2020–21 Ligue 1

The 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, was a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It was the 83rd season since its establishment. The season started on 21 August 2020 and ended 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
ChampionsLille
4th Ligue 1 title
6th French title
RelegatedNîmes
Dijon
Champions LeagueLille
Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Europa LeagueLyon
Marseille
Europa Conference LeagueRennes
Matches played380
Goals scored1,049 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerKylian Mbappé
(27 goals)
Biggest home winParis Saint-Germain 6–1 Angers
(2 October 2020)
Strasbourg 5–0 Nîmes
(6 January 2021)
Biggest away winSaint-Étienne 0–5 Lyon
(24 January 2021)
Highest scoringLens 4–4 Reims
(8 November 2020)
Longest winning runParis Saint-Germain
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runLyon
(16 matches)
Longest winless runDijon
Nantes
(15 matches)
Longest losing runDijon
(12 matches)

Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time defending champions, after they were awarded the title for the previous season following the league's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following a 2–1 win against Angers on the final day of the season, Lille secured a fourth French league title, and their first since 2011.[3]

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,[4] the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse to the 2020–21 Ligue 2 was confirmed on 23 June 2020, following a vote by the LFP.[5]

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

Stadiums 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 Lille Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 4th
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 Ligue 2, 1st
Lyon Lyon Groupama Stadium 59,186 7th
Marseille Marseille Orange Vélodrome 67,394 2nd
Metz Metz Stade Saint-Symphorien 25,636 15th
Monaco 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
Paris Saint-Germain 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

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor Socks sponsor
Angers France Stéphane Moulin Ivory Coast Ismaël Traoré Kappa Scania (H)/Le Gaulois (A & 3), L'Atoll Angers, Brioche Pasquier, Actual Leader, Angers Algimouss P2i Système U None
Bordeaux France Jean-Louis Gasset France Laurent Koscielny Adidas Bistro Régent Betclic None None None
Brest France Olivier Dall'Oglio France Jean-Kévin Duverne Adidas Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourts Malo (A & 3), SILL (H)/Groupe Quéguiner (A & 3), Breizh Cola, GUYOT Environnement, Oceania Hotels Groupe Océanic None E.Leclerc, E.Leclerc Drive BSP Securité
Dijon France David Linarès Gabon Bruno Ecuele Manga Lotto Groupe Roger Martin, DVF Group, Suez DORAS LCR, Auteur des Williams, Coup d'Pouce Dalkia Caisse d'Épargne
Lens France Franck Haise France Yannick Cahuzac Macron Auchan, Groupe Lempereur, SibelEnergie None Aushopping Noyelles AÉSIO Mutuelle, McDonald's None
Lille France Christophe Galtier Portugal José Fonte New Balance Boulanger, neosat, Métropole Européenne de Lille (H)/Hello Lille (A & 3) Flunch Midas Trend Winamax None
Lorient France Christophe Pélissier France Fabien Lemoine Kappa Jean Floc'h, Che Freedom Spirit, Breizh Cola Olmix Group Groupe Actual Virage Conseil, B&B Hotels None
Lyon France Rudi Garcia Netherlands Memphis Depay Adidas Emirates Deliveroo, Groupe ALILA None Teddy Smith None
Marseille Argentina Jorge Sampaoli France Steve Mandanda Puma Uber Eats, Parions Sport Boulanger Iqoniq Hotels.com None
Metz France Frédéric Antonetti Tunisia Dylan Bronn Kappa Car Avenue (H), MOSL, Axia Interim technoit, Nacon Gaming (H), Forcepower (A & 3) Eurométropole de Metz E.Leclerc Moselle None
Monaco Croatia Niko Kovač France Wissam Ben Yedder Kappa Fedcom, Triangle Intérim Alain Afflelou Iqoniq VBET None
Montpellier Armenia Michel Der Zakarian Brazil Hilton Nike Pasinobet, FAUN-Environnement, Montpellier Métropole, Groupama NG Promotion, Sud de France NG Promotion Système U, Groupe Ilios None
Nantes France Antoine Kombouaré France Abdoulaye Touré Macron Synergie, Manitou, Proginov Préservation du Patrimoine, Groupe Millet LNA Santé Maisons Pierre, Flamino None
Nice Romania Adrian Ursea Brazil Dante Macron Ineos Ineos Grenadier Belstaff Ville de Nice None
Nîmes France Pascal Plancque France Anthony Briançon Puma Bastide Médical, Nîmes La Région Occitanie None None None
Paris Saint-Germain Argentina Mauricio Pochettino Brazil Marquinhos Nike Accor Live Limitless Ooredoo QNB Group None None
Reims France David Guion Morocco Yunis Abdelhamid Umbro Maisons France Confort (H)/Hexaom (A & 3), Transports Caillot, ZEbet SOS Malus Triangle Intérim, Grand Reims (H), Reims (A & 3) Crédit Agricole, Hexaom None
Rennes France Bruno Génésio France Damien Da Silva Puma Samsic, Del Arte, Groupe Launay, Association ELA PokerStars Sports, Blot Immobilier rennes.fr Convivio None
Saint-Étienne France Claude Puel France Mathieu Debuchy Le Coq Sportif AÉSIO, Loire, Groupe BYmyCAR, Groupe Atrium ASSE Cœur-Vert, Alain Afflelou MARKAL ZEbet, Desjoyaux Piscines None
Strasbourg France Thierry Laurey Serbia Stefan Mitrović Adidas ÉS Énergies (H)/Winamax (A & 3), Hager, Pierre Schmidt (H), Stoeffler (A & 3) Winamax (H)/ÉS Énergies (A & 3), Boulanger Würth Eurométropole de Strasbourg, LCR, Atheo

