Apr 28 Feb — 27 Sep 13 Dec 06 Jan 29 Nov 22 Nov 20 Jan 07 Feb 20 Dec 31 Jan 21 Aug 02 May
Metz 07 Mar 06 Jan 29 Nov 08 Nov 20 Dec 11 Apr 27 Sep 06 Dec 23 May — 29 Aug 03 Feb 24 Jan 10 Jan 09 May 25 Apr 20 Sep 21 Mar 25 Oct 14 Feb
Monaco 10 Jan 01 Nov 28 Feb 11 Apr 16 Dec 14 Mar 14 Feb 02 May 24 Jan 04 Apr — 18 Oct 13 Sep 03 Feb 29 Nov 22 Nov 23 Aug 16 May 23 Dec 27 Sep
Montpellier 20 Sep 21 Mar 16 May 07 Feb 31 Jan 23 Dec 07 Mar 23 Aug 11 Apr 16 Dec 20 Jan — 10 Jan 13 Sep 27 Sep 06 Dec 25 Oct 21 Feb 02 May 22 Nov
Nantes 20 Dec 09 May 18 Oct 13 Dec 20 Jan 07 Feb 21 Mar 18 Apr 21 Feb 22 Nov 31 Jan 23 May — 04 Apr 29 Aug 01 Nov 07 Mar 06 Jan 20 Sep 06 Dec
Nice 07 Feb 20 Jan 09 May 29 Nov 23 Aug 25 Oct 23 Dec 20 Dec 21 Mar 21 Feb 08 Nov 25 Apr 27 Sep — 07 Mar 20 Sep 11 Apr 13 Dec 31 Jan 16 May
Nîmes 08 Nov 21 Feb 23 Aug 23 Dec 27 Sep 10 Jan 24 Jan 16 May 06 Dec 01 Nov 07 Feb 14 Mar 28 Feb 16 Dec — 18 Oct 02 May 13 Sep 04 Apr 18 Apr
Paris SG 27 Sep 29 Nov 10 Jan 25 Oct 02 May 04 Apr 16 Dec 13 Dec 13 Sep 23 Aug 21 Feb 24 Jan 14 Mar 14 Feb 03 Feb — 16 May 08 Nov 18 Apr 23 Dec
Reims 03 Feb 23 May 24 Jan 06 Jan 14 Feb 29 Aug 18 Oct 14 Mar 25 Apr 18 Apr 09 May 28 Feb 16 Dec 06 Dec 22 Nov 27 Sep — 04 Apr 10 Jan 01 Nov
Rennes 25 Oct 22 Nov 01 Nov 25 Apr 06 Dec 24 Jan 03 Feb 10 Jan 16 Dec 23 Dec 20 Sep 29 Aug 11 Apr 28 Feb 23 May 09 May 27 Sep — 14 Feb 14 Mar
Saint-Étienne 13 Dec 11 Apr 25 Apr 23 May 07 Mar 29 Nov 29 Aug 24 Jan 09 May 07 Feb 21 Mar 01 Nov 03 Feb 18 Oct 20 Dec 06 Jan 21 Feb 27 Sep — 13 Sep
Strasbourg 21 Feb 20 Dec 03 Feb 20 Sep 21 Mar 27 Sep 23 May 18 Oct 08 Nov 13 Dec 07 Mar 09 May 25 Apr 29 Aug 06 Jan 11 Apr 31 Jan 29 Nov 20 Jan —
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.

References
  3. "Ligue 1 relegation overruled for Amiens and Toulouse but Lyon appeal dismissed". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. "LFP : l'assemblée générale vote à 74,49 % le maintien d'une Ligue 1 à vingt clubs". L'Équipe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Club statement". AS Monaco. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. "Niko Kovac appointed AS Monaco head coach". AS Monaco. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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