France · Tier 1 · 18 clubs

Ligue 1

In US-sports termsThe sport's greatest talent factory — France develops stars like the SEC develops NFL draft picks, and PSG plays the role of the superteam everyone else measures against.

What it is

France's top flight — 18 clubs, dominated in recent years by Paris Saint-Germain, and famous as the production line for the world's best young players (Mbappé, Zidane, Henry all came through here).

How you get in

Stay clear of the bottom, or come up from Ligue 2.

What it feeds

Top 3–4 → Champions League (the exact split depends on UEFA's coefficient math). Next spots → Europa League and Conference League, with the Coupe de France winner taking a Europa place. Bottom 2 drop automatically; 16th plays a playoff against a Ligue 2 climber.

Ligue 1 exports more elite talent than anyone — watch it to see the stars of the next decade before they leave.

Where to watch · USbeIN Sports

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Standings

Final table · 2025–26 — the new season hasn't kicked off yet.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	PSG	34	24	4	6	+45	76
2	RC Lens	34	22	4	8	+31	70
3	Lille	34	18	7	9	+15	61
4	Olympique Lyon	34	18	6	10	+13	60
5	Marseille	34	18	5	11	+18	59
6	Stade Rennais	34	17	8	9	+9	59
7	Monaco	34	16	6	12	+6	54
8	Strasbourg	34	15	8	11	+11	53
9	Lorient	34	11	12	11	-3	45
10	Toulouse	33	12	8	13	+1	44
11	Paris FC	34	11	11	12	-3	44
12	Brest	34	10	9	15	-12	39
13	Angers SCO	34	9	9	16	-19	36
14	Le Havre	34	7	14	13	-12	35
15	Auxerre	34	8	10	16	-10	34
16	Nice	34	7	11	16	-23	32
17	Nantes	33	5	8	20	-23	23
18	FC Metz	34	3	8	23	-44	17