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Nîmes France Bernard Blaquart Mutual consent 23 June 2020[6] Pre-season France Jérôme Arpinon 23 June 2020
    Monaco Spain Robert Moreno Sacked 19 July 2020[7] Croatia Niko Kovač 19 July 2020[8]
    Bordeaux Portugal Paulo Sousa Resigned 10 August 2020[9] France Jean-Louis Gasset 10 August 2020
    Metz France Vincent Hognon Mutual consent 12 October 2020[10] 15th France Frédéric Antonetti 12 October 2020
    Dijon France Stéphane Jobard Sacked 5 November 2020[11] 20th France David Linarès 5 November 2020
    Nice France Patrick Vieira 4 December 2020[12] 11th Romania Adrian Ursea 4 December 2020[13]
    Nantes France Christian Gourcuff 8 December 2020[14] 14th France Raymond Domenech 26 December 2020[15]
    Paris Saint-Germain Germany Thomas Tuchel 29 December 2020[16] 3rd Argentina Mauricio Pochettino 2 January 2021[17]
    Marseille Portugal André Villas-Boas Resigned and then sacked 2 February 2021[18] 9th Argentina Jorge Sampaoli 26 February 2021[19]
    Nîmes France Jérôme Arpinon Sacked 5 February 2021[20] 20th France Pascal Plancque 5 February 2021
    Nantes France Raymond Domenech 10 February 2021[21] 18th France Antoine Kombouaré 11 February 2021[22]
    Rennes France Julien Stéphan Resigned 1 March 2021[23] 9th France Bruno Génésio 4 March 2021[24]

    League table

    Following the discontinuation of the Coupe de la Ligue at the end of the 2019–20 season, its European qualification place was given to the team finishing fifth in Ligue 1.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Lille (C) 38 24 11 3 64 23 +41 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 +58 82
    3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 +34 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
    4 Lyon 38 22 10 6 81 43 +38 76 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 +7 60
    6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 +12 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
    7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 +1 57
    8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 −2 54
    9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 −3 52
    10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 −4 47
    11 Saint-Étienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 −12 46
    12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 −14 45
    13 Angers 38 12 8 18 40 58 −18 44
    14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
    15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 −9 42
    16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 −18 42
    17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 −16 41
    18 Nantes (O) 38 9 13 16 47 55 −8 40 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
    19 Nîmes (R) 38 9 8 21 40 71 −31 35 Relegation to Ligue 2
    20 Dijon (R) 38 4 9 25 25 73 −48 21
    Source: Ligue 1
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.[25]
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

    Results
    Home \ Away ANG BOR BRE DIJ LEN LIL LOR OL OM MET ASM MON FCN NIC NMS PSG REI REN STE STR
    Angers — 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–2
    Bordeaux 2–1 — 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–3
    Brest 0–0 2–1 — 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–4 1–0 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 0–3
    Dijon 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–5 0–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
    Lens 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–3 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–4 0–0 2–0 0–1
    Lille 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
    Lorient 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 1–4 — 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–1
    Lyon 3–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 0–0 2–4 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
    Marseille 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
    Metz 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–2
    Monaco 3–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–1 4–0 — 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–2
    Montpellier 4–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 0–2 2–3 — 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 2–1 1–2 4–3
    Nantes 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–4
    Nice 3–0 0–3 3–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–4 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 — 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2
    Nîmes 1–5 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–5 0–2 0–1 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–4 2–2 2–4 0–2 1–1
    Paris SG 6–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 — 4–0 3–0 3–2 4–0
    Reims 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 — 2–2 3–1 2–1
    Rennes 1–2 0–1 2–1 5–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 — 0–2 1–0
    Saint-Étienne 0–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–5 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 2–0
    Strasbourg 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 5–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–0 —
    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.

    Relegation play-offs

    The 2020–21 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 18th-placed Ligue 1 team, Nantes, and the winner of the semi-final of the Ligue 2 play-off, Toulouse, on a two-legged confrontation.

    1st leg

    Toulouse1–2Nantes
    • Machado 19'
    		 Report
    Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
    Referee: Jérémie Pignard

    2nd leg

    Nantes0–1Toulouse
    Report
    Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

    2–2 on aggregate. Nantes won on away goals and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

    Season statistics

    Top goalscorers
    Rank Player Club Goals[26]
    1 France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 27
    2 France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco 20
    Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon
    4 France Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg 16
    France Gaëtan Laborde Montpellier
    Germany Kevin Volland Monaco
    Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille
    8 Algeria Andy Delort Montpellier 15
    9 Senegal Boulaye Dia Reims 14
    Nigeria Terem Moffi Lorient
    Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi Lyon

    Clean sheets
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 France Mike Maignan Lille 21
    2 Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain 15
    3 France Benoît Costil Bordeaux 14
    4 France Benjamin Lecomte Monaco 13
    5 Portugal Anthony Lopes Lyon 11
    6 Serbia Predrag Rajković Reims 10
    7 Argentina Walter Benítez Nice 9
    France Paul Bernardoni Angers
    France Jessy Moulin Saint-Étienne
    10 Japan Eiji Kawashima Strasbourg 8
    France Jean-Louis Leca Lens
    France Steve Mandanda Marseille
    Algeria Alexandre Oukidja Metz
    France Baptiste Reynet Nîmes

    Hat-tricks
    Main article: List of Ligue 1 hat-tricks
    Player Club Against Result Date
    Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon Dijon 4–1 (H) 28 August 2020
    Senegal Ibrahima Niane Metz Lorient 3–1 (H) 4 October 2020
    Senegal Boulaye Dia Reims Montpellier 4–0 (A) 25 October 2020
    Russia Aleksandr Golovin Monaco Nîmes 4–3 (A) 7 February 2021
    Tunisia Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne Bordeaux 4–1 (H) 11 April 2021
    Nigeria Terem Moffi Lorient Bordeaux 4–1 (H) 25 April 2021
    Poland Arkadiusz Milik Marseille Angers 3–2 (H) 16 May 2021

    Scoring

    Player

    Team

    Awards

    Monthly
    Month Player of the Month Ref.
    Player Club
    September Senegal Ibrahima Niane Metz [27]
    October France Jonathan Bamba Lille
    November Algeria Andy Delort Montpellier
    December Turkey Yusuf Yazıcı Lille
    January Algeria Farid Boulaya Metz
    February France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
    March Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain
    April Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille

    Annual
    See also: Trophées UNFP du football
    Award Winner Club
    Player of the Season France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
    Young Player of the Season France Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco
    Goalkeeper of the Season Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain
    Goal of the Season Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille
    Manager of the Season France Christophe Galtier Lille
    Team of the Year[28]
    Goalkeeper Costa Rica Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain)
    Defenders France Jonathan Clauss (Lens) Brazil Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) France Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain) Mozambique Reinildo Mandava (Lille)
    Midfielders Brazil Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) France Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) Brazil Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) France Benjamin André (Lille) France Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain
    Forwards Netherlands Memphis Depay (Lyon)

